africa is a continent full of beauty
its beauty can be seen through its
places and its people
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series
where we take a look at some of the
indigenous people of africa
we'll be looking at their lifestyles
culture and getting to learn about their
life through their knowledge and
experiences
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today we'll be looking at the himba the
himba are
an indigenous people with an estimated
population of about 50 000
living in northern namibia and in
southern angola
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conveniently livestock farmers focusing
on breeding sheep and goats
but measure their wealth through the
amount of cattle they own
in a while full of health issues and
rising cases of obesity
the himba stay clear of that by sticking
to the traditional diet made up of sour
milk and maize porridge
on rare occasions such as weddings the
himba do eat meat but this is more of an
exception than a room
let's take a look at how they go about
their daily life women and girls tend to
perform more of the labor-intensive work
such as carrying water to the village
plastering their homes with a
traditional mixture of clay soil and cow
manure
collecting firewood cooking and serving
meals they
are also responsible for milking the
cows and goats
the men's main tasks are tending to
livestock hiding and animal sluttering
remarkable himba traits is that women
are not allowed to use water for washing
this applies to their bodies and to
their clothes
it may be due to drugs where water was
passed and only men were allowed to
access water for washing purposes
so how do they go about their hygiene
well by applying red ochre on their skin
and also taking smoke parts
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they put some smoldering charcoal into a
little bowl of hubs and wait for the
smoke to ascend
after that they'll bow over their
smoking all
and due to the heat they'll start
perspiring for a full body wash they
cover themselves with a blanket so that
the smoke gets trapped underneath the
fabric
they also apply red ochre cream that the
himba are famously known for
this is made by pounding the ochre stone
into small pieces
and mix it with butter slightly heated
using smoke and applying to
that to the body
hairstyles play a significant role
within the hinba community and reflect
marital status
age wealth and rank within the group
hair braiding is a communal activity
with the range of styles different
different from try to tribe close
relatives
spend hours creating elaborate and
socially symbolic hair cells
the braids they create are often
lengthened by including little woven
hair goat hair and artificial hair
extensions
hair is also seen as a symbol of
fertility amongst the himba community
where thick braids and lustrous hair
indicates a woman's ability to bear
healthy children
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himba are making money of tourism and
that's why they are allowing tourists to
visit
women stop what they're doing and send
handcrafts to the tourists
the namibian government has set laws in
place about tribal privacy and how that
should be kept it also has strict rules
about visiting the tribe and is
sensitive to their needs
there is an international law that
states that indigenous people have the
right to manifest practice develop and
teach their spiritual and religious
traditions customs and ceremonies
the right to maintain protect and have
access to
in their privacy to their religion and
cultural sites
all countries should be implementing
this law in my opinion
what other facts do you know about these
beautiful people what do you love about
their culture
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