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Amazon Journal
directed by Geoffrey O'Connor; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1995), 1 hour
Geoffrey O'Connor, the filmmaker of Contact and At The Edge of Conquest has produced this fascinating chronicle of recent political events in the Brazilian Amazon. Beginning with the assassination of Chico Mendes in 1988 and ending with a return trip to Yanomami Territory in 1995, this six year journey provides an...
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directed by Geoffrey O'Connor; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1995), 1 hour
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Geoffrey O'Connor, the filmmaker of Contact and At The Edge of Conquest has produced this fascinating chronicle of recent political events in the Brazilian Amazon. Beginning with the assassination of Chico Mendes in 1988 and ending with a return trip to Yanomami Territory in 1995, this six year journey provides an illuminating perspective on the volatile changes of this era. Besides documenting events, O'Connor analyzes the complex interaction be...
Geoffrey O'Connor, the filmmaker of Contact and At The Edge of Conquest has produced this fascinating chronicle of recent political events in the Brazilian Amazon. Beginning with the assassination of Chico Mendes in 1988 and ending with a return trip to Yanomami Territory in 1995, this six year journey provides an illuminating perspective on the volatile changes of this era. Besides documenting events, O'Connor analyzes the complex interaction between semi-isolated indigenous societies and "outsiders." In collaboration with Brazilian anthropologist Alcida Ramos, he explores the return of the "noble savage phenomena", wherein outsiders created misleading illusions about Indian societies. This cultural confusion explains many of the region's tragic events. This insightful look at the Amazon includes exclusive sequences of the events surrounding the massacre of a village of Yanomami Indians, the demarcation of Kayapo Territory, and the rock star Sting's frank assessment of his own involvement in rain forest politics. This new release from a veteran observer of the Amazon scene sheds new light on cultural confrontation. College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alcida Ramos, Geoffrey O'Connor
Author / Creator
Geoffrey O'Connor
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Yanomamö, Stereotypes, Cultural assimilation, Cultural identity, Tribal and national groups, Anthropology, Indigenous peoples, Ethnography, Yanomámi
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Copyright © 1995. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Ax Fight
written by Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1975), 30 mins
A fight broke out in Mishimishimabowei-teri on the second day of Chagnon and Asch's stay in this village in 1971. The conflict developed between the villagers of Mishimishimabowei-teri and their visitors from another village. The visitors had formerly been part of Mishimishimabowei-teri, and many still had ties wi...
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written by Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1975), 30 mins
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A fight broke out in Mishimishimabowei-teri on the second day of Chagnon and Asch's stay in this village in 1971. The conflict developed between the villagers of Mishimishimabowei-teri and their visitors from another village. The visitors had formerly been part of Mishimishimabowei-teri, and many still had ties with members of that village. A fight broke out in Mishimishimabowei-teri on the second day of Chagnon and Asch's stay in this village in...
A fight broke out in Mishimishimabowei-teri on the second day of Chagnon and Asch's stay in this village in 1971. The conflict developed between the villagers of Mishimishimabowei-teri and their visitors from another village. The visitors had formerly been part of Mishimishimabowei-teri, and many still had ties with members of that village. A fight broke out in Mishimishimabowei-teri on the second day of Chagnon and Asch's stay in this village in 1971. The conflict developed between the villagers of Mishimishimabowei-teri and their visitors from another village. The visitors had formerly been part of Mishimishimabowei-teri, and many still had ties with members of that village. They refused to work in their hosts' gardens, yet they demanded to be fed. The event lasted about half an hour, ten minutes of which were filmed. The film is constructed of four parts. The first consists of an unedited version of what the cameraman saw and the sound technician recorded. The apparent chaos of these first ten minutes is clarified in the second section, in which Chagnon explains the sequence of actions, the relationships between the actors, and how the filmmakers' interpretation of the events became coherent. The third section diagrams the lineages in the villages involved to illustrate the fight's relationship to long-standing patterns of conflict and alliance within the village. Finally, in an edited version of the fight, we see how the editors' hands shape the "reality" we view. The Ax Fight thus operates on several levels. It plunges the viewer into the problems of Yanomamo kinship, alliance, and village fission; of violence and conflict resolution. At the same time it raises questions about how anthropologists and filmmakers translate their experience into meaningful words and coherent, moving images.
