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Jungle Nomads of the Himalayas
directed by Debra Kellner and Eric Valli; produced by Wind Horse Productions (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2014), 52 mins
At the foothills of the Himalaya, along the border separating India and Nepal, Raji nomads still hunt for wild honey. They scale the trees of the great Terai forest, risking their lives to harvest the honey of the apis laboriosa - the largest migratory bee in the world. Both slave and master of the bees, Bahadur d...
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directed by Debra Kellner and Eric Valli; produced by Wind Horse Productions (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2014), 52 mins
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At the foothills of the Himalaya, along the border separating India and Nepal, Raji nomads still hunt for wild honey. They scale the trees of the great Terai forest, risking their lives to harvest the honey of the apis laboriosa - the largest migratory bee in the world. Both slave and master of the bees, Bahadur defies the towering trees and braves death for the survival of his people. After discovering written accounts of the Raji' way of life,...
At the foothills of the Himalaya, along the border separating India and Nepal, Raji nomads still hunt for wild honey. They scale the trees of the great Terai forest, risking their lives to harvest the honey of the apis laboriosa - the largest migratory bee in the world. Both slave and master of the bees, Bahadur defies the towering trees and braves death for the survival of his people. After discovering written accounts of the Raji' way of life, photographer and filmmaker Eric Valli set out to discover what had become of these nomadic people.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Wind Horse Productions, Peter Coyote, 1941-
Author / Creator
Debra Kellner, Eric Valli
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
ZED (Film production)
Speaker / Narrator
Peter Coyote, 1941-
Topic / Theme
Rainforests, Tribal and national groups, Honey, Bees
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by Wind Horse Productions
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