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6 Generations
directed by Paul Goldsmith, fl. 1967-2017; produced by Paul Goldsmith, fl. 1967-2017 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2011), 57 mins
Ernestine De Soto is a Chumash Native American whose mother Mary Yee was the last speaker of her native Barbareño language. In 6 Generations, her family reaches back to the days the Spanish arrived in Santa Barbara and made first contact. Ernestine tells this history from the perspective of her female ancestors,...
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directed by Paul Goldsmith, fl. 1967-2017; produced by Paul Goldsmith, fl. 1967-2017 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2011), 57 mins
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Ernestine De Soto is a Chumash Native American whose mother Mary Yee was the last speaker of her native Barbareño language. In 6 Generations, her family reaches back to the days the Spanish arrived in Santa Barbara and made first contact. Ernestine tells this history from the perspective of her female ancestors, making her a unique link with the past. Famous anthropologist John Peabody Harrington, whose work focused on native peoples of Califor...
Ernestine De Soto is a Chumash Native American whose mother Mary Yee was the last speaker of her native Barbareño language. In 6 Generations, her family reaches back to the days the Spanish arrived in Santa Barbara and made first contact. Ernestine tells this history from the perspective of her female ancestors, making her a unique link with the past. Famous anthropologist John Peabody Harrington, whose work focused on native peoples of California, started research with her family in 1913 and continued with three generations for nearly 50 years. This inspired Ernestine's mother to begin taking notes and, combined with mission records (which survived intact from the late 1700s), they form the heart of this story. Because of these circumstances, her story, possible only in California, is unique in America. The impact of loss of land, language, culture and life itself is made all the more clear as this story is told in Native American voices, who describe the events as they experienced them. Ultimately, it is a story of survival and the fierce endurance of Ernestine's ancestors, particularly the women.
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Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Peabody Harrington, 1884-1961, Paul Goldsmith, fl. 1967-2017
Author / Creator
Paul Goldsmith, fl. 1967-2017, John Peabody Harrington, 1884-1961
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Ernestine De Soto, fl. 2011
Person Discussed
Ernestine De Soto, fl. 2011
Topic / Theme
War and Violence, Family and Culture, Imperialism and Colonialism, Coastal Chumash
Copyright Message
Copyright © Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 2011
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Abloni
written by Alexandre Oktan, fl. 2006; directed by Alexandre Oktan, fl. 2006; produced by Médiatique Inc. (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2005), 51 mins
You give an old shirt or dress to a charity. Then, you forget all about it. But - without knowing it - you have had a huge impact on people you don't know, people throughout the world; and that impact is not all good. By following the strange, colorful, unpredictable voyage of one second hand shirt, Abloni plunges...
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written by Alexandre Oktan, fl. 2006; directed by Alexandre Oktan, fl. 2006; produced by Médiatique Inc. (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2005), 51 mins
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You give an old shirt or dress to a charity. Then, you forget all about it. But - without knowing it - you have had a huge impact on people you don't know, people throughout the world; and that impact is not all good. By following the strange, colorful, unpredictable voyage of one second hand shirt, Abloni plunges us into the huge worldwide business of second hand clothes. You give an old shirt or dress to a charity. Then, you forget all about it...
You give an old shirt or dress to a charity. Then, you forget all about it. But - without knowing it - you have had a huge impact on people you don't know, people throughout the world; and that impact is not all good. By following the strange, colorful, unpredictable voyage of one second hand shirt, Abloni plunges us into the huge worldwide business of second hand clothes. You give an old shirt or dress to a charity. Then, you forget all about it. But - without knowing it - you have had a huge impact on people throughout the world; and that impact is not all good. By following the strange, colorful, unpredictable voyage of one second hand shirt, Abloni plunges us into the huge worldwide business of second hand clothes. Exploring a vast range of locations, and entering into the lives of a colorful cast of characters, Abloni reveals how the second hand clothes business creates a livelihood for a whole chain of wholesalers and retailers and supports charities and recycles waste products in rich countries. At the same time it destroys the textile industries and textile traditions of poor countries, revolutionizing style and fashion in places as far away as a small village in central Togo. Second-hand clothing has led to the birth of a new hybrid African style that creatively mixes western fashions with local textiles and patterns. As it follows a single shirt, Abloni reveals to us an unknown cross section of the economic structure of our contemporary world.
