The Wodaabe Tribe, Proud Nomads for Now
My last blog post was about the colorful Gerewol (Gerewol) festival, a unique beauty contest where men from the Wodaabe tribe prettify themselves and dance
December 15, 2019
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The Gerewol festival, Wodaabe’s unique beauty contest!
Those of you who have known me for a long time are aware that I spent many years in academia and that my research centered
November 17, 2019
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Game of Stools: an Ashanti Celebration
Last April, I spent some time in West Africa and ended up in Kumasi, central Ghana, during the celebration of the 20th anniversary of what
July 7, 2019
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Extra Treats in Ethiopia
Though visiting isolated tribal villages in Ethiopia is a unique experience (Hamar, Kara, and others), I also enjoyed hanging out in areas that are a
July 2, 2017
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Brief Encounters with Three Tribes: the Arbore, Dassanech, and Mursi
Though revisiting the Hamar (Hamar), Kara, and Nyagatom (Kara) after 5 years was the main goal of my trip to the Omo Valley, I also
June 18, 2017
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A Bridge over the Omo River
Five years ago, I went to Ethiopia’s Omo Valley to visit and photograph the native tribes (OmoValleyTribes). This year, I went back partly to see
May 7, 2017
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The Hamar Tribe: 5 Years Later
Five years ago, I went to Ethiopia’s Omo Valley to photograph the native tribes. I was so amazed by the experience that I wanted to
April 9, 2017
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A Timkat Celebration in a Small Town in Ethiopia
I went back to Ethiopia this past January, 5 years after a previous trip in late 2012. The main purpose of both trips was to
March 26, 2017
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Hanging out with the Hadza for a Moment
While in East Africa this past spring, I visited a unique tribe in Tanzania, the Hadza (or Hadzabe), well known to anthropologists and other social
September 11, 2016
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Celebrating Peace at the Turkana Festival
Imagine about fourteen different Northern Kenyan tribes (there was no definitive count of the number of tribes represented) gathered together in one location where they
August 14, 2016
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A Glimpse at Two Kenyan Tribes.
I am just back from one month in Eastern Europe, a part of the world obviously quite different from East Africa where I had been
July 31, 2016
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Soaring Maasai!
I have just spent one month in East Africa visiting with a number of tribal groups. Some of these tribes like the Hadzabe in northern-central
June 19, 2016
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