Culture Of The Maasai Tribe Of Kenya And Tanzania

This paper will discuss in great detail the culture of the Maasai tribe of Kenya and Tanzania, along with comparing and contrasting an American coming of age ritual to the rituals of the Maasai tribe. The Maasai tribe has very different expectations and traditions compared American expectations and traditions. Whether that is the fact that in their culture men and women have particular roles and expectations, while America is straying away from stereotypical gender roles and expectations or that in America there are not specific coming of age rituals any one person has to undergo in order to be considered an adult. The Maasai tribe is located in East Africa, more specifically southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The Maasai people occupy a land area of about 160,000 kilometers. The population being about one half million, although much of the Maasai culture sees the government census as interfering, therefore they miscount their numbers. There are 16 sections: Ildamat, Ilpurko, Ilkee konyokie, Iloitai, Ilkaputiei, Ilkankere, Isiria, Ilmoitanik, Iloodokilani, Iloitokitoki, Ilarusa, Ilmatatapato, Ilwuasinkishu, Kore, Parakuyu, and Ilkisonko, also known as Isikirari, which the Maasai people live in, but the majority of the population lives in the sections that are located in Kenya ( Isikirari, Parakuyu, Kore). The Maasai people mainly use livestock as their source of income, whether it is trading livestock for livestock, cash, beads or livestock products such as milk. TheShow MoreRelatedThe Nilotic Family Of African Tribal Groups1541 Words   |  7 PagesThe Maasai are a ethnic group located in Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are known to be part of the Nilotic family of African tribal groups. 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