The Maasai lost land in waves. The 1904 and 1911 treaties forced them out of the fertile Rift Valley into reserves. Post-independence, group ranches were subdivided and sold, often to outsiders. Today, Maasai land sales accelerate as drought, debt, and development pressure push families to sell. Each sale fragments grazing corridors, blocks migration routes, and reduces the space available for pastoralism. The land loss is existential. Without land, there are no cattle. Without cattle, what does it mean to be Maasai?