- a variation of Masai.
Maasai
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Maasais,
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Maasai
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Daniel E. Lieberman has studied the diets of indigenous cultures worldwide, from the Hadza, a hunter-gatherer people in Tanzania, to Maasai herders in Kenya and the Tarahumara Native Americans of northern Mexico.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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
Maasai herders in Kenya and Tanzania are paid around $600 for each cow killed by predators, on the condition that no predators are killed in retaliation, according to conservationists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Dapash, director of the Maasai Environmental Resource Coalition, has sued Marriott International, which owns the Ritz-Carlton brand, and Kenyan authorities in a local court, a legal strategy backed by some other Maasai leaders.
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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