Here in the birthplace of humanity in Northern Tanzania, the Hadza have lived sustainably off of the bounty of their homeland, roaming as they needed to find game, tubers and wild berries, for at least 50,000 years. But this unique indigenous group, known for shunning material possessions and social hierarchy, is at great risk of losing the elements that have allowed them to thrive for so long. Vast changes to the lands and wildlife populations that the Hadza need to survive threaten to extinguish their unique way of life and vibrant culture. These threats, mainly agriculture, disrupt their landscape and the natural resources that they depend on for survival.
Richard Baalow, a Hadza elder, and staffer of the Ujamaa Community Resource Team, helped facilitate when needed, but the conversations seemed to flow naturally. By the end of the time, we had a road map that would lead to the protection of nearly 150,000 acres in a customary and traditional use zone for the Hadza and adjacent Datoga people. While their homeland had shrunk by nearly 90% in the last 100 years, the Hadza finally had a secure base.
— source treehugger.com