Oldonyo Lengai remains an active volcanic mountain in the country. Maasai believe Oldonyo Lengai is the Holy Mountain of God. On the top of the mountain and waterfalls, Maasai people carry out their prayers and rituals. There are ancestors’ footprints in this protected and respected area and many archaeological places such as Pinyinyi Ward where researchers from Tanzania and abroad undertake research. The Lake Natron territory has a unique habitat and landscape that is supported and maintained through traditional knowledge and practices such as traditional grazing calendars. The community self-identifies as Indigenous and has maintained cultural distinctiveness, traditions, and livelihoods for generations. Maa is the native language of the Maasai people however, most Maasai speak Swahili as a national language with few educated in speaking English.
Photo: Lodrick Mika, 2020 Managing the territory Designated livestock grazing area on the slopes of Oldonyo-Lengai.
Two distinct but interdependent and recognised laws – customary tenure of land rights and statutory land laws – govern the territory of life. First, under customary tenure, communities in this territory who inherited their land before independence and continued to live on it have the right to access, use, control, and to some extent own land. In this customary system, institutions are made under Maasai culture and customs.
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