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African
Tribes Photos
Native
Cultures of Africa
As seen in the above photo of a Nyangatom
(or Nyangotam) tribe woman and her infant, the native tribes of Africa are
among the most photogenic indigenous people in the world. The
Nyangatom tribe (sometimes called the Inyangatom people) are a group of
pastoralists from Eastern Sudan and Southwestern Ethiopia living in the Ilemi
Triangle region. The Nyangatom speak an Eastern Nilotic language in the
Nilo-Saharan language family that is related to the language of the Toposa
tribe. The Nyangatom are famous for their fearless warriors and have been
involved in disputes with neighboring African tribes such as the Suri
(Surma) and Turkana in the Lower Omo Valley of Ethiopia. The Nyangatom
tribe is currently being displaced from their traditional lands in the Omo
National Park. With the lose of their lands, the Nyangatom may soon no
longer exist as a people. African tribes photos and videos have a long
tradition in visual anthropology, a subfield of cultural anthropology that
uses images and videos of indigenous people as a primary tool of
investigation. Photos of African tribes represent a permanent record
of the native cultures of Africa even long after these same cultures no
longer exist. In addition, African tribes photos allow one to
experience the native cultures of Africa without having to travel there.
However, even those who are planning a journey to Africa to visit the
indigenous people there can learn from African tribes photos and use that
information to help them plan their adventure in Africa. |