BORN IN ETOSHA - KEEPING IT ALIVE!

Documents

Documents and Maps of Hai||om indigenous knowledge

During the time from 1999 until today, extensive knowledge has been collected and prepared by members of the Xoms |Omis Project.

The information available up to now covers the following areas.

Places

  • list of placenames (Hai||om names and later given Afrikaans names)
  • map of important former Hai||om settlements, with roads accessible to tourists
  • poster-map of former Hai||om settlements and other important places, produced for the 100-year centennary of Etosha National Park in 2007

Click on map to download pdf

Haikom Traditional Place names

Plants

    • list of indigenous plants, Hai||om names and information about their usage.
    • map: important plant resources in Etosha National Park, produced for the 100-year centennary of Etosha National Park in 2007.

Click on maps to download pdf

Etosha Fruits Leaves

Etosha Roots Tubers


Animals

  • list of animals, Hai||om names, general information, use
  • animal stories
  • map: important animal resources, their migratory patterns and important hunting plances, produced for the 100-year centennary of Etosha National Park in 2007.

Click on maps to download pdf

Etosha Hunting

History

  • lifelines and maps: personal history of some of the Xoms |Omis Project members
  • maps of the boundaries of Etosha National Park 1907-2000
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