essay

In the land of milk and honey: Okiek adaptations to their forests and neighbours

politics and history in band societiesCambridge [Cambridgeshire] • Published In 1982 • Pages: 283-305

By: Blackburn, Roderic H..

Abstract
In this paper the author describes the use of their forest and it resources and relationships to neighboring groups–relationships of mutual interdependence. The complexity of these relationships are discussed in terms of certain needs which the groups fulfill for each other and the fact that the Okiek, being a small and scattered people, live in close proximity to much larger and more powerful groups with whom they wish to maintain amicable relations.
Subjects
Identification
Tribe and nation
Lineages
Age stratification
Hunting and trapping
Collecting
Diet
External relations
Real property
External trade
culture
Okiek
HRAF PubDate
2014
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 2012
Field Date
1968-1970
Coverage Date
1968-1970
Coverage Place
Narok district, Rift Valley province, Kenya
Notes
Roderic H. Blackburn
Includes bibliographical references (p. 305)
LCCN
81018043
LCSH
Okiek (African people)
Dorobo (African people)