Spirits of the Rocks: Culture of San Bushpeople

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The extraordinary rock paintings of the San bushpeople provide a culturally rich point of reconnection with humankind's collective past. In this program, anthropologists Patricia Vinnicombe-author of the groundbreaking book People of the Eland-and Frans Prins as well as Megan Biesele, cofounder of the Kalahari Peoples Fund, take part in an ethnographic sojourn with the San in South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia. To better understand this venerable indigenous people, they immerse themselves in their culture, partaking of their art, myths, beliefs, rituals, and healing dance
Fascination with the San Bushpeople (4:15)
Rock Paintings of the San Bushpeople (3:19)
Documenting Ancient Rock Paintings of the San Bushpeople (5:20)
Rock Paintings of the San Bushpeople: Storm Shelter Cave (3:55)
A Ceremony to Honor the Bushpeople (3:34)
Connecting with Spirits and Dreams (3:00)
Growing Up in the Land of the Bushpeople (7:26)
A Ceremony for Today's Bushpeople (4:13)
A Personal Journey to Africa (2:03)
Mistreatment of Today's Bushpeople (2:12)
Diamonds for Tobacco (2:34)
War on the Bushmen (5:06)
Bushpeople and the Eland (5:51)
Modern Bushpeople in Botswana (2:37)
Creation Myths and Rock Paintings (2:09)
Observations About the Bushpeople (4:09)
Modern Bushpeople in Namibia (2:27)
Hunting and God (1:32)
Healing Dance (8:46)
Connection to Early Ancestors (1:31)

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