Becoming a man among the borana | SLICE | Full documentary 

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As a Somali who grew up in a similar environment, I'm really touched and became teary by seeing this rare documentary. Its incredibly beautiful how the father prepared his son for life by taking the sun rise/set as an example to pursue goals in life and the unbreakable family bonds displayed. The sacrifices and the endurance is incomparable to anything I have seen. I also solute the cameraman who risked his life to bring this rare beautiful documentary to the world. Bravo.

Oh my people Borana, you let me cry. I am an Oromo from western Oromia State in Ethiopia near to the Sudanese border. I am very happy to see my Borana people, they are our ancestors the brother of Barentu. God bless you and live healthy ! Although I was born and grown up in far away from this area, I can understand the Afaan Oromo dilect which they talk. I love you my people !

The bond between the father and son is awesome.

Wow I Am Also Oromoo From North West Oromiyaa And When I Saw The Video It Makes Me Cry 😭😭 Because This People Is The Oldest People Of Oromoo And Oromiyaa And All Oromo's Respect Them Because Their Gada System Is The Oldest Around 3000 BC And I want To Say In Afan Oromo Language That yaa Booranaa Kiyya Yaa Angafa Kiyya Naa Bulchuu Naa Jirradhu ❤️💚❤️

What wonderful people, their patience and strength is incredible and here in the West we complain about everything.

This father is very endearing, good father, good man. Many blessings to them all. Beautiful place, wonderful people. We forget how easy we have it.

I left that area 20+ years ago. The love and the blessings of Borana Elders never fades away. I wish i could get back and reconnect myself. There is only kindness among them. The Affan Oromo Dialect of Borana is like a music. You do not want them to stop talking 😊 Humble, Loving and innocent people of Borana. There is a lot to do by the government to make the livelihood of this peaceful and loving people better. Much Love from Your far went Son!

i'm an oromo from central part of the country(shewa). borana is highly respected in oromo society. borana is the first son of oromo from the two son(is one of the two major subgroups of the Oromo people). the other son is barentu. borana is the one who created gada system and calendar system called dhaha. in our area you can't bless before borana. i'm proud of them.

I have watched a dozen of documentaries on Slice so far & at the end of each one I am amazed at how much these families truly love each other. How well the children respect their parents & the parents (a majority are arranged marriages) respect each other. I have to do some self reflecting for why I’m so surprised by this. They are so happy when they don’t have any monetary wealth & have a basic education. After watching so many of these videos, it proves money can’t buy happiness. I sincerely hope these families have the best life!

I love the way they acknowledge conversation with 'ummm' especially the little boy

This was my father's business , getting salt from the boqee, a dormant volcano crater in el souda loads the salt on a camel for transportation to market in Yaballo . I thank God for having gave me the chance to formal education , today I'm a healthcare provider , a clinician , i recall my father's tell was similar to what I'm just watching . The singing wells is known as "el towan" as getting water from deep the well through chain of men passing on water filled containers to the main resvior then to the cannals . For animals and human consumption. I recall all this documentary place as it was where i was born . Its colourful place to be . Access to education was problem by then but my aunt took me to school in kenya where i got my islamic as well as secular education in mandera district , to day i pay visit to this beautiful country on my holidays . My dad passed away and rests in graveyard on these mountains , on "mount Sarite". May these people leave in abundance 🙏🙏🙏

Such a great documentary . Greetings to the Borana people from Albania .

This is the most hardworking people I've ever seen in my entire life! Beautiful people and skin color!

"You must follow the Sun Your entire life, When it Rises, You rise. When it is in the sky, You Work. When it sets, You Sleep. Remember this, even When am No longer here." That was Heart Touching ❤, The World needs to see More documentaries like this one.

Iam Somali, from a similar background. A drought decimated our cattle and was a blessing in disguise for I ended up in town and in school. I had just arrived in Hong kong in 2011 and an English language Hongkong TV station was airing this program. I was glued to the screen to the end.The story resonated with me and was thrilling/captivating..

I'm a gare man from mandera and we are neighbour with borana both in kenya and Ethiopia. We also speak the same language. Borana are one of the most lovely, caring,friendly and generous community.we share a lot in common. Respect

As a Somali and fellow African I enjoyed this video. What a beautyful life (I know its not easy) and the knowledge passed between gerations cannot be put in to a price. That is a well earned cash😊. Thanks Slice.

