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Title:

Bushman's secret [videorecording] : one cactus stands between hope and hunger / a documentary filmed by Rehad Desai.

Format:

[videorecording] :

Publisher:

Documentary Educational Resources,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

1 videodisc (65 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Medicine, African Traditional--Africa, Southern.
Cactaceae--Africa, Southern.
Plants, Medicinal--Africa, Southern.
San (African people)--Kalahari Desert.

Other Authors:

Desai, Rehad.
Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)

Notes:

An Uhuru production. This film was made with the assistance of the Sitheng/HIVOS Film Fund.

Summary:

"When South African filmmaker Regad Desai travels to the Kalahari to investigate global interest in ancient Bushmen knowledge, he meets Jan van der Westhuizen, a fascinating Khomani San traditional healer. Jan's struggle to live close to nature is hampered by centuries of colonial exploitation of the San Bushmen and of their land. Unable to hunt and gather, the Khomani now live in a state of poverty that threatens to see the last of this community forever."
"One plant make all the difference. Hoodia, a cactus used by Bushmen for centuries, has caught the attention of a giant pharmaceutical company. It now stands to decide the fate of the Khomani San."

OCLC:

(OCoLC)82199605

Locations:

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)