Informative Speech On Ju Hoansi Culture

I am very pleased and honored to see that our IUPUI students are able and willing to take the trip to Africa to explore a different culture from our own. I want you all to use this opportunity as a learning experience. Throughout this trip I want you fellow students to remember to avoid being ethnocentric. Therefore, I would like to inform you all about the very distinct Ju'/Hoansi culture and what you can expect moving forward.

As you read this please keep an open mind and remember that the culture we are used to and Ju'/Hoansi culture have very little similarities. First thing first, the Ju'/Hoansi are hunters and gatherers like many Native American's in the United States were. The Ju'/Hoansi settle in many different locations of Kalahari Desert. You must prepare for desert like conditions as well as prepare to represent us well. The Ju'/Hoansi will be dressed in leather with the men wearing tight fitting breechclouts and the woman wearing beaded aprons. They will be naked from the waste up. They are relatively short with the males being approximately five feet two and the woman being well under five foot. The women were fitted with necklaces, arm bands, and beads in their hair from ostrich egg shells (Lee 2003:3). They would all appear very skinny as if they had
The woman would perform the domestic labor, including cooking, cleaning, and childcare. The woman were mainly the gatherers. Woman would go around with bags across their body called "karosses." They gather large amounts at a time, to provide for everyone in the community for more than ten days. Men would also gather but would usually always hunt. The Ju would use a campsite for as long as they needed. They are very selective and picky on what they choose to eat. They start by hunting and eating their most desirable species. When these species selection start lowering they move onto less desirable species (Lee