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Wangarĩ Maathai
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Wangarĩ Maathai was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on planting trees, environmental
Maathai in Washington, D.C., in 2005
Maathai in Washington, D.C., in 2005
Maathai speaks about deforestation at the World Social Forum, January 2007.
Maathai speaks about deforestation at the World Social Forum, January 2007.
Maathai in Nairobi with Chancellor of the Exchequer (and later the prime minister) Gordon Brown touring a primary school, January 2005
Maathai in Nairobi with Chancellor of the Exchequer (and later the prime minister) Gordon Brown touring a primary school, January 2005
Maathai and then U.S. Senator Barack Obama in Nairobi, August 2006
Maathai and then U.S. Senator Barack Obama in Nairobi, August 2006
Kikuyu people
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The Kikuyu are a Bantu ethnic group native to Central Kenya, and originated in West-Central Africa. They are native to Central Kenya and were part of the Thagicu group that settled around Mount Kenya
Wangarĩ Maathai
…2011. Maathai was born on 1 April,1940 in the village of Ihithe, Nyeri District, in the central highlands of the colony of Kenya. Her family was Kikuyu, the most populous ethnic group in Kenya, and had lived in the area for several generations. Around 1943, Maathai's family moved to a white-owned farm…
A Kikuyu dance group performing for tourists at the 'Village Dancers Hotel' in Nyeri. Their dance costumes and props are a mixture of tradition and fa
A Kikuyu dance group performing for tourists at the 'Village Dancers Hotel' in Nyeri. Their dance costumes and props are a mixture of tradition and fantasy. New designs and materials include a brightly colored 'reed' skirt, and a wooden shield (replacing traditional leather). This performance may have little to do with genuine traditional folk dances.
Kikuyu man from 1910
Kikuyu man from 1910
Portrait of Kenosua by Gallen-Kallela, 1909–1910
Portrait of Kenosua by Gallen-Kallela, 1909–1910
A Gikuyu man and his wife in 2020 in Kenya
A Gikuyu man and his wife in 2020 in Kenya