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The Cows of Dolo Ken Paye  : resolving conflict among the Kpelle / a Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. film ; cinematography, Marvin Silverman ; script, James L. Gibbs, Jr.  GN655.L5 C66 1970  Documents the coexistence of traditional life patterns and Western adaptations in the Liberian village of Fokwele by following the hot-knife trial by ordeal of a Kpelle farmer who wounded a cow. Includes actual Kpelle speech and music.
Distant voices, thunder words GR72 .D57 2006  (2 volumes) A documentary on Native American, African and Polynesian storytelling traditions. Through interviews with Native American and African storytellers, poets, and writers, explores initiation into the calling of storyteller, the influence of story in the Native American sense of kinship and right relationship with nature, and compares and contrasts oral storytelling with the writing of poetry and novels.
The Hunters / produced by the Film Study Center of the Peabody Museum of Harvard University ; written and directed by John Marshall.  DT1058.K86 H86 1970  In this classic documentary, the Kalahari Bushmen of Africa wage a constant war for survival against the hot arid climate and unyielding soil. 'The Hunters' focuses on four men who undertake a hunt to obtain meat for their village. The chronicle of their 13-day trek becomes part of the village's folklore, illustrating the ancient roots and continual renewal of African tribal cultures.
Iindawo Zikathixo = In God's places Rainmaker Films and One Time Films present a film by Richard Wicksteed.  GN865.S5 I375 1997  Filmed in the remote hills and valleys of the southern Drakensberg, this documentary is a unique and timely record of a rapidly vanishing South African culture. Features the Bushman rock art as a background against which the story of the Bushmen unfolds. Explores aspects of Bushmen culture through music, dance, oral history and traditional rituals.
The Making of mankind  / BBC-TV in association with Time Life Films Incorporated ; producer, Peter Spry-Leverton.  GN281 .M36 1999 
  7 volumes
v. 1-3. In the beginning. One small step. Human way of life -- v. 4-5. Beyond Africa. New era -- v. 6-7. Settling down. Survival of the species.  In this seven-part documentary, noted anthropologist Richard Leakey traces the origin of the human species.
Masai in the modern world  / produced by Mark Newman & Robyn Hofmeyer for Phakathi Films & SABC.  DT14 .L58 1995 v. 1  Looks at the impact of the modern world on the ancient culture of the Masai people. Traditionally the Masai herded their cattle between the plains and the well-watered mountain land. As tourism and agriculture makes inroads on their already scarce land, they are trying to adapt without losing their heritage.
Masai women / Granada Television International ; producer and director, Chris Curling.  DT443.3.M37 M37 1990  An ethnographic view of Masai culture and society, focusing on the preparation of young Masai girls for marriage and life in their society. Probes, through a candid interview with an older woman, the feelings of the Masai women about polygamy and their inability to own property.
The Nuer  / Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University ; a film by Hillary Harris and George Bridenbach in collaboration with Robert Gardner.   DT155.2.N85 N84 1971  Presents the most important relationships and events in the lives of the Nuer, Nilotic people in Sudan and on the Ethiopian border. Demonstrates the vital significance of cattle and their central importance in all Nuer thought and behavior.
Religion at the family level DT2908 .R45 1999 Deals with avrious aspects of South Africuan cultural anthropology.  Presents thee daily activities of Gwanzura Gwenzi from his weekdays in the city to his weekends at home in Tribal Trust Lands. Includes his playing of the mbira.
Rouch in reverse  / a film by Manthia Diawara ; a Formation Films production for ZDF/ARTE ; written and directed by Manthia Diawara ; producer, Parminder Vir.  GN21.R63 R68 1995 French ethnologist/filmmaker, Jean Rouch discusses his work with Manthia Diawara.

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