Projects

Thara Tjua (Shaking House): Bushman Healing Conservancy

Bush Women

Women discussing the Bushman spiritual universe, Profiles of Healing, Volume 8, Ropes to God: Experiencing the Bushman Spiritual Universe

In 2004, the Ringing Rocks Foundation launched a major project in the village of Djokhoe in northeastern Namibia. At the request of community elders, a hut has been constructed that is designed to hold a digital archive of audio and video recordings of Bushman elders. The goal is to create a library of knowledge concerning their healing practices for future generations. The hut is solar powered, housed with a DVD player, DVD and CD recordings, photographs of traditional healers, and material culture associated with their shamanistic practices. Under the supervision of Bradford Keeney, Ph.D. and tribal leaders, the project is presently attempting to record the healing knowledge of all living Kalahari Bushman shamans.