cracked earth: climate change and the maasai
A man returns for the evening with his livestock, emaciated from lack of food and water in the arid Maasailands.
“For the Maasai, cows are a source of pride and wealth,” Tom ole Sikar, a Maasai elder in Arusha, Tanzania, says. “They have cultural significance. You are a Maasai; therefore, you must have cows. … The amount of money you have in the bank is nothing. In fact, you cannot boast to other Maasai about money in the bank. The Maasai boast about the number of cows they own.”
