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type: thesis
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creators_name: Brinks, R.J.
title: The impact of tourism on the Maasai culture. A case study from Ole Keene, Narok County, Republic of Kenya.
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full_text_status: public
abstract: Since more and more people travel, less remote areas remain untouched. Indigenous peoples and their cultures are under pressure. Tourism introduces new goods, values and techniques which might have an influence in traditional societies. This thesis explores the impact of tourism on the culture of one of these indigenous peoples: The Maasai. The main question is as follows: How is the Maasai culture influenced by tourism? This research has a case-study approach and focuses on the Maasai village of Ole Keene near the Maasai-Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

The Maasai became dependent on the money from tourists. The daily activities which shape their lifestyle are changing and different compared to the traditional lifestyle. The Maasai culture got commodified. However, the cultural meanings stay the same. Furthermore, the Maasai see the introduced western goods and values as an added value for their own culture. According to the Maasai, tourism preserves their culture.
date: 2016
date_type: published
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: SGP
tutors_name: Kapinga, L.
tutors_name: Campenhout, G. van
keywords_local: Livelihood diversification
keywords_local: Tourism impacts
keywords_local: Tourism
keywords_local: Culture
keywords_local: Indigenous peoples
keywords_local: Maasai
keywords_local: Commodification
keywords_local: Cultural change
language_iso: en
titleorder: impact of tourism on the Maasai culture. A case study from Ole Keene, Narok County, Republic of Kenya.
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date_of_import: 2020-04-22
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date_issued: 2016-01-01
citation:   Brinks, R.J.  (2016) The impact of tourism on the Maasai culture. A case study from Ole Keene, Narok County, Republic of Kenya.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/2216/1/FinalVersionThesis_RickBrinks.pdf