A Clearing in the Jungle (Disappearing World episode 1) (1970)(no video link)
Title
A Clearing in the Jungle (Disappearing World episode 1) (1970)(no video link)
Subject
Venezuela--Economic conditions--1958-
Indigenous peoples
Description
Content description from Worldcat (https://www.worldcat.org/title/clearing-in-the-jungle-disappearing-world/oclc/865199270):
The Panare Indians live in the jungles of the northern Amazon. With homes only 300 miles from Caracas, Venezuela, they have seen cars and jet aircraft, yet their lives continue as if they were part of the Stone Age - as they resist outsiders and opt for the traditional way of life they have always known. This film focuses on their daily activities, such as preparing cassava, making blow darts, and hunting and gathering. As the Panare resent even the presence of the Granada TV crew, the film's producer captures their ethos when noting, "They grew tobacco, but just enough for their own needs. The government tried to persuade them to work longer hours to produce more, and have offered to pay them, but they are just not interested.
Ephemera: available through CCDR Collections at Arizona State University. One clipping with program description.
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The Panare Indians live in the jungles of the northern Amazon. With homes only 300 miles from Caracas, Venezuela, they have seen cars and jet aircraft, yet their lives continue as if they were part of the Stone Age - as they resist outsiders and opt for the traditional way of life they have always known. This film focuses on their daily activities, such as preparing cassava, making blow darts, and hunting and gathering. As the Panare resent even the presence of the Granada TV crew, the film's producer captures their ethos when noting, "They grew tobacco, but just enough for their own needs. The government tried to persuade them to work longer hours to produce more, and have offered to pay them, but they are just not interested.
Ephemera: available through CCDR Collections at Arizona State University. One clipping with program description.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Jean-Paul Dumont (anthropologist)
Charlie Nairn (director and producer)
Brian Moser (series editor)
Gerry Dow (editor)
Bob Bolt (cinematography)
Publisher
Granada Television
Date
1970 May 19
Citation
“A Clearing in the Jungle (Disappearing World episode 1) (1970)(no video link),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed April 20, 2024, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/405.