FAU Libraries Media Center - Videographies, Anthropology

VH 2263 Academic & Career Options in the Coll. of Soc. Science, FAU
Summary: Florida Atlantic University's (FAU) College of Social Science recruitment video. 091 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, ECONOMICS, GEOGRAPHY, CRIMINOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY

VH 2558 Acquiring The Human Language
Summary: Explores human language, its origins, acquisition and evolution. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, TEACHER EDUCATION, LANGUAGE SKILLS Series: HUMAN LANGUAGE, THE

VH 2866 Across The Tracks-Vlach Gypsies In Hungary
Summary: Set in a village outside the Hungarian town of Gyongyos, this program follows two Gypsy families struggling to maintain their traditions in a modern communist state. Despite the romantic image, Gypsy life is harsh and often brutal. The Gypsies live in semi-slums, and they are forced by law to work, often for very low wages. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: DISAPPEARING WORLD

VH 5216 Advertising Missionaries
Summary: In Papua New Guinea where over three quarters of the population cannot be reached by the regular advertising medium, the market is being developed by other means. 052 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: COMMUNICATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, MARKETING

VH 7152 Afar Tribe, The: A Bride's Story
Summary: This segment provides an introduction to the Afar by recording two major life events: the arranged marriage of a most reluctant bride and the initiation of a nervous would be warrior. 054 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: LAST WARRIORS, THE

VH 4328 Africa, A History Denied
Summary: Trek inland to the remote site of Great Zimbabwe, a fabulous "lost city, " which reached the height of its glory in the 14th century. Then, sift through the sands of time to uncover the equally splendid culture of Africa's Swahili Coast. The fabulously wealthy center of the thriving gold and ivory trades until the 16th century, its cities now lie all but forgotten, buried under centuries of indifference. Reclaiming their past from a long tradition of racial prejudice and neglect, the descendants of these lost cultures are only now discovering the extraordinary achievements of Africa's indigenous civilizations. 048 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: LOST CIVILIZATIONS

VH 2884 Africa: Continent of Contrasts
Summary: The world's second largest continent offers a wide variety of landscapes, and people have adapted to them in as many different ways. From ancient civilizations to the last big game herds, there is a lot to see in Africa. 035 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 0239 Age of Light, An
Summary: Shows how the Age of Enlightenment brought about a revolution in eighteenth-century thought, and progressive ideas were given a new and fearful force by the French Revolution. 051 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 3069 Age Of The Shoguns, The (1600-1868)
Summary: This was the age of the Tokugawa family, the era of Edo, a period of over two-and -a half centuries during which Japan was sealed off from the rest of the world and only a handful of Dutch and Chinese-constantly watched and treated like pariahs- were allowed to live on Japanese soil and to trade with the Japanese. This program treats the history of Japan during this period: the established classes of daimyo, samurai, farmer, and merchant; the political 053 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY Series: JAPAN PAST AND PRESENT

VH 8255 Ainu Bear Ceremony, The
Summary: Documents the most important ceremony of the Ainu people of northern Japan. Also shows aspects of Ainu daily life in the 1930s: houses, boats, ornate swords, religious artifacts, and the elaborately tattooed mouths of the older women. 030 Min. VIDEO 1931 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 8225 Alter of Fire
Summary: This film presents part of much fuller filmed record of the Agnicayana or Atiratra, the world's oldest surviving Vedic sacrificial ritual. It was performed, perhaps for the last time, in April, 1975, by Nambudri Brahmans in Panjal, a village in Kerala, Southwest India. In relative isolation and through the centuries this Nambudri community has remained faithful to its Vedic heritage. The film explains the origins of the Vedic sacred literature, discusses how the oral tradition is perpetuated, shows the construction of the special sacrificial alter and introduces the seventeen required participants in the twelve-day ritual which honors Agni, Vedic god of fire. 045 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 1658 Amish, The: A Family Legacy
Summary: The Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania have provided geneticists with a rare opportunity. Join specialists in examining the consequences of such inbreeding including abnormal susceptibility to rare & recessive diseases & the extent to which environmental factors can contribute to the disease characteristics of a population. 025 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, BIOLOGY Series: GENETICS