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Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
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Alexandre Oktan, fl. 2006, Prince Agbodjan, Patrick Descous, Do-Rego Kiki Mayamon, Etienne Mobu K. Novinyo, Amouzo Kodjo, Daniel Castro, Jean Laroche, Jean Cayer, Didier Gondola, Nancy Leblanc, Steeve Villeneuve, Médiatique Inc.
Author / Creator
Alexandre Oktan, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
West African, Charity, Textile industry, Fashion, Clothing shops, Economics, Trade and commerce, Ethnography
Copyright Message
by Documentary Educational Resources
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Abstinence Comes To Albuquerque
written by Charles C. Stuart, fl. 2001; directed by Charles C. Stuart, fl. 2001; produced by Charles C. Stuart, fl. 2001 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 1 hour 31 mins
Abstinence Comes to Albuquerque provides a glimpse into a nationwide debate over what young people should be taught about sexuality. Through personal stories, community profiles, and expert interviews, the program highlights the differences between a strict abstinence-only-until-marriage approach and more comprehe...
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written by Charles C. Stuart, fl. 2001; directed by Charles C. Stuart, fl. 2001; produced by Charles C. Stuart, fl. 2001 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 1 hour 31 mins
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Abstinence Comes to Albuquerque provides a glimpse into a nationwide debate over what young people should be taught about sexuality. Through personal stories, community profiles, and expert interviews, the program highlights the differences between a strict abstinence-only-until-marriage approach and more comprehensive sexuality education. Abstinence Comes to Albuquerque provides a glimpse into a nationwide debate over what young people should be...
Abstinence Comes to Albuquerque provides a glimpse into a nationwide debate over what young people should be taught about sexuality. Through personal stories, community profiles, and expert interviews, the program highlights the differences between a strict abstinence-only-until-marriage approach and more comprehensive sexuality education. Abstinence Comes to Albuquerque provides a glimpse into a nationwide debate over what young people should be taught about sexuality. Through personal stories, community profiles, and expert interviews, the program highlights the differences between a strict abstinence-only-until-marriage approach and more comprehensive sexuality education. In the documentary film a ninth grader tells her mother that she’s heard some unusual things from a sexuality education program in her school. The family talks about their problems with the program, and a school board member speaks about its weaknesses. The film then profiles an abstinence-only-until-marriage program as well as a more balanced sexuality education program. Following the documentary are interviews with national experts on sexuality education and adolescent health.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Charles C. Stuart, fl. 2001
Author / Creator
Charles C. Stuart, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2006, 2007
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
American, Education Law/Legal Issues, Community and Family Issues, Behavior, Political causes, Birth control, Education, School curriculums, Sexual behavior, Sex education, Secondary, Ethnography, Americans
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
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Abuela Huasteca
directed by Ezequiel Sánchez, fl. 2009; produced by Manuel Baraldo, fl. 2010, Proyecto Chakana (Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid: FeelSales, 2010), 10 mins
The life story of an old lady from La Huasteca in the Cave of the Swallows. After admiring the natural spectacle of the birds, Doña Concepción tells how she grew up, what life was like when she was young, how much the people have changed and how she seeks them out today to move forward with the girl she raised.
