The Story of a Kung Woman

N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman (1978)

This documentary from John Marshall portrays a !Kung woman named N!ai who shares her experience from 1951 to 1978. In 1970, the South African government restricted the subsistence area of 800 !Kung to less than half it's original size making their traditional lifestyle of hunting and gathering impossible. View a preview of the film.