LAST HUNTERS

The Hadzabe (or Hadza) tribe is one of the few remaining hunter-gatherer groups in the world. They live in the Lake Eyasi area of ​​northern Tanzania, on the edge of the Rift Valley. With an estimated population of 1,000 to 1,300 people, the Hadzabe are one of Africa's oldest cultures, with roots stretching back tens of thousands of years.

Unlike surrounding agricultural or pastoral populations, the Hadzabe do not practice agriculture or raise livestock: they live exclusively by hunting and gathering, often moving in search of food. They use hand-made bows and poisoned arrows to hunt small and large animals, and gather fruits, berries, tubers, and honey.

Their language is unique and full of click sounds, similar to that spoken by the Bushmen of South Africa, but not related to any of the major African language families. Culturally, the Hadza have an egalitarian social structure, without leaders or rigid hierarchies, and live in small, nomadic family groups.

Despite the pressures of the modern world and attempts to settle, many Hadza continue to maintain their traditional lifestyle, representing a precious living testimony of what life may have been like for early humans.