Curated OER
Soneka's Village
Students read a letter about the characteristics of the Maasai culture. After identifying them, they discuss how to live a pastoralist way of life. In groups, they discuss the roles of men and women in the country and what it might be...
Curated OER
An African Folktale
Students learn what a folktale is and illustrate their favorite part of the story The Orphan Boy. They also write a folk story that explains a natural phenomena.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art: African Art, African Voices
View objects from a variety of sub-Saharan African countries and cultures, such as the Asante culture of Ghana and the Maasai of Kenya. Ancillary write-ups and audio tours convey the meanings, stories, and ideas associated with them.
University of Iowa
University of Iowa: Arts and Life in Africa: People Resources
Essential information on African countries and African peoples assembled by the University of Iowa.
Royal Geographical Society
Royal Geographical Society: Kenya: A Changing Nation
Kenya is home to some of the world's rarest animals and to traditional people whose way of life is under threat. Read about the Maasai people, the animals and climate of Kenya, and investigate how the country is changing.
Other
Serengeti National Park
The beautiful, official site for the Serengeti National Park provides extensive information about the Serengeti ecosystem, physical features, wildlife, and taking a safari through the region. As an added bonus, learn some Swahili.
Curated OER
University of Texas: Ethiopia: Ethnic Groups
An interesting map showing the areas where different ethnic groups are found in Kenya. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.
Peace Corps
Peace Corps: Soneka's Village
Through this lesson plan students can examine features of the Maasai culture and compare it with their own.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Kenya: History
Read this interesting account of Kenyan history over the last 4,000 years. There is much discussion about its recent history. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Maasai
The Maasai comprise a federation of tribal sections whose economy is based on nomadic pastoralism. Because each tribal section is effectively autonomous, both economically and socially, there is a considerable diversity in custom between...
InterKnowledge Corp.
Geographia: Tanzania
InterKnowledge Corp provides basic facts about the location, geography, climate, history and culture of the country Tanzania.