Fathers in this ethnic group distribute wealth before dying and receiving a predator burial to avoid the curse of engooki. Newborns in this ethnic group are isolated in huts called inkajijik (“in-kah-jih-jik”) for “three moons,” after which they are named and have their heads shaved. This ethnic group’s traditional god appears black when benevolent and red when spiteful and is named Enkai. Men of this ethnicity performing the adamu dance participate in a jumping contest. People of this ethnicity created the elongo shield and wear red blankets called shuka. A region named for this ethnic group and “spots” of bushy trees is the endpoint of the Great Migration of wildebeest. In 2022, people of this ethnicity were evicted from the Ngorongoro (“nn-gore-on-gore-oh”) Conservation Area, part of their traditional cattle grazing lands on the Serengeti. For 10 points, name this nomadic ethnic group of Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania. ■END■
ANSWER: Maasai [or Wamasai; accept Maasai Mara]
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