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The Dogons

The Dogons are a West African ethnic group, which was installed by the Bandiagara cliffs in Mali, to escape the Islamization of Senegal. Today, dogons still live in villages, culture is transmitted orally from old to young, and live in the culture of corn, onion, and most of all the thousand, the staple diet with which make flour, meal, and beer! People of many cosmogony, remained in the region without updating. In order to continue hosting many tourists without losing their authentic identity, this group of people created some camps in their community which welcome walkers and create profits that help to finance projects within the village.

In addition each traveler pays a couple of euros to the elders serving emergency cash in case they have a problem. People rotate to attend the camp. In Tireli, a list of needs in made each year, which is funded by the degree of priority tourism revenue. Women can have a loan to purchase a breeding animal for livestock, seeds, or start a personal business. Tourism is a source of income and for which we must not give up their culture. They are a proud people, so they won't take hand-outs from the tourists. They want to work for it rather than simply receive it.
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