From Genocide to Marginalisation: Narratives of San Communities in Namibia – Presentation

• From Genocide to Marginalisation: Narratives of San Communities in Namibia – Presentation •

From Genocide to Marginalisation: Narratives of Historical and Contemporary Realities of the !Xun, Ju|’hoansi, Naro and Haiǁom San Communities in Namibia

Information by the organiser, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Namibia (FES):

This report presents preliminary findings from qualitative fieldwork, conducted among San communities in Omaheke and Otjozondjupa Regions.

To be more specific, these communities are situated in Grashoek, Tsumkwe, Nyae-Nyae Conservancy, Gobabis, Drimiopsis, Tsaka, Kalkfeld and Otjiwarongo.

The purpose of this phase was to document oral histories and lived experiences related to colonialism, genocide, and their intergenerational effects. The research placed a particular focus on women and youth.

Tuesday, 28 April 2026
8:30 – 13:00

Venue: Hotel Thüringerhof, Cnr. Independence Avenue / Prof. Mburumba Kerina St (former Bahnhof St), Windhoek
Map: C3QM+MG6, Windhoek

Kindly confirm attendance on or before 27 April 2026 with Ms Cheryl Kahambea.
Email: office.fesnamibia@fes.de, phone: +264 61 417 500.

• See also the book “Beggars on our own land …” by Willem Odendaal (2024) in the ‘Secondary Sources’ section of this website. It is about the legal fight of the Haiǁom people for compensation. They were evicted from Etosha by the South African-controlled South West African Administration in 1954. The German colonial administration had proclaimed Etosha a national game reserve in 1907. However, the administration allowed the Haiǁom people to stay on their ancestral land.