Links to Bushmen/Hottentot Web Sites. An excellent starting point for Myths, Legends, pictures, photos & research.

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Recorded History
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Koto & !Kamgow - 2 Kwa Bushmen from central Botswana. Link to many more photos.

A Ju/wa baby with mother. From Bushmanland, Namibia

Ra Saokwa carrying firewood in the central Kalahari

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This is where you can find Web Sites, literature and information on a whole host of Bushman & related subjects. In the interests of offering a more balanced and fair presentation I have included links to sites often representing diverse viewpoints. These don't necessarily reflect my own opinion. You must judge each for yourself.

Bushman Links Page

Language & Science

Language & Science

Language Links
Ethnologies - Languages of the World - Complete listing of Living and recently extinct languages
	Khoisan Languages - Living, extant & extinct	Sandawe Language
	Angola Botswana Namibia South Africa Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe - Living languages by country
	Angola Botswana Namibia South Africa Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe - Living language distribution maps

Bibliography for African Languages and Linguistics - Khoisan Languages
Bleek Collection - Early Khoisan language studies, many extinct, much never published.
Khoisan Pronunciation - pronunciation based on L. C. Lloyd (1911) and others. Hosted by sacred-texts.com

Other Science Links
Y Chromosomes link Ethiopians to Khoisan - Semino, Santachiara-Benerecetti, Faleschi, Cavalli-Sforza, Underhill.
	Human Population Genetics Laboratory - Stanford University School of Medicine. 2002
Archaeology of the Ju/'hoansi - by Andrew D. Smith. University of Cape Town. Hosted by Kyoto University
Isaac Schapera - Full bibliography by Suzette Heald, Botswana University. Hosted by thuto.org
Journal Articles and Chapters in Books, 1930s-1960s - Berkeley University - Early African Anthropological research
Journey of Mankind - Migration of Homo Sapien from Africa - Genetic & Archeological evidence - Bradshaw Foundation

General

General

National Geographic - General Overview - For a full listing of Articles > Go to Home Page and Enter "Bushmen" in the search panel.

Bushmen's last stand - Video Feature brief

Schmidtsdrift community - Brief Overview.

Overall view of current Bushman position - American Anthropological Association

DITSHWANELO - Botswana Center for Human Rights - overview & history of Botswana's Khoi & San communities, political & social upheavals.

Bibliography of contemporary papers and publications - San Organisation

Bibliography - Genocide and Ethnocide of San (Bushmen) in Southern Africa - Compiled by RK Hitchcock

Bushman Legends - W. H. I. Bleek & L. C. Lloyd - 1911 - Hosted by sacred-texts.com

Chronology of events - (Primarily in Botswana) - by the San Organisation (Working Group for Indigenous Minorities of Southern Africa)

Chronology of San Bushmen in Namibia - a Minorities at Risk Project - Hosted by UNHCR (The UN Refugee Agency)

Chronology of San Bushmen in Botswana - a Minorities at Risk Project - Hosted by UNHCR (The UN Refugee Agency)

John Marshall & Namibian Bushman Timeline - The Marshall Family have a long & dedicated relationship with the Ju/'hoan San

Stop Press

News & Issues

Bushmen Fight Ban on Borehole Water use in Central Kalahari - Mail & Guardian July 2010
	Survival International News - Bushmen denied access to Water
	Who's Land is it? - Different perspective on the Schmidtsdrift community settlement
	History & perspective - American Anthropological Association
	Background and the campaign for restoration of historical rights - Survival International
	Evicted for Diamonds - Suspected reason for the Bushmen's eviction - Survival International
	Eviction brief - National Geographic News - April 2003
	Bushmen defy ban and return to Central Kalahari Reserve - National Geographic News - July 2004
	Bushmen take government to Court - Cultural Survival - Report - October 2004
	Bushmen win rights to the Central Kalahari Reserve - News report - BBC , Dec 2006

Khomani Bushmen regain Tribal Lands but other problems emerge
	Elsie Vaalbooi - Open Democracy Historical perspective
	Land Claims . ‡Khomani regain lands - Cultural Survival 2002
	"Internal strife amongst Khomani factions" - Sunday In dependant News - Nov 2004 (Unfortunately this article is no longer available - Anyone have a Copy Pleese?)
Literature about this continuing problematic situation is getting very hard to find online. Anyone with copies or contacts can get in touch with me anytime. I will be archiving key Articles & Documentation in Future and addressing the multitude of Copyright with a view to public Caching Online.

