03046nam 2200637Ia 450 991046039120332120200520144314.01-283-00497-697866130049709987-08-130-49987-08-118-59987-10-242-5(CKB)2670000000079592(EBL)1134923(OCoLC)830166637(SSID)ssj0000537242(PQKBManifestationID)11335116(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537242(PQKBWorkID)10551863(PQKB)10131872(MiAaPQ)EBC1134923(OCoLC)778567502(MdBmJHUP)muse21864(PPN)236070258(Au-PeEL)EBL1134923(CaPaEBR)ebr10449903(CaONFJC)MIL300497(EXLCZ)99267000000007959220091119d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGrasp the shield firmly, the journey is hard[electronic resource] a history of Luo and Bantu migrations to North Mara, (Tanzania) 1850-1950 /Siso Zedekia Oloo; Jan Bender Shetler (editor)Dar es Salaam Mkuki na Nyota Publishersc20101 online resource (376 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9987-08-099-5 Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of informants interviewed by Zedekia Oloo Siso (1979-99); List of Photographs; Attributes of Ethnic Groups, Tarime, North Mara, 2007; Editor's Introduction; INTRODUCTION; WASURWA; SURWA; WAIRIENYI (WASIMBITI); IRIENYI (SIMBITI); WAKIROBA; KIROBA; WASWETA; SWETA; WAHACHA; HACHA; WATEGI; TEGI; RIERI; WAKAKSERU (KISERU); KAKSERU (KISERU); WAKAGWA; KAGWA; WAKAMAGETA; KAMAGETA; WALOWA (WATURI); LOWA (TURI); WAGIRE; GIRE; KOWAK; Back CoverThis book is a compilation of oral histories about the movement of Luo and some Bantu-speaking peoples. It includes histories of many clans or ethnic groups, and how drought, warfare, disease, and competition over pastoral resources in western Kenya forced them to look for a land that they could call their own. Highly entertaining, the stories cross over from pre-colonial to post-colonial eras, with tales of fooling the colonial officers, winning battles and producing miracles. Although warriors and chiefs play a critical part in the stories so too do unlikely actors such as women, prophets, aMigration, InternalTanzaniaBantu-speaking peoplesHistoryElectronic books.Migration, InternalBantu-speaking peoplesHistory.967.8Zedekia Oloo Siso1054802Shetler Jan Bender926455MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460391203321Grasp the shield firmly, the journey is hard2487716UNINA