Unknown to many though, the Maasai played a vital role in the struggle. Young warriors sacrificed their lives for the country under the leadership of one of the most revered Mau Mau generals ...

During these three interrelated rites of passage, a group or age-set of Maasai boys pass together from being children to being morans (warriors), then adults and then elders ... while Olngesherr marks ...

It was once a rite of passage for warriors to kill lions to prove their bravery, but now the Maasai community works to protect them. Empaps (Meshack) Sayialel, Maasai The Maasai have a long ...

"From the iconic red of their Shuka cloth, to their 'adumu' dance ritual (a leaping dance performed by the Maasai Moran warriors), the Maasai community has lived in East Africa for hundreds of years.

She wrote about her journey, from tech withdrawals to the taste and texture of goat blood, in her new book “Warrior Princess: My Quest to Become the First Female Maasai Warrior.” Sept. 19 ...

A selection of news photographs from around the world. A Maasai warrior competes in a traditional high-jump event at the Maasai Olympics in Kajiado, Kenya. Roberta Ciuccio/AFP Residents of ...

A competitor throws a traditional club called a rungu at the Maasai olympics in Kenya on Dec 14 2024 PHOTO Jeremy Goss/Big LIfe Foundation A warrior competes in the Maasai standing high jump ...