Schmidt's Drift x-South African Military Bushmen settlement
	Brief History - Commercial gallery history brief including contemporary Bushmen art samples
	Nelson Mandela gives farm to Bushmen settled at Schmidtsdrift - Dispatch news release - June 1999
	31 & 32 Bushman Battalions - History by Cobus Venter

Ju/'wasi in Botswana & Namibia - Is all well under the stewardship of the West?
	Early Nyae Nyae history - by John Marshall
	Another historical viewpoint - by Victoria Butler - Hosted by the National Wildlife Federation
	"History of the Kalahari Peoples Fund" and Harvard University Involvement - by Megan Biesele (Now only available if you pay? Anyone with a pdf file Copy?)
	The Ju/'hoensi - Brief history and a changed perspective - by Joachim Friedrich Pfaffe
	A Kalahari Family - 50 years on film by Chris Fujiwara - Short review
	Refugee Resettlement threat to Ju/'wasi - by David Kashweka - Pan African News Agency - Nov 2000
	UN sides with Ju/'wa over refugee resettlement plans - The Namibian Feb 2001
	Nyae Nyae Conservancy - Ultimate transition to a working model in the modern world or Something else to go wrong. Questions & detractors

Angola San fight for survival - A long and detailed file of observations by Rulan Heunis Another perspective

Organisations

Organisations

Survival International - Worldwide organisation supporting tribal peoples. Mobilises support for major campaigns.

Cultural Survival - Promoting the rights, voices and aspirations of indigenous peoples worldwide

First Peoples Organisation - Support worldwide for the development of the self determination of indigenous peoples

Working Group of Indigenous Minorities of Southern Africa (WIMSA) - Formed at request of San in five countries

Kalahari Peoples Fund - Support organisation by anthropologists, development workers, and interested individuals

Nyae Nyae Conservancy - Community-based Organization for the Ju/'wasi Indigenous Community (Describes Organisation but has no Website)

Nyae Nyae Development Foundation - supports San communities in the Nyae Nyae Conservancy

Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Commitee - Advocacy network of indigenous peoples organisation in Africa

DITSHWANELO - Botswana Center for Human Rights

Kuru Family of Organisations (KFO) - Affiliation of 8 Organisations in Botswana addressing different Bushman issues
	Letloa Trust - Support organisation for KFO
	Bokamoso Trust - Early childhood education with a focus on conserving cultural identity
	D'Kar Trust - Developing self sufficiency and community development amongst the Bushmen
	Gantsi Craft - Marketing arm for Bushman crafts serving 15 remote communities
	Komku Trust - Encouraging positive development and change amongst marginalised Busham communities
	San Arts & Crafts - Wholesale marketing of produce from Bushman & other marginalised communities
	Trust for Okavango Cultural and Development Initiatives (TOCaDI) - Sustainable resource utilisation
	South African San Institute (SASI) - Lobbying, fundraising, support & strategy

Rock Art

Rock Art

Places & Geography

Database of Rock Art Images Worldwide - World Archive of Rock Art (WARA) - 'Site in slow development'

Bradshaw Foundation - Ascent of mankind and extensive Rock Art references

Rock Art in Libya - Tertia Barnett, Toby Savage and Mark Roberts

South African Public Rock Art Sites - Locations, rules & information (no photos)

History & Analysis

Overview of Rock Art in Southern Africa - Janette Deacon in collaboration with SARAP members

History & Archaeological Context of Rock Art in Libya - Tertia Barnett, Toby Savage and Mark Roberts

Magic, Diversity & the Ethnographic Contexts of San Rock Paintings - by Dr Anne Solomon (Heavy but informative)

Publications & Bibliographies

Bibliography of Rock Art publications - emphasising Zimbabwe

Art & Crafts

Contemporary Art & Crafts

"Academic perspective on contemporay Bushman art" - by Mathias Guenther, Wilfrid Laurier University (Now only available if you pay? Anyone with a pdf file Copy?)

Kuru Family Organisation Arts & Crafts - Bushman crafts from Botswana comunities

Gantsi Craft - Supporting Bushman Communities around Gantsi

!Xu + Khwe Cultural Project - Project for the developing Bushman Art in the Schmidtsdrift community. List of Artists

Art of Africa - Accredited commercial gallery dealing in contemporary Bushman art. Schmidtsdrift Artists

Vgallery - Commercial gallery dealing in contemporary Bushman art from the Schmidtsdrift area of South Africa

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