HED4805
ASSIGNMENT 1
DUE DATE: 15 MAY 2026
, HED4805 ASSIGNMENT 1 2026
DUE 15 MAY 2026
The textual piece below is taken from the prescribed textbook: Seroto et al.
(2020), “Decolonising education in the Global South: historical and comparative
international perspectives”, chapter 3, Indigenous history and education before
colonial times. Read the extract below, and then answer the questions that follow.
Question 1
With reference to the text provided, answer the following questions:
1.1 Explain what is understood by the “indigenous” people of Southern Africa.
In Southern African history, “indigenous people” means the first communities who lived
in the region long before European colonisation and who have a deep connection to the
land. These groups include the San (also called Bushmen), the Khoi (Khoikhoi), and
later the Bantu-speaking people (Seroto et al., 2020, Chapter 3, pp. 40–58).
The San were hunter-gatherers who used advanced Stone Age tools. The Khoi were
pastoralists who kept animals like cattle and sheep, and they were skilled in making
pottery and crafts (Seroto et al., 2020, Chapter 3, p. 44). The Bantu-speaking people
came into Southern Africa about 2 000 years ago. They farmed crops, kept animals,
and introduced iron-smelting technology (Seroto et al., 2020, Chapter 3, p. 46).
All these groups had their own languages, beliefs, and ways of teaching knowledge
from one generation to the next before Europeans arrived. From a decolonised view,
indigenous people were not just affected by colonialism, but were active societies with
organised systems, strong economies, and rich knowledge that can still be useful in
education today (Seroto et al., 2020, Chapter 3, p. 58; Ndlovu-Gatsheni, 2013, p. 345).
ASSIGNMENT 1
DUE DATE: 15 MAY 2026
, HED4805 ASSIGNMENT 1 2026
DUE 15 MAY 2026
The textual piece below is taken from the prescribed textbook: Seroto et al.
(2020), “Decolonising education in the Global South: historical and comparative
international perspectives”, chapter 3, Indigenous history and education before
colonial times. Read the extract below, and then answer the questions that follow.
Question 1
With reference to the text provided, answer the following questions:
1.1 Explain what is understood by the “indigenous” people of Southern Africa.
In Southern African history, “indigenous people” means the first communities who lived
in the region long before European colonisation and who have a deep connection to the
land. These groups include the San (also called Bushmen), the Khoi (Khoikhoi), and
later the Bantu-speaking people (Seroto et al., 2020, Chapter 3, pp. 40–58).
The San were hunter-gatherers who used advanced Stone Age tools. The Khoi were
pastoralists who kept animals like cattle and sheep, and they were skilled in making
pottery and crafts (Seroto et al., 2020, Chapter 3, p. 44). The Bantu-speaking people
came into Southern Africa about 2 000 years ago. They farmed crops, kept animals,
and introduced iron-smelting technology (Seroto et al., 2020, Chapter 3, p. 46).
All these groups had their own languages, beliefs, and ways of teaching knowledge
from one generation to the next before Europeans arrived. From a decolonised view,
indigenous people were not just affected by colonialism, but were active societies with
organised systems, strong economies, and rich knowledge that can still be useful in
education today (Seroto et al., 2020, Chapter 3, p. 58; Ndlovu-Gatsheni, 2013, p. 345).
