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Those classified as Damara under apartheid legislation were settled in arid areas in and around Khorixas in the north-west of what was then SA-administered South West Africa.
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The double platform of the "Damara" by Betsey Johnson provides two benefits: height and stability.
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Schier's artisan makers are 12 Damara and Herero gentlemen, who craft each Vellie from velskoen or "field" shoe by hand from culled Kudo leather.
Tamsin Smith: Walk This Way Tamsin Smith 2011
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Schier's artisan makers are 12 Damara and Herero gentlemen, who craft each Vellie from velskoen or "field" shoe by hand from culled Kudo leather.
Tamsin Smith: Walk This Way Tamsin Smith 2011
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This species is very similar to the Damara ring-necked dove, Streptopelia capicola, but can be distinguished by its red orbital ring, which is clearly visible in the photograph above.
Mystery bird: African mourning dove, Streptopelia decipiens 2010
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Namibiablack 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5% note: about 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos tribe; other ethnic groups includes Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%
Ethnic groups 2008
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"So, are you going to be able to buy shoes for your grandson today?" he asks an old lady in the local Damara vernacular.
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"You can fly, you are female, the goddess Damara made flesh, your tears have healing properties and you can make the dead live again."
Archive 2008-03-01 Megan Arkenberg 2008
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Ethnic groups: black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5% note: about 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos tribe; other ethnic groups includes Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%
Namibia 2008
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A few species, like the greater kudu and the Damara dik-dik have even benefited from bush encroachment.
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