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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.
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