Links to Bushmen/Hottentot Web Sites. An excellent starting point for Myths, Legends, pictures, photos & research.

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Koto & !Kamgow - 2 Kwa Bushmen from central Botswana. Link to many more photos. A Ju/wa baby with mother. From Bushmanland, Namibia Ra Saokwa carrying firewood in the central Kalahari Young Ju/wa woman near Nyae Nyae
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This is where you can find Web Sites, literature and information on a whole host of Bushman & related subjects. In the interests of offering a more balanced and fair presentation I have included links to sites often representing diverse viewpoints. These don't necessarily reflect my own opinion. You must judge each for yourself.

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Language & Science
Language Links
Ethnologue - Languages of the World - Complete listing of Living and recently extinct languages
  Khoisan Languages - Living, extant & extinct Sandawe Language
  Angola Botswana Namibia South Africa Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe - Living languages by country
  Angola Botswana Namibia South Africa Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe - Living language distribution maps
 
Electronic Bibliography for African Languages and Linguistics (EBALL) - Khoisan Languages
Bleek Collection - Early Khoisan language studies, many extinct, much never published. UNESCO World Register
Khoisan Pronunciation - pronunciation based on L. C. Lloyd (1911) and others. Hosted by sacred-texts.com
 
Other Science Links 
Y Chromosomes link Ethiopians to Khoisan - Semino, Santachiara-Benerecetti, Faleschi, Cavalli-Sforza, Underhill.
  Human Population Genetics Laboratory - Stanford University School of Medicine. 2002
Archaeology of the Ju/'hoansi - by Andrew D. Smith. University of Cape Town. Hosted by Kyoto University
Isaac Schapera - Full bibliography by Suzette Heald, Botswana University. Hosted by thuto.org
Journal Articles and Chapters in Books, 1930s-1960s - Berkeley University - Early African Anthropological research
Journey of Mankind - Migration of Homo Sapien from Africa - Genetic & Archeological evidence - Bradshaw Foundation
 
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General

National Geographic - Main site - Enter "Bushmen" in the search panel to get a full listing of articles
  Bushmen's last stand - Feature brief - You will need to subscribe to see full article.
Bushmen description and general history - South African Museum
Khoi description and general history - South African Museum
Healing & Singing - Recent Litooma workshops, interviews and studies amongst the Schmidtsdrift community.
History of Ghanzi area - Botswana - from the Kalahari Peoples Organisation
Overall view of current Bushman position - American Anthropological Association
Bibliography of contemorary papers and publications - San Organisation
Bibliography of contemorary papers and publications - by the Kalahari Peoples Organisation
Bushman Legends - W. H. I. Bleek & L. C. Lloyd - 1911 - Hosted by sacred-texts.com
Chronology of events in Ngamiland - Botswana - by the Kalahari Peoples Organisation
Chronology of (Bushmen) events in Namibia - Center for International Development & Conflict Management
 
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News & Issues
Kalahari Bushmen ejected from their Traditional Lands - Efforts to reclaim the Kalahari 
News Flash
Survival International News - Bushmen arrested & fined for hunting in the Kalahari
  History & perspective - American Anthropological Association
  Background and the campaign for restoration of historical rights - Survival International
  Evicted for Diamonds - Suspected reason for the Bushmen's eviction - Survival International
  Eviction brief - National Geographic News - April 2003
  Bushmen take government to Court - Cultural Survival - Report - October 2004
  Bushmen win right to re-open legal case - News report - BBC , July 2004
  Botswana Government Viewpoint - Daily News - Government mouthpiece
  Bushmen defy ban and return to Central Kalahari Reserve - National Geographic News - July 2004
  Business Day News - Use Search for latest reports on the Bushmen
  Survival International accused of fund raising gimmick - Mail & Guardian 5th December 2004
 
Khomani Bushmen regain Tribal Lands but other problems emerge
  Khomani win back some of their lands in South Africa - First Peoples Organisation
  Ground breaking success. ‡Khomani regain lands - Cultural Survival
  Tin Shack Bushmen - Khomani at Kagga Kamma - Opinion by Hylton White, UCT Press, 1995
  Internal strife amongst Khomani factions - Sunday Independant News - Nov 2004
  Sun sets on the San - Daily News - October 2004
  Kruiper clan split from Community Property Association - Sunday Times - July 2004
 