VH 3699 Anasazi And Chaco Canyon, The
Summary: This program looks at the fascinating finds at Chaco Canyon: the extraordinary city itself, the mysterious network of streets, the strange cult object, the proofs of their mastery of astronomy; and at the many unanswered questions about the absence of a written language, the meaning of their depictions of humans, and the possible explanations for the disappearance, leaving barely a trace, of the highly advanced Anasazi culture. 023 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4291 Ancestors, The
Summary: Explores three early cultures of North America. The Ansazi transform the arid Southwest and construct the imposing 800-room Pueblo Bonit, depicted inside and out via computer animation. At Mesa Verde, Cliff Palace provides a glimpse into a prospering society. Near present-day St. Louis is bustling Cahokia, the largest city in the U.S. before 1800, yet few have ever heard of it. 049 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES Series: 500 NATIONS

VH 6150 Ancient Britons
Summary: Discusses the culture of the ancient Britons. Tombs and monuments like those at Stonehenge and elsewhere constitute the only evidence from which to construct a history of the ancient Britons. 047 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 2936 Anthropologists At Work: Careers Making A Difference
Summary: Narrated by Joyce Kreger. Looks at the broad array of jobs that anthropologists do. 036 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 7782 Archaeology and the Bible with Rabbi Kenneth Brander
VIDEO 2000 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3702 Archaeology: Developments in Artifact Analysis & Pres...
Summary: Archaeology tells us about the lives and customs of earlier societies. This program demonstrates the traditional techniques of excavation, exploration, and conservation. In the past few years, technological advances have affected the field of archaeology. The program explains some of the new approaches to analyzing tree marks, rocks, sediment, and vegetable debris to date objects and provide a larger context for them. Finally, we look at the preservation of artifacts by means of a new nuclear technology. 028 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 1901 Art of Living, The
Summary: In tribal culture, views of life and death are traditionally expressed in everyday dances, clothes, sculptures, paintings, etc. Travel to the Wodaabe tribe of Niger and the Dogon people of Mali to witness the ways they celebrate life and death with acts of beauty and grace. Meet a North American artist who shows us his way of connecting his art to meaning of life and death. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, ART Series: MILLENNIUM: TRIBAL WISDOM AND THE MODERN WORLD

VH 6817 At the Autumn River Camp, Pt. 1
Summary: Reveals the live reality of traditional Eskimo life before the European acculturation. In this segment, it is late autumn. Snow covers the Arctic ground. The Eskimo families move back to the river valley to build karmaks--shelters with snow walls and roofs of skins. Film without words. 027 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: NETSILK ESKIMOS SERIES

VH 6818 At the Autumn River Camp, Pt. 2
Summary: In this segment, the family moves once again, this time into an igloo built by men. A sleigh is constructed from skins, frozen fish and caribou antlers. When ready, it is loaded and the family heads down the river to the coast. The construction by the Netsilks of an igloo and a skin sled are shown step by step. Film without words. 033 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: NETSILIK ESKIMO SERIES

VH 7218 At the Service of the State: Archaeology as Political Tool
Summary: This program explores the use of archaeology as a tool for propaganda and diplomatic machination by focusing on the long standing connections between Germany and Greece. The program also looks at how Mussolini, like Hitler, used Greek motifs and Roman regalia to package the image of his party and, by so doing, align the destiny of fascist Italy with ancient traditions. 050 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: LOST WORLDS: THE STORY OF ARCHAEOLOGY

VH 1906 At the Threshold
Summary: Return with host David Maybury-Lewis to the Xavante tribe in the jungles of Brazil, the Navajo of the American Southwest, and elsewhere to review the primary wisdoms that tribal people offer to our modernized world. Then travel to central France to explore the most perplexing dilemmas of the Western world--heart versus mind, body versus soul, the desires of the individual versus the needs of society. The program examines several tribal cultures and reflects on how they have kept a firm sense of belonging and being at home, wherever they find themselves. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: MILLENNIUM: TRIBAL WISDOM AND THE MODERN WORLD

