Fulanie People

The Fulani people are a semi-nomadic group of people or a tribe who live in the desert regions of northern Africa. The Fulani are almost all Islamic people and there is really not other religion. They are simple people and they live and lead a very different life then we Americans do. The Fulani have no cars or building or even house to live in but instead the herd around a group of cows and few goats from place to place depending on the season. The Fulani live off of their few livestock, which they are able to get mainly meat and milk. Since humans cannot survive solely on meat and milk the trade with neighboring tribes to get a grainy substance called milt. Milt is a grainy substance that contains fiber and lots of carbohydrates that the Fulani need to survive. What few structures the Fulani do have are not permanent by any means. Instead they are mere tents or small wooden huts, which in most cases can be packed up and moved from place to place as needed. By our standard th...