Meet the Laureates:
Interview with Jumanta Gakelebone, First People of the Kalahari (ʻAlternative Nobelprizeʼ), Botswana.
Jumanta Gakelebone represents the Bushmen’s organization First People of the Kalahari (’Alternative Nobel Prize’ 2005) in Botswana.
Recognized as a spokesperson, Jumanta has defended his people’s rights against government persecution, helping to map their traditional territories to show their detailed knowledge and conservation of the land and its natural resources.