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directed by Ezequiel Sánchez, fl. 2009; produced by Manuel Baraldo, fl. 2010, Proyecto Chakana (Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid: FeelSales, 2010), 10 mins
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The life story of an old lady from La Huasteca in the Cave of the Swallows. After admiring the natural spectacle of the birds, Doña Concepción tells how she grew up, what life was like when she was young, how much the people have changed and how she seeks them out today to move forward with the girl she raised.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Manuel Baraldo, fl. 2010, Proyecto Chakana
Author / Creator
Ezequiel Sánchez, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
FeelSales
Topic / Theme
Memories, Women, Elderly people, American Indians, Huastec
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 FeelSales
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Across the Ice: The Greenland Victory March
directed by Sebastian Copeland, 1964-; produced by Sebastian Copeland, 1964-, Sebastian Copeland Adventures (Marina del Rey, CA: Vision Films, 2016), 1 hour 11 mins
Polar explorers Sebastian Copeland and Eric McNair Landry set a Guinness world record kite skiing the 2300 km length of Greenland's south-north axis, braving storms, exhaustion and complete isolation.
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directed by Sebastian Copeland, 1964-; produced by Sebastian Copeland, 1964-, Sebastian Copeland Adventures (Marina del Rey, CA: Vision Films, 2016), 1 hour 11 mins
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Polar explorers Sebastian Copeland and Eric McNair Landry set a Guinness world record kite skiing the 2300 km length of Greenland's south-north axis, braving storms, exhaustion and complete isolation.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Eric McNair-Landry, Sebastian Copeland, 1964-, Sebastian Copeland Adventures
Author / Creator
Sebastian Copeland, 1964-
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Vision Films
Speaker / Narrator
Sebastian Copeland, 1964-
Topic / Theme
Cold weather, Skiing, Arctic circle, Exploration, Explorers
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 Vision Films
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An Act of Conscience
directed by Robbie Leppzer, fl. 1997; produced by Cinemax Reel Life and Turning Tide Productions (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1997), 1 hour 31 mins
How far are you willing to go to stand up for your deepest beliefs? For Randy Kehler and Betsy Corner of Colrain, Massachusetts, their life-long commitment to pacifism led them to risk losing their home. For fourteen years, they publicly refused to pay federal taxes as a protest against war and military spending....
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directed by Robbie Leppzer, fl. 1997; produced by Cinemax Reel Life and Turning Tide Productions (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1997), 1 hour 31 mins
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How far are you willing to go to stand up for your deepest beliefs? For Randy Kehler and Betsy Corner of Colrain, Massachusetts, their life-long commitment to pacifism led them to risk losing their home. For fourteen years, they publicly refused to pay federal taxes as a protest against war and military spending. As a consequence, their home was seized by U.S. marshals and IRS agents.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robbie Leppzer, fl. 1997, Cinemax Reel Life, Turning Tide Productions, Martin Sheen, 1940-
Author / Creator
Robbie Leppzer, fl. 1997
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Martin Sheen, 1940-
Topic / Theme
National and federal laws, Sales taxes, Pacifism, Political causes
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 Documentary Educational Resources
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Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
directed by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957; produced by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 1993), 58 mins
This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the U.S.S. Boston landed at Honolulu in support of a treasonous coup d'etat against the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen Lili'uokalani. The event w...
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directed by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957; produced by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 1993), 58 mins
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This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the U.S.S. Boston landed at Honolulu in support of a treasonous coup d'etat against the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen Lili'uokalani. The event was described by U.S. President Grover Cleveland as "an act of war." Stylized re-enactments, archival photos and film, political cartoon...
This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the U.S.S. Boston landed at Honolulu in support of a treasonous coup d'etat against the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen Lili'uokalani. The event was described by U.S. President Grover Cleveland as "an act of war." Stylized re-enactments, archival photos and film, political cartoons, historic quotes, and presentations by Hawaiian scholars tell Hawaiian history through Hawaiian eyes.
Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation was broadcast on Hawai'i Public Television in 1993 during the centennial year of the overthrow of Queen Lili'uokalani, a landmark year in the Hawaiian movement for sovereignty and independence.
