African Tribes – france leclerc

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 4 Comments

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 14 Comments

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 15 Comments

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 12 Comments

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 11 Comments

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 15 Comments

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 10 Comments

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 19 Comments

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 15 Comments

The Bushmen: The Gods Must Still Be Crazy

The Bushmen, also called the San people–both terms are considered somewhat derogatory but will be used for simplicity of exposition– are the oldest inhabitants of

August 10, 2014 16 Comments