Xun

The ǃXun, or ǃKung, are among the San peoples of the Kalahari and the country to its west. Different groups use the names ǃXun and Ju, both words for people. Hunting and gathering have long been part of their way of life. In the Nyae Nyae country, Juǀʼhoan communities gathered mangetti nuts and other plants, dug roots for water, and hunted game with bows and poisoned arrows. Healing dances brought the community together, sometimes continuing through the night.