Migration and Contact in the Khwebe Hills, Botswana

This paper will present results from recent research in the Khwebe Hills
of northern Botswana, specifically focusing on the impact of migration and
colonisation in the C19th. Two specific events will be highlighted; the impact
of BaTawana migration and settlement between c1805 and 1820, and
the later effects of European missionaries in the 1890s. In particular, this paper
will examine the interactions between the various incoming migrants and
their autochthonous host communities, and how migrant/colonising communities
responded to their new socio-political landscape. This research offers
an opportunity to re-examine the important theme of migration and colonisation
and its long-term impact. Furthermore, through the combined analysis
of the two linked case-studies, it will be possible to discuss the range and
scope of migration activity, juxtaposing regional migration, with global mobility.