ABAKURIA WAY OF LIVING
The homeland of the Abakurya is between River Migori to the east and the eastuary of River Mara to the west. The area stretches from Migori District, Kenya on the east to Musoma District, Tanzania on the west.
what the kuria people loved is hunting as researched.They also liked farming and harvesting.
I loved these conversations. Sitting in the dark, womb-like interior of a smoke-filled hut listening to their stories of cattle raids and lion hunts, encounters with wildlife and the changes brought by technology, conservation and tourism. Again and again though, as we talked of the infamous Maasai cattle raids or the art of stealing cows from neighbouring tribes, I heard the word ‘Kuria’ mentioned. It was a word I’d heard many times over the years and I knew that the Kuria were one of the many tribal groups of Kenya and Tanzania, but that was really about the limit of my knowledge.
What they liked most was to perform their beautiful traditional songs while in their dressing.Both men and women.
what the kuria people loved is hunting as researched.They also liked farming and harvesting.
I loved these conversations. Sitting in the dark, womb-like interior of a smoke-filled hut listening to their stories of cattle raids and lion hunts, encounters with wildlife and the changes brought by technology, conservation and tourism. Again and again though, as we talked of the infamous Maasai cattle raids or the art of stealing cows from neighbouring tribes, I heard the word ‘Kuria’ mentioned. It was a word I’d heard many times over the years and I knew that the Kuria were one of the many tribal groups of Kenya and Tanzania, but that was really about the limit of my knowledge.
What they liked most was to perform their beautiful traditional songs while in their dressing.Both men and women.
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