Mama Penee : transcending the genocide / Uazuvara Ewald Kapombo Katjivena.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Katjivena, Uazuvara Ewald Kapombo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inaavinuise, Jahohora Petronella, 1893-1975.

Inaavinuise, Jahohora Petronella.

Genocide survivors--Namibia--Biography.

Genocide survivors.

Herero (African people)--Biography.

Herero (African people).

Namibia--History--Herero Revolt, 1904-1907.

Namibia.

Namibia--History--1884-1915.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (100 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Windhoek, Namibia : University of Namibia Press, [2020]

Summary:

Jahohora Petronella Inaavinuise, who came to be known as Mama Penee, was a young girl of eleven when her parents were shot in cold blood before her during the 1904-1908 genocidal war in Namibia. Waved away from the scene by a German soldier, she realised that it was her destiny to live. Finding water and food for herself and learning to avoid danger, she spent several months in hiding. Courageous and self-sufficient, she learned lessons in wisdom, calm, and what is truly important in life, lessons which she later imparted to her grandchildren in ways both ingenious and challenging. Her extraordinary personal qualities and influence shine from this story, told by one of her grandsons with the insight and understanding gained over a lifetime of reflecting on his grandmother.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Foreword – A Living Witness to History

Preface and Acknowledgements

Part One: Born to Survive

1. The Tree of Origins

2. Inherited Peace and the Threat of War

3. When Fear isn’t Enough

4. The Long Journey

5. The Way to Survival

6. Pleasantness

7. Humiliation at Work

8. Mama Penee gets Married

9. Settling in Okakarara

Part Two: Challenging Power

1. When the Beat Changes, so Does the Dance

2. “What Did You Learn at School Today?”

3. Snakes and White Cattle

4. The Power of Interpretation

5. The Need to Know and Understand

6. Who is Hurt?

7. The Fable about the Stomach

8. Patches

9. Who Owns the Fruit?

10. The Languages God Speaks

11. Laundry

12. The Taste of Sugar

13. Childhood Friends Come Face to Face

14. Deplorable Acts Generated by AI.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-109).

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ISBN:

9789991642796

999164279X

OCLC:

1427664806