Conversations with the Sierra Popoluca. Part 1 /
This is an innovative, intimate portrait of stalwart members of an indigenous people who inhabit Mexico's Sierra de Santa Marta and speak a derivative of ancient Olmec. For convenient classroom use, eight episodes, focused on various aspects of their culture, have been divided into Parts I and...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Language Notes: | In Spanish with English subtitles. |
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New York :
Filmakers Library,
2002.
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| Series: | Sentinels of the Earth
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | This is an innovative, intimate portrait of stalwart members of an indigenous people who inhabit Mexico's Sierra de Santa Marta and speak a derivative of ancient Olmec. For convenient classroom use, eight episodes, focused on various aspects of their culture, have been divided into Parts I and II -- available separately. Part I begins with recollections of an outlawed carnival celebration intercut with old women performing "Dance of the Tiger" in honor of the corn god. Episode two: younger women collaborate, guided by Santana, in making a fuel-saving clay stove. Episode three moves to Apolinar's clinic for a group-cleansing, followed by his recital of a chant to restore a soul stolen by wiley spirits called chanecos. In section four, Santana recounts her life-story. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 12, 2014). Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (58 min.). Previously released as DVD. |
| Playing Time: | 00:57:47 |