The Maasai are a tribe living in Kenia and Tanzania.

There are around one million Maasai people, who have a long, warrior history. They live in temporary villages and follow their cattle from place to place across the desert. Though the animals tend not to be eaten, they provide valuable milk when there is little else to be found and are used to trade, instead of money!

Maasai men have long braids and wear a red cloth called a shuka. They’re in charge of the villages and cattle and when boys become four, they begin to look after the baby animals. Maasai women have shaved heads, wear colorful robes with lots of handmade, beaded jewellery and girls help their mums look after the home — though nowadays some Maasai kids also go to school. Some see the Maasai’s way of life as too old fashioned for the modern world but Oxfam has said that with climate change, Africa could learn much from the Maasai people because they are experts at surviving in harsh environments.