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More Information
Below you can find more information about indigenous peoples and Botswana from the following sources:
 Links to organisations
IWGIA publications
News and developments on IWGIA's website |
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Links to organisations
Below you can find links to organisations working with San issues:
Indigenous Peoples of Africa and the San People
Website with information about indigenous peoples of Africa, especially about the San. The website has links to different indigenous organisations (IPACC, WIMSA, KURU, SASI)
www.san.org.za
KFO - The Kuru Family of Organisations
KFO is an affiliated group of eight NGOs working in Botswana and South Africa that has the common goal of empowering the San in southern Africa.
www.kuru.co.bw
WIMSA - The Working Group for Indigenous Minorities in Southern Africa
WIMSA was established in 1996 at the request of the San in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, to provide a platform for their communities to express their problems, needs and concerns.
www.san.org.za/wimsa/home.htm
IPACC - The Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Committee
IPACC is an advocacy network of indigenous peoples organisation in Africa. IPACC has over 70 members around the continent.
www.ipacc.org.za
SASI – South African San Institute
SASI is an independent, Non-Governmental Organisation that mobilises resources for the benefit of the San peoples of southern Africa as mandated by the Working Group of Indigenous Minorities in Southern Africa (WIMSA) and other San organisations.
www.san.org.za/sasi/home.htm
FPK – The First People of the Kalahari
FPK is a San organisation based in Ghanzi working for the recognition of the rights of the San. It does not at this time have a Web page but can be reached at: fpkbotswana@fastmail.fm
DITSHWANELO - The Botswana Centre for Human Rights
DITSHWANELO is a locally based advocacy organisation, which was founded in 1993 and which plays a key role in the protection and promotion of human rights in Botswana society.
ww.ditshwanelo.org.bw
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IWGIA publications
Below you can find links to those IWGIA publications dealing with indigenous peoples' issues in Southern Africa. Some of the publications can be downloaded free of charge.
Books
Report of the African Commission's Working Group of Experts on Indigenous Populations/ Communities, by African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) and IWGIA, 2005, (in English and French) - The publication can be downloaded.
Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Southern Africa, by Robert Hitchcock & Diana Vinding, 2004, IWGIA Document no.110
Bushmen and the Politics of the Environment in Southern Africa, by Robert Hitchcock, 1996, IWGIA Document no. 79
Articles from Indigenous Affairs
Mother Tongue: Old Debates and New Initiatives in San Education, by Maitseo Bolaane and Sidsel Saugestad, Indigenous Affairs 1/2006 - Download the whole issue of Indigenous Affairs
Education and the San of Southern Africa, by Jennifer Hays and Amanda Siegrühn, Indigenous Affairs 1/2005
Traditional Water Knowledge and Emancipation of Hunter-Gatherers in Southern Africa, by Cornelis VanderPost, Joram /Useb and Nigel Crawhall, Indigenous Affairs 4/2004 - Download the whole issue of Indigenous Affairs.
The Rise of Indigenous Peoples Civil Society in Africa 1994-2004, by Nigel Crawhall, Indigenous Affairs 3/2004 - Download the whole issue of Indigenous Affairs.
Struggling for the Right to return: The Residents of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve vs. the Government of Botswana, by Diana Vinding, Indigenous Affairs 4/2003 - Download the whole issue of Indigenous Affairs
Decentralization, natural resource management, and community-based conservation institutions in Southern Africa, by Robert K. Hitchcock, Indigenous Affairs 4/2001
Indigenous Self-Organisation in Southern Africa - the Example of WIMSA, by Kxao Moses #Oma, Indigenous Affairs 2/1999 (Description not available)
Resettlement of Khwe Communities Continues, by Christian Erni, Indigenous Affairs 3-4/1997 (Description not available)
Bushman's Decision to Relocate the People of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Consensus or Genocide?, Robert Hitchcock, Indigenous Affairs 3/1996 (Description not available)
Hunter-Gatherers in Botswana and the Land Issue, by Liz Wily, Indigenous Affairs 2/1994 (Description not available)
The San of Botswana: Legal Status, Access to Land, Development and natural Resources, by Batlhalefhi Moeletsi, Indigenous Affairs 4/1993 (Description not available)
The Inconvenient Indigenous Peoples, by Sidsel Saugestad, Indigenous Affairs 2/1993 (Description not available)
Game Park vs. the San. Conservation and sustainable development in Kalahari, by R. K. Hitchcock, Indigenous Affairs 1/1991 (Description not available)
Indigenous peoples and Wildlife Utilisation Schemes, by Robert Hitchcock, Indigenous Affairs 59/1989 (Description not available)
Ranches, Resettlements and Land Rights among the Tyua of Northern Botswana, by Robert Hitchcock, Indigenous Affairs 57/1989 (Description not available)
Impacts of drought upon Kalahari San population, by Robert Hitchcock, Indigenous Affairs 45/1986 (Description not available)
The Indigenous World (available for downloading as PDF files)
The Indigenous World 2007 - Botswana
The Indigenous World 2006 - Botswana
The Indigenous World 2005 – Botswana
The Indigenous World 2004 – Botswana (not available for downloading)
The Indigenous World 2002-03 – Botswana
The Indigenous World 2001-02 – Botswana
The Indigenous World 2000-01 – Botswana
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News and developments on IWGIA's website
Click here to go to latest news on indigenous issues in general
Click here to go to the African section of the news archive
In June 2005 the members of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities in Africa conducted an official country mission to Botswana – click here to read the documents from the mission.
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