San people removed from their land (Roy Sesana), Botswana

To Watch Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tH1jGeD7MI © SommerFilms, 2007 (by Rebecca Sommer) - for Earth Peoples (www.earthpeoples.org)
contact: SommerFilms@gmail.com

NOTE: 27. January 2011, Botswana's supreme court decided that the San have the right to return to their original settlement places in the Kalahari dessert and their right to fully access water.

Background video clip filmed by Rebecca Sommer: ROY SESANA is the spokesperson for the SAN people ('Bushmen'), (Gana, Gwi and Bakgalagadi) from the central Kalahari in Botswana.

The 4,000 Gana and Gwi were amongst the last SAN ('Bushmen')
living on and from their own land in a largely self-sufficient way.

In 1997 and 2002, after years of harassment, the Botswana
government evicted them - and their neighbors the Bakgalagadi --
from their ancestral lands in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR).

5 AUGUST 2009
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Bushman elder, CKGR, Botswana 2004
© 2004 Stephen Corry/Survival
An attempt by the Botswana government to punish Bushmen for hunting to feed their families has backfired after a magistrate let them off with a caution, and ordered their release from prison.

Six Bushmen were arrested in 2007 for hunting without permits in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (their ancestral land), but were only recently charged.

The governments decision to charge the men came shortly after the Bushmen started court proceedings over the water borehole that was their main source of water in the reserve.

The government sealed the borehole when it evicted the Bushmen in 2002, and has refused to allow the Bushmen to use it again, even at their own expense. Instead, the Bushmen are expected to make a round trip of up to 400km to collect water if they want to live in the reserve, and face arrest if they hunt there.

Although Botswanas High Court ruled in 2006 that the governments refusal to issue hunting permits to Bushmen was unlawful, not a single permit has been awarded for use in the reserve since.

Survivals director Stephen Corry said today, President Khama proudly proclaims his conservation credentials by sitting on the board of Conservation International, but he seems quite happy to treat the Bushmen worse than animals. Its quite clear that his government is determined to defy its own High Court and make the Bushmens life in the reserve impossible.

'The Bushmen are not allowed access to their own water, theyre refused hunting permits, and theyre arrested when they do hunt, which is the only way they can feed their families. Thankfully the magistrate in this case takes a more humane view of how to treat people.

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[chrismychi]

the khoi san are perhaps the most civilized people on the earth, the oldest known family on earth was of the khoi san...these are one of the few people who still live off the land as God intended, let us not poison them with our ungodly western way of life...

[Kuzcokaya]

U need to shut the fuck and get a damn brain godamnit, this their culture they love it and they want to keep it. they do not want the WHITE culture. and u can just drop death.

[84tebogo]

roy sesana ka bomatla bathong ba modimo hei !!!!!

[MrsJustis]

Natives are not brain washed as they do not watch TV but YOU are and if YOU do not see in what mess this world is and do not stop them they will destroy your way of life eventually to. World Bank which has been in the hands of one evil Zionist family is stealing peoples property all over the world in many ways and creating conflicts and wars for century's . They practice occultism and glorify Satan. You can see the symbolism on the dollars, architecture, popular film and music industry.



[nayungagarr]

@chrismychi San seem physically more evolved maybe we left Africa too early??

[jpcaesar1989]

Fuck you ROY Sesana. U drive a bmw x5 why dont u sell that car and go live in the bush like people u claim to represent.bushmen now have guns and horses and if they are allowed they gonna kill all the animals. fuck you survival international.

[Plions22]

@HomoGnosticus where do you come from to call Bostwana pig disgusting, hahahaaaa?

[mbkfm1]

These people were not forced out of tht land they were even compesented for all tht they owned nw aftr they have used all tht money they want to go back... wen they wer still livin there...people get your facts right these people are pouching and they are claiming to be opressed give me a break who do they think they r ......we are all batswana livin in a civilised world ,i mean who lives in a game reserve....

[spungi100]

this is BS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[SsjTurles]

The San people are the oldest animal-worshiping people on the planet! They worship the Great Serpent which they believe "descended from the heavens & birthed man" - Sounds a bit like the ancient Japanese theory that Dragons from the sky created man - Wait a sec; that sounds strangely similar to ANOTHER African belief that the "Chitauli" or "children of the Serpent" descended from the sky in fiery ships & created man... Waaaait a sec.... visit my links! ;D

Light & Love.

[ke467]

i hope they can get their land back. the khoi sans ppl are some of the oldest ppl in africa and in the world.

[nautjay]

get a job idiot and stop whining for Tax payers money