▁north - western ▁sector ▁of ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁( then ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Ser bs , ▁Cro ats ▁and ▁Sloven es , ▁renamed ▁as ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ). ▁The ▁Dr var ▁area ▁was ▁inhab ited ▁primarily ▁by ▁eth nic ▁Ser bs , ▁with ▁Bos n ian ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁Cro ats ▁forming ▁less ▁than ▁four ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁B urs a ć ▁was ▁the ▁oldest ▁of ▁five ▁children ▁of ▁st on em ason ▁Nik ola ▁B urs a ć ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁J oka , ▁who ▁mostly ▁raised ▁sheep ▁and ▁cattle ▁on ▁their ▁family ▁farm . ▁Like ▁other ▁village ▁girls , ▁B urs a ć ▁did ▁not ▁go ▁to ▁school — only ▁the ▁boys ▁attended ▁elementary ▁school ▁in ▁Dr var . ▁A ▁she ph erd ess ▁until ▁age ▁four teen , ▁she ▁later ▁helped ▁her ▁mother ▁with ▁house keep ing ▁and ▁agricult ural ▁work . ▁B urs a ć ▁became ▁sk illed ▁at ▁we aving , ▁spin ning , ▁kn itting ▁and ▁emb roid ery ▁before ▁comple ting ▁a ▁six - month ▁tail oring ▁course ▁in ▁Dr var . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁an ▁elementary ▁school ▁opened ▁in ▁K amen ica ▁at ▁which ▁Vel imir ▁Sto j ni ć ▁was ▁a ▁tra ine e ▁teacher . ▁Sto j ni ć , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁( ▁or ▁K P J , ▁out la wed ▁since ▁