Ju/’hoansi
Economic Stability for the Ju/’hoansi
Deutsche Welle, the prominent German international broadcaster, carried a news story about the economy of the Ju/’hoansi on Saturday that provided a fairly hopeful perspective on the prospects for their Nyae Nyae Conservancy in northeastern Namibia. The reporters described, in an English language report, several different ways the people are now able to make money […]
Ju/’hoansi Need Qualified Teachers
Schools in the Nyae Nyae Conservancy are having a variety of troubles, according to an article last week in the New Era, a newspaper published in Namibia. The Ju/’hoansi founded schools in Tsumkwe, the major town in their territory, to provide an education in their own language for children grades one through three. Cwisa Cwi, […]
Invasion of Ju/’hoansi Territory Finally Settled
An invasion of the Ju/’hoansi territory in Namibia known as the Nyae Nyae Conservancy, which began nearly two years ago, ended in a Namibian courtroom on Tuesday last week. The farmers who illegally invaded the indigenous reserve have been fined and the case appears to be closed. The dispute started in early May 2009 when […]
Appraisal of John Marshall’s Ju/’hoansi Films (journal article review)
The significance of John Marshall’s life is not so much that he made accurate films about the Ju/’hoansi, as that he returned, again and again, to film the same people so he could effectively tell their stories. For 50 years, beginning in the early 1950s, Marshall chronicled their lives, capturing with his films, which were […]
Altruism Is Undercut by Anonymity [journal article review]
The cultural beliefs of some societies, such as the Ju/’hoansi, prompt people to share generously, to forgive failures, and to act altruistically. But there’s a catch. The actors and their actions must be known publicly. When people can act anonymously, their behavior may become more self-focused. Polly Wiessner, an anthropologist who has studied the Ju/’hoansi […]
The Ju/’hoansi and the Anthropologists: an Overview [journal article review]
A generation or two ago, anthropologists celebrated the Ju/’hoansi as an archetypical peaceful society, a people who sometimes had their squabbles but who were so dependent on one another that serious fighting was simply out of the question. The scholars who were involved with various research projects in the Kalahari Desert described the ways the […]
Ju/’hoansi Strive to Expel Invaders—Peacefully
The peaceful Ju/’hoansi, who live in the northeastern Namibian town of Tsumkwe, may be getting closer to a settlement with the Herero who invaded their lands last year, according to a recent news report. The Legal Assistance Centre (LAC), which is representing the San people in their dispute with the invaders, has issued a deadline […]
Politicians Visit Ju/’hoansi, but Nothing Happens
The Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia visited the Ju/’hoansi town of Tsumkwe recently to investigate the controversial invasion of the Nyae Nyae Conservancy lands by farmers from nearby Gam. The Tsumkwe councilor, Moses Coma, evidently didn’t mince his words when he discussed the Ju/’hoansi problems with Marco Hausiku, the Deputy Prime Minister. Mr. Coma indicated […]
Ju/’hoansi Reserve Overrun by More Invaders
Over the past year, Herero farmers have been invading the Ju/’hoansi territory—the Nyae Nyae Conservancy—in Namibia. The nation does not seem able, or willing, to help. AllAfrica.com, a large Internet distributor of news about Africa, ran a story last week on the first anniversary of the invasion. The current situation sounds quite discouraging for the […]
Legal Negotiations in Namibia over Invasion of Ju/’hoansi Territory
The Namibian farmers who invaded Ju/’hoansi lands with their cattle earlier this year are appealing to the High Court of Namibia to reverse the government’s decision to auction off their animals. The New Era, an official Namibian publication, reported last week that government lawyers recently wrote to Patrick Kauta, the attorney for the farmers, to […]
