!Khwa ttu San Heritage Centre Featured Exhibitions: Enter the world of the San, southern Africa's First People

!Khwa ttu San Heritage Centre provides a platform for San to share and explore San history and culture among both San community members and local and international visitors. On their 'Featured Exhibitions' page the information on the following topics can be found: Genetics and Human Origins - !Khwa ttu has worked in co-operation with geneticists who are exploring how the San fit into accounts of the origins of all people from Africa. Eight videos are featured presenting the work of Brenna Henn, Carina Schlebusch and Himla Soodyall. The individual video topics include: (1) Why is our San history so important? (2) We are all from Africa. Do we come from southern Africa? (3) Are San descendents of the earliest people in southern Africa? (4) Are San first people? (5) Did your ancestors leave Africa 60,000 years ago? Or did they stay? (6) Who are the KhoeSan? How are the Khoe and the San different? (7) What is the relationship of Coloured people to KhoeSan people? (8) Do South Africans have KhoeSan ancestry? The Emergence of Human Creativity - Archaeologists describe four sites that provide us with information on the ancestral legacy and history of humanity in southern Africa. The archaeological sites include: Diepkloof Shelter, Pinnacle Point, Klassies River and Border Cave. Loss of San Land and Lifestyle - An animated video representating the land loss of indigenous people starting from 2000 years ago to 1965. The video was undertaken by Josh Cohen under the commission of !Khwa ttu San Heritage Centre. The San Healing Dance - The site offers a video entitled 'The last tribal dance' where people have the opportunity to witness a San healing dance by

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eng !Khwa ttu San Heritage Centre Featured Exhibitions: Enter the world of the San, southern Africa's First People
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eng !Khwa ttu San Heritage Centre provides a platform for San to share and explore San history and culture among both San community members and local and international visitors. On their 'Featured Exhibitions' page the information on the following topics can be found:

Genetics and Human Origins - !Khwa ttu has worked in co-operation with geneticists who are exploring how the San fit into accounts of the origins of all people from Africa. Eight videos are featured presenting the work of Brenna Henn, Carina Schlebusch and Himla Soodyall. The individual video topics include: (1) Why is our San history so important? (2) We are all from Africa. Do we come from southern Africa? (3) Are San descendents of the earliest people in southern Africa? (4) Are San first people? (5) Did your ancestors leave Africa 60,000 years ago? Or did they stay? (6) Who are the KhoeSan? How are the Khoe and the San different? (7) What is the relationship of Coloured people to KhoeSan people? (8) Do South Africans have KhoeSan ancestry?

The Emergence of Human Creativity - Archaeologists describe four sites that provide us with information on the ancestral legacy and history of humanity in southern Africa. The archaeological sites include: Diepkloof Shelter, Pinnacle Point, Klassies River and Border Cave.

Loss of San Land and Lifestyle - An animated video representating the land loss of indigenous people starting from 2000 years ago to 1965. The video was undertaken by Josh Cohen under the commission of !Khwa ttu San Heritage Centre.

The San Healing Dance - The site offers a video entitled 'The last tribal dance' where people have the opportunity to witness a San healing dance by
eng Khuntu Boo. The 'Featureed Exhibitions' page contains additional text-based information on San healing.
Subject
eng Khoisan (African people)-History
eng History-South Africa
eng Group identity-Khoisan (African people)
eng Human genetics-Africa
eng Khoisan (African people)-Social life and customs
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eng !Khwa ttu San Heritage Centre
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eng Repatriated knowledge