The wisdom the father passed to his son is amazing,Follow the sun when it rises rise and work when it sleeps or set also sleep always follow the sun

The young man Wario reminds me of me when I was a little boy. I WAS EXACTLY THAT. I grew up in a nomadic life style. What a wonderfull father these boys have, teaching them how to survive

What a great father, teaches his son whats life and how to survive.

wow the men who extract the salt from that lake, what an incredibly tough job, I went to the dead sea once and a little bit got into my eyes, it stung so much worse than anything I've gotten in it, even perfume. I can't imagine diving in it like that, that must be excruciatingly painful. God have mercy on them.

The way the children so willingly help and participate is heartwarming. You can tell they want to make their parents proud. Every family member plays their part, truly. It’s beautiful to see. Thank you for such a well done documentary♥️

This is sooo beautiful. Living an honest life to the fullest. May Allah protect them Ameen

As a man who has worked hard to make it in life, I thought I had seen it all, but I humbly admit it can't get tougher than this. I've met many Borana men who work as watchmen in several towns in Kenya and I always wondered why they can't find easier work back at home, this documentary has opened my eyes like nothing else. God bless their hard work. That boy Wario is receiving the best education under his father's tutelage.

The relationship between father and his son is amazing . Love from India❤️

Kudos to the young boy. My boy who is 10 yrs of age couldn't walk for a kilometer when we had to look for the nearest shopping center for supplies while on holiday in a coastal town. I had to carry him on my back every now and then. That boy is strong.

These are my mother's people. She was at this crater with my oldest brother who was born in '71 when he was 7. Couldn't believe it. I've seen salt harvesting before, but nowhere anything like this! Let alone them being my people! Ignorance may be bliss, but O CREATOR, PLEASE don't make me ignorant. I understood everything, I shared it with my parents and siblings, I LOVED IT! Thanks Slice!

Hats off to the camera man

Wow....the most humble, kind, innocent and beautiful people. I know that part of Ethiopia/Kenya. The Borana....it is just wow. Thank you for sharing their story.

Love the sound "emmm" after they end the conversation.

I am really happy to watch the video. I am Borana myself. I used to live with my family in such a way until we moved to an urbanized area. thank you so much for sharing how our life turned out. But right now the situations have become difficult. the drought is here, and the cattle have started dying. The community needs help

Daughter: father how will you pay for my wedding? Father: I will walk 200 miles for 5 days in the desert, extract salt from a volcanic crater by hand and sell it at the market for 2 birr (less than 5 US cents) per can.

These people are so amazing! I have so much respect for them! Hard working is an understatement! I pray peace and love over them and I pray the Lord shields them from all evil. Imagine the majority of the world couldn’t handle this type of life. They would all die quickly. God bless these beautiful people!!

Extraordinary, Wonderfull People. Living in a world that they probably do not even know about, other than thousands of years of living to stay alive and care for camels, Family, the land and traditions. These lovely People do not see our Vices, our crime, our drug addiction, our inhumanity to our fellow Man. These People are probably much happier, more content, safer, more caring, and respectful than we who are in THE MODERN WORLD as we know it could never feel. And we are supposed to be the smart ones.Jeeeez.

The fathers advice at the end was touching.

ohhhhh my people!!!!!!I am from Tigray...ohh my God, I cant stop crying.....I hoped I would enjoy the documentary, but I ended up in tears. These poor and humble people shouldn't have suffered this much.......alass this world is cruel.....especially the breath taking little boy made me cry....no matter how distressfull the journey is, the people look happy...wowww what a resilience!!!!????

Beautiful Country 👏 Beautiful People 👏 Lots of Love from Brasil 🇧🇷and Illinois 🇺🇸

These are natural minded people. I traveled on foot across their land from Ethiopia 🇪🇹 to Kenya. They gave me food and water to drink 🥤 because of my condition when asked for them. I now live in the Western World.

The highlight of simplicity and importance of family structure is refreshing. We have everything in the west and yet we are in the stampede to accumulate what we are fooled to believe is important.

Saddened me to see these poor men extracting salt in such horrific conditions, they have such a hard life yet they carry on for their families. We have so much yet we complain, ya Allah , make it easy for these people.

I enjoyed watching it so much i was taken back. As a somali we have soo many cultural similarities. It was really nice to see. I have been given a new perspective about self reliance, endurance and commitment. Thank you for sharing.

I'm a somali i really enjoyed this documentary and not all oromo tribes are nomadic, the borana tribe is the oldest oromo and they have similar to Somalis. That little man strength many people doesn't know. Walking that long distance even us army cannot do it. In the end of the video the father passed long lasting quote follow the sun 🌞. I hope he could know not only his son took that advice

Wario is SO cute, what an adorable kid!

