Maasai, nomadic pastoralists of east africa One of the famous tribes of africa, the nomadic and pastoralist maasai people are a nilotic ethnic group inhabiting selected but large parts of northern, central and southern kenya and across the border in northern tanzania as well. The maasai occupy a total land area of 160,000 square kilometers with a population of approximately one half million people. They live by herding cattle and goats The maasai have not fared well in modern africa Until the european settlers arrived, fierce maasai tribes occupied the most fertile lands.
Tanzania’s maasai people represent one of the most fascinating and resilient indigenous cultures in the world
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