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The Maasai (/ ˈ m ɑː s aɪ, m ɑː ˈ s aɪ /; [3] [4] Swahili: Wamasai) are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania, near the African Great Lakes region. [5] Their native language is the Maasai language, [5] a Nilotic language related to Dinka, Kalenjin and Nuer.
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Left to right: "Massai", "Apache Kid", and "Rowdy" pictured in a March 1886 photograph taken by C. S. Fly at Geronimo's camp. Massai (also known as: Masai, Massey, Massi, Mah–sii, Massa, Wasse, Wassil, Wild, Sand Coyote or by the nickname "Big Foot" Massai) was a member of the Mimbres/Mimbreños local group of the Chihenne band of the Chiricahua Apache.
A Palm Beach County organization has raised roughly $350,000 to help pay for the construction of spring water pipelines as well as school buildings, desks, textbooks and more for the Maasai people ...
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However, Maasai Land is divided between the two countries, and the story of the Lost Girl ("Entito Naimina") or Lost Child ("Enkiyio Naimina") is well-known throughout all sections of Maasai Land. Loita High School, the only secondary school in Entasekera Area and the entire Loita Division is also found in the big southern part of the Loita ...
In 2014, the Maasai elders, who rule over 1.5 million people, declared the end of the practice of FGM. Because of Leng'ete's work, girls become women in the Maasai community without undergoing FGM, continue their education, instead of marrying early and bearing children when most are still children themselves. [5]
Maasai Mara, also sometimes spelt Masai Mara and locally known simply as The Mara, is a large national game reserve in Narok, Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It is named in honour of the Maasai people , [ 2 ] the ancestral inhabitants of the area, who migrated to the area from the Nile Basin.