More than 70,000 Indigenous Maasai people are at risk of being evicted from their ancestral grazing lands to make way for a tourism operation after a paramilitary group arrived on 7 June in the Maasai ...

In Kenya, for example, the Maasai have cornered the claim internationally as an indigenous people. The Ogiek, a Kalenjin language group, also claim indigeneity. The definition is most stark in ...

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Conservation & Society Vol. 9, No. 1, 2011 Strangers in Their Own Land: Maasai and ... Despite dramatic transformations in conservation rhetoric ...

human rights experts have called out the Tanzanian government for the continuous encroachment on traditional Maasai land without consultations with indigenous people during decision making and ...

At that time it was home to about 8,000 people. Over time, successive policies neglected and deliberately undermined the interests of the Maasai community. This has been happening for more than ...

The young people were taking part in a reinterpretation of the “Olamayio” rites undertaken by young Maasai men to prove their skills, identify their leaders and attract romantic partners.

At that time it was home to about 8,000 people. Over time, successive policies neglected and deliberately undermined the interests of the Maasai community. This has been happening for more than ...

They are an important part of the ecosystem. Many guides are Maasai warriors who now protect lions and teach people about them. Lions are the natural heritage and pride of the Maasai and people ...

Hundreds of people have reportedly been left homeless by the evacuation of local pastoral communities. One young Maasai is said to have been shot and critically injured. It is part of a ...

Spanning more than 1,500 square kilometers, Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve serves as one of the African continent’s crown jewels for ecotourism, with a truly staggering array of native ...

Experts and activists focused on the rights of indigenous people say the Maasai are the latest group caught in the murky intersection of tourism, biodiversity protection and global climate goals.