ðə bækwˈiːnə pˈiːpəl θɹuː ðə bækwˈiːnə tʃˈiːf, mˈæməɡˌeɪl, ænd sˈɛvɹəl dʒˈɜːmən lˈuːθɜːɹən mˈɪʃənˌɛɹiz ænd ˈʌðɚ mˈɪʃənˌɛɹiz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðoʊz ʌvðə mˈɛθədˌɪst tʃˈɜːtʃ, bɪɡˈæn kəlˈɛktɪŋ kˈæɾəl ænd mˈʌni fɹʌm tˈiːswˈɑːnə ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹiə hˌuː wɜːɹ ˌɪndˈɛntʃɚd tə bˈoʊɚz tə bˈaɪ bˈæk lˈænd ðæt hɐdbɪn tˈeɪkən ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm ðˌɛm.
The Bakwena people through the Bakwena chief, Mamogale, and several German Lutheran missionaries and other missionaries such as those of the Methodist church, began collecting cattle and money from Tswana in the area who were indentured to Boers to buy back land that had been taken away from them.