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Article: Gifts to Masai village school add fuel to debate on tribe's future.
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- San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
- Article date:
- May 1, 2006
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Byline: Julie Patel
SAN JOSE, Calif. _ For centuries, the Masai people of Kenya have lived in huts without power or running water, used plants and minerals to heal themselves, and survived on a diet of cow milk, meat and blood.
So when Patrick O'Sullivan, a visitor from Silicon Valley entered one of their villages and left behind a school equipped with solar power, laptops and a projector, he sparked an old debate about the tribe's desire to preserve its culture while surviving in a modern world encroaching on its way of life.
Most Masai parents and teachers were delighted with the new tools for their children. The school's enrollment doubled ...