Indigenous peoples of Amazonia /

Deep inside the Brazilian and Ecuadorian rain forests, several indigenous tribes continue to live according to traditional customs-some violently defying outside influences. This program documents repeated attempts to pacify and often assimilate these vulnerable societies. Outlining the history of A...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Films Media Group, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Marathon Film Productions
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2009], c2007
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Table of Contents:
  • Amazon Rain Forest: Sheltered Tribes (3:30)
  • Outside Contact Ruins Amazonia (4:11)
  • Cultural Change in Amazonia (4:14)
  • Threats Against Amazonian Tribes (2:32)
  • Forest and River People of the Amazon (4:18)
  • Forest: Ancestor Spirits (3:49)
  • Multinationals and Colonial Infestation in Amazonia (3:35)
  • Destruction of the Amazon Rain Forest (5:14)
  • Tribes Fear Outside Visitors (3:05)
  • Amerindian Territories: Broken Barriers (4:15)
  • Missionaries: Destruction of Native Cultures (3:41)
  • Ceremony of the Dead (3:46)
  • Indigenous Tribes: How Long Will They Last? (0:42)