Changing Traditions: The Masai Today Documentary Film Screening
Friday, May 17, 2013 Emerson Suites, Campus Center Free and open to the public
For the proud, pastoral Masai tribe of Africa, Western culture’s advance brings decisions in every area of an ancient lifestyle. Filmed over the course of seven years, this documentary follows one family as it contends with the challenges of modernity facing the Masai people as a whole. Through interviews and an extremely detailed depiction of Masai daily life, the program explores changing gender relations, language and identity, tribal leadership and family structure, and the influence of education.
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