“If we have education we can be able to get land and we can be able to defend the land too.”
Shani Msafiri Mangola (shah-nee m-sah-feer-ee mahn-go-lah), law student, human rights activist
“I have dedicated myself to working on behalf of Hadzabe children - the olanakwe. I am fighting for educational sovereignty.”
Anna Philipo (ah-nah fill-ee-poh), advocate for hunter-gatherer education
“We're singing goodbye to the old camp and hello to the new camp.”
two unnamed Hadza women
“We are not interested in changing our culture to conform to the policy of the aggressors.”
Gudo Mahiya (goo-doh meye-yah), elder
“We stay here, to protect this place and the animals. And so we are patient.”
Mbugoshi (m-boo-go-she), hunter
“If you want to know who is Hadzabe, it is the land. Why? Because without land there is no Hadzabe.”
Nyanzobe Mpanda (nye-ahn-zoh-bay m-pahn-dah), elder
“This land is our land from the beginning. Through all the years we have lived here. We have buried our ancestors right here.”
Gonga Petro (gawn-gah peh-trow), Chairman, Village of Mongo wa Mono