Villagers not only bridge cultures, they oversee park conservation

Shadrack Kapaito stood in the shade of the only tall tree outside Olasiti village, near Kenya's Amboseli National Park, and waited to greet his special guests.

Kapaito, a member of the Maasai ethnic group, was wrapped in a piece of red shuka cloth and wore shoes made from rubber tires.

On the open ground not far from the tree, other villagers were dancing and singing, staging a traditional Maasai welcoming ceremony for a group of Western tourists.