VH 0762 Australia: Down Under and Outback
Summary: Examines the life of people in the Australian outback, where existence is a struggle against heat, poisonous weeds, drought, and economic difficulties. 025 Min. VIDEO 1973 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY, SOCIOLOGY

VH 5281 Axe Fight, The
Summary: A four part analysis of a fight in a Yanomamo Indian village between local descent groups. Includes an unedited record of the event; a slow motion replay of the fight; a discussion of the kinship structure of the fight; and an edited version. 030 Min. VIDEO 1975 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 5285 Baboon Social Organization
Summary: Uses live photography and graphic animation to analyze the nature of the interdependence within a baboon troop and its close relation to baboon ecology. Discusses the roles of large central males, peripheral males, mothers and infants, and juveniles. 017 Min. VIDEO 1963 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 5208 Baboon Tales
Summary: The story is from birth through the first year of life in the almost decade long journey to baboon adulthood. Baboons are intensely social animals, weaving a shifting web of relationships with family, friends and enemies. Based on the real life experiences of five infants, the film follows these characters through their triumphs and tragedies. 052 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY

VH 5275 Barabaig
Summary: This is an ethnographic documentary about the Barabaig people who live in northern Tanzania. 040 Min. VIDEO 1978 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 5133 Barbie Nation: An Unauthorized Tour
Summary: The Barbie doll is not just the world's most popular toy, she's a Rorschach test, revealing attitudes about sexuality, body image, gender roles and creativity in an increasingly mass produced world. Journeying from Barbie convention to anti-Barbie demonstrations, from girls' play dates to Barbie web pages, this program tells the stories of diverse men, women and children. 054 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, MARKETING

VH 2484 Bathing Beauties in Three Cultures
Summary: A comparative series showing the interplay between mother and child in three different settings - bathing in the Sepik River in New Guinea, in a modern American bathroom, and in a mountain village of Bali. 022 Min. VIDEO 1952 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 2597 Becoming a Woman in Okrika
Summary: This video documents a coming of age ritual in a village in the Niger Delta. It suggests the conflict Third World women face between traditions and the values of the modern world. 027 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 8228 Beliefs and Believers, Primal Religions, Pt. 1
Summary: Part 1 discusses the characteristics of primal religions of indigenous peoples, as a means of exploding the role of myth and ritual, concentrating on Native American traditions. Includes an extended interview with Tom Drift of Bo is Forte, Ojibwe, Minnesota. 118 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 8229 Beliefs and Believers, Primal Religions, Pt. 2
Summary: Part 2 discusses earth-centered as opposed to heaven-centered spirituality as an illustration of myth and ritual in the religious experience. It discusses such contemporary avatars of primal religion as ritual-magic, Wicca, and ne o-paganism. Includes an interview with goddess/earth worshipers Cynthia Jones and Patricia Storm of Diana's Grove, Salem, Missouri. 118 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 5139 Biggest Jewish City in the World, The
Summary: From the time of the Czarist persecutions to the more recent atrocities of Hitler, America has been a haven for Jewish people fleeing from persecution. Their influx made New York the world's most densely populated city. They went on to become one of the most influential immigrant groups in America. 052 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 0154 Biology & Crime
Summary: Discusses whether or not criminal behavior is inherited. 1. Criminal anthropology. 2. Sociobiology. 3.Heredity, Human. 4. Man--Influence of environment. 028 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: CRIMINOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY Series: CRIME FILE I

