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For Love
directed by Matt Smiley, 1981-; produced by Mary Teegee and Matt Smiley, 1981-, Carrier Sekani Family Services (Prince George, BC: Carrier Sekani Family Services, 2022), 1 hour 29 mins
Travelling across the country, Indigenous people tell their heartbreaking stories to reveal the atrocities inflicted by the Canadian child welfare system. “For Love” shines a light on what is happening right now. It details the horrors of the past and reveals how Indigenous communities are taking back jurisdic...
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directed by Matt Smiley, 1981-; produced by Mary Teegee and Matt Smiley, 1981-, Carrier Sekani Family Services (Prince George, BC: Carrier Sekani Family Services, 2022), 1 hour 29 mins
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Travelling across the country, Indigenous people tell their heartbreaking stories to reveal the atrocities inflicted by the Canadian child welfare system. “For Love” shines a light on what is happening right now. It details the horrors of the past and reveals how Indigenous communities are taking back jurisdictional control of their children in order to ensure that their unique and diverse cultures are preserved for generations to come.
Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mary Teegee, Matt Smiley, 1981-, Carrier Sekani Family Services, Shania Twain
Author / Creator
Matt Smiley, 1981-
Date Published / Released
2021, 2022
Publisher
Carrier Sekani Family Services
Speaker / Narrator
Shania Twain
Topic / Theme
Welfare and public relief, Indigenous peoples
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2022 Carrier Sekani Family Services
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Friends in High Places
written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; produced by Lindsey Merrison, 1959- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2001), 1 hour 26 mins
“Buddhism and nat worship are like mangoes and bananas”Whether contending with a deceitful daughter-in-law, forecasting financial prospects for a tea shop, or freeing a husband from government detainment, Friends in High Places reveals the central role of nats and spirit mediums in alleviating the day to day b...
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written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; produced by Lindsey Merrison, 1959- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2001), 1 hour 26 mins
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“Buddhism and nat worship are like mangoes and bananas”Whether contending with a deceitful daughter-in-law, forecasting financial prospects for a tea shop, or freeing a husband from government detainment, Friends in High Places reveals the central role of nats and spirit mediums in alleviating the day to day burdens of modern Burmese life.“Leprosy isn’t as contagious as people’s problems,” notes one medium, “my clients bring their w...
“Buddhism and nat worship are like mangoes and bananas”Whether contending with a deceitful daughter-in-law, forecasting financial prospects for a tea shop, or freeing a husband from government detainment, Friends in High Places reveals the central role of nats and spirit mediums in alleviating the day to day burdens of modern Burmese life.“Leprosy isn’t as contagious as people’s problems,” notes one medium, “my clients bring their worries into my home. I don’t need to go out on the street to learn how cruel life can be.” Yet despite their skills in channeling good luck for others, the life stories of the mediums prove to be as poignant as the stories of those who seek their assistance.Just as nats lie somewhere on the spectrum between mortals and the divine, the gay men who serve as primary conduits for the nat spirits are considered to be neither male nor female. Regarded by society with a curious mix of disdain and reverence, the male mediums profiled in this film – ranging from the gentle, melancholy “Lady Silver Wings” to the hard drinking, ego-driven “Mr. Famous” – illustrate the special niche granted to gay men in Burmese society.Exquisite footage accentuates Lindsey Merrison's keen eye for nuance as she takes the viewer on a journey examining the extremes that define Burmese spirit mediums and their way of life. Deceit and artistry, tragedy and comedy, faith and cynicism – in a country known both as a 2,500 year bastion of Buddhism and more recently for its legacy of political corruption and instability, the world of the nat becomes an analogy for the many unusual juxtapositions within Burma itself. “Buddhism and nat worship are like mangoes and bananas” Whether contending with a deceitful daughter-in-law, forecasting financial prospects for a tea shop, or freeing a husband from government detainment, Friends in High Places reveals the central role of nats and spirit mediums in alleviating the day to day burdens of modern Burmese life. “Leprosy isn’t as contagious as people’s problems,” notes one medium, “my clients bring their worries into my home. I don’t need to go out on the street to learn how cruel life can be.” Yet despite their skills in channeling good luck for others, the life stories of the mediums prove to be as poignant as the stories of those who seek their assistance. Just as nats lie somewhere on the spectrum between mortals and the divine, the gay men who serve as primary conduits for the nat spirits are considered to be neither male nor female. Regarded by society with a curious mix of disdain and reverence, the male mediums profiled in this film – ranging from the gentle, melancholy “Lady Silver Wings” to the hard drinking, ego-driven “Mr. Famous” – illustrate the special niche granted to gay men in Burmese society. Exquisite footage takes the viewer on a journey examining the extremes that define Burmese spirit mediums and their way of life. In a country known both as a 2,500 year bastion of Buddhism and for its legacy of political corruption and instability, the world of the nat becomes an analogy for the many juxtapositions within Burma itself.