The Masai are cattle herders in the Rift Valley of East Africa.
Cattle are the focus of wealth for tribe.
The Masai are patrilineal, patriarchal and patrilocal. The video follows the lives of women in this male dominated society. The roles of girls as companions of the warriors, a newly married woman moving to her husband's compound, and elder women at the coming of age ceremony for their sons are featured. Women do not own cattle, but control cattle for their sons who are not yet adults. Women's mythology supports the position of women.