Meitamei Olol Dapash and Mary Poole, Decolonizing Maasai History: A Path to Indigenous African Futures. London: Bloomsbury (hb £65 – 978 1 3504 2744 0; pb £19.99 – 978 1 3504 2743 3). 2025, 244 pp. Open Access at .

Key Points

• The main aim is to decolonize historical narratives about the Maasai, providing a pathway towards indigenous African futures.
• Literary analysis of historical texts
• Engagement with indigenous narratives
• Comparative analysis of colonial and post-colonial perspectives
• Findings highlight the importance of indigenous voices in history
• Demonstrates the impact of colonial narratives on Maasai identity
• Suggests frameworks for future indigenous scholarship

Abstract