On January 26, 2005 the Damara community issued a press statement asking Germany to be held accountable for the lives of 17,000 Damara killed in the Namibian genocide between 1904 and 1907. Damara feel that they need to make their voices heard because discussions of the German genocide in Namibia have largely focused on the Herero. The statement also called on the German government to return the head of Damara warrior /Haihab //Guruseb for reburial.