Purpose

The purpose of this article is to discuss accessing oral history in building an inclusive archives from communities that once dwelled in the Kruger National Park. In March 2022, in the Daily Maverick, the South African Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy stated that there is a need for a shift to an Africanised conservation approach that embraces the diverse cultures, traditions and knowledge systems in South Africa. It is, thus, important for wilderness areas in South Africa to undertake projects to collect and share indigenous knowledge that can be captured and used to conserve wilderness areas.

Design/methodology/approach

The research methodology that was applied for the purpose of this study is a multimethod approach but is dominated by a qualitative approach.

Findings

During three interviews, three focus groups of five persons and three onsite visits, several concerns were identified as requiring more investigations and efforts to ensure archives can be publicly accessible.

Originality/value

History on Africa has largely been written by the global north and kept behind expensive paywalls (Fengu, 2022). The oral history projects being undertaken in South Africa are to be commended in for filling gaps in the historical discourse neglected by the colonial and apartheid dispensations.

中文翻译：

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获取集体记忆：口述历史在建立反映人民档案的包容性档案中的作用

目的

本文的目的是讨论如何获取口述历史，以建立曾经居住在克鲁格国家公园的社区的包容性档案。2022 年 3 月，南非林业、渔业和环境部长芭芭拉·克里西 (Barbara Creecy) 在《Daily Maverick》中表示，需要转向非洲化的保护方法，包容南非的多元文化、传统和知识体系。因此，对于南非的荒野地区来说，开展收集和分享可获取并用于保护荒野地区的本土知识的项目非常重要。

设计/方法论/途径

本研究采用的研究方法是多种方法，但以定性方法为主。

发现

在三次访谈、三个五人焦点小组和三次现场访问中，发现了一些问题，需要进行更多调查和努力，以确保档案可以公开访问。

原创性/价值

非洲的历史主要是由北半球国家书写的，并保存在昂贵的付费墙后面（Fengu，2022）。南非正在开展的口述历史项目值得赞扬，因为它们填补了殖民和种族隔离体制所忽视的历史话语的空白。