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Date Written / Recorded
1971-02-28
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, Craig Johnson
Author / Creator
Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, Timothy Asch, 1932-1994
Date Published / Released
1975
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-
Topic / Theme
Yanomamö, Politics, Negotiation in government, Kin relationships, Violence, Cultural identity, Rural population, Tribal and national groups, Indigenous peoples, Ethnography, Yanomámi
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Contact: The Yanomami Indians of Brazil
written by Geoffrey O'Connor and Bruce Albert; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor, Realis Pictures, Inc (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1991), 28 mins
This documentary, shot in one of the most remote corners of the Brazilian Amazon, graphically depicts the devastating impact of contact with the outside world on an isolated indigenous tribe, the Yanomami Indians. They are considered to be the last major Stone Age people in the Amazon. Since 1987, as the result of...
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written by Geoffrey O'Connor and Bruce Albert; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor, Realis Pictures, Inc (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1991), 28 mins
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This documentary, shot in one of the most remote corners of the Brazilian Amazon, graphically depicts the devastating impact of contact with the outside world on an isolated indigenous tribe, the Yanomami Indians. They are considered to be the last major Stone Age people in the Amazon. Since 1987, as the result of the incursion of Brazilian gold miners, an estimated fifteen percent of the Yanomami Indians have died from malaria and related diseas...
This documentary, shot in one of the most remote corners of the Brazilian Amazon, graphically depicts the devastating impact of contact with the outside world on an isolated indigenous tribe, the Yanomami Indians. They are considered to be the last major Stone Age people in the Amazon. Since 1987, as the result of the incursion of Brazilian gold miners, an estimated fifteen percent of the Yanomami Indians have died from malaria and related diseases to which they have little resistance. Further, the mining operations have polluted rivers and scared away game animals thereby destroying the Yanomami's traditional ecosystem. Although the Brazilian government is ostensibly trying to protect the Indians, such efforts are undermined by the fact that their mineral-rich ancestral land is coveted by mining interests. This frontier section of the Brazilian Amazon is labeled a national security zone and off limits to all unauthorized persons, including anthropologists. Producer Geoffrey O'Connor was smuggled into Yanomami territory so that he could record the plight of these endangered peoples. A closed captioned version is available on vhs only. Please specify when ordering. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bruce Albert, Geoffrey O'Connor, Realis Pictures, Inc, Roy Schieder
Author / Creator
Geoffrey O'Connor, Bruce Albert
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Roy Schieder
Topic / Theme
Yanomamö, General medical conditions, Cultural assimilation, Pollution, Gold mines and mining, Tribal and national groups, Anthropology, Ethnography, Yanomámi
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Family Video 3
(White Plains, NY: Privately Published, 2011), 14 mins
This field recording, by Frank Salamone, features tribal and national groups in South America and the Caribbean.
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(White Plains, NY: Privately Published, 2011), 14 mins
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This field recording, by Frank Salamone, features tribal and national groups in South America and the Caribbean.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (edited)
Contributor
Frank A. Salamone
Author / Creator
Frank A. Salamone
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Yanomamö, Tribal and national groups, Ethnography, Yanomámi
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Frank Salamone.
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Frank A. Salamone 1994
(White Plains, NY: Privately Published, 2011), 53 mins
This field recording, by Frank Salamone, features tribal and national groups and anthropologists in Venezuela.
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(White Plains, NY: Privately Published, 2011), 53 mins
Description
This field recording, by Frank Salamone, features tribal and national groups and anthropologists in Venezuela.
Date Written / Recorded
1994
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (raw)
Contributor
Frank A. Salamone
Author / Creator
Frank A. Salamone
Date Published / Released
1994, 2011
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Yanomamö, Anthropologists, Missionaries, Tribal and national groups, Ethnography, Yanomámi
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Frank Salamone.
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Video in the Villages, Indians in Brazil: Children of the Land (Mother Earth)
written by Vincent Carelli, 1953-; directed by Vincent Carelli, 1953-; produced by Beth Formaggini, fl. 1988, in Video in the Villages (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2000), 17 mins
"Nature gives us everything for free," says a Yanomami chief - "all that nature asks in return is that we protect it." In Children of the Land, Brazilian Indian leaders discuss their careful and sustainable use of the land.