Wario is so respectful and useful, he can make tea and fire😂😂😂😭, my child can barely return his cup to the kitchen.

What a wonderful Documentary , I really enjoyed watching it and heartbroken at the same time seeing how difficult and hard their Life is,but Happy with the simplest things.I hope things will become easier for these wonderful and hardworking people. Thank you for showing this to the world I feel like I have traveled with you. I'm going to show this to my students here in Philippines.

Stories like these really make me appreciate the continuity of the internet.

I felt home sick after watching this womderful, well set documantary. This is documentary tells Borana’s way of life to date. Borana people have so many hardship but they never complain. Lack of water is the major issue that our people are facing todate. As Borana are pastoralist water and pasture is crucial for there survival. Border conflict is also the major problem thosands of Borana are killed and murdered in defence of there land. This issue can be solved by the gorvenment but Ethiopian gorvenment instead promote it. It is my prayer that one day all this issues will come to end..

SLICE, thank you for this documentary. I’m an Ethiopian who live in the capital city Addis Ababa. I know all the tribes mentioned here, but I never knew all these is going on. Ethiopia is a big country with more than 80 different languages and many more tribes. What a beautiful scenery, I’m sure in a few years time all these will be lost, and your documentary will one of the few who captured moments. And what makes it interesting is each tribes here has also their own adventurous life, like the Hamar people, the Konso people, the Tsemay… I’m sure how the get to this market is as interesting as the Borenas.

The ending was very heartwarming. I can't help but think of me and my old man having those kinds of conversations and working together. It's a blessing to have an involved, loving, and smart father, but it pays when you listen to him. Wario is a soldier for being so young, but having the heart and commitment to his family to make the journey. I pray God continually blesses this family. Amazing documentary.

36:41 everything the light touches is our kingdom.. Beautiful moment. 🇪🇹🇪🇹

this was a excellence doc. I love the relationship between wario and his father. Id like to visit them one day

Understanding both languages make this documentary incredible on my side thanks for exploring this beautiful culture❤️

That's the most attentive child! Indeed knowledge is passed down in a vast many ways.

From Kenya 🇰🇪 I will like to explore there for sure , this is like another planet i swear, they are our neighbors but I can see life is totally different unlike here people complain every day and nothing lacking everyone want big things , the quality salt is almost Free I wish I would find any means and give them sacks full of salt for free😭 , everything is manual there and they are happy and appreciative in everything no matter the hardness, God bless them , and that mans family in particular ,he is a real example of father and sons relationship ..very nice documentary , SLICE is the best keepup the good work.

Woow this is so great as Iam Somali East Ethiopian and Sami nomadic tribs there is lot of things we share our brothers Boorna all 😀I my self was born in nomadic lifestyle before my family moved to the city I do remember we use to go bck my school holidays with my grandmother on countryside thank you so much I love all Ethiopian👍👍👍

There is nothing more beautiful than to learn from your old man...😍😍😍

Truly an ancient people.. It remined me of Abraham and Lot

The Borena are amazing people; I love their accent and their humourous conversation. You can see how the family chats in a relaxed atmosphere. I have friends among the Borena community and I had wonderful memories with them.

Maa shaa Allah....I love you my Borana people. May Allah bless you 🤲🏾🤲🏾

What a great Father. Every moment was teachable to his son. Good story to watch!

Look at me just mesmerised by the language, how I wish I could even understand each word uttered. But the bond they have is so strong, the teachings surely would be something the boys would cherish forever. Beautiful documentary

"You did well, son. You Must follow the sun your entire life; When it rises you rise, when it is in sky you work and its sets you sleep".... 🙏 Good advise.

It is said Booran is an elder of all Oromo ancestral branches of this ethnic group. But almost all other Oromos lost or nearly lost their ancestral culture and ways of life. This beautiful doc has taken me aback to the land of origin for a moment. Salute from Australia

My children would never survive this lifestyle. I was once living like that. Reminds me of my past life. May God bless them. 🙏

What a heartwarming journey. It really puts life into perspective. I hope everyone is happy and healthy.

oh my goodness, these people are breathtaking

Amazing documentary! No political agenda, simply journalism in its purest form.