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lindsey Merrison, 1959-, U Wynn Hlaing, Daw Ohn Tin, Daw Wei Wei Kann Oo, U Ah Swan
Author / Creator
Lindsey Merrison, 1959-
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Burmese, Politics, Sociology, Buddhism, Gender, Sexuality, Spiritual possession, Religion, Ethnography
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From Babylonia To Beverly Hills: The Exodus of Iran's Jews
written by Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-; directed by Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-; produced by Sara Nodjoumi, fl. 1997-2015 and Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 27 mins
In 1979, the Islamic Revolution in Iran brought a twenty-five- hundred-year-old history to a close for the Jews who left their homeland for America. Uncertain about their safety and fearing religious persecution in Khomeini's Islamic Theocracy, an estimated 80,000 of Iran's 100,000 Jews fled the country. This docu...
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written by Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-; directed by Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-; produced by Sara Nodjoumi, fl. 1997-2015 and Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 27 mins
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In 1979, the Islamic Revolution in Iran brought a twenty-five- hundred-year-old history to a close for the Jews who left their homeland for America. Uncertain about their safety and fearing religious persecution in Khomeini's Islamic Theocracy, an estimated 80,000 of Iran's 100,000 Jews fled the country. This documentary tells the story of those Jews who reestablished a tight knit community in Los Angeles. In 1979, the Islamic Revolution in Iran...
In 1979, the Islamic Revolution in Iran brought a twenty-five- hundred-year-old history to a close for the Jews who left their homeland for America. Uncertain about their safety and fearing religious persecution in Khomeini's Islamic Theocracy, an estimated 80,000 of Iran's 100,000 Jews fled the country. This documentary tells the story of those Jews who reestablished a tight knit community in Los Angeles. In 1979, the Islamic Revolution in Iran brought a twenty-five- hundred-year-old history to a close for the Jews who left their homeland for America. Uncertain about their safety and fearing religious persecution in Khomeini's Islamic Theocracy, an estimated 80,000 of Iran's 100,000 Jews fled the country. This documentary tells the story of those Jews who reestablished a tight knit community in Los Angeles. Iranian Jewish families talk about their past in Iran - how the increasingly hostile circumstances forced them to flee their own country. They recall the difficulties of starting a new life in the United States and voice their fears about their children growing up in an alien society. Young Iranian adults, on the other hand, talk about the pressures of confirming to parental expectations, of remaining true to their Iranian Jewish heritage even as they try and carve their own individual identities in modern day American society. Historical background via the use of archival footage gives a detailed overview of the original Jewish settlement in Iran and their relationship with their adopted country as well as how they fared in the 20th century. In the American cultural imagination, very little is known about the religious diversity of Iranians living in America. This documentary helps create a more nuanced view of the culture and religious diversity of Iranians both inside and outside the country.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-, Matt, fl. 2003, Lorraine Soleimani, fl. 2003, Robin Songorian, fl. 2003, Sharona Nickfarjam, fl. 2003, Rabbi David Shofet, fl. 2003, Mahrokh Eshaghian, fl. 2003, Sara Nodjoumi, fl. 1997-2015, Fausto Campoli
Author / Creator
Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Sara Nodjoumi, fl. 1997-2015, Fausto Campoli
Topic / Theme
Iranian, Intergenerational conflict, Cultural identity, Cultural assimilation, Immigration and emigration, Religious persecution, Jewish people, Ethnography, Jews, Inuit
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From Honey to Ashes
written by Lucas Bessire, fl. 2004; directed by Lucas Bessire, fl. 2004; produced by Lucas Bessire, fl. 2004 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 47 mins
In March 2004, one of the world's last voluntarily isolated groups of hunter-gatherers walked out of the forest in northern Paraguay, fleeing ranchers' bulldozers. They formed a new village with their more settled relatives, where they confronted the complexities of learning how to become "Ayoreo Indians" and more...
