User:Amwele/San people in Namibia


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The San people of Namibia  have been derogatively known as the Bushmen. In physical appearance they are of a small stature, yellow to light brown in skin colour and have black, peppercorn hair. Their traditional social organisation is nomadic and they construct only temporary shelters, usually from tree bark, palisades or grass.

In Namibia Nyae Naye Area is the main area of the San people, Tsumkwe being the capital of this area. Although the San are known to migrate to different areas during different seasons.

History
The San are considered to be the oldest culture in the world dating back over a hundred thousand years. Beautiful San rock art can be seen throughout Sourthern Africa where the San lived as hunter-gatherers. In the past 2000 years the San were slowly pushed to live in the arid sands of the Kalahari desert by Bantu tribes and white farmers who took the more fertile land for their crops and livestock.

Culture
Traditionally the San had no leaders or chiefs, personal decisions were made individually and group decisions were left to the group. When times were good groups could swell to over one hundred people but during drought times groups might dwindle to family units of less than 10 people.The San people followed water, game and edible plants, and were always mobile. They did not farm or keep animals and carried everything they possessed with them as they moved. Traditionally San women gathered edible plants, for food and sources of water, while the men hunted.