Dassanech Tribal Village Visit

With the local guild, we entered a village of around 500 people of the Dassanech.
They are another Omo ethnic group, a semi-nomadic people who are one of the more numerous tribes (population about 70,000) in the Omo Region. A highly egalitarian society, involving age sets and clan lineages. The Dassanech are primarily "agro-pastoralists" and cultivate sorghum, maize, and beans, and raise livestock such as cattle and sheep. To supplement their crops and livestock, Dassanech men will also fish and hunt crocodiles at night.
Here we met with many of the villagers, entered one of the small, domeshaped homes where a grandmother was looking after a couple of little children.
Learned a bit about the culture and rituals, and spent around an hour just seeing the community. Quite a unique experience.
Then we drove back to Turmi, crossing the river on the road bridge this time.Read more