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“That which we do, we do not do for ourselves. We do it for these children because…it is the children of this day that will take us into a new way of life.”

“That which we do, we do not do for ourselves. We do it for these children because…it is the children of this day that will take us into a new way of life.”

Jan van der Westhuizen (yahn vahn-der-vest-hay-zen), Khomani San healer

Khomani San, Khomani San - PR, Proven ResilientBlog Post AuthorOctober 26, 2020Khomani San

“We're all power. We all have power - one has this knowledge and one has a degree.”

“We're all power. We all have power - one has this knowledge and one has a degree.”

Belinda Kruiper (beh-lin-dah cry-per), author & widow of Khomani San artist

Khomani San, Khomani San - PR, Proven ResilientBlog Post AuthorOctober 26, 2020Khomani San

“I do not want to only talk about our traditions. I want to show people how to track and gather food... If I do not pass on what I know, who will?”

“I do not want to only talk about our traditions. I want to show people how to track and gather food... If I do not pass on what I know, who will?”

Andrew Kruiper (ann-droo cry-per), Khomani San tracker

Khomani San, Khomani San - PR, Proven ResilientBlog Post AuthorOctober 26, 2020Khomani San

“If a person who speaks our language dies then our language also dies. When you cover him with dirt the language is not like a plant that grows again.”

“If a person who speaks our language dies then our language also dies. When you cover him with dirt the language is not like a plant that grows again.”

Ouma/Una Rooi (oo-mah oo-nah roo-ee), Khomani San leader

Khomani San, Khomani San - PR, Proven ResilientBlog Post AuthorOctober 26, 2020Khomani San

“It is the knowledge and contribution of the elders that gives us confidence to claim our inheritance and heritage.”

“It is the knowledge and contribution of the elders that gives us confidence to claim our inheritance and heritage.”

Anna Festus (ann-nah fess-tuss), Khomani San community leader

Khomani San, Proven Sustainable, Khomani San - PSBlog Post AuthorOctober 26, 2020Khomani San

“The red Kalahari sand is like the blood of our people.”

“The red Kalahari sand is like the blood of our people.”

Buks Kruiper (books cry-per), Khomani San master tracker

Proven Sustainable, Khomani San, Khomani San - PSBlog Post AuthorOctober 26, 2020Khomani San

“I learned my knowledge of herbs from my mother. The knowledge was transferred from woman to woman, mother to daughter.”

“I learned my knowledge of herbs from my mother. The knowledge was transferred from woman to woman, mother to daughter.”

Ouma Geelmeid (oh-mah ggee-yell-mide), N/uu (noo) language teacher

Proven Sustainable, Khomani San, Khomani San - PSBlog Post AuthorOctober 26, 2020Khomani San

“I am a bushman. I am a GPS.”

“I am a bushman. I am a GPS.”

Oom Dawid Kruiper (oom dah-weed cry-per), Khomani San leader

Khomani San, Proven Sustainable, Khomani San - PSBlog Post AuthorJuly 18, 2018Khomani San