South Africa's forgotten bushmen fight for recognition (fwd link)

[Phillip E Cash Cash]

Language is a key component in the aspirations of the Khoi and Boesman
poeple's.

"The group has issued a memo for President Jacob Zuma with a list of eight
demands including full recognition of its traditional leaders.

The memo also calls for "full linguistic recognition of all our indigenous
Khoi and Boesman languages and the capacity to develop and proliferate these
among our people" and "a full review of all land-rights claims submitted by
our people and the proper and sustainable implementation of all agreements
relating to settled claims"."

Phil



On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 4:57 AM, Burner, Katie <kburner at rosettastone.com>wrote:

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> South Africa's forgotten bushmen fight for recognition
> Khoisan, southern Africa's first inhabitants, seek legal redress for
> 'injustices' and demand land rights as well as cultural protection
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> David Smith in Johannesburg
> guardian.co.uk,
> Monday 6 September 2010 19.56 BST
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> The first inhabitants of southern Africa are taking the government of South
> Africa to court for "cultural genocide and discrimination". The Khoisan –
> comprising pastoral Khoikhoi and hunter-gatherer San, or Bushmen – claim
> they were dispossessed by colonialism and still lack recognition by the
> democratic government.
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> Access full article below:
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> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/06/south-africa-khoisan-legal-action
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