During a period of record low rainfall in northern Kenya, the Turkan tribe faces growing violent clashes with rival tribes and encroaching wild predators hunting their livestock. Kolei, a sensitive shepherd boy questions not only his path as a warrior, but also the erosion to the culture that has shaped every aspect of his life.
With unprecedented and intimate access to the Turkana people, this moving coming-of-age story reveals the grave threats facing one of the world’s oldest cultures.
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