Nama
Lands
southern Namibia and the Richtersveld and Namaqualand areas of South Africa's Northern Cape, with smaller communities in Botswana
Countries Namibia, South Africa, Botswana
Facts 3
History
On 28 May 2025 Namibia held its first official Genocide Remembrance Day, remembering atrocities against the Herero and Nama peoples under German colonial rule.
As of 2025 Source: IWGIA (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs), The Indigenous World 2026: Namibia (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
In 2003 South Africa's Constitutional Court recognized the Richtersveld Nama community's communal Indigenous right to its land and the resources in it.
As of 2003 Source: IWGIA (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs), The Indigenous World 2026: South Africa (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
In South Africa's Richtersveld, Nama families still build portable rush-mat houses called haru oms and move herds between seasonal grazing grounds.
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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