OUR MEDIA WORK

We believe in the power of telling our own stories. We use international media to expose the truth and amplify voices that are often silenced. In the face of Tanzanian government censorship and misinformation, our media work has become a critical tool in defending community land rights and holding power to account.

Across the Maasailand, local media is heavily censored or influenced by state authorities. Stories of land grabs, forced evictions, and violence against our community are deliberately buried or worse, twisted. In many cases, government-sponsored media outlets (state owned and private) portray our community negatively to justify displacement and repression.

In response to this media vacuum, we have taken it upon ourselves to document, report, and broadcast the realities on the ground. Through powerful interviews, in-depth articles and compelling documentaries, we bring to light the truth behind the government propaganda. Our media efforts are not just about exposing injustice, they are about restoring dignity, preserving memory, and mobilizing international solidarity.

We work with international media partners to ensure that the world hears our stories unedited and unfiltered. This work has been vital in raising awareness, sparking global conversations, and pressuring Tanzanian authorities to respect our rights. Through our media work, we reveal the human cost of tourism-driven land grabs and challenge the narratives used by government and conservation organisations to justify these injustices. We reach an international audience to shift the narrative around conservation, tourism and carbon credits to demand our right to land, Indigenous sovereignty, and ecological justice.

Land is Life

Joseph Oleshangay: Honoring nomadic, pastoral, and communal land relations (Ep444)

Listen:
in-depth interview on colonial legacies, Maasai lifeways, and resisting forced evictions. (Green Dreamer - Feb 18, 2025)

Maasai are Indigenous

(The New Yorker - 20 Feb 2023)

(The Guardian - 5 October 2022)

Our Resistance