Six British women transform everyday life as tribal women in some of the most remote communities on Earth. Like many women today juggling career, home, and home, they felt something was missing. By spending time in societies where women’s roles are drastically different, they hope to find answers that can change their lives.
Kuna/Panama. The Kuna Indians are a deeply spiritual people who live on a stunning coral island off the coast of Panama. They are a monogamous tribe with close-knit families, a deeply spiritual people who believe their homes and families are protected by the omnipresent spirit.
Waorani/Ecuador. Karen Morris-Lanz, 46, lives with the Waorani, one of the world’s most isolated tribes, deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle. They were once called savages and had a terrible reputation. But behind this impressive exterior lurks a way of life that has remained unchanged for centuries.
Ferns / Ethiopia. One of the most independent tribes in Ethiopia, the Afar are nomadic and camel herders with a reputation for ferocity, and they carry weapons to protect their cattle from rival clans and wild animals.
Simba/Namibia. The Himba are a semi-nomadic tribe that live in the harsh, sun-drenched plains of northern Namibia. Women who cover their hair and bodies in ocher red are very striking.
Masai/Tanzania. The Maasai are one of the most famous and largest African tribes in the world. They are polygamous, men can marry up to ten wives, and women are supposed to marry and have children from the age of 14.
Mentawai/Indonesia. Living deep in the jungle on a remote island off the coast of Indonesia, the Mentawai are a monogamous tribe where women get tattoos and grind their teeth. Their lives are ruled by the spirit world, and male Sikerei, or witch doctors, watch over the village.
York/Türkiye. Charlie Blades, 23, from Hampshire, joins the Yoruks, a nomadic tribe who live in the remote mountains of southern Turkey. Charlie is fiercely independent, but her life is anything but carefree.
Babongo/Gabon. Linda Plover from Liverpool will live as a tribal wife with the Babongo people in southern Gabon. Haunted by memories of her childhood poverty, Linda felt an overwhelming pain for her mother.
Raramuri/Mexico. Michelle Frost, 40, from London traveled to northern Mexico to live with the Rarámuri, an ancient tribe living on the edge of the spectacular Copper Canyon.
Kitava/Papua New Guinea. Becky Camilleri, a personal assistant from the East End of London, traveled to the idyllic island of Chitava, off the east coast of Papua New Guinea. Becky has a successful career, both talent and appearance, but unfortunately in love.
Karen/Thailand. Jackie Davis from Bristol is spending time with the Karen, Thailand’s largest hill tribe. Jackie is divorced, struggling with life as a single mother with two young children.
Hamar/Ethiopia. Anna De Vere from London will live with the Hamar people in southern Ethiopia. Anna has a comfortable life in London, living with her partner and running her own business, but deep down she feels something is missing.
