The first Khoena animation is preserving South Africa’s indigenous stories from our pride is showing Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 65 sec
✓ Published: 23-Sep-2021

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For centuries, the Khoena people of South Africa have passed on their stories through oral tradition. While they were the original inhabitants of the Cape region, colonisation and apartheid has imperilled their history. “The Khoena culture is being threatened by the loss of its heritage and the loss of its language,” Deidré Jantjies says. An activist and producer, she is preserving indigenous identity with the first Khoena animation. “I wanted brown-skinned children to see themselves so t