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Friday, February 25, 2005 - Web posted at 8:54:54 GMT Who 'Owns' The Himba? RECENTLY, while on a trip to Palmwag to attend the funeral of Mike Hearn from 'Save The Rhino Trust', I experienced something which I found quite disturbing. |
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Travelling through Kamanjab with a well-respected Swedish humanitarian and photo journalist, Jens Assur, we stopped at the local shop for refreshments. Three Himba ladies in traditional dress were standing inside the shop in front of a cold drinks fridge. Jens found the picture quite surreal and humbly asked permission to take a photograph of the ladies against the unusual backdrop. After some deliberation between the cashier and the Himba ladies, we were advised to offer them a colddrink and N$10.00, which we did. However, in doing so, we were confronted by a local woman, Andrea Antonie, who warned us very aggressively to leave "Her Himbas" alone. We were astonished by her tone, and found her attitude strangely possessive. Of course, we assumed that she was trying to save the Himba's from exploitation until we found out that she has a business in the area, whereby tourists can visit these tribes Since when do the Himba tribe belong to anyone? I would be interested to find out how much remuneration goes back into the Himba community. Kathleen Halton Via e-mail |
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