The Maasai tribe of Kenya and northern Tanzania is one of the most well-known tribes in Africa. Their distinct customs and way of dressing have changed very little in centuries. Many Maasai live a seminomadic lifestyle, which means they rarely settle down in one place for very long. They speak a language called Maa. Many of the Maasai also speak Swahili and English, which are the official languages of Kenya and Tanzania.

Cattle are very important to the Maasai. They use cattle as money, which means they trade cattle to get the things they need. Cattle are also their primary source of food. Because of the importance of cattle in the Maasai society, cattle are often used to measure a man's wealth.

The Maasai believe that their god, Enkai, gave them all of the cattle in the world. If someone who isn't a Maasai has cattle, the Maasai believe that the individual must have stolen those cattle from a Maasai. Therefore, they believe stealing cattle from other tribes is simply a rightful act of taking back what is theirs.

Maasai men do a famous jumping dance to show their strength. In traditional Maasai culture, young men have to kill a lion before they can get married. Women have their own set of duties in traditional Maasai culture. They are responsible for cooking, raising the children, and building huts for their family to live in.

There are about 900,000 Maasai living in Kenya and Tanzania. Some of them no longer live in rural areas. They, like people from other tribes, have moved into towns and cities and live like many other people around the world. However, many Maasai still try to keep their traditional culture alive.

肯亞與坦尚尼亞北部的馬塞族，是非洲最有名的部落之一。他們特殊的部落文化和打扮方式 幾世紀來都未曾改變。許多馬塞人過著一種半遊牧的生活方式。他們使用一種叫做Maa的語言，但很多馬塞人也會說肯亞和坦尚尼亞的官方語言斯華西里語和英文。

對馬塞人來說，牛非常重要。他們把牛當成錢來使用，也就是說，他們用牛隻而非貨幣來購 買自己所需物品。牛也是馬塞人主要的一種食物來源。由於牛在馬塞社會非常重要，牠們也常被用來衡量一個人的經濟狀況。

馬塞人相信他們的神祇恩克艾（Enkai）賜給他們世界上所有的牛。因此，如果有個非馬塞族的人擁有一些牛，馬塞人會認為他一定是從某個族人那裡偷來的。也因為這樣，他們相信從其他部落偷牛是理所當然的事，因為他們只是拿回屬於自己的東西而已。

馬塞族的男人會跳一種「跳躍舞」來展現自己的威風。傳統馬塞文化中，年輕人在結婚前必須先殺一頭獅子。女性在馬塞文化中幾乎沒有任何權利，她們只負責煮飯、養育孩子，為家人建造居住的小屋。

約有90萬馬塞人住在肯亞和坦尚尼亞。有些馬塞人已經不再住在農村地區了，和其他部落的人一樣，他們也搬進城鎮或都市中，過著像世上許多現代人一樣的生活。然而，還有許多馬塞人仍然努力維持傳統文化。