There are many different San groups - they have no collective name for
themselves, and the terms 'Bushman', 'San', 'Basarwa' (in Botswana) are used.
The term, 'bushman', came from the Dutch term, 'bossiesman', which meant
'bandit' or 'outlaw'.
The San are the oldest inhabitants of Southern Africa, where they have lived for at least 20000 years. The term San is commonly used to refer to a diverse group of hunter-gatherers living in Southern Africa who share historical and linguistic connections. The San were also referred to as Bushmen, but this term has since been abandoned
as it is considered derogatory.
These do not domesticate animals or cultivate crops, even though their knowledge of both flora migratory people and fauna is vast. The San categorized thousands of plants and their uses, from nutritional to medicinal, mystical to recreational and lethal.
The Kalahari Desert Festival is the convergence of dance,music,culture,history beneath the Kalahari's towering red dunes. It is flagship festival hosted by South Africa's very own Khomani San and celebrates the rich diversity of indigenous groups through the arts.
The San (and Namibia. Living in one of the most inhospitable terrains in the world, the San survived by hunting wild game and gathering roots and tubers.or Basarwa) people of the Kalahari are more commonly known as the Bushmen. The Kalahari is a vast desert that stretches over South Botswana Africa.
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themselves, and the terms 'Bushman', 'San', 'Basarwa' (in Botswana) are used.
The term, 'bushman', came from the Dutch term, 'bossiesman', which meant
'bandit' or 'outlaw'.
The San are the oldest inhabitants of Southern Africa, where they have lived for at least 20000 years. The term San is commonly used to refer to a diverse group of hunter-gatherers living in Southern Africa who share historical and linguistic connections. The San were also referred to as Bushmen, but this term has since been abandoned
as it is considered derogatory.
These do not domesticate animals or cultivate crops, even though their knowledge of both flora migratory people and fauna is vast. The San categorized thousands of plants and their uses, from nutritional to medicinal, mystical to recreational and lethal.
The Kalahari Desert Festival is the convergence of dance,music,culture,history beneath the Kalahari's towering red dunes. It is flagship festival hosted by South Africa's very own Khomani San and celebrates the rich diversity of indigenous groups through the arts.
The San (and Namibia. Living in one of the most inhospitable terrains in the world, the San survived by hunting wild game and gathering roots and tubers.or Basarwa) people of the Kalahari are more commonly known as the Bushmen. The Kalahari is a vast desert that stretches over South Botswana Africa.
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