HED4805 Assignment 1 2026 - Distinction | Due 15 May 2026

HED4805 Assignment 1 Semester 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