Word: mbarnoti
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Enlarged Wardrobes. Luckily for Nyerere, the government has an ally in the Masai chief, Edward Mbarnoti, who moves among the tribes' picture-postcard elders dressed in pants, white shirt and knitted pullover. Named "Great Speaker of the Masai" in 1959, Mbarnoti, who is in his 40s, has since urged his nomadic people to settle down and learn modern ways. The Masai seem resigned to ultimately becoming more Westernized. What will hurt them far more than having to enlarge their wardrobes is the government campaign to suppress their lion hunts and other deep cultural traditions. Last week...
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