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 Bush-hunting San People —
Botswana

The San people , also known as Bushmen are members of various indigenous
hunter-gatherer peoples of Southern Africa. Sadly, the San people were
evicted of their ancestral land in the 1950s and they were forced to switch to
farming as a result. Banned from hunting, and forced to apply for permits to
enter the reserve, they are now being pushed to the brink of extinction.
In Ghanzi, Botswana, we went out to the bush with a group of San people who
showed us how they gathered herbs for medication and plants for food. It was
really interesting to see the way they behave and speak and learn how they’re
using the same survival techniques as they have for centuries.
Bush-hunting
San People —
Botswana
The Huli is the largest ethnic group in the Highlands, with a population
somewhere between 300,000 to 400,000 people, covering the whole of Tari.
Huli men are best known for their custom of wearing decorative woven wigs,
that are used as elaborate headdresses and decorated with bundles of multi-
colored feathers during singsings (celebratory festivals). These wigs are
specially made by a unique clan known as the Huli Wigmen, who attend wig
schools and live together in isolation from the rest of the community.
 Nomadic Maasai Warriors —
Kenya and Tanzania

The Masai are a semi-nomadic people from East Africa who are known for their
unique way of life as well as their cultural traditions and customs. Living across
the arid lands along the Great Rift Valley in Tanzania and Kenya, the Masai
population is currently at around 1.5 million, with the majority of them living in
the Masai Mara. They are reputed to be strong warriors who hunt for food and
live closely with wild animals. Dressed in bright red Shuka cloth and colorful
beaded jewelry, the warrior men proudly adorn themselves with what looks to
Western eyes like women’s attire.
 Nomadic Maasai
Warriors —
Kenya and Tanzania
 Karen Women with Elongated Necks —
Myanmar and Thailand

In the border mountains between Burma and Thailand live the Karen people, a
tribal group related to the Tibetans. Today, their tribe numbers around 40,000
people as more and more of them are moving to the cities. The Karen people
are most famous for the neck rings worn by the women of the tribe for
beautification purpose. The first coil is applied when the girl is five years old and
with the growing is replaced by a longer coil. Sadly, the number of Karen
women who still practice this custom is dwindling and many people are
exploiting them for tourism.
Karen Women
with Elongated
Necks —
Myanmar and
Thailand
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