Ask the Maasai Warrior Tribe

Have the Maasai noticed a loss of tribal knowledge and fighting ability over the years? Due to contact with the outside world?

We are strong warriors now. Even with influence with community.

The Chiefs must go to a meeting now, we will all be back Wednesday.

I will try answer some questions and elaborate on the answers given.

Wow, interesting.

What are some of the more interesting rites of passage young Maasai warriors would normally go through?

They are circumscribed as a rite of passage, the best, they look forward to it. After curvy scion they go to forest and eat meat and blood for 6 months, when they come back they are strong. Their heads are then dyed brown. They are not allowed long hair, circumscribed is done with a stone and a knife at 6Am. You are not supposed to flinch or move when they are doing the cut.

Do you believe in an afterlife? How would you describe it?

Don't believe in afterlife.

What about the before life?

When I pressed them further good people go to good places. Bad people go to bad places. Previously they wouldn't bury a Moran, they would place him under a tree and if a lion or hyena ate him then he would be said to be full of sin.

Who are your enemies, and how do you go about defeating them? Also, what kind of internet porn is your favourite?

If only someone invades they have enemies or do scrimmages against them, they will agree and go defend doesn't matter who. theyw will protect their Maasai dignity.. If someone kills Maasai they will also kill that person. They are very friendly though and accept everyone.

Also, what kind of internet porn is your favourite?

They don't believe it and don't know what it is. Don't think or know about pornography. They are asking is it normal in America. They just saw recently on phone, think it is photos of things that are not real.

Do do Maasai sometimes have to choose between western luxuries and keeping generations old traditions? For example western warm/comfortable clothing vs traditional clothing. How do they look towards this?

Cultural based meeting they wear traditional dress, it depends what doing. What job, what kind of meeting. Maasai ceremony wear traditional dress. It depends on circumstance. Sometimes they feel like wearing western clothes.

With Moran hair it is difficult to wear western clothes.

What are the aspirations of the Tribe? What is their goal?

The most important aspiration is to pass in culture to coming generations and especially the Warriors the Morans.

what area is this tribe from? whats the culture like?

The Maasai Manyattas all have the same culture.

what area?

Rombo in Kenya but they have contact with Tanzania Maasai.

The same culture yah yah same same.

Does the Maasai Tribe have much contact with the outside worth?

Yes a lot of contact with the outside world.

What do you do for fun?

Leshan: Going to shamba (the field) and looking after cows. - Maasai Assistant Chief of Manyatta.

What are some wedding or funeral rituals the Massai do?

All the age set are always there and it is a very big ceremony. The community contributes as you are now changing your way of life. Very big ceremony, singing, 3 cows are slaughtered. 500+ people attend. For chief more than 1000 attend! Funerals they use to leave warriors under a tree, if hyenas and lions ate them they were bad and sinned in life.