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Ajishama, The White Ibis
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written by John Dickinson, 1946-; directed by John Dickinson, 1946-; produced by John Dickinson, 1946- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 1 hour 25 mins
Shot in Venezuela over a 30-year period, this documentary depicts the life and work of Jose Maria Korta, the controversial Jesuit Missionary with the indigenous people of the Amazon.
written by John Dickinson, 1946-; directed by John Dickinson, 1946-; produced by John Dickinson, 1946- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 1 hour 25 mins
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Altar of Fire
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written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 and J. F. Staal, fl. 2010; directed by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 and J. F. Staal, fl. 2010; produced by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 45 mins
This film records a 12 day ritual performed by Mambudiri Brahmins in Kerala, southwest India, in April 1975. This event was possibly the last performance of the Agnicayana, a Vedic ritual of sacrifice dating back 3,000 years and probably the oldest surviving human ritual.
written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 and J. F. Staal, fl. 2010; directed by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 and J. F. Staal, fl. 2010; produced by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 45 mins
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Asking Ayahai: An Ayoreo Story
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written by Lucas Bessire, fl. 2004; directed by Lucas Bessire, fl. 2004; produced by Lucas Bessire, fl. 2004 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2004), 42 mins
The film focuses on the personal journey of Ayahai, an 80-year-old Ayoreo elder, whose life spans the period of dramatic transition for the Ayoreo of South America’s Gran Chaco as they moved from nomadic hunter/gatherers to wage laborers. Currently a part-time panhandler in Santa Cruz, his story is common to ma...
written by Lucas Bessire, fl. 2004; directed by Lucas Bessire, fl. 2004; produced by Lucas Bessire, fl. 2004 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2004), 42 mins
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Being Innu
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written by Catherine Mullins; directed by Catherine Mullins; produced by Catherine Mullins (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 1 hour 16 mins
For thousands of years the Innu lived off the land. They were nomads, sometimes also known as the Montagnais. In the 1960s, government policy forced them to settle and form communities in Labrador and Quebec. Ancestral ways collided with modern ones, and gave rise to ongoing struggles. Now the grandchildren tell t...
written by Catherine Mullins; directed by Catherine Mullins; produced by Catherine Mullins (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 1 hour 16 mins
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A Brief History of the Garifuna in Belize
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written by Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006; directed by Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006; produced by Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 23 mins
The Garifuna are a Central American people of West African and Native American descent. One of their most popular rituals is wanaragua, a three-fold system of masked Christmas processionals commonly called Jankunú. This ritual is a unique blend of African, European, and Native American (Arawak and Carib) art trad...
written by Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006; directed by Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006; produced by Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 23 mins
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Invisible Genealogies: A History of Americanist Anthropology
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written by Regna Darnell, in Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology (Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2001, originally published 2001), 404 page(s)
written by Regna Darnell, in Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology (Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2001, originally published 2001), 404 page(s)
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Dhiava: Autumn Journey
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written by Tim Salmon; directed by David Hope, fl. 2014 and Tim Salmon; produced by Tim Salmon and David Hope, fl. 2014 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1999), 50 mins
The film takes place in the village of Samarina, in the Pindos Mountains in North Western Greece, where we meet three brothers, Tsiogas, Steryios and Vassilis Anthoulis, Vlachs who speak a language closely related to Romanian. In October it is time for the Dhiava, the autumn journey.
written by Tim Salmon; directed by David Hope, fl. 2014 and Tim Salmon; produced by Tim Salmon and David Hope, fl. 2014 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1999), 50 mins
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A Frontier Conversation
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directed by Claire Haywood (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 19 mins
A fascinating journey through the Top End of Australia to explore what history means to the traditional landowners. A Frontier Conversation documents a unique collaboration between Indigenous and white historians from Australia and North America. In September 2004, a diverse group traveled through the Top End of A...
directed by Claire Haywood (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 19 mins
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Itam Hakim Hopiit
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written by Victor Masayesva, Jr., 1951-; directed by Victor Masayesva, Jr., 1951-; produced by IS Productions and ZDF Television (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1984), 58 mins
The critically acclaimed Itam Hakim Hopiit was produced in the Hopi language and subtitled in English.
written by Victor Masayesva, Jr., 1951-; directed by Victor Masayesva, Jr., 1951-; produced by IS Productions and ZDF Television (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1984), 58 mins
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Letters from R.C. Green, circa 1970
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written by Roger C. Green, 1932-2009, in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia Correspondence, Tikopia Matters Miscellaneous) (London, England) (1970) , 4 page(s)
Date: circa 1970. Two typewritten letters from archaeologist Roger C. Green. The first, undated, is to Raymond Firth and discusses Green's recent visit to Anuta and Tikopia and the destruction of culturally significant sites on Tikopia. Also mentions Firth's collection of Tikopian adzes and a reference to the sacr...
written by Roger C. Green, 1932-2009, in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia Correspondence, Tikopia Matters Miscellaneous) (London, England) (1970) , 4 page(s)
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