In the first installment of essays on Maasais, writer Bani Amor discuss how land grabs for tourism in Africa continually displaces the indigenous Maasai population.

20-something California entrepreneur Mindy Budgor wanted to find meaning beyond mani pedis, just-out-of-the-oven croissants (her fave), and her BMW, so she decided to become the Maasai tribe’s ...

In this portrait, taken by photographer Vicki Crescitelli during a fall 2015 trip to Kenya and Tanzania, a Maasai tribal chief’s wife stands in front of the home she recently built for herself, her ...

The Maasai community, like other pastoralists, find themselves being marginalized by the capture of their lands for mining, tourism and conservation.

The Maasai people are perhaps one of the most recognized tribes in Africa, known for their vibrant attire and distinctive customs. In Maasai culture, ear piercings are a rite of passage.

After violent evictions, Indigenous Maasai call human rights investigation a sham In Tanzania, thousands of Maasai are being removed from their homelands for tourism and conservation.

The Maasai are an indigenous people who live in northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania, and do originally reside near the many game parks of the African Great Lakes.

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! Taking a closer look at influence of African tribal clothe on mainstream fashion & Maasai tribe lawsuit to reclaim its traditional garb.

The Tanzanian government’s renewed attempts to evict the Maasai in Ngorongoro hit a wall of protests both locally and abroad. Behind the anti-eviction slogans chanted by the Maasai there is a demand ...

Banner image: A Maasai man herds goats in East Africa. (Credit: CC photo via WikiMedia Commons) In 2008 and 2009, a severe drought swept through much of Kenya and Tanzania. Nomadic herders, or ...

Maasai People of Kenya and Tanzania: The Maasai people have a unique cultural identity and often wear distinctive clothing, but they have been known to engage in communal activities without ...