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!Kung, To Hold Our Ground: A Field Report
written by Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991 and John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005 and Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991; produced by Documentary Educational Resources (DER), in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1991), 33 mins
For thousands of years Ju/'hoansi have lived in the Nyae Nyae region in northeastern Namibia. In the 1950s, most Ju/'hoansi had been exterminated or were dispossessed by white colonists and black farmers, but in Nyae Nyae Ju/'hoansi were still the only permanent inhabitants.
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written by Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991 and John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005 and Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991; produced by Documentary Educational Resources (DER), in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1991), 33 mins
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For thousands of years Ju/'hoansi have lived in the Nyae Nyae region in northeastern Namibia. In the 1950s, most Ju/'hoansi had been exterminated or were dispossessed by white colonists and black farmers, but in Nyae Nyae Ju/'hoansi were still the only permanent inhabitants. For thousands of years Ju/'hoansi have lived in the Nyae Nyae region in northeastern Namibia. In the 1950s, most Ju/'hoansi had been exterminated or were dispossessed by whit...
For thousands of years Ju/'hoansi have lived in the Nyae Nyae region in northeastern Namibia. In the 1950s, most Ju/'hoansi had been exterminated or were dispossessed by white colonists and black farmers, but in Nyae Nyae Ju/'hoansi were still the only permanent inhabitants. For thousands of years Ju/'hoansi have lived in the Nyae Nyae region in northeastern Namibia. In the 1950s, most Ju/'hoansi had been exterminated or were dispossessed by white colonists and black farmers, but in Nyae Nyae Ju/'hoansi were still the only permanent inhabitants. Waterless approaches isolated their ancient communal land and protected them from enslavement. In 1970 the Ju/'hoansi lost 70% of Nyae Nyae when Bushmanland was established as the only "homeland" for people classified as "Bushmen" in Namibia. The people huddled in a rural slum at Tshumkwe, the administrative capital of Bushmanland, where the malnourished population declined from tuberculosis and other diseases. To survive, Ju/'hoansi had had to develop subsistence farming and produce food to eat in Eastern Bushmanland. In a country where most people had been reduced to extreme poverty under South African occupation, "Bushmen" were the poorest. Until the mid 1980's, the Colonial Administration planned to complete the dispossession of the "Bushmen" by expropriating Eastern Bushmanland for a game reserve. In 1982 a development foundation was started to help Ju/'hoansi keep Eastern Bushmanland and develop subsistence farming. This visual report, produced in conjunction with a major Land Rights Conference in Namibia in 1991 and aired on Namibian television, shows the Ju/'hoan struggle to hold onto their last fragment of land and farm for their lives.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991, John Marshall, 1932-2005, Tsamkxao ≠Oma, Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Author / Creator
Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991, John Marshall, 1932-2005
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
!Kung
Speaker / Narrator
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Topic / Theme
!Kung, Ju/'hoansi, Tribal and national groups, Social activism and activists, Agriculture, Politics, Water supply, Land redistribution, Cultural change and history, Cultural identity, Racism, Ethnography, Ju❘’hoan
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© Documentary Educational Resources
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Tribal and national groups, Social activism and activists, Agriculture, Politics, Water supply, Land redistribution, Cultural change and history, Cultural identity, Racism
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Tribal and national groups, Social activism and activists, Agriculture, Politics, Water supply, Land redistribution, C...
Tribal and national groups, Social activism and activists, Agriculture, Politics, Water supply, Land redistribution, Cultural change and history, Cultural identity, Racism
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Kalahari Family, A Kalahari Family Part 5: Death By Myth
written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in Kalahari Family (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2001), 1 hour 27 mins
Namibian independence attracts vast amounts of international aid, but development programs no longer benefit Ju/'hoan farms. We witness the power of the "Bushman myth." This myth- a belief that Ju/'hoansi live uniquely in harmony with nature and are born to hunt. Promised great wealth, Ju/'hoansi vote to establish...
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written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in Kalahari Family (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2001), 1 hour 27 mins
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Namibian independence attracts vast amounts of international aid, but development programs no longer benefit Ju/'hoan farms. We witness the power of the "Bushman myth." This myth- a belief that Ju/'hoansi live uniquely in harmony with nature and are born to hunt. Promised great wealth, Ju/'hoansi vote to establish a nature conservancy. When their profits are a meager 75 Namibian dollars ($10.50 US) each- Ju/'hoansi ask, 'Where is all the money go...
