The Maasai Mara was Maasai grazing land before it became a national reserve in 1961. The creation of the reserve displaced communities and restricted access to dry-season pasture. Today, the Mara is Kenya's most profitable conservation area, generating millions in tourism revenue. The Maasai, whose land it was, receive a share through county government and conservancy partnerships, but the distribution is contested. The Mara is both economic opportunity and historical grievance, a landscape where conservation, tourism, and indigenous rights collide.