africa culture

Africa

Africa is HUGE!Africa is HUGE!

There are over

500 tribes

How many cultures?

How long to learn about

these tribes?

Clue:is the safari capital of the world

Focus on 2 Cultures

Located KENYA

1. KIKUYU PEOPLE

Are a Bantu people inhabiting East Africa, originally founded by a man named Gikuyu. It is Kenya´s largest ethnic group, equal to about 23% of the country´s total population. They speak Swahili, English and Agĩkũyũ

Facts Facts • The Agikuyu nation

was divided into nine Clans.

• Monotheists believing in a unique and Omnipotent God “Ngai”

• Believe that Ngai’s abode is on Mount Kenya.

• The Kikuyu rely heavily on agriculture

Facts• They also raise cattle.

Sheep, and goats for religious sacrifices and purification.

• They use the hides from the cattle to make bedding, sandals, and carrying straps.

• The girls are raised to work in the farm and the boys usually work with the animals

• They also raise cattle. Sheep, and goats for religious sacrifices and purification.

• They use the hides from the cattle to make bedding, sandals, and carrying straps.

• The girls are raised to work in the farm and the boys usually work with the animals

Cool FactsCool

Facts•They have a desire for knowledge and it is believed that all children should receive a full education.

•They have a terrific reputation for money management.

•The first president of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta, was actually a Kikuy, he fought for independence.

•They have a desire for knowledge and it is believed that all children should receive a full education.

•They have a terrific reputation for money management.

•The first president of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta, was actually a Kikuy, he fought for independence.

2. MAASAI PEOPLE2. MAASAI PEOPLE

The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group of semi-nomadic people located in Kenya and northern Tanzania.

They speak Maa, Swahili and English .population has been reported as numbering 453,000 in Kenya

claimed that the lifestyle of the Maasai should be embraced as a response to climate change because of their ability to farm in deserts and scrublands.

The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group of semi-nomadic people located in Kenya and northern Tanzania.

They speak Maa, Swahili and English .population has been reported as numbering 453,000 in Kenya

claimed that the lifestyle of the Maasai should be embraced as a response to climate change because of their ability to farm in deserts and scrublands.

ShelterThey use available materials and indigenous technology to construct their housing. The Inkajijik (houses) are either star-shaped or circular, and are constructed by able-bodied women. The structural framework is formed of timber poles fixed directly into the ground and interwoven with a lattice of smaller branches, which is then plastered with a mix of mud, sticks, grass, cow dung and human urine, and ash.

They use available materials and indigenous technology to construct their housing. The Inkajijik (houses) are either star-shaped or circular, and are constructed by able-bodied women. The structural framework is formed of timber poles fixed directly into the ground and interwoven with a lattice of smaller branches, which is then plastered with a mix of mud, sticks, grass, cow dung and human urine, and ash.

FactsFacts

• The central unit of Maasai society is the age-set.

• One rite of passage from boyhood to the status of junior warrior is a painful circumcision ceremony, which is performed without anaesthetic.

• Warriors are not allowed to have sexual relations with circumcised women.

• One myth about the Maasai is that each young man is supposed to kill a lion before he is circumcised.

• The central unit of Maasai society is the age-set.

• One rite of passage from boyhood to the status of junior warrior is a painful circumcision ceremony, which is performed without anaesthetic.

• Warriors are not allowed to have sexual relations with circumcised women.

• One myth about the Maasai is that each young man is supposed to kill a lion before he is circumcised.

FactsFacts

Young women also undergo "female circumcision,”and then into early arranged marriages.

The piercing and stretching of earlobes is common among the Maasai. Various materials have been used to both pierce and stretch the lobes, including thorns for piercing, twigs, bundles of twigs, stones, the cross section of elephant tusks and empty film canisters.

Young women also undergo "female circumcision,”and then into early arranged marriages.

The piercing and stretching of earlobes is common among the Maasai. Various materials have been used to both pierce and stretch the lobes, including thorns for piercing, twigs, bundles of twigs, stones, the cross section of elephant tusks and empty film canisters.

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