Graduation Year
2020
Date of Submission
12-2019
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
International Relations
Reader 1
William Ascher
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2019 Hannah M Alderete
OCLC Record Number
1151181556
Abstract
This thesis examines how the Maasai of Tanzania and Kenya are being deprived of their culture. The loss of land the Maasai have been experiencing since 1911 is significant and continues to this today. Since the Maasai are an agro-pastoralist group, their livelihoods and cultural values depend on the natural resources that are available to them. Without access to large regions of land, the Maasai are unable to migrate, support their livestock, and practice sacred traditions. Based on the majority of experts, the Maasai of Tanzania and Kenya need support from their respective governments. The Tanzanian and Kenyan governments have dismissed creating laws that will protect sacred culture in today's rapidly urbanizing world. Land laws need to be redeveloped to protect the Maasai culture and better regulate tourism operations.
Recommended Citation
Alderete, Hannah, "How the Loss of Land is Threatening the Survivability and Culture of the Maasai" (2020). CMC Senior Theses. 2321.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2321
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
