"We're trying to reclaim our land"

Smith Moeti, an #Indigenous Bushman from #Botswana, speaks in front of the Court of Appeal about the denial of rights the Bushmen face by the Botswana government.

Smith’s uncle, Bushman elder Pitseng Gaoberekwe, died in 2021 and has since been denied the right to be buried on his ancestral land, inside the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). The appeal court will decide whether the burial will go ahead or not.

Preventing #Indigenous people burying their loved ones on their land is shameful. Support the Bushmen.

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