Meet the Board
Meet the Board
MARA CONSERVATION
encouraging empathy for other life
MLP Team in Morocco
Advisors in Morocco
Indigenous Story Projects
"When you lose an elder, you lose a library." ~ Mcheri Ole Nchoe
We work with communities who have a rich tradition of storytelling and passing on wisdom from one generation to the next. These are oral cultures, and in our modern world their traditional stories and knowledge are in danger of being lost with the elder generation. Students will interview elders and capture their stories in video and written form, strengthening their connection to their own heritage. These may be folktales once told around the fire or perspectives that the elders can tell us about their own lives in earlier times, their pathways, their practices. In the end, we'll publish the stories in English and the native language.
Our goal is to preserve, celebrate, and share these stories and traditional knowledge. We also believe that people who have lived close to nature have much to teach the rest of the world.
Amazigh Story Project (2026)
The Amazigh Project takes place in the rural south of Morocco, with university students doing the interviews. Many of the families lived as nomads not long ago, and some still do today. The stories will be published in Tamazight (in both Roman and Tifinah scripts) and in English.
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Tanmirt
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Maasai Story Project (Future)
Students will interview Maasai elders from families who have lived a pastoral way of life in the wildlife regions of the Maasai Mara for millennia, from Aitong to Sekenani and among today's community-owned conservancies. The stories will be published in Maa and English.
Ashe oleng
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