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The Damara People of Namibia
Together with the San, the Damara are one of the oldest nations in Namibia and their origins are unrecorded. This is largely due to their loose social structure, which made them unable to defend themselves against the more unified tribes, dispersing them far and wide...
People of Namibia – The Caprivi People and Culture
The people who live in the Caprivi, also known as the Caprivi strip, still live a life in harmony with the soil, the animals they hunt and the fish they catch. Caprivi borders Botswana, Angola and Zambia making the region fairly important geographically and...
The Himba of Namibia
The Himba are today a relatively small group of no more than around 50 000 people who live in the northern region of Namibia. The Himba culture and the people themselves have survived not only the harsh climate of their land, but also war and persecution. Today their...
Namibia – Cultural Wealth: Herero People
The Herero people, it is believed, moved to Namibia from the Eastern African region, to the region around Lake Tanganyika. According to their oral history they came down from a lush area, with much water and grass, but about 350 years have passed and they have...
Preserving the Hai||om Culture: Etosha National Park – Namibia
The Hai||om people, an indigenous San community, call the Etosha Pan the “Lake of a Mother’s Tears” representing the depth of grief a mother feels when she loses a child. This is just one tiny drop in the ocean of the beauty and depth of the Hai||om culture, a...
Namibia – Cultural Diversity
What do all Namibians have in common? With 13 ethnic groups, a history of colonisation and administration under South Africa’s Apartheid government the answer might seem complicated. It is not, all Namibians have Namibia in common, a love and pride of their country....
Namibian Safari of Culture
Much of African culture resides in oral tradition; stories are passed on from parents to children, who in turn pass on those stories to their own children. The stories often develop along the way, the meaning and messages adapted slightly to fit the circumstances of...
A Namibian Safari of Cultures: The San People of Nyae Nyae
In the opening scene of The God’s Must Be Crazy, a glass coke bottle falls from a passing helicopter and lands among a group of nomadic San people. At first a thing of fascination for the group, it later becomes a source of conflict and an object of evil that needs to...
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