Prof Henry (Jatti) Bredekamp Desmond Sampson Zenzile Khoisan Dr. Yvette Abrahams Ron Martin Priscilla de Wet

          "The Portuguese looked down on the 'savages' of the African continent, but they paid dearly for their arrogance when Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Portuguese India, was returning to Portugal in 1510. When his crew kidnapped some Khoi children al Table Bay to force the people to bring cattle for barter, the Khoikhoi launched a full size attack on the cream of the Portuguese nobility, killing fifty of the crew, including Almeida himself."

(Smith & Pheiffer 1993:11)



Chairperson:
Dr Basil Kivedo - Academic & Project Manager. Ukuthwalana Youth Development Project

Prof Henry (Jatti) Bredekamp, CEO of the Iziko Museum, opened the symposium. After his opening speech the following speakers presented their topics:

Desmond Sampson - Deputy Chairperson: Khoi & Bushman Volksraad
Dr Yvette Abrahams - Commissioner: Commission for Gender Equality
Priscilla de Wet - Heritage Practitioner & PhD candidate Rhodes University
Zenzile Khoisan - Author, Journalist & Deputy Editor: Eland News
Ron Martin - Chairperson: South Africa First People Museum Foundation

Items on the agenda:

	Building effective structures to achieve self determination: Why the Khoi and Boesman National Assembly was formed Desmond Sampson Publisher - Deputy Chairperson - Khoi and Boesman Volksraad/ National Assembly
	The Khoesan Approach to War and Conflict and the Impact of the d'Almeida Incident on Khoesan Culture Dr. Yvette Abrahams Commissioner, Commission for Gender Equality
	Indigenous' in a South African Context Priscilla de Wet Heritage Practitioner and PhD Candidate, Rhodes University
	Distortions and Omissions in Reporting the Khoi-San Indigenous Resurgence in Contemporary South Africa Zenzile Khoisan Author - Journalist - Deputy Editor Eland News
	Cultural Expression of a Forgotten Nation – Designing a Museum for Us Ron Martin Chairperson of the SA First Peoples’ Museum Foundation