Independent Lens

Season 10, Episode 18

Episode Title: Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

Air Date: 2009-04-14

Overview:

Everyone has seen a nature documentary with a ferocious kill on the Serengeti Plain. Well, here’s a different story about villagers navigating the dangers and costs of living with wildlife. After a century of “white man’s conservation,” the Maasai of Kenya and Namibia’s Himba people are vying to share a piece of the eco-tourism pie. But can they fulfill the expectations of Westerners without abandoning their native culture?