The Nama are the famous ‘red people’ (/awa-khoin) of Namibia. Many of them live in tribal areas of Namaland that comprises parts of the Hardap and Karas regions. Other Nama tribes are settled as far field as the Kuiseb valley in the Namib desert and Sesfontein in the north-west. The traditional subsistence form of the Nama is based on stock-farming, supplemented by hunting and gathering. The staple food of the Nama is meat and milk, supplemented by veld food. During the past century most of the Nama tribes were exposed to intensive Christianisation and missionary endeavours. Although large numbers of them joined Christian denominations, traditional religious views to some extent still prevail.
Source: People of Namibia (JS Malan), Namibia Holiday & Travel