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The different positions in the Kung society were of course gender differences. The men were the hunters and the women were the providers of the food and looked over the health and wellness of their own families. The women and families that owned cattle, donkey’s and so on had more power than the one’s who had nothing. Since food and water were very sparse in the desert anything was enjoyable by them. With Nisa having to cows she was able to have her own milk when she wanted to. The others needed to pay her something in order to receive some milk if they needed it. With Nisa not having a donkey they were not able to go anywhere as easily as the others who did. This was a good thing to have to get water!! The poorest families had to depend on the others who could provide the necessities of life. As living in a little community of only about 9-20 people not much was done as a whole. The women of the community gathered nuts and berries together everyday for hours for their family. “The women moved from bush to bush, steady and sure, concentrating on their work…As a female representative of her village, Kxaru needed to collect as many berries as possible…trying to harvest as much as she could.” (p.100). Of course this put t