Ovatue
The Ovatue , also called Ovatwa , are an indigenous people in Namibia . They are a shepherd people in the Kunene region in northwestern Namibia . Their traditional settlement areas are the more mountainous regions, including the Baynesberg .
The Ovatue, like the Ovatjimba , are often equated with the Himba , but are more closely related to the Herero . In addition, they are not nomadic hunters and gatherers like the traditional Himba are .
They are considered to be one of the most marginalized groups in southern Africa . The Namibian government has been promoting Ovatue since 2007 as part of the San Development Program . About 300 Ovatue families were relocated to the villages of Ohaihuua, Otjikojo and Otjomuru. There they received houses and farm animals and have access to schools and health centers.
literature
- Ombudsman Namibia (Ed.): Guide to Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Namibia. Windhoek 2016. ( PDF ; English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Indigenous World 2019: Namibia. IWGIA. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑ Ovatue group on the edge of civilization. New Era, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2020.