The Damara People 🇳🇦🇿🇦🇧🇼 Together with the Bushman, the Damara belong to the oldest nations in Namibia. The Damara are thought to be of Bantu origin who speak a Khoisan dialect. It is speculated that the Damara were the first people to migrate to Namibia from the north. Their original culture was a mixture of an archaic hunter-gatherer culture and herders of cattle, goats and sheep. Due to their loose social structures the Damara were not able to ‘defend’ their culture during the colonizat

Traditional Dances Of The Damara. The Damara belong to the oldest nations in Namibia together with the Khoisan. Their original culture was a mixture of an archaic hunter-gatherer culture and herders of cattle, goats and sheep. Found in Namibia The Living Museum is a place where visitors have the unique opportunity to get to know the fascinating traditional culture of the Damara. 🎥 @raelooficial | Oh Afrika

The Damara people continue to emulate their ancestors by using ancient medicinal techniques with wild plants. These include mopane leaves and stink bush. However, once the plants don’t work, only then do they resort to modern medicine or seek medical treatment. This, according to tour guide Sioni ||Gaseb at the Damara Living Museum during a media familiarisation tour by the Namibian Tourism Board, is also to revive the original culture and prevent the complete loss of the tradition. Celma Ndhikw