young maasai warriors known as Moran in traditional outfit According to their own oral history, the Maasai originated from the lower Nile valley and began migrating south around the 15th century, arriving in a long trunk of land stretching from what is now northern Kenya to what is now central Tanzania between the 17th and late 18th century. Many ethnic groups that had already formed settlements in the region were forcibly displaced by the incoming Maasai, while other, mainly southern Cushitic groups, were assimilated into Maasai society creating Samburu and Rendille people.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 07:00:43 +0000
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