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Turkana in time perspectiveessay 1999 • Dyson-Hudson, Rada
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This document outlines the history of Turkana since their emergence as a distinct ethnic group some time around 1700. Unlike previous anthropological works which tended to portray them as static and part of a self-regulating ecosystem who lived in eq...South Turkana nomadismBook 1985 • Dyson-Hudson, Rada & McCabe, J. Terrence
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This study of South Turkana pastoralism is part of a larger, long-term, multi-disciplinary study of the Turkana ecosystem supported by the National Science Foundation and the Norwegian Agency for International Development. Titled the South Turkana Ec...Migration across ecosystem boundariesessay 1999 • Dyson-Hudson, Rada & Meekers, D. (Dominique)
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This article focuses on long-term migration out of the pastoral sector for one year or more in Southern Turkana. It also discusses the effects of both short-term and long-term migration across the boundaries of the Turkana pastoral production system ...The social organization of resource exploitationessay 1999 • Dyson-Hudson, Neville & Dyson-Hudson, Rada
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This document discusses the social organization of resource exploitation among the Turkana which is characterized by astonishing flexibility to adaptively cope with unpredictably varying environmental conditions. The document identifies three major r...People and herdsessay 1999 • Leslie, Paul W. & Dyson-Hudson, Rada
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This article discusses the multifaceted relationship of family size and herd size in Turkana society. It argues that the overall Turkana strategy for managing the relationship between the livestock and the human populations entails maximization of he...Ecology of South Turkanaessay 1999 • Little, Michael A. et al.
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This document describes the ecology of South Turkana which is characterized by fluctuations and unpredictability. Based on available records and closer observation of climate, weather, vegetations, ecological zones, soil types, topography and river s...Nomadic movementsessay 1999 • McCabe, J. Terrence et al.
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This document summarizes the causes and consequences of livestock mobility by nomadic herd owners in Southern Turkana. Based on detailed reconstructions of the movements of four herding families in Ngisonyoka over a period of more than three years, t...Population replacement and persistenceessay 1999 • Leslie, Paul W. et al.
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This document considers some of the cultural determinants of fertility among the Turkana of Kenya. The focus is on demographic and life-history phenomena (primarily nuptiality and mortality) that are important for understanding population replacement...Framework and theoryessay 1999 • Little, Michael A. et al.
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This document discusses the models and conceptual frameworks that shaped the works of anthropologists and ecologists involved in the South Turkana Ecosystem Project (STEP). In addition to involving researchers from several disciplines, the document s...Environmental variations in the South Turkana ecosystem boundariesessay 1999 • Little, Michael A. et al.
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This document discusses the influences that rainfall variation has on Turkana vegetation and water resources, on livestock, and on the behavior and biology of the people. It shows that the Turkana employ sophisticated reactive and opportunistic strat...Ngisonyoka event calendaressay 1999 • Leslie, Paul W. et al.
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This document provides a list of major events that occurred in Southern Turkana, circa 1905-1991.The information was collected based on numerous interviews with knowledgeable informants. The list has served researchers as a bench mark or calendar for...