Maasai
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Tensions between development and conservation have been growing in the Maasai Mara, where the number of camps and lodges, many built along scenic rivers, has nearly doubled over the past decade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026
Meitamei Olol Dapash, a Maasai elder with an American Ph.D., says the camp sits astride a path that some migratory wildebeest and zebra use to cross the Sand River in search of green grass.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
The scene had everything — the Memphis jookin, the Maasai in the background.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025
Several researchers and NGOs believe the Maasai are unwitting participants in a vast "greenwashing" scheme by Volkswagen.
From Barron's • Nov. 10, 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
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