In that same year, the U.S. Congress passed a joint resolution admitting the illegal taking of Hawai'i and formally apologizing to the Hawaiian people.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Puhipau, 1937-2016, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production)
Author / Creator
Puhipau, 1937-2016, Joan Lander, fl. 1957
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production)
Person Discussed
David King Kalākaua, 1836-1891, Liliuokalani, Queen of the Hawaiian Islands, 1838-1917
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Cultural identity, Pacific Islander ethnic groups, Africans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993 Na Maka O Ka'Aina. All rights reserved
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Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation, With Audio Description
directed by Joan Lander, fl. 1957 and Puhipau, 1937-2016; produced by Joan Lander, fl. 1957 and Puhipau, 1937-2016, Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina (Honolulu, HI: Na Maka O Ka'Aina, 1993), 1 hour 2 mins
This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the U.S.S. Boston landed at Honolulu in support of a treasonous coup d'etat against the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen Lili'uokalani. The event w...
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directed by Joan Lander, fl. 1957 and Puhipau, 1937-2016; produced by Joan Lander, fl. 1957 and Puhipau, 1937-2016, Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina (Honolulu, HI: Na Maka O Ka'Aina, 1993), 1 hour 2 mins
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This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the U.S.S. Boston landed at Honolulu in support of a treasonous coup d'etat against the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen Lili'uokalani. The event was described by U.S. President Grover Cleveland as "an act of war." Stylized re-enactments, archival photos and film, political cartoon...
This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the U.S.S. Boston landed at Honolulu in support of a treasonous coup d'etat against the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen Lili'uokalani. The event was described by U.S. President Grover Cleveland as "an act of war." Stylized re-enactments, archival photos and film, political cartoons, historic quotes, and presentations by Hawaiian scholars tell Hawaiian history through Hawaiian eyes.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Puhipau, 1937-2016, Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina, Leonelle Anderson Akana, fl. 1993
Author / Creator
Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Puhipau, 1937-2016
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Na Maka O Ka'Aina
Speaker / Narrator
Leonelle Anderson Akana, fl. 1993
Person Discussed
Queen of Hawaii Liliuokalani, 1838-1917
Topic / Theme
International relations, Geography, Hawaiians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993 Na Maka O Ka'Aina
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Add & Mabel's Punkin Center
written by Dillon Bustin, fl. 1982; directed by Dillon Bustin, fl. 1982 and Richard Kane, 1944-; produced by Richard Kane, 1944- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1984), 16 mins
Add & Mabel's Punkin Center is about memories. It's about the urge to collect things from the past to help make vivid those cherished times. But it's also about today, about two old-timers whose tender and jovial banter reveals a contentment with the present derived only from knowing their past. To experience Punk...
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written by Dillon Bustin, fl. 1982; directed by Dillon Bustin, fl. 1982 and Richard Kane, 1944-; produced by Richard Kane, 1944- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1984), 16 mins
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Add & Mabel's Punkin Center is about memories. It's about the urge to collect things from the past to help make vivid those cherished times. But it's also about today, about two old-timers whose tender and jovial banter reveals a contentment with the present derived only from knowing their past. To experience Punkin Center in Southern Indiana is to experience the value of reminiscence. Today, we see a homespun folk museum filled with hundreds of...
