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The language that the Bushmen speak is a language that consists of a "click" sound. When written, the clicks are represented using "/," "?," or "!." The types of click sounds they make depends on what area they are from and the variations of the language differ from place to place. The different sounds are made by different ways of using the tongue to make the clicking noises. This is a very traditional language that has been spoken for many, many years and is still used by the Bushmen today.
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The San people believe that the universe is inhabited by a higher god, lesser good, animal spirits, and "gangwasi" or the deceased people. They believe that these spirits cause all or most serious illnesses and misfortune. The way they fix these illnesses is by using herbs, spells, magic formulas, and spiritual medicines from the gods. Not all deaths are caused by these evil spirits thought. If someone lived a long life and had a peaceful death, it was put simply that "heaven ate him/her." One of the myths that they have about their gods, is about all the people and animals living in the village together, and the village was being run by an elephant. In many cases, the elephant was to symbolize their higher god. But, the idea that the higher god was a leader, or a good god, is not always the same in other myths. In some myths, the higher god is evil and the lesser god is good. These beliefs differ from story to story, and person to person.
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The bushmen typically have nuclear families, and as mentioned in their hunting style, travel in bands. All of the people involved in these bands have equal status, but there is a rule for names. If two people have the same name, they may not be allowed to travel in the same band, but that is typically not a problem. In most cases, children are named after grandparents and other family members, so names do not usually get used by anyone outside of the family. Some things that the San people value most are art, music, and story telling. These things consist of key actions of survival, and their appreciation for nature and the animals that they hunt and kill. Nature and their environment is a big part of their culture and is something to be respected and valued by the San people.
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The San people of Africa are hunters and gatherers. In their culture, the women provide about 80% of the food for their families. They gather edible plants and berries and hunt game. To gather all of this, they form groups of different families to make a band of about 20-50 people that hunt and gather together. They also made rock paintings that showed the significance of their hunting experiences. Their paintings represented the power they felt from the animals that they killed. These paintings are also very spiritual for the bushmen and are believed to open portals to the spiritual world. At first, these paintings were seen as a very negative behavior by people who didn't understand the culture, but once it was realized as a spiritual practice, it was more accepted by researchers.
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Today, there is a lot of controversy over the way the Bushmen live, where they live, and whether or not they should have the rights they've had for so long. Many Bushmen tribes have been forced off their land and into settlement that are not suitable to the hunting that they are used to. Instead, they now grow most of their food. Many, along with this forced migration, have lost any rights they have ever had. They feel it is unfair to have these traditional rights taken away from them after living life that way for so long. Not only are they having their rights taken away, but there are also many cases of genocide with the Bushmen tribes. They are also being deprived of water, which is considered to be a "human right" which should never be taken away. All of this is because their way of life isn't seen as being "right" because of how traditional their culture is. A lot of this is being caused by the government taking over and forcing these people to change their ways of life.
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__**Works Cited:**__ __**Print Source:**__ "The Dobe Ju/'Hoansi by Richard B Lee (Used, New, Out-of-Print) - Alibris." //Alibris: Used Books, Used Textbooks, Rare & Out-of-Print Books//. Web. 25 Jan. 2011. . This source gives information on the life and culture of the San people of Africa. It goes into depth about their beliefs, values, and how they live.

"African Tribes - Bushmen/- San People." //African Safaris, African Tours, Africa Holidays and Africa Travel Guide//. Web. 25 Jan. 2011. . This source described the ways of the San people. Also, it goes into depth about the struggles they face today.
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__**Journal:**__ "Bushmen Denied Water, Launch Appeal | Mother Earth Journal." //Mother Earth Journal | Environmental Journalist Terri Hansen Reporting American Indian Tribes & Indigenous Peoples: Culture | Climate Change | Traditional Ecological Knowledge | Sustainability & Adaptation | Environmental Justice | Environmental Health | Environmental and Climate Disasters//. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. . This source described the issues that the Bushmen are facing today due to the government.

"Bushmen - New World Encyclopedia." //Info:Main Page - New World Encyclopedia//. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. .
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This source provided a picture of their rock art. It also gave information about how the purpose of these paintings was not only to show their appreciation, but it was spiritual for the Bushmen as well.

"San Culture." //WebNB - Sustainable Suffolk//. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. . 
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This source provided pictures of the art they made to show their appreciation of nature and animals. It also told the significance of their environment in their culture.