TABLE OF CONTENTS GRAZING IN THE SUN LOCATION LANDSCAPE AND CLIMATE WILDLIFE PEOPLE COMMUNITIES CUSTOMS SCHOOL AND WORK PLAY FOOD CELEBRATIONS TIMELINE SOUTH SUDAN FACTS GLOSSARY TO LEARN MORE INDEX 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32
GRAZING IN THE SUN Near a swampy river a Dinka family wakes up with the January sun Hundreds of white long-horned cattle begin to stir The family rubs ash from the night’s fires onto their skin to protect against mosquitoes The women milk the cows before the men take the herds to graze Children collect cattle dung for fire fuel 4
OTHER TOP SITES BOMA NATIONAL PARK CATHEDRAL OF ST MARY MOUNT KINYETI WHITE NILE ARM CURLS Dinka herders cut their cattle’s horns into shapes to tell the herds apart The herders copy the shape of the horns with their arms as they move among the cattle This shows which cattle belong to them The herds return to camp in the late afternoon The tribe relaxes with music and storytelling after eating a meal Fire smoke keeps mosquitoes away as children curl up among the cattle to sleep This is South Sudan 5