VH 2724 Biology Concepts: Evidence of Evolution
Summary: Before nineteenth century, scientists believed that organisms existed as they did when they first appeared on earth, the discovery of fossils, remains of organisms long extinct, made these scientists reconsider their beliefs. The evidence for evolution which supports the concept of change includes: fossils, homologous structures, vestigial structures, embryology, and most recently comparison of the biochemistry of genes and chromosomes. 033 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 5278 Bitter Melons
Summary: Focuses on the Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa to underscore the difficulty of survival in an area where game is scarce because water holes are dry most of the year. Includes a musician performing original compositions about animals, the land, and social life. Highlights traditional music, dances and children's games. 030 Min. VIDEO 1971 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 5142 Black Communities after the Civil War
Summary: Between 1850 and 1920, twenty seven black towns sprung up in northeast Oklahoma. Historians trace the westward migration of former slaves to Oklahoma after the Civil War, and examine their lives there as successful farmers and business owners. The focus is on the towns of Clearview and Boley, where blacks operated thriving cotton growing operations until 1907, when the most restrictive Jim Crow laws in the nation were passed. 017 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, AFRICAN -AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4357 Blue Men of the Sahara / From Timbuktu to the Stars
Summary: In Blue Men of the Sahara, explorer Douchan Gersi shares the way of life of the Tuareg People. In From Timbuktu to the Stars, explorer Douchan Gersi meets the Dogons, who claim to come from the Dog Star. 046 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 5293 Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology
Summary: The remains of more than 10, 000 native Americans unearthed at archaeological sites across the U.S. are in the possession of museums such as the Smithsonian. The bones have become the central issue in a war of ideas that pits scientists, historians, and museum curators against many Native American groups. Is the analysis of the bones valid scientific research, or is it a desecration of Native American culture? 049 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4816 Le Bouillon D'Awara (Awara Soup)
Summary: Awara Soup introduces us to what must be one of the world's most multicultural communities, a global village in the back country of French Guyana. Three hundred years of world history intersect in Mana, a town where 1500 people speak 13 different languages and live together in remarkable harmony. In French, Creole, Taki-Taki, Portuguese, Hmong, and Javanese with English subtitles. 071 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 7306 Bride Market of Imilchil, The
Summary: Discusses the folklore and customs surrounding a lost Berber tradition. Under the protection of Saint Sidi Ougalmani, women are allowed to have a decisive say in whom they would like to marry. Eligible men and women from the Atlas Mountains gather each September at the Bride Market of Imilchil. They meet here, and many times they marry on the spot. Stories told by the village matriarch and interviews with eligible men and women are intercut with footage of the festival. 051 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3817 Broken Treaty at Battle Mountain: A Closer Look...
Summary: Hugh Downs hosts a discussion between the Shoshone Indians of western Nevada and the United States Government. This is a follow up to the documentary, "Broken Treaty at Battle Mountain." 030 Min. VIDEO 1975 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3074 Bronislaw Malinowski - Off The Verandah
Summary: Bronislaw Malinowski was the anthropologist who really changed the way that field studies were carried out. A Pole who chose to live in England, he began to work on a remote group of Pacific islands, the Trobriands, and lived for long periods among the people he was studying. A brilliant linguist, he quickly learned their work and lives intelligible to the West. The idea that native peoples were primitive savages was altered for good. 052 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3278 Buddha in the Land of the Kami (7th-12th Centuries)
Summary: This program begins with the creation myth of Japan and explains the origin and scope of the kami concept; explains the arrival of Buddhism and how Buddhism and the kami were assimilated; discusses the role of Chinese culture, style and writing in Japanese culture; and demonstrates how the Japanese garden epitomized the Japanese view of the relationship between man and nature, space, time, and reality. 053 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, ASIAN STUDIES Series: JAPAN PAST AND PRESENT

VH 3700 Cannibals
Summary: 16th-century missionaries returned from the New World with tales of human sacrifice and consumption. Many of their stories were summarily dismissed because of a perceived bias against Native American peoples. But were their tales of cannibalism fantasy or fact? New evidence suggests that these early accounts may have been vivid descriptions of actual events. 028 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 2528 Capital of Earth: Maroons of Moore Town
Summary: This historical documentary, filmed in Jamaica, focuses on the Maroons, direct descendants of escaped African slaves who formed rebel communities in the Blue Mountains. Illustrates aspects of their unique West African heritage that are now at odds with modern social and economic change. Jefferson Miller and Kenneth Bilby. 040 Min. VIDEO 1979 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, CARIBBEAN STUDIES