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written by Vincent Carelli, 1953-; directed by Vincent Carelli, 1953-; produced by Beth Formaggini, fl. 1988, in Video in the Villages (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2000), 17 mins
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"Nature gives us everything for free," says a Yanomami chief - "all that nature asks in return is that we protect it." In Children of the Land, Brazilian Indian leaders discuss their careful and sustainable use of the land. "Nature gives us everything for free," says a Yanomami chief - "all that nature asks in return is that we protect it." In Children of the Land, Brazilian Indian leaders discuss their careful and sustainable use of the land. Th...
"Nature gives us everything for free," says a Yanomami chief - "all that nature asks in return is that we protect it." In Children of the Land, Brazilian Indian leaders discuss their careful and sustainable use of the land. "Nature gives us everything for free," says a Yanomami chief - "all that nature asks in return is that we protect it." In Children of the Land, Brazilian Indian leaders discuss their careful and sustainable use of the land. The forest provides indigenous people with food, medicine and supplies, and they know that they have to preserve these for future generations. This is reflected in their sustainable lifestyle; the Ashaninka calendar, for example, measures seasons by the reproductive cycles of plants and animals so as to keep these populations healthy. The Baniwa make woven baskets for sale in department stores, and the Ashaninka harvest Mumuru, a plant product used in the cosmetics industry, for sale. However, both groups make sure not to abuse their resources for these ventures, and use them as a vehicle for promoting their culture.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Vincent Carelli, 1953-, Ailton Krenak, 1953-, André Fernando, Francisco Pianco, Davi Kopenawa, Beth Formaggini, fl. 1988
Author / Creator
Vincent Carelli, 1953-
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Video in the Villages
Topic / Theme
Baniwa, Asháninka, Yanomamö, Cultural change and history, Cultural identity, Weaving, Agricultural conditions, Forests, Environment, Tribal and national groups, Indigenous peoples, Ethnography, Yanomámi
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Video in the Villages, Indians in Brazil: From the Other Side of the Sky (The Other Side of Heaven)
written by Vincent Carelli, 1953-; directed by Vincent Carelli, 1953-; produced by Beth Formaggini, fl. 1988, in Video in the Villages (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2000), 18 mins
From the Other Side of the Sky explains the importance of religious ritual for Brazilian Indians and shows the diversity of religious practices among various groups. The Yanomami Indians, as one of their shamans explains, believe that Omami, the creator, holds up the sky. If no one practices religious rituals the...
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written by Vincent Carelli, 1953-; directed by Vincent Carelli, 1953-; produced by Beth Formaggini, fl. 1988, in Video in the Villages (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2000), 18 mins
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From the Other Side of the Sky explains the importance of religious ritual for Brazilian Indians and shows the diversity of religious practices among various groups. The Yanomami Indians, as one of their shamans explains, believe that Omami, the creator, holds up the sky. If no one practices religious rituals the sky will fall down. rom the Other Side of the Sky explains the importance of religious ritual for Brazilian Indians and shows the diver...
From the Other Side of the Sky explains the importance of religious ritual for Brazilian Indians and shows the diversity of religious practices among various groups. The Yanomami Indians, as one of their shamans explains, believe that Omami, the creator, holds up the sky. If no one practices religious rituals the sky will fall down. rom the Other Side of the Sky explains the importance of religious ritual for Brazilian Indians and shows the diversity of religious practices among various groups. The Yanomami Indians, as one of their shamans explains, believe that Omami, the creator, holds up the sky. If no one practices religious rituals the sky will fall down. Guardian of humans and nature, Omami takes care of everyone, including whites, because as the shaman says, "do you think the government will?" Pankaruru people reach their creator via "the enchanted," spirits summoned by a ritual called "the toré" that involves dancing and elaborate costumes. Maxacali society practices "hawk religion," in which animals play a symbolic role. The video shows Maxicali people playing the Otter game, in which a man disguised as an otter spirit playfully snatches a child as the whole community watches and jokes. The creator "gave each tribe a religion. We have ours, and they have theirs," a Maxacali leader explains.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Vincent Carelli, 1953-, Juliana Gomes Julião, Quitéria Maria de Jesus, José Ferreira, Ailton Krenak, 1953-, Davi Kopenawa, Beth Formaggini, fl. 1988
Author / Creator
Vincent Carelli, 1953-
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Video in the Villages
Topic / Theme
Pankararu, Maxacalis, Yanomamö, Rural population, Myths and legends, Tribal and national groups, Religion, Religious rites and ceremonies, Shamanism, Indigenous peoples, Ethnography, Pankararú, Maxakali, Yanomámi
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Yanomamo Shorts, A Father Washes His Children
written by Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, in Yanomamo Shorts (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 13 mins
Yanomamo Shorts Disk 1 and 2 combine 17 short Yanomamo films.