Schmidt's Drift x-South African Military Bushmen settlement
  Brief History - Commercial gallery history brief including contemporary Bushmen art samples
  Nelson Mandela gives farm to Bushmen settled at Schmidtsdrift - Dispatch news release - June 1999
  31 & 32 Bushman Battalions - History by Cobus Venter
 
Ju/'wasi in Botswana - Is all well under the stewardship of the West?
  Early Nyae Nyae history - by John Marshall
  Another historical viewpoint - by Victoria Butler - Hosted by the National Wildlife Federation
  History of the Kalahari Peoples Fund and Harvard University Involvement - by Megan Biesele
  The Ju/'hoensi - Brief history and a changed perspective - by Joachim Friedrich Pfaffe
  A Kalahari Family - 50 years on film by Chris Fujiwara - Short review
  Refugee Resettlement threat to Ju/'wasi - by David Kashweka - Pan African News Agency - Nov 2000
  UN sides with Ju/'wa over refugee resettlement plans - The Namibian Feb 2001
 
San Children Dance for Tourists in South Africa - Sunday Times news article - June 2004
 
Angola San fight for survival - A long but detailed Pdf file - Hosted by WIMSA
 
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Organisations
Survival International - Worldwide organisation supporting tribal peoples. Mobilises support for major campaigns.
Cultural Survival - Promoting the rights, voices and aspirations of indigenous peoples worldwide
First Peoples Organisation - Support worldwide for the development of the self determination of indigenous peoples
Working Group of Indigenous Minorities of Southern Africa (WIMSA) - Formed at request of San in five countries
Kalahari Peoples Fund - Support organisation by anthropologists, development workers, and interested individuals
Nyae Nyae Conservancy - Community-based Organization for the Ju/'wasi Indigenous Community
Nyae Nyae Development Foundation - supports San communities in the Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Commitee - Advocacy network of indigenous peoples organisation in Africa
Kuru Family of Organisations (KFO) - Affiliation of 8 Organisations in Botswana addressing different Bushman issues
  Letloa Trust - Support organisation for KFO
  Bokamoso Trust - Early childhood education with a focus on conserving cultural identity
  D'Kar Trust - Developing self sufficiency and community development amongst the Bushmen
  Gantsi Craft - Marketing arm for Bushman crafts serving 15 remote communities
  Komku Trust - Encouraging positive development and change amongst marginalised Busham communities
  San Arts & Crafts - Wholesale marketing of produce from Bushman & other marginalised communities
  Trust for Okavango Cultural and Development Initiatives (TOCaDI) - Sustainable resource utilisation
  South African San Institute (SASI) - Lobbying, fundraising, support & strategy
 
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Rock Art
Places & Geography 
Database of Rock Art Images Worldwide - World Archive of Rock Art (WARA) - 'Site in slow development'
Bradshaw Foundation - Ascent of mankind and extensive Rock Art references
Rock Art in Libya - Tertia Barnett, Toby Savage and Mark Roberts
Western Cape Rock Art Sites - Official South African Tourist Web Site
 
History & Analysis 
Overview of Rock Art in Southern Africa - Janette Deacon in collaboration with SARAP members
History & Archaeological Context of Rock Art in Libya - Tertia Barnett, Toby Savage and Mark Roberts
Magic, Diversity & the Ethnographic Contexts of San Rock Paintings - by Dr Anne Solomon (Heavy but informative)
 
Publications & Bibliographies 
Bibliography of Rock Art publications - emphasising Zimbabwe
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Contemporary Art & Crafts
Academic perspective on contemporay Bushman art - by Mathias Guenther, Wilfrid Laurier University
Kuru Family Organisation Arts & Crafts - Bushman crafts from Botswana comunities 
Gantsi Craft - Supporting Bushman Communities around Gantsi
!Xu + Khwe Cultural Project - Project for the developing Bushman Art in the Schmidtsdrift community. List of Artists
Art of Africa - Accredited commercial gallery dealing in contemporary Bushman art. Schmidtsdrift Artists
Vgallery - Commercial gallery dealing in contemporary Bushman art from the Schmidtsdrift area of South Africa
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