Thank you SLICE for making the documentary. A point of correction: we also live in Kenya too😁

Wow impressive, look at my People, they make me very very proud, I wish them a thousand blessings and safe travels, muchas gracias, from america Da-vid 👊🏾👊🏾

first of all I would like to thank the producer/slice.I'am oromo borana.this documentary reminds me of my people.It also shows the world hard working culture of oromo Borana people.beautiful people of East Africa.

The father is smart he said I m arci, because of the situation he is at the moment. Those who know the region would understand very well. Smart father great history.

Love to the Borana and all Ethiopian people 💙 from Israel 🇮🇱

5:23 the respect this boy has I feel like he’s going to be a solid man when he grows up God blesses us all Love

I wish my relationship with my father was like this one. This young man is one lucky person.

Borana are beautiful people . Hard working. Full of light and life. This are the people that you cannot ignore. There is soo much goodness in this tribes.

It's comforting in my old age, to know something good will come along in the future because of the people who made this wonderful documentary showing there are many things to be preserved for the future of mankind and ladykind. lol...

Thank you for sharing the beautiful culture of the Oromo Borana❤️🌳❤️ .. looking forward to see other Oromo tribes too 🥰🥰🥰

Huge respect for these doc makers I am an ethiopian/oromo and haven't seen such kind of people and amazes me that how much they struggle and not complain but enjoying life than any of us.

This is where my father come from .. I only visited that place once in my enter life ....and come back to lamu during the interclan conflict on 2001 when I was 5yrs old ,lamu is the home land of my mother ...from that date I couldn't even recall it's background till now but still I do have the thirst of my ancestors telling me to Revisit that space .

besides the beautiful place and resilience of the Borana i love how they didnt ride the camels and just walked beside them this also shows the respect they have for the camels

Ethiopia, land of amazing, origins, miracles! #African pride by reason!

As I am not african I am Shem but these people show great courage and sense of life and hardship and respect I have nothing but respect for these people here in America we complain much but then they get everything as they live I can’t relate too the extremities but I can relate too their life it’s nothing but respect the young respect the elder and that is truly a beautiful sight

Wario is soo adorable 😊❤️

just clicked on the video out of curiosity, could not stop watching it. i even watched it second time, non stop. so touching and captivating!!! watched it with teary eyes too!!!

This was a beautiful documentary. I only thought Boranas were in Kenya!! I especially loved the relationship between the father and his son, very beautiful. The market was awesome seeing all the different tribes!! I should really find some time to explore Northern Kenya more.

Spent some time in Africa with similar tribes, waking up and having some tea with fresh frothing milk is a taste memory I will never forget. They may not have modern things but their something special and freeing living off the land with your family and herd of animals.

The Borana are very kind and peace-loving people. They have a beautiful culture.

I have so much love for Africa. Lets all be grateful for what we have, that's the lesson here

That father will never know that he has given me profound advice through this video.

Nura - 18 year old at 13:44. He's been working extracting salt since he was 10 years old. He says he hates it, especially seeing how his father suffered, but has no choice as he has to feed his family. I siit and watch their lives, and although I appreciate RU-vidrs like Slice for showing these wonderful documentaries, it makes me reflect on life and how in different countries/regions you can earn a lot of money uploading videos, whereas in others hardly anything working non-stop in harsh conditions, for most of your life. If only I could help Nura somehow, to leave and find a job that he desires.

I would give up anything for such a father figure.

I lived in moyale some years back mmmm the borana people lived with me like one of them. I loved their hospitality

What an AWESOME AND BEAUTIFUL FAMILY! It humbles me and makes me really think about how EASY we have it in America and maybe that’s why there’s so much violence and stagnation because we don’t always have to focus and work hard for literal SURVIVAL! I will definitely start pushing myself and my children more to work harder complain less and truly appreciate all our blessings no matter how small or simple because we live very comfortable lives even though we are considered poor! We have PLENTY to be very thankful for! GREAT VIDEO!!!❤️❤️❤️

It amazes me the endurance of these people! I was in awe and couldn't imagine having to physically work the way they do! I wonder if any of those who worked in the salt lake or in the well ever thought "there has to be an easier way to do this". Such thoughts lead to innovation, but perhaps that is quashed by the great respect for their traditions and beliefs. Those young men on patrol had guns, perhaps instead of guns they should be given/sold carts, wheelbarrows, well drilling equipment and dredges.

A beautiful son, father bond❤️❤️ a lovely documentary

Understanding both languages make the documentary so interesting... Am proud to be Borana

These people are gorgeous!

Strong young son, never complaining as western children do.

Some of the Borana people, moved in Kenya, Somalia, Rwanda, Uganda. Thank you for the documentary.