Transformations of transhumance in the Aït Arfa Guigou tribe (Morocco's Middle Atlas): from French colonisation to present times
Abstract
The Aït Arfa Guigou tribe, part of the Berber confederation of the Beni M’guild, is based in Morocco's Middle Atlas mountain range, around the town of Timahdite. The tribe is profoundly tied to sheepherding, and is nomadic, having settled in one of the mountain areas in Morocco most conducive to nomadic, livestock-related activity. In this article, the result of intense anthropological fieldwork, we analyse the tribe's situation at the dawn of the 20th century. We also present how major changes induced by French colonisation prompted them to adapt to their new situation, shifting from nomadism to short-distance transhumance as an adaptation necessary to continue practicing sheepherding in their territory down to the present day.
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