botswana: Bushmen of the Kalahari and Destructive Anthropology

A small and quiet academic debate threatens tribal peoples around the world. It is largely sparked by the plight of the Gana and Gwi “Bushmen” in Botswana who are being forcibly removed from their lands, many think to clear the area for eventual diamond mining. A handful of anthropologists now oppose indigenous peoples' struggle for their land rights, especially in Africa but also more generally.