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written by Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, in Yanomamo Shorts (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 13 mins
Description
Yanomamo Shorts Disk 1 and 2 combine 17 short Yanomamo films. Disc One contains all previously released titles: Arrow Game Children's Magical Death Tug-of-War A Father Washes His Children A Man and His Wife Weave a Hammock Weeding the Garden Climbing the Peach Palm Firewood Tapir Distribution
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (edited)
Contributor
Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, Dedeheiwä
Author / Creator
Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, Timothy Asch, 1932-1994
Date Published / Released
1968, 2007
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Yanomamo Shorts
Speaker / Narrator
Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-
Topic / Theme
Yanomamö, Tribal and national groups, Children's play, Domestic chores, Daily life, Family, Ethnography, Yanomámi
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Yanomamo Shorts, A Man and His Wife Weave a Hammock (Shortened Version)
written by Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, in Yanomamo Shorts (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 8 mins
Yanomamo Shorts Disk 1 and 2 combine 17 short Yanomamo films.
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written by Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, in Yanomamo Shorts (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 8 mins
Description
Yanomamo Shorts Disk 1 and 2 combine 17 short Yanomamo films. Disc One contains all previously released titles: Arrow Game Children's Magical Death Tug-of-War A Father Washes His Children A Man and His Wife Weave a Hammock Weeding the Garden Climbing the Peach Palm Firewood Tapir Distribution
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (edited)
Contributor
Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, Dedeheiwä
Author / Creator
Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, Timothy Asch, 1932-1994
Date Published / Released
1968, 2007
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Yanomamo Shorts
Speaker / Narrator
Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-
Topic / Theme
Yanomamö, Tribal and national groups, Children's play, Domestic chores, Daily life, Family, Ethnography, Yanomámi
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Yanomamo Shorts, A Woman Spins
written by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, in Yanomamo Shorts (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 6 mins
Yanomamo Shorts Disk 1 and 2 combine 17 short Yanomamo films.
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written by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, in Yanomamo Shorts (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 6 mins
Description
Yanomamo Shorts Disk 1 and 2 combine 17 short Yanomamo films. Disc Two collects eight previously unreleased short films from the series. They only exist as what Asch called "slopticals," duplicated workprints with optical tracks that he assembled in order to receive feedback from fellow filmmakers. Although they lack narration or translated subtitles, they show many interesting aspects of social life: Dedeheiwa Rests in His Garden — The warmth...
Yanomamo Shorts Disk 1 and 2 combine 17 short Yanomamo films. Disc Two collects eight previously unreleased short films from the series. They only exist as what Asch called "slopticals," duplicated workprints with optical tracks that he assembled in order to receive feedback from fellow filmmakers. Although they lack narration or translated subtitles, they show many interesting aspects of social life: Dedeheiwa Rests in His Garden — The warmth of adult-child interaction is shown as children play with the resting Dedeheiwa. (6 min) Children Roasting Meat — Several children sit and play together. One roasts meat and bananas over a small fire. (5 min) A Woman Spins — A woman reclines in the shade, spinning while a baby tries to play with her thread. (8 min) Children Make a Toy Hammock — While running around and playing, a few children work on a smaller version of the hammocks their parents make. (7 min) Sand Play — Boys and girls aged four to seven sit in a tight circle and play around a sand pile. (19 min) Playing in the Rain — Children and adults play tug of war in the rain. (8 min) Mouth Wrestling — Teenagers wrestle over a wad of tobacco. (5 min) Young Shaman — A young shaman, still an initiate, gets sick and loses control on the hallucinogen ebene. (10 min) This is a 2007 re-mastered/authored compilation and contains additional information about the series.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (edited)
Contributor
Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-
Author / Creator
Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-
Date Published / Released
1968, 2007
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Yanomamo Shorts
Topic / Theme
Yanomamö, Daily life, Rural population, Family, Parent-child relations, Tribal and national groups, Spinning, Ethnography, Yanomámi
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
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