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Learn moreThe Maasai people of East Africa comprise one of the most intriguing and resourceful cultures on earth. For more than a thousand years, they’ve survived and thrived on the landscape surrounding Mt. Kenya and the Maasai Mara borderlands of Kenya and Tanzania. “Despite colonialism and land development, the Maasai have protected their nomadic lifestyle and traditional values with a rare combination of pride, humility, and perseverance,” says poet/filmmaker Chip Duncan. “They live in harmony with some of the world’s most impressive wildlife—lions, elephants, leopards, and rhinos—while herding cows, goats, and camels as a way of life.”
In Ewaso Village, Duncan tells the story of a small community of Maasai and Samburu people in Laikipia County, Kenya. Using a combination of poetry and prose, Ewaso Village touches on universal themes including rites of passage, creation myths, death rituals, and childbirth while posing significant questions about climate change, conservation, women’s rights, and the survival of indigenous cultures.
A lifelong Midwesterner and native of western Iowa, Chip Duncan has produced more than fifty long-form, non-fiction films for international broadcast and distribution. His work as a filmmaker and photographer has taken him to more than forty countries to document ice fields, warzones, slums, shipyards, museums, palaces, vineyards, beaches, deserts, rainforests, savannahs, and farmlands. Duncan counts Peru, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, and rural Kenya among his favorite places. Ewaso Village is Duncan’s first book of poetry, and the first in a trilogy featuring indigenous cultures around the world. He can be reached through www.DuncanEntertainment.com.
A lifelong Midwesterner and native of western Iowa, Chip Duncan has produced more than fifty long-form, non-fiction films for international broadcast and distribution. His work as a filmmaker and photographer has taken him to more than forty countries to document ice fields, warzones, slums, shipyards, museums, palaces, vineyards, beaches, deserts, rainforests, savannahs, and farmlands. Duncan counts Peru, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, and rural Kenya among his favorite places. Ewaso Village is Duncan’s first book of poetry, and the first in a trilogy featuring indigenous cultures around the world. He can be reached through www.DuncanEntertainment.com.
Reviews
“Ewaso Village provides a richly detailed portrait of a nomadic society known for their centuries-old rituals and dazzling ornamentation…Duncan captures the heart and soul of the Maasai.”
“Few writers are gifted with Duncan’s ability to weave heartfelt memoir, history, culture, and poetry into such a seamless whole. Ewaso Village is a must-read.”
“Ewaso Village is luxurious storytelling for all of the literary senses: stunning photography, vulnerable prose, and vivid poems.”
“Ewaso Village shows Duncan’s versatility as one of the great international storytellers of our time.”
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