| The Masaai believed in God, Enkai who lived on | | | | task performed by the women who help each |
| the mountain of God, Ol Doinyo Lengai located in | | | | other in the community. Since these shelters are |
| Tanzania. The Laibon was the religious leader who | | | | very temporal, they have to be maintained, a |
| connected the people to Enkai. The Laibon would | | | | task left to the women. The girls do help there |
| perform religious functions such as praying for | | | | mothers while the boys are left to play and herd |
| rain, victory in war and he was also a prophet and | | | | calves and lambs. |
| a seer. This was a much respected man in the | | | | The dead were never buried as they could pollute |
| society. Today, the masaai community has | | | | the land. They were left out to be eaten by |
| embraced Christianity a lot. Cases in the | | | | scavengers. They would be covered in animal fat |
| community would be handled out of court by | | | | and blood to attract the scavengers such as |
| elders. They would pass judgment on the issues | | | | hyenas and jackals. The dignitaries such as the |
| concerned and the people would respect this and | | | | Laibon and the chiefs were the ones entitled to a |
| do as has been suggested. Compensation would | | | | decent burial. Any corpse not eaten by the |
| involve of cattle. | | | | scavengers wad deemed a disgrace to the |
| The Masai believe that the woman is the one who | | | | society. Babies after birth were not named or |
| is supposed to do most of the work in the | | | | accepted in the society until after 3 months due |
| homestead. This involves cooking, looking after | | | | to the high mortality rate. |
| the children and milking. Building shelters is also a | | | | |