The MAASAI tribe

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GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

Kenya Africa

http://www.africancraftsmarket.com/Maasai_people.htm

FOOD

• The maasai drink cows blood that they believe makes the body stronger and warmer and is good for children and the eldelny to build up there strength, it is often drunk mixed with the milk of the cow

http://www.africancraftsmarket.com/Maasai_people.htm

DAILY LIFE

Since the Maasai lead a semi-nomadic life, their houses are loosely constructed and semi-permanent. They are usually small, circular houses built by the women using mud, grass, wood and cow-dung. The Maasai tribe has a deep, almost sacred, relationship with cattle. They are guided by a strong belief that God created cattle especially for them and that they are the sole custodians of all the cattle on earth. This bond has led them into a nomadic way of life following patterns of rainfall over vast land in search of food and water for their large herds of cattle. http://www.kenya-information-guide.com/

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CLOTHING

Though they traditionally dressed in animal skins, today, typical Maasai dress consists of red sheets, (shuka), wrapped around the body and loads of beaded jewelry placed around the neck and arms. These are worn by both men and women and may vary in color depending on the occasion.Ear piercing and the stretching of earlobes are also part of Maasai beauty, and both men and women wear metal hoops on their stretched earlobes.Women shave their heads and remove two middle teeth on the lower jaw (for oral delivery of traditional medicine). The Maasai often walk barefooted or wear simple sandals made of cow hide.

http://www.kenya-information-guide.com/maasai-tribe.html

ARTS & CRAFTS

Nowadays, Maasai (Masai) boost their income by selling beads, masks, and carvings, to tourists. In a curious way, tourism helps the Maasai (Masai) to retain and develop the Maasai (Masai) culture by transforming their believes into a business.

http://www.africancraftsmarket.com/Maasai_people.htm

RELIGION, TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS

In their monotheistic traditional beliefs, the Maasai god (Enkai or Engai) was manifested in two forms: the black god, who was benevolent; and the red god, who was vengeful. Today most of the Maasai tribe are Christians and a minority are Muslims.

http://www.africancraftsmarket.com/Maasai_people.htm

PROBLEMS

The Loliondo Maasai are now homeless, and without access to water and grazing land their cattle are dying With more access to land for game hunting.Most of what used to be Maasai land has already been taken over, for private farms and ranches, for government projects, wildlife parks or private hunting concessions. Mostly they retain only the driest and least fertile areas.

http://www.survivalinternational.org/tribes/maasai

SOLUTIONS

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Write a letter to your MP or MEP.Write to the President, your senators, congressmen or other elected officials.Write to your local Kenyan high commission or embassy, find out the address.

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CRAZY TEENS

Team members :

ZoeEvangelos Stavrina /Aristea Yiannis