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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), 2006), 47 mins
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In March 2004, one of the world's last voluntarily isolated groups of hunter-gatherers walked out of the forest in northern Paraguay, fleeing ranchers' bulldozers. They formed a new village with their more settled relatives, where they confronted the complexities of learning how to become "Ayoreo Indians" and more critically, how to survive in a rapidly changing world. In March 2004, one of the world's last voluntarily isolated groups of hunter-g...
In March 2004, one of the world's last voluntarily isolated groups of hunter-gatherers walked out of the forest in northern Paraguay, fleeing ranchers' bulldozers. They formed a new village with their more settled relatives, where they confronted the complexities of learning how to become "Ayoreo Indians" and more critically, how to survive in a rapidly changing world. In March 2004, one of the world's last voluntarily isolated groups of hunter-gatherers walked out of the forest in northern Paraguay, fleeing ranchers' bulldozers. They formed a new village with their more settled relatives, where they confronted the complexities of learning how to become "Ayoreo Indians" and more critically, how to survive in a rapidly changing world. This documentary provides an intimate portrait of a divided community four months after this historical event, and their efforts to chart a collective future in a context shaped by deforestation, NGO activity, anthropologists and evangelical Christianity. Self-consciously engaging a history of ethnographic representations and tropes of "first contact," the reflexive video uses the filmmaker's narration to reflect on the experiences and confusions of a process that remains ultimately opaque for the "new people," for their relatives, and for the anthropologist. This film contributes to the visual anthropology of lowland South America by putting a human face to critical questions about "contact," "indigeneity" and the ways certain narrow ideas of "modernity" continue to be presented as the only options for Native peoples in the Gran Chaco and beyond.
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Date Written / Recorded
2004
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lucas Bessire, fl. 2004
Author / Creator
Lucas Bessire, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Ayoreo, Politics, Cultural participation, Property rights, Cultural identity, Tribal and national groups, Ethnography
Copyright Message
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Frontline, Season 2021 Episode 14, Escaping Eritrea
directed by Evan Williams, fl. 2006-2015; produced by Evan Williams, fl. 2006-2015, Evan Williams Productions and Mongoose Pictures, in Frontline, Season 2021 Episode 14 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2021), 53 mins
An unprecedented undercover investigation into one of the world’s most repressive regimes — Eritrea. Exclusive secret footage and testimony shed new light on shocking allegations of torture, arbitrary detention and indefinite forced conscription.
