Examines the social and cultural changes being made by the bushmen of southern Africa’s Kalahari Desert as modern influences change traditional patterns of living and they become farmer-herders after thousands of years of being hunter-gatherers.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
505134
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Bushmen
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indigenous peoples - Kalahari Desert
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Kalahari Desert
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Bushmen
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social change
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)