Ngimurok are the people that Akuj and the Fathers speaks to in dreams; they are also the ones who can communicate with the ancestors to discern what sort of animal sacrifice is needed to restore peace, bring rain, find a remedy for a child’s illness, or who can properly bless the families at a wedding. The Turkana are a Nilotic people native to the Turkana District in northwest Kenya, a semi-arid climate region bordering Lake Turkana in the east, Pokot, Rendille and Samburu to the south, Uganda to the west, and South Sudan and Ethiopia to the north. Lake borders Baringo North, Tiaty and Baringo South subcounties. Fishing has never been part of their culture, there have been massive campaigns to convince them that "fish is also meat" since red meat is the most appreciated form of food. Ancient Origins articles related to Turkana in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends. Turkana tradition often states that the cultivation of Zebu cattle and the rise of the diviners(ngimurok) allowed the Turkana to accrue such wealth and power. There are also hidden evil specialists, ngikasubak, who use objects in secret to work against people in the community, and ngikapilak, who specialize in pronouncing very strong curses employing the use of body parts from those recently deceased, but these are not included in the term emuron. Nov 13, 2013 - The Turkana are a Nilotic people native to the Turkana District in northwest Kenya, a semi-arid climate region bordering Lake Turkana in the east, Pokot, Rendille and Samburu to the south, Uganda to the west, and South Sudan and Ethiopia to the north. In recent years, development aid programs have aimed at introducing fishing among the Turkana (a taboo in some sections of The Turkana society) with very limited success. The emuron would then be consulted as to what should be done. SAPCONE was established in 2006 first as a community based organization and later registered as civil society organization CSOs in year 2011 by a group of indigenous people with representation of the seven sub – counties in greater Turkana and Marsabit County. By volume it is the world's fourth-largest salt lake after the Caspian Sea, Issyk-Kul, and Lake Van, and among all lakes it ranks 24th. The language of the Turkana, an Eastern Nilotic language, is also called Turkana; their own name for it is ŋaTurkana or aŋajep a ŋiTurkana. Our main activities have revolved around; good governance and human rights, education and child protection initiatives and natural resource management. SAPCONE is a Kenyan based non-profit organization with diverse development in Kenya and more so in ASAL, Toposa in South Sudan and South Omo zone in Ethiopia. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Today, these cloths are normally purchased, having been manufactured in Nairobi or elsewhere in Kenya. Jul 2, 2017 - This board is intended to be an educational resource. There are few, if any, developed wells for community and livestock drinking water, and often families must travel several hours searching for water for their livestock and themselves. In this society, livestock functions not only as a milk and meat producer, but as form of currency used for bride-price negotiations and dowries. The Turkana put up and maintained active resistance to British colonial advances leading to a passive presence of colonial administration. Stigand (1913) noted that "L'ol eborekeneji" was a Maa term meaning 'the people of the white goats'. Men wear their hair shaved. We focus on full participation of women, children, agro pastoralists and youth in all mainstream community activities.