Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Namibia Office (ed.): Nama Voices. Pains of the Past, Hopes for the Future, Windhoek 2024
Description of the book (on the back cover):
“This publication presents the voices of Nama and several Damara people in Namibia through more than 70 interviews with young, middle-aged, and elderly men and women from various backgrounds and areas.
It offers multifaceted and thought-provoking insights into how the colonial past of the Nama, Damara and Herero people is remembered, how the genocide that took place between 1904 and 1908 during the German colonial period still affects them today, both physically and emotionally, and whether benefits from a negotiated settlement between Namibia and Germany are likely to flow to them, and if so, along what avenues this should occur.
An introductory chapter also provides valuable background information on the history of the Nama people, the ongoing reconciliation process between Namibia and Germany since 2006, and the Joint Declaration issued in 2021 by the Namibian and German governments.”
- See the report on the book launch which took place on 10 September 2024 in Windhoek
The book is available free of charge at the office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Windhoek (95 John Meinert St / Cnr. Verdi St, Windhoek West).