Add & Mabel's Punkin Center is about memories. It's about the urge to collect things from the past to help make vivid those cherished times. But it's also about today, about two old-timers whose tender and jovial banter reveals a contentment with the present derived only from knowing their past. To experience Punkin Center in Southern Indiana is to experience the value of reminiscence. Today, we see a homespun folk museum filled with hundreds of thousands of antiques and curiosities Add and Mabel Gray have collected since the 1920s. Each item inspires stories about vaudeville acts and organ grinders, Kraft cheese parties and Western Swing, Depression days and Amish neighbors. Over the years, Punkin Center grew to become the hub - the true backbone of their Midwestern community, fulfilling a need for isolated rural folk to be in touch with each other and the rest of the world. Add & Mabel's Punkin Center is about memories. It's about the urge to collect things from the past to help make vivid those cherished times. But it's also about today, about two old-timers whose tender and jovial banter reveals a contentment with the present derived only from knowing their past. To experience Punkin Center in Southern Indiana is to experience the value of reminiscence. Today, we see a homespun folk museum filled with hundreds of thousands of antiques and curiosities Add and Mabel Gray have collected since the 1920s. Each item inspires stories about vaudeville acts and organ grinders, Kraft cheese parties and western swing, Depression days and Amish neighbors. Over the years, Punkin Center grew to become the hub - the true backbone of their Midwestern community, fulfilling a need for isolated rural folk to be in touch with each other and the rest of the world.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dillon Bustin, fl. 1982, Richard Kane, 1944-, Mabel Gray, fl. 1984, Add Gray, fl. 1984, Mark Hammer, 1937-2007
Author / Creator
Dillon Bustin, fl. 1982, Richard Kane, 1944-
Date Published / Released
1984
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Mark Hammer, 1937-2007
Person Discussed
Mabel Gray, fl. 1984, Add Gray, fl. 1984
Topic / Theme
American, Folklore, Museums, Collecting and collectables, Cultural change and history, Ethnography, Americans
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
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Agave is Life
directed by Meredith Dreiss, fl. 2008 and David Brown, fl. 2014; produced by Meredith Dreiss, fl. 2008, Archeo Productions (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2014), 1 hour
Agave is Life is a documentary film about mankind’s 10,000 year-long symbiotic alliance with the marvelous agave plant, from which tequila, Mexico’s iconic distilled spirit, is derived. The documentary takes viewers back to a time when hunter-gatherers relied on the agave plant as a source of food, drink, shel...
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directed by Meredith Dreiss, fl. 2008 and David Brown, fl. 2014; produced by Meredith Dreiss, fl. 2008, Archeo Productions (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2014), 1 hour
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Agave is Life is a documentary film about mankind’s 10,000 year-long symbiotic alliance with the marvelous agave plant, from which tequila, Mexico’s iconic distilled spirit, is derived. The documentary takes viewers back to a time when hunter-gatherers relied on the agave plant as a source of food, drink, shelter and fiber while roaming desert regions of Mexico and the American Southwest. With the advent of early agriculture, and later, the d...
Agave is Life is a documentary film about mankind’s 10,000 year-long symbiotic alliance with the marvelous agave plant, from which tequila, Mexico’s iconic distilled spirit, is derived. The documentary takes viewers back to a time when hunter-gatherers relied on the agave plant as a source of food, drink, shelter and fiber while roaming desert regions of Mexico and the American Southwest. With the advent of early agriculture, and later, the development of more complex civilizations, agave played a role in the longevity, success, and ritual life of ancient cultures in these regions. Only recently have archaeologists realized how important the agave plant was to pre-Columbian people living in what may seem like marginal environments. It is through their investigations that the story unfolds, starting with feasting rituals and practices among hunter-gatherers and early agave farmers, and ending with current day environmental concerns. Along the way we learn how this unique desert plant, and its products, once integral to human survival, community gatherings, and religious rites, has become embedded in identity, mythology, art, and cultural traditions. After the Spanish Conquest, the once sacred agave was transformed into an economic commodity with meteoric increases in fiber, pulque, and distilled spirit production. In recent decades, however, competition with beer has all but eliminated Mexico’s once flourishing pulque market while synthetics have severely curtailed the agave fiber industry. Tequila and mezcal producers, the survivors of agave’s early commercial success in Mexico, are threatened today by climate change, water scarcity, and the lack of biological diversity in their fields. While biologists and producers struggle to reverse this negative trend, the multi-purpose agave plant rides through another transition for 21st century consumers. Hope for the plant’s future may one day rely upon more traditional agricultural methods and, as in the past, the use of its many products --- from fuel to musical instruments.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Meredith Dreiss, fl. 2008, Archeo Productions, Edward James Olmos, 1947-
Author / Creator
Meredith Dreiss, fl. 2008, David Brown, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Speaker / Narrator
Edward James Olmos, 1947-
Topic / Theme
Cultural identity, Globalization, Mescalero
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Royal Anthropological Institute
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