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Being Innu (Innu)
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written by Catherine Mullins; directed by Catherine Mullins; produced by Catherine Mullins (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 53 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), 53 mins
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Being San
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directed by Michael Duffett, fl. 2001; produced by Michael Duffett, fl. 2001 (Amsterdam, North Holland: Off the Fence, 2001), 15 mins
A documentary examining the life of the San people and recording their reactions to the internationally acclaimed feature film, The Great dance : a hunter's story.
directed by Michael Duffett, fl. 2001; produced by Michael Duffett, fl. 2001 (Amsterdam, North Holland: Off the Fence, 2001), 15 mins
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Between Light and Shadow: Maya Women in Transition
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directed by John McKay, 1965- and Kathryn Lipke Vigesaa, fl. 1993-1997; produced by Kathryn Lipke Vigesaa, fl. 1993-1997, Dakota Productions (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1997), 27 mins
This vibrant, wide-ranging documentary examines the impact on contemporary Maya culture of changes in the lives and expectations of Maya women in Guatemala. Traditionally, weaving and textiles have played a central role in the lives of Maya women. Today, however, Maya women are expanding their vision of their iden...
directed by John McKay, 1965- and Kathryn Lipke Vigesaa, fl. 1993-1997; produced by Kathryn Lipke Vigesaa, fl. 1993-1997, Dakota Productions (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1997), 27 mins
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Between two Villages (Entre deux Villags Entre Duas Terras)
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directed by Muriel Jaquerod, 1970- and Eduardo Saraiva Pereira, 1868- (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2003), 1 hour 34 mins
Between two Villages tells the story of Aldeia da Luz, population of 330, bound to disappear with the construction of the Alqueva dam in the south of Portugal. A new village is being built a few kilometres away as a compensation for the population. The film focuses on the daily life of Aldeia da Luz, with its stro...
directed by Muriel Jaquerod, 1970- and Eduardo Saraiva Pereira, 1868- (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2003), 1 hour 34 mins
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Blunden Harbour
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written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014; directed by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 and William Heick, 1916-2012; produced by William Heick, 1916-2012 and Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1951), 21 mins
Robert Gardner, then a graduate student of Anthropology at the University of Washington in Seattle, went to Blunden Harbour to research a major film project on the Kwakiutl about whom Ruth Benedict had written so eloquently. The larger work was never done and this small film remains one of the few authentic accoun...
written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014; directed by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 and William Heick, 1916-2012; produced by William Heick, 1916-2012 and Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1951), 21 mins
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Boran Women
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written by David MacDougall, 1939-; directed by David MacDougall, 1939- and James Blue, 1930-; produced by Norman N. Miller, fl. 1971 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 18 mins
Traditionally confined to the roles of life-givers, nurturers and homemakers, Boran women of Kenya are slowly realizing the importance of education and the difference it can make in their lives. They attach great importance to the traditional role of women in a herding society and perform dawn to dusk tasks with l...
written by David MacDougall, 1939-; directed by David MacDougall, 1939- and James Blue, 1930-; produced by Norman N. Miller, fl. 1971 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 18 mins
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Bosnia Hotel
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written by Patrick Winocour, fl. 2000; directed by Thomas Balmes; produced by Patrick Winocour, fl. 2000 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 49 mins
The United Nations peace keeping force in Bosnia included soldiers from nations and cultures that did not know where Bosnia was, or what the conflict was about. Among them was a force from Kenya which included several Samburu warriors. Bosnia Hotel films these warriors after their return to their ancestral land. I...
written by Patrick Winocour, fl. 2000; directed by Thomas Balmes; produced by Patrick Winocour, fl. 2000 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 49 mins
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Box of Treasures
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written by Chuck Olin, 1937-2005; directed by Chuck Olin, 1937-2005; produced by Chuck Olin, 1937-2005, U'mista Cultural Centre (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1983), 29 mins
In the late 19th century, the Canadian government removed ritual objects from the possession of the Kwakiut'l, a Native American community on the Northwest Coast. The 'potlatch', as it was called, was their way of celebrating their culture, their identity and their heritage. A ritual passing down of treasures, it...
written by Chuck Olin, 1937-2005; directed by Chuck Olin, 1937-2005; produced by Chuck Olin, 1937-2005, U'mista Cultural Centre (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1983), 29 mins
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Bridewealth for A Goddess
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written by Andrew J. Strathern; directed by Chris Owen, 1980-; produced by Chris Owen, 1980-, Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2000), 1 hour 12 mins
The film documents the last performance of the ritual for the fertility goddess Amb Kor, in the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. Shot over a period of approximately 15 years, the anthropologists and filmmakers have been participant-observers during a time of pivotal change for the clans of the Kavel...
written by Andrew J. Strathern; directed by Chris Owen, 1980-; produced by Chris Owen, 1980-, Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2000), 1 hour 12 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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