The Nuer are a confederation of tribes located in Southern Sudan and western Ethiopia. Collectively, the Nuer form one of the largest ethnic groups in East Africa.They are a pastoral people who rely on cattle products for almost every aspect of their daily lives. History They are one of the very few African groups that successfully fended off colonial powers in the early 1900s. Nuer warriors were noted as some of the most skilled in East Africa, with weapons made of fine crafted iron. Since the… (More on Nuer)