Pastoralism

Pastoralism is a way of life in which a society subsists mainly or entirely off of livestock. Pastoralist societies include the Maasai, Somali, Turkana, Orma, Pokot, Samburu, and Boran tribes of East Africa.

Related Sourcewatch articles

 * Maasai
 * Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa (PENHA)

External Resources

 * Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa

External Articles

 * "Drought in Kenya: Pastoralism Under Threat," Pastoralist Voices, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, October 2009, Volume 1, Issue 16.
 * "Survival of the fittest Pastoralism and climate change in East Africa," Oxfam International, August 2008.
 * Stephen Sandford, "Too many people, too few livestock: the crisis affecting pastoralists in the Greater Horn of Africa."
 * Daniel Rotich Kandagor, "Rethinking Pastoralism and African Development: A Case Study of the Horn of Africa," October 28, 2005.