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directed by Evan Williams, fl. 2006-2015; produced by Evan Williams, fl. 2006-2015, Evan Williams Productions and Mongoose Pictures, in Frontline, Season 2021 Episode 14 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2021), 53 mins
Description
An unprecedented undercover investigation into one of the world’s most repressive regimes — Eritrea. Exclusive secret footage and testimony shed new light on shocking allegations of torture, arbitrary detention and indefinite forced conscription.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Evan Williams, fl. 2006-2015, Evan Williams Productions, Mongoose Pictures, Sophie Okonedo, 1968-
Author / Creator
Evan Williams, fl. 2006-2015
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Frontline
Speaker / Narrator
Sophie Okonedo, 1968-
Topic / Theme
Violence, Prisoners, Military draft, Eritreans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2021 PBS
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Full Circle
written by Wen-jie Qin, fl. 2002; directed by Wen-jie Qin, fl. 2002; produced by Wen-jie Qin, fl. 2002 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2002), 27 mins
In the summer of 2001, under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, a totem pole in the Peabody Museum at Harvard University was returned to its original owners' ancestors, a Tlingit community in Southeast Alaska. The journey of the pole began a hundred years ago when it was removed by the Har...
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written by Wen-jie Qin, fl. 2002; directed by Wen-jie Qin, fl. 2002; produced by Wen-jie Qin, fl. 2002 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2002), 27 mins
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In the summer of 2001, under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, a totem pole in the Peabody Museum at Harvard University was returned to its original owners' ancestors, a Tlingit community in Southeast Alaska. The journey of the pole began a hundred years ago when it was removed by the Harriman Expedition from the deserted village of Gash at Cape Fox. In the summer of 2001, under the Native American Graves Protection and...
In the summer of 2001, under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, a totem pole in the Peabody Museum at Harvard University was returned to its original owners' ancestors, a Tlingit community in Southeast Alaska. The journey of the pole began a hundred years ago when it was removed by the Harriman Expedition from the deserted village of Gash at Cape Fox. In the summer of 2001, under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, a totem pole in the Peabody Museum at Harvard University was returned to its original owners' ancestors, a Tlingit community in Southeast Alaska. The journey of the pole began a hundred years ago when it was removed by the Harriman Expedition from the deserted village of Gash at Cape Fox. The totem pole makes its way from Cambridge, Massachusetts to Ketchikan, Alaska, where the Cape Fox community holds a ceremony to welcome home artifacts taken by the Expedition.
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Date Written / Recorded
2001
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Wen-jie Qin, fl. 2002, Willard Jackson, Sr., Harvey Shields, Elizabeth Denny, Barbara Isaac, Rubie Watson, Anne-Marie Victor-Howe
Author / Creator
Wen-jie Qin, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Tlingit, Politics, Revitalization and ethnogenesis, Tribal and national groups, Property rights, Totem poles, Ethnography
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George Lamming address at Maurice Bishop memorial service- EDITED
(Banyan Archive, 1983), 57 mins
Novelist, cultural political activist George Lamming delivers his address at the Maurice Bishop Memorial Service. EDITED
Keywords: politics, literature
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(Banyan Archive, 1983), 57 mins
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Novelist, cultural political activist George Lamming delivers his address at the Maurice Bishop Memorial Service. EDITED
Keywords: politics, literature
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Speech/Address
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
Banyan Archive
Speaker / Narrator
George Lamming, 1927-
Person Discussed
George Lamming, 1927-, Maurice Bishop, 1944-1983
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1983. Used with permission of the Banyan Archive.
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George Lamming on Politics and NJAC 1980/81
interview by Joy Cobham, fl. 1992 (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 1981), 3 mins
Joy Cobham interviews George Lamming about his observations on the election campaign.
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interview by Joy Cobham, fl. 1992 (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 1981), 3 mins
Description
Joy Cobham interviews George Lamming about his observations on the election campaign.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Interview
Author / Creator
Joy Cobham, fl. 1992
Date Published / Released
1981
Publisher
Banyan Archive
Person Discussed
George Lamming, 1927-
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1980/81. Used with permission of the Banyan Archive.
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Gogodala: A Cultural Revival?
written by Chris Owen, 1980-; directed by Chris Owen, 1980-; produced by Chris Owen, 1980- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1983), 57 mins
This film examines the implications of the Australian colonial era for the Gogodala people of the Fly River Delta, Western Papua New Guinea. Excessive missionary zeal, tolerated and encouraged by the government, contributed to the almost total destruction of Gogodala art and culture.
