World of the Mani
The Mani people are nomadic. Nomadic means that they do not live
permanently in the same place. They move from place to place, being a normal
event, making it a nomadic in habits. The reason the Mani people move most of
the time is to do with hunting and gathering.
There are other reasons like if a women gives birth but the most common
reason will be for food.
With all the moving around the Mani
people does not need or allow elaborate buildings. They have only very simple
methods of constructing their shelters, which come in form of huts that are
open on the sides, with thick leaves for roofing. During the rainy season with
its heavy rains the Mani also seek the shelter of caves.
In Mani society there is no right,
apart from tradition, to assert land ownership. Yet in their hunting-gathering
activities, the bands hardly ever intrude into territories belonging to other
bands. Members of a band learn early about the areas that they are allowed to
use for themselves and force would not be used to expel or punish trespassers.
The Mani people live in groups known
as "bands." Mani bands are made up of several families and usually
comprise between 15 and 30 persons. They seem to regard this as the most
convenient size for a band to make a living.
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