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60 Minutes, Easter Island
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presented by Bill Whitaker, fl. 1961-2015; produced by Keith Sharman, fl. 2006-2013; interview by Anderson Cooper, 1967-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2019), 13 mins
A report on the Moai, the giant, human-like statues built hundreds of years ago on Easter Island, detailing the efforts to preserve the slowly disintegrating statues and the effects of tourism on the relationship the indigenous people, whose ancestors built the Moai, have with the statues. Includes interviews with...
presented by Bill Whitaker, fl. 1961-2015; produced by Keith Sharman, fl. 2006-2013; interview by Anderson Cooper, 1967-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2019), 13 mins
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Africa & Africans
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written by Philip D. Curtin, 1922-2009 and Paul Bohannan (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1995, originally published 1964), 316 page(s)
written by Philip D. Curtin, 1922-2009 and Paul Bohannan (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1995, originally published 1964), 316 page(s)
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Anuta: Polynesian Lifeways for the Twenty-First Century
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written by Richard Feinberg (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2004, originally published 2004), 268 page(s)
written by Richard Feinberg (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2004, originally published 2004), 268 page(s)
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Asking and Listening: Ethnography as Personal Adaption
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written by Dirk van der Elst and Paul Bohannan (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1998, originally published 1998), 124 page(s)
written by Dirk van der Elst and Paul Bohannan (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1998, originally published 1998), 124 page(s)
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At the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai
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written by Geoffrey O'Connor; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor, Realis Pictures, Inc (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 29 mins
At the Edge of Conquest looks at the situation of the Waiapi Indians, a small, isolated tribe that came in contact with the outside world in the late 1970's. Today they are threatened by invading gold miners, by the Brazilian government's recent proposal to reduce their land by 10%, and the state government's plan...
written by Geoffrey O'Connor; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor, Realis Pictures, Inc (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 29 mins
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Ausangate
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written by Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017; directed by Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016 and Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017; produced by Judy Walgren DeHaas, 1964-, Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016 and Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 1 hour 2 mins
This film documents the lives of Quechua people who live around Ausangate, a sacred peak in southeastern Peru. It is based on anthropological research conducted over twenty years and reveals how the weavers make textiles encoded with symbolic images that reinforce ancestral beliefs during rituals and in everyday l...
written by Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017; directed by Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016 and Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017; produced by Judy Walgren DeHaas, 1964-, Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016 and Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 1 hour 2 mins
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The Bagyeli Pygmies At the Fringes of the World
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directed by François-Philippe Gallois, fl. 2007 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Windrose (Film distributor), 2009), 57 mins
The Bagyeli Pygmies lived from hunting & gathering, in harmony with the Cameroon jungle. Confronted with the outside world, they are becoming aware of their poverty & suffer from being discriminated against by always bigger groups, such as the Cameroonese to start with. The powerful oil company EXXON is building a...
directed by François-Philippe Gallois, fl. 2007 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Windrose (Film distributor), 2009), 57 mins
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Barrie Machin's Brazil, Nambiquara and Logging
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directed by Barrie Machin, fl. 1972; produced by Barrie Machin, fl. 1972, in Barrie Machin's Brazil (Privately Published, 1990), 1 min
This video, filmed by Barrie Machin, is about how the effect of logging on the Nambiquara.
directed by Barrie Machin, fl. 1972; produced by Barrie Machin, fl. 1972, in Barrie Machin's Brazil (Privately Published, 1990), 1 min
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B.A.T.A.M.
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written by Johan Lindquist, Per Erik Eriksson and Liam Dalzell; directed by Liam Dalzell, Per Erik Eriksson and Johan Lindquist; produced by Liam Dalzell, Per Erik Eriksson and Johan Lindquist (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 33 mins
B.A.T.A.M. tells the contrasting stories of two women: Wati, a young factory worker, and Dewi, a prostitute, both of whom live through a dramatic transformation on the Indonesian island of Batam, located on Singapore's doorstep.
written by Johan Lindquist, Per Erik Eriksson and Liam Dalzell; directed by Liam Dalzell, Per Erik Eriksson and Johan Lindquist; produced by Liam Dalzell, Per Erik Eriksson and Johan Lindquist (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 33 mins
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Becoming a Man, Becoming a Man Among the Borana
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produced by Xavier Vaire, in Becoming a Man (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2006), 51 mins
In the heart of Ethiopia, 12 year-old Wario belongs to the Borana tribe. It is time for Wario to learn the difficult trade of salt labor, in order to become a full-grown Borana with adult responsibilities. He will first follow his father to the "mouth of the devil", a volcano in which men risk their lives to extra...
produced by Xavier Vaire, in Becoming a Man (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2006), 51 mins
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