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written by Chris Owen, 1980-; directed by Chris Owen, 1980-; produced by Chris Owen, 1980- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1983), 57 mins
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This film examines the implications of the Australian colonial era for the Gogodala people of the Fly River Delta, Western Papua New Guinea. Excessive missionary zeal, tolerated and encouraged by the government, contributed to the almost total destruction of Gogodala art and culture. This film examines the implications of the Australian colonial era for the Gogodala people of the Fly River Delta, Western Papua New Guinea. Excessive missionary zea...
This film examines the implications of the Australian colonial era for the Gogodala people of the Fly River Delta, Western Papua New Guinea. Excessive missionary zeal, tolerated and encouraged by the government, contributed to the almost total destruction of Gogodala art and culture. This film examines the implications of the Australian colonial era for the Gogodala people of the Fly River Delta, Western Papua New Guinea. Excessive missionary zeal, tolerated and encouraged by the government, contributed to the almost total destruction of Gogodala art and culture. More recently, an indirect grant from the Australian government has enabled the people to reconstruct a traditional longhouse, along with a new meaning and function: as a cultural center.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Chris Owen, 1980-, Babadi Sowasi, Murray Marx, Gainama Mulake, Tony Crawford, Harry Holt, Saliki Kawaiya
Author / Creator
Chris Owen, 1980-
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Gogodala, Canoes and kayaks, Tribal and national groups, Christianity, Revitalization and ethnogenesis, Cultural change and history, Missionaries, Imperialism, Ethnography
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Her Name Came on Arrows: A Kinship Interview with the Baruya of New Guinea
written by Allison Jablonko, 1936-, Marek Jablonko, 1927-2002 and Stephen Olsson; produced by Allison Jablonko, 1936-, Marek Jablonko, 1927-2002 and Stephen Olsson; interview by Maurice Godelier, 1934- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1982), 26 mins
In the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea, French anthropologist Maurice Godelier invites five of his Baruya friends and informants to his house to discuss Baruya kinship and rules of marriage. As Godelier poses questions, the kinship rules that provide the cohesive fabric of Baruya culture are brought to life.
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written by Allison Jablonko, 1936-, Marek Jablonko, 1927-2002 and Stephen Olsson; produced by Allison Jablonko, 1936-, Marek Jablonko, 1927-2002 and Stephen Olsson; interview by Maurice Godelier, 1934- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1982), 26 mins
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In the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea, French anthropologist Maurice Godelier invites five of his Baruya friends and informants to his house to discuss Baruya kinship and rules of marriage. As Godelier poses questions, the kinship rules that provide the cohesive fabric of Baruya culture are brought to life. In the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea, French anthropologist Maurice Godelier invites five of his Baruya friends and informants...
In the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea, French anthropologist Maurice Godelier invites five of his Baruya friends and informants to his house to discuss Baruya kinship and rules of marriage. As Godelier poses questions, the kinship rules that provide the cohesive fabric of Baruya culture are brought to life. In the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea, French anthropologist Maurice Godelier invites five of his Baruya friends and informants to his house to discuss Baruya kinship and rules of marriage. As Godelier poses questions, the kinship rules that provide the cohesive fabric of Baruya culture are brought to life. Abstract terms are given practical meanings as Godelier investigates Baruya customs of stealing wives, exchanging sisters for wives, stealing names and exchanging 'food for blood.'
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Allison Jablonko, 1936-, Marek Jablonko, 1927-2002, Stephen Olsson, Maurice Godelier, 1934-, Kandavatche, Djirinac, Gwataie
Author / Creator
Allison Jablonko, 1936-, Marek Jablonko, 1927-2002, Stephen Olsson, Maurice Godelier, 1934-
Date Published / Released
1982
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Person Discussed
Kandavatche, Djirinac, Gwataie
Topic / Theme
Baruya, Cultural identity, Kin relationships, Marriage, Family, Tribal and national groups, Ethnography
Copyright Message
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