“The genocide has had a very deep impact, not just on the destruction of indigenous knowledge, but also on the sense of damage on the dignity of the people because there’s been a transfer of the trauma and the loss of livelihoods, a loss of land that took place.“
Antonio Stuurmann, Member of the Technical Committee of NTLA (Nama Traditional Leader’s Association), in conversation with Leah Niederhausen, shares the transgenerational effects of the genocide committed by the German colonial empire against Nama and other indigenous groups in today’s Namibia. He highlights the interconnection between the losses of knowledge, dignity, land, and livelihoods.
Actor: Antonio Stuurmann
Item type: Quote from interview
Date: nov, 2025
Source: “Healing”. A Conversation with Antonio Stuurmann
Transcriptnr.: DANS number insert
Stored at: Hoachanas Community Library and Archives + DANS
DoJ Researcher: Leah Niederhausen
DoJ Research project: A Nama Community Archive as Restorative Justice? A Collaborative Pilot Project
Language: English
Context
A Nama Community Archive as Restorative Justice? A Collaborative Pilot Project
