In Ethiopia's Bodi tribe, young men compete in the Ka’el ceremony by gaining weight over six months, consuming large ...

When he graduates, Dunga will be the first lawyer in his tribe; he is likely to be sent back to the Omo Valley as a judge or a government prosecutor. He is aware that he will be a kind of ...

To many of the tribes along the lower Omo, livestock is the embodiment of ... the ancient heartbeat of the valley that has dictated the economic and social values of the almost 200,000 tribal ...

The Bodi people live in Ethiopia’s South Omo Valley - Bodi spiritual leader Baradhi here with his daughter Choma. Bodi girls Choma (L) and her sister wearing red ochre for a dance. Bodi boy from ...

particularly in the Omo Valley. They are a semi-nomadic people, primarily engaged in cattle herding and agriculture. Cattle hold significant economic and cultural value within the tribe ...