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The world of international consumerism has slowly made its way to the Daasanach region, home to traditional Ethiopian tribes. Mass produced products, particularly those made in China, are readily ...
When their Daasanach subjects increased speed, they were more likely to land on the midfoot or forefoot. At the slowest speeds (9:00 to 13:24 per mile), 83 percent of runners landed on their rearfoot.
The endangered Omo Valley people in Ethiopia were ready for their close-up — one photographer’s effort to capture the tribes before tourism and modernization forever alter their traditional w… ...
EXCLUSIVE: The 20,000-strong Daasanach people of Ethiopia's Omo Valley have found a novel way to recycle old bottletops - by turning them into elaborate wigs. Their hairdos also include old watches.
KH: We have spent several summers with the Daasanach, and I would say that there is not a clear "running culture" such as that which the Kalenjin are known for.
This is a story about us – Homo Sapiens. Where do we come from and where are we heading to? The story of the film takes place in Turkana, Kenya. This unique place is also known as the Cradle of ...
A biocultural conflict exists between the Daasanach community’s coming-of-age ceremony and carnivore conservation, but the young community members are calling for a change to sustainability, a new GCC ...
Tired of collecting abandoned bodies, chiefs in Illeret ward, North Horr Sub-county in Marsabit County have appealed to the locals to accord their kin decent burials. The Daasanach do not mourn or ...