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  1. Arrows Against the Wind (1992 Video)

    Producer
    Tracey Groome
    Subject
    Anthropology; Development studies
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 2000 hire: £5.00 (+p&p) for 2 weeks

    Portrays the cultural beliefs of the Dani and Asmat, two tribal groups in West Papua (Irian Jayan), and the social, political and environmental upheaval following Indonesia’s invasion of the country in 1963.

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  2. Flames in the Forest (1991 Video)

    Director
    Alan Hayling; Luke Holland
    Producer
    Luke Holland
    Subject
    Anthropology; Development studies
    Distribution
    Out of Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min.

    Focuses on the Amazonian Indians’ fierce resistance to multinational oil companies invading and polluting their forests in Ecuador, told through the words of Luis Vargas and two Indian women leaders. Shows...

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  3. Follow the Rainbow (1991 Video)

    Director
    Vasudha Joshi; Ranjan Pallit
    Subject
    Anthropology; Development studies
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min.

    Damming the Subarnarekha River in India’s South Bihar region will have catastrophic results for the native Ho Indians. The World Band-financed dams will submerge their lands and temples. The campaign of...

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  4. Hunters and Bombers (1991 Video)

    Director
    Hugh Brody; Nigel Markham
    Producer
    Alan Hayling; Rex Tasker
    Subject
    Anthropology; Development studies
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 53 min.

    The hunters are the Innu people and the bombers are the air forces of several NATO countries, which conduct low-level flights over Innu hunting terrain. The impact of the jets is hotly debated by peace...

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  5. Kimberley Mob, The (1991 Video)

    Director
    Graham Chase
    Producer
    Graeme Isaac
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 53 min.

    For 100 years the Aboriginal cowboys of the Kimberleys in Northern Australia were the workforce of the cattle industry based on their land and their labour. In 1967 when they were granted equal rights and...

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  6. Rebels of the Forgotten World (1991 Video)

    Director
    Alan Hayling; Claudio von Planta
    Subject
    Anthropology; Politics & government
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min.

    Reports from the jungle of West Papua, the western half of New Guinea known as Irian Jaya to Indonesians, about armed tribal opposition to Indonesia’s military occupation. Indonesia, with World Bank...

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  7. Savagery and the American Indian (2 Parts) (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Ken Kirby
    Subject
    Anthropology; History
    Distribution
    Hire (Survival International) Sale (BBC), Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 2 x 50 min., 2000 hire: £5.00 (+p&p) for 2 weeks 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) set

    Looks at the history of the persecution by European settlers of the American Indian nations. In two parts: 1) Wildnerness; Shows how Puritan prejudices helped to generate false views of Indians; 2)...

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  8. Appeal from the Rainforest, An (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Development studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 10 min.

    Shows the effects of mining in the rain forest. Davi Yanomami makes the first-ever visit by a Yanomami spokesperson to Europe, to appeal for acknowledgement of Yonomami land rights. He also collects the...

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  9. Hunting Ground, The (1989 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.

    Explores the controversial methods of the New Tribes Mission in Paraguay. Ayoreo Indians say they have been forced to leave the forest and convert to Christianity. In an encounter between missionised and...

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  10. Price of Progress, The (1987 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Development studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.

    Documents the effects of World Bank-funded projects on the environment and tribal peoples worldwide. These projects include the Poloroeste project in South America (building a road through a Brazilian rain...

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