Namibian independence attracts vast amounts of international aid, but development programs no longer benefit Ju/'hoan farms. We witness the power of the "Bushman myth." This myth- a belief that Ju/'hoansi live uniquely in harmony with nature and are born to hunt. Promised great wealth, Ju/'hoansi vote to establish a nature conservancy. When their profits are a meager 75 Namibian dollars ($10.50 US) each- Ju/'hoansi ask, 'Where is all the money going?"
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Marshall, 1932-2005, Kunta Boo, !U Dabe, Bau ≠Oma, Kxao ≠Oma, G≠kao Dabe, 1937-, Ui Chapman, Tsamkxao ≠Oma, Rena Baskin
Author / Creator
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Kalahari Family
Speaker / Narrator
John Marshall, 1932-2005, Rena Baskin
Topic / Theme
!Kung, Ju/'hoansi, Politics, Cultural identity, Communities, Economic development, Foraging, Cultural change and history, Ethnography, Ju❘’hoan
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by Documentary Educational Resources
Subject
Politics, Cultural identity, Communities, Economic development, Foraging, Cultural change and history
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Kalahari Family, Part 4, Standing Tall
written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in Kalahari Family, Part 4 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2001), 56 mins
After twelve decades of colonial rule, South West Africa is about to become the independent nation of Namibia and people are looking forward to democratic rule. Members of the newly formed, Ju/'hoan Farmers' Co-op travel throughout white ranching districts and black ethnic homelands to find long-lost relatives. Fo...
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written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in Kalahari Family, Part 4 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2001), 56 mins
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After twelve decades of colonial rule, South West Africa is about to become the independent nation of Namibia and people are looking forward to democratic rule. Members of the newly formed, Ju/'hoan Farmers' Co-op travel throughout white ranching districts and black ethnic homelands to find long-lost relatives. Following Namibia's first national elections, United Nation troops help relocate these families to traditional Ju/'hoan territory.
Date Written / Recorded
1990
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Marshall, 1932-2005, G/ao /Xana, fl. 1989, Tsamkxao ≠Oma, Ui Chapman, Rena Baskin
Author / Creator
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Kalahari Family
Speaker / Narrator
John Marshall, 1932-2005, Rena Baskin
Topic / Theme
Ju/'hoansi, !Kung, Cultural change and history, Imperialism, Social activism and activists, Politics, Agriculture, Ethnography, Ju❘’hoan
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
Subject
Cultural change and history, Imperialism, Social activism and activists, Politics, Agriculture
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!Kung, The !Kung San: Resettlement
written by Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991 and John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1988), 22 mins
In comparison to !Kung San: Traditional Life, this video shows some of the dramatic changes in life-style that Ju/'hoansi had experienced by 1986. No longer able to rely on hunting and gathering for subsistence, Ju/'hoansi collect mealie meal welfare, spend money earned from army jobs on alcohol and consumer goods...
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written by Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991 and John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1988), 22 mins
Description
In comparison to !Kung San: Traditional Life, this video shows some of the dramatic changes in life-style that Ju/'hoansi had experienced by 1986. No longer able to rely on hunting and gathering for subsistence, Ju/'hoansi collect mealie meal welfare, spend money earned from army jobs on alcohol and consumer goods, and live in a crowded area with increased fighting and illness. In comparison to !Kung San: Traditional Life, this video shows some o...
In comparison to !Kung San: Traditional Life, this video shows some of the dramatic changes in life-style that Ju/'hoansi had experienced by 1986. No longer able to rely on hunting and gathering for subsistence, Ju/'hoansi collect mealie meal welfare, spend money earned from army jobs on alcohol and consumer goods, and live in a crowded area with increased fighting and illness. In comparison to !Kung San: Traditional Life, this video shows some of the dramatic changes in life-style that Ju/'hoansi had experienced by 1986. No longer able to rely on hunting and gathering for subsistence, Ju/'hoansi collect mealie meal welfare, spend money earned from army jobs on alcohol and consumer goods, and live in a crowded area with increased fighting and illness. With a move back to traditional lands and development of cattle herding and subsistence agriculture, there is hope that Ju/'hoansi can be successful in a mixed economy.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991, John Marshall, 1932-2005, Tsamkxao ≠Oma, N!ae Kommtsa
Author / Creator
Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991, John Marshall, 1932-2005
Date Published / Released
1988
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
!Kung
Speaker / Narrator
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Topic / Theme
!Kung, Ju/'hoansi, Economics, Water supply, Land redistribution, Politics, Cultural change and history, Cultural identity, Tribal and national groups, Indigenous peoples, Ethnography, Ju❘’hoan
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
Subject
Economics, Water supply, Land redistribution, Politics, Cultural change and history, Cultural identity, Tribal and national groups, Indigenous peoples
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