VH 0244 Capitulations
Summary: Probes the question: Is the day of the West really over? Host John Roberts sums up the history of Western civilization, its ideas, and achievements and considers the nature of the West's final " triumph." 057 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 6564 Caribbean Eye. Part 1, Community Celebration
Summary: Caribbean festivals create and sustain a sense of community. This program looks at some of the folk festivals of the Caribbean region: the Hindu festival of Phagwa in Trinidad and Guyana; the La Rose and La Marguerite flower festivals in St. Lucia; the Johnkunnoo of Jamaica, Belize and Bahamas; masquerade in Guyana and St. Kitts and the Hosein festivals in Trinidad and Jamaica. 029 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: CARIBBEAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 6563 Caribbean Eye. Part 9
Summary: This program shows the Trinidad Carnival and then visits carnivals in Dominica, Grenada, St. Vincent, St. Kitts, Antigua, St. Lucia, Barbados, Jamaica and Martinique, looking at their unique forms and examining their shared role which is essentially the liberation of the spirit. 027 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, CARIBBEAN STUDIES

VH 3650 Caves Of Altamira, The
Summary: The 20, 000 year old caves of Altamira are among the greatest but least-known monuments of prehistory. Closed to visitors to prevent damage from exposure, the caves are known to lay people only through a replica in the Archaeological Museum in Madrid. This tour of Altamira shows the extraordinary power of the paintings, which depict Magdalenian people seeking to bend animal life to their will, while themselves at the mercy of the magical powers they sought to placate. The camera is able to clarify what the naked eye cannot - the artistic relationship between the caves themselves and the art with which these proto-Spaniards decorated them. 026 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3081 Chief in Two Worlds, A
Summary: Documentary that focuses on a Samoan resident of Los Angeles and follows him and his family on a trip to Western Samoa, where he goes through a formal bestowal ceremony and becomes of a member of the traditional Samoan chieftainship of the matai system. Offers the viewer a vivid profile of a man coming to terms with two different cultural traditions and the role of traditional cultural and political structures in new transnational contexts. 052 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 2486 Childhood Rivalry in Bali and New Guinea
Summary: Contrasts the way a Balinese mother handles sibling rivalry by theatrically teasing her child through conspicuous attention to other babies, and how an Iatmul mother in New Guinea, even when nursing a newborn infant, makes every effort to keep her child from feeling jealous. Includes the ear piercing of a younger sibling, and the experimental presentation of a doll. 017 Min. VIDEO 1952 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 8222 Children of the Forest
Summary: Captures the daily life of the Mbute Pygmies, a pre-Stone Age people who have lived undisturbed in the isolation of Zaire's Ituri rain forest for unknown thousands of years. Shows the building of huts from spalings and mongongo leaves; women and children gathering roots, fruit, and mushrooms; trekking to new campsites and hunting grounds, and men hunting with bow and arrow and nets strung through the forest. Includes an epic sequence in which one man tracks and kills a bull elephant. 028 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 7065 Chimps Are Us
Summary: A five part program focusing on chimpanzees. It opens with an interview with zoologist Jane Goodall about her remarkable life among the chimps and then visits a chimpanzee sanctuary where psychologist David Bjorklund is investigating how young chimps learn. 057 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 4352 Chinampas
Summary: Documentary on how the chinampa zone, an ecologically sustainable system of agriculture located on the southern edge of Mexico City has survived for some 2, 000 years. Uses graphics, live action, and commentary by chinampa farmers to explain how the system works. 032 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 6372 Chronicle of a Savanna Marriage
Summary: A unique view of the life and culture of the Masai people in Africa. Follows the life of a young woman in the Masai culture of southern Kenya. Considers puberty rites as well as female circumcision and polygamy. 056 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: AWARD WINNING FILMS AND VIDEOS

VH 4354 City of the Gods
Summary: 50 miles north of modern Mexico City stands the ancient site of Teotihuacan. Built more than 2, 000 years ago, the city's colossal pyramids of the sun and moon are the largest pre-Columbian monuments in the New World. But who built and lived in this metropolis held sacred by the later Aztecs, and what are we to make of the recently discovered remains of 200 bound and sacrificed prisoners of war? Today, archaeologists believe that this ancient site may have been a seat of a violent militaristic cult whose rampages were determined by the position of the planet Venus. 028 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0212 Clash of Cultures, The
Summary: Based on the book: "The Africans, a Triple Heritage" by Ali A. Mazrui. Discusses the conflicts and compromises which emerge from the coexistence of many African traditions and modern life. Explores the question of whether African can synthesize its own heritage with the legacies of Islam and the West. 060 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: AFRICANS, THE

