The Hadza tribe as viewed under the lens of Dharmit Laxman.
The Hadza is a nomadic community that lives in the Northern Region of Tanzania near the Olduvai Gorge which is referred to as the “the cradle of mankind” as some of the oldest human remains have been found there.
They are among the few remaining hunters and gatherers communities in the world speaking a language that is probably among the oldest in the world with click sounds to it. They are an endangered community that many fear their extinction is far from a remote possibility.
The men make handmade bows and arrows for hunting while the women dig up roots and gather berries for foods. They build no houses nor store food on the contrary they make temporary huts of dried grass and intertwined branches and move in accordance with local animals.
Seeing that their lands are quickly being encroached by farmers and cattle herders and already lost 90% of their land, and furthermore, big game animals and a bulk of plants that made up their diet are slowly disappearing,this leaves us with the question, what is next for this indigenous tribe?
