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Pulaaku in actionarticle 2010 • Schareika, Nikolaus
Fulani • Africa > Western Africa
This is a fine-grained situational analysis of a marital dispute between two lineages that had come to occupy the same dry-season pasture, and how they negotiated a mutual arrangement. The aut...Environmental knowledge and pastoral migration among the Wodaabe of south-eastern Nigerarticle 2001 • Schareika, Nikolaus
Fulani • Africa > Western Africa
This is a detailed, ecologically-attuned study of pastoral decision-making. Herder group knowledge of the environment is extensive: they consider soil type, rainfall patterns, grass varieties,...