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Articles Ethnies Massais :

In Tanzania there are several ethnic groups, one of which is more famous: the Massais


This group is from Tanzania and Kenya, there are 840,000 Maasais in Kenya and 300,000 in Tanzania. 

Lifestyle:                                                                           

The Maasai are semi-nomadic and have an exclusive pastoral economy. They resisted incentives from the Kenyan and Tanzanian governments to adopt a more sedentary lifestyle and to adopt agriculture. ... The Maasai still live in the wildlife reserves of which they are the first organizers. 






Origin:

Since then they live in wildlife reserves, in harmony with the animals: they do not practice hunting. The Maasai people are divided into 5 clans: the Samburu, the Baraguyu, the Kisongo, the Arusha and the Purko.