Years ago I ran the Mahajamba River in the island's interior, which is sparsely inhabited
by cattle herders.
One of its claims to fame is the Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum, which traces part of the trail taken
by cattle herders from Texas to Kansas.
Not exact matches
His early years were spent as a
cattle herder in the area known as South Sudan, but, like many from the region, was forced to live in a refugee camp after his nation became divided
by war.
Following complaints of alleged atrocities being committed
by nomadic herdsmen and the destruction of farms in Agogo in the Ashanti Region and parts of the Eastern Region, government re-launched Operation Cow leg which comprised police and military personnel tasked to flush out the
herders and their
cattle from those areas.
Meanwhile, in Uganda's «
cattle corridor,»
herders have to trek increasingly far for food and water, sometimes coming into violent contact with other communities in a country beset
by drought and violence.
Depictions of
cattle introduced
by the migrating
herders and farmers, as well as iron artifacts, maize cobs and glass beads found in excavations, all testify to San involvement in other African economies.
Back then, even though humans didn't produce the lactase enzyme required to digest lactose,
cattle herders learned to reduce lactose
by fermenting milk into cheese or yogurt.
Sissako keeps an eye on several different storylines in «Timbuktu,» chief among them the tale of a
cattle -
herder, played with striking delicacy
by newcomer Ibrahim Ahmed.
The bhote kukurs are used
by yak and
cattle herders.
By 1910, specific interest in this tousled - coated
herder and protector grew as far as the
cattle areas near the River Lys Valley.
Well, this name goes back to their roots as
cattle herders, where they would be used to encourage lazy
cattle to keep moving
by gently nipping at their heels.
Foragers and then
cattle herders flourished on the desert's open plains and
by huge shallow lakes, including a greatly enlarged Lake Chad.