Dawids Return: Journey of an African Bushman
| Hours: | 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
| Ages: | Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $ see below |
| Category: | Lectures/Discussions |
By her side was Makai’s grandson, Dawid, a man as legendary as his forebear.
Dawid was 76 years old and easily the most famous Bushman in South Africa, having featured in numerous films, documentaries and books and for the most celebrated human rights victory for the Bushmen of Southern Africa.
In 1999, Dawid and his clan won a land claim against the former apartheid government.
Patricia will tell the story of what she witnessed on this trip: the fragments that remain in the Kalahari sand of a long-gone life; the extraordinary memory and tracking skills that helped Dawid find his grand-father’s artifacts, some 100 years after they’d been buried; the secrets that have been handed down from son to son.
Hear how losing their land brought the Khomani people to a state of utter despair and rage, and how going back to their heritage places helped to heal and restore them.
Learn what the Bushmen can teach us about respect for our natural resources, how to preserve them and how the ‘old’ Bushman attitudes hold the key to our environmental future.
Join us for a compelling and amusing talk about a journey with a group of irreverent storytellers, free spirits, hilarious mimics and loving people.
Please join us for a meet the speaker desert reception and book signing following the talk.
Pre-registration recommended.
Online registration available.
Patricia Glyn made her name as a broadcaster on South African radio and TV where she hosted news and actuality programmes, did profile interviews, music shows, quizzes and documentaries.
Once again Patricia and her professional team of photographers and filmmakers have brought back amazing photos and footage, the best of which have been selected to illustrate her talk about this grand adventure.
During the 13 years she was on air, Patricia spent her vacations enjoying the great African outdoors.
She hiked in wilderness areas, walked 500 kilometres through Zimbabwe at a rate of 50 kilometres per day, canoed sections of several of Africa’s great rivers, climbed Kilimanjaro twice, and Aconcagua (the highest mountain in the Southern Hemisphere) once – all but the last 300 metres when the team was beaten back by a killer storm.
In 2003, Patricia decided to make adventures her living and she spent three months at Mount Everest, reporting on the Discovery team’s efforts to stand on top of the world.
Her daily journal describing life on this great mountain was later published as a popular book called Off Peak.
Her next adventure was a 2000 kilometre walk from Durban to the Victoria Falls in the footsteps of her ancestor, Sir Richard Glyn, who got to the Falls soon after David Livingstone.
The two thousand kilometre journey took her along the old hunter/trader routes to the interior of Africa, often off-road and often in Big Five territory.
Footing with Sir Richard’s Ghost is the book Patricia wrote about this odyssey and it is a best-seller in South Africa.
| COST | ↑ top |
Adults: $12 Members; $15 Non-Members
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/program-catalog#program:sanctuary=11:program_code=37705
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
280 Eliot St, Natick, MA, 01760 map
Phone: 508-655-2296
See our website at www.massaudubon.org/broadmoor for a map, directions and the latest information.
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