‘I will not lose my culture. I will never leave my culture. Even if I am given clothes, I will still be a Mursi.’
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Picture © Joey L
Pictures from Ethiopia’s Omo Valley by award-winning photographer Joey L. A massive hydro-electric dam, Gibe III, is under construction on the Omo. When completed it will destroy a fragile environment and the livelihoods of the tribes, which are closely linked to the river and its annual flood.
