Maasai
Americannoun
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Maasais,
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Maasai
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A day later, he ordered India's Tata Chemicals to leave the country, saying the company had not provided sufficient benefits to the local Maasai community in Kajiado county.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
"It's a disease," said Papatiti, who was born and raised in the local Maasai community, insisting there was "no way" cyanide was involved.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Wildlife guides report instances of wildebeest wandering into kitchens and lobbies at other Maasai Mara camps built on migration corridors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
The Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute and ecologist Grant Hopcraft have tracked up to 50 collared wildebeest for the past two decades as they migrated through the Serengeti and Maasai Mara.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
My people speak the Maa language, which is why we are called Maasai.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
But the Maasais suffered a setback when a regional court ruled in favor of the evictions.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
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