the art of resistance in the media march 2018 at the march of genocide in the millions recalled the slaughter that the german colonial troops carried out against the ancestors of the heart at 0 unama. they were colonial german army uniforms it s a dark chapter in history that germany prefers to forget. you know maybe it s a history that burdens people to this day. and. the picturesque town of swack up more and maybe as atlantic coast. in front of the town hall stands the marine memorial which commemorates the german soldiers who brutally oppressed an uprising by the hereto people of namibia more than 100 years ago. and outreach the city councillor blocking me so copy introduced a motion for the monuments removal. is the birth of the bishop germany that s my opinion that s but it ought to be destroyed it. does mean.
peoples of namibia the herero revoke the letter of protection with the germans a resistance movement was born. someone had it all wrote. our people where wrong and mocked by german merchants. who was taken away with force. they were frightened maltreated. some men were shot like dogs when they refused to give away their women and children our chiefs consulted and determined that the war would not be their worries and would we had to go for. war was in the air for the germans this was an insidious insurrection of bloodthirsty savages. for the herero unama it was a war forced upon them. had it all called for armed struggle. let us be fair to day to. give away the fighting rather than by mel treatment.
acknowledged the genocide but what would be the result how would bird lynn address its responsibility i hope question paul ince was appointed chief negotiator the talks were held only within the media and government. descendants of the head of it all and nama victims were not invited to the negotiating table. and number representatives waited 2 years but negotiations stalled in 2017 they went to court in new york filing a class action lawsuit against germany the german government repeatedly failed to appear for the hearings ignoring the demands of the nama and headed old people. march of genocide has come to the cemetery. for the head oh unama the past is not over they pay their respects to their ancestors and remember their wounds. the government negotiations are still underway.
in 2011 representatives of the heavier unama people went to berlin to reclaim some of the remains that had been sent from the concentration camps nearly a century before. a joint ceremony was planned at the shanty to a hospital where many of the skull still were but all did not go as smoothly as hoped. german government officials were reluctant to receive the emissaries from namibia the delegation was told that the skulls were from head to toe and number of people who had died in namibia. the cause of death and the genocide remained unmentioned. the namibian delegation had hoped for an apology just as the german government had demanded for turkey with respect to the genocide against the armenians. d oh yes they must apologise they
herero unama it was a war forced upon them. had it all called for armed struggle. let us be fair to day to. well fighting rather than by mel treatment. on january 12th 1000 know for the 1st shots were fired. officers of the german administration railway stations and shops were attacked and destroyed white farmers were killed their wives and children were spared. on january 21st 1804 someone not at all wrote. back to. me. only. by the city. i mean you know mike i m with you just you know but.