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Datoga culture
The Datoga are highland Niloc pastoralists. They moved into
the southern areas of the Eyasi Basin in the last few
centuries as they were displaced, first, by the plain Niloc
Maasai pastoralists from the Ngorongoro highlands, and
later by the agriculturalist Iraqwi. The Datoga livelihood in
the Eyasi Basin depends on livestock. They herd the East
African short horn zebu (Bos indicus), some goats, sheep,
and donkeys.
Family Leakey and friends inside the outdoor dining room
Nowadays, Datoga pastoralists interact more with the Hadza
than any other ethnic group in the region (Field
Observaon). They exchange food, meat and other
commodies with the Hadza hunter-foragers. Like to the
Hadza hunter-foragers, tourists and researchers also visit the
Datoga pastoralists to observe their ways of life. People visit
Datoga pastoral to see their sacred areas, bomas, and
tradional dances and buy tradional souvenirs. Tourists also
enjoy watching Datoga blacksmith manufacturing various
metal objects. These dances are organized whenever there is
a ceremony or tradional acvies, and to visitors .
Datoga believe strongly in the power of spirits for good or
bad and they have maintained adherence to animist believes
and pracced parculary surroundings. They are resistant to
cultural change, including believes in Crisanity. Worship is
done under the holy fig trees or at Oldonyo, of the largest
sub tribes of the broader ethnic group (datoga),at ancestors
graves, some me they go down the crater where their
ancestor grave is found.when disasters occur at the
community like drought, diseases, famine.
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