Sophie making fire- Hadzabe tribe

Lake Eyasi

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September 25th 2008
17/09/08 - 19/09/09 We were up at 5am this morning with a cup of tea and half a banana. We visiting the Hadzabe tribe who are hunters and gathers, and we were lucky enough to be going hunting with them. The Hadzabe tribe is apprx 300years old and numbers only around 2000 tribesman and women within the area. Their numbers are decreasing due to inter family marriage and pregnancies, there is a ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Lake Eyasi

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more