VH 2580 Clearing in The Jungle, A
Summary: The Panare live in a jungle clearing in Venezuela and deliberately reject outsiders in order to maintain their unique way of life. They have no hierarchy and no system of laws and punishments-the Panare are held together by ties of kinship and only accept changes that benefit the whole society. Anthropologist: Jean-Paul Dumont. 039 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: DISAPPEARING WORLD

VH 4708 Collapse
Summary: Ancient civilizations send a warning to modern society. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, ECOLOGY, EARLY CIVILIZATION

VH 3277 Coming of the Barbarians (1560 - 1650), The
Summary: In 1540, Portuguese navigators and Jesuit priests landed in a Japan of shoguns and samurai, where the arts of warfare had been refined to hitherto unknown heights of cruelty. Although Westernisms quickly became the rage in Japan, the Japanese soon recognized the long arm of colonialism. Christian priests and converts were persecuted and martyred and, in 1650, Japan shut tight its doors to the outside. 053 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: JAPAN PAST AND PRESENT

VH 1700 Contact: Yanomami Indians of Brazil
Summary: This documentary, shot in one of the most remote corners of the Brazilian Amazon, graphically depict the devastating impact of contact with the outside world on an isolated indigenous tribe, the Yanomami (Yanomamo) Indians. They are considered to be the last major Stone Age people in the Amazon. 028 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY

VH 1579 Conversation with C.L.R. James, A
Summary: An interview with Trinidad's C. L. R. James, writer, philosopher, agitator, novelist, politician, Marxist, writer and critic. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, WRITERS, CARIBBEAN STUDIES

VH 0992 Copan
Summary: Documents theories and procedures of an excavation in the Copan valley of Honduras, the site of a major urban center of Mayan civilization. Presents analysis of the decline of the Mayan society and implications for the future. 015 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 3381 Creative Revolution, The
Summary: Fifty thousand generations ago a dramatic change swept through the hunter-gatherers then living in Africa. They began to paint, carve, talk, bury their dead, travel and trade. What accounts for this sudden transformation? The question continues to be at the heart of heated debates. Some scientists feel it can be explained only by a mass genocide in which a group of superior human beings spread out of Africa, replacing more primitive ancestors along the way. Johanson retraces their voyage to get to the bottom of the mystery. 060 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: IN SEARCH OF HUMAN ORIGINS

VH 6405 Cross Cultural Comparisons
Summary: Examines male and female roles in cultures outside of the U.S. The first lecture focuses on marriage customs in India, foot-binding in China, and female circumcision in Islamic societies. 114 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 6406 Cross Cultural Comparisons
Summary: The second lecture focuses on China, Sweden, and the former Soviet Union as examples of societies that are working towards equality for women. 114 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 6387 Dance and Trance of Balinese Children
Summary: Documentary on the role of dance and trance in Balinese culture, with special attention to children's learning and participation. A personal perspective is provided by I. Gusti Agung Ngurah Supartha, a master dancer and teacher. 045 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: DANCE, ANTHROPOLOGY Series: AWARD WINNING FILMS AND VIDEOS

VH 3208 Dance to Souls Departed, The: Return to Wounded Knee
Summary: On December 15, 1890 the legendary Indian Chief Sitting Bull was killed amidst fears of an Indian uprising. Panic swept through the reservation upon news of Sitting Bull's death, prompting hundreds of Sioux to flee to Wounded Knee creek. There, over 300 Sioux died at the hands of the United States 7th Cavalry during a frenzied eruption of violence surrounded by heightened tensions on both sides. 060 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 0232 Dangerous Gifts
Summary: Shows how Western civilization has changed the world by creating the only worldwide civilization there has ever been. Also examines the continuing impact of the West's influence on the world. 052 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 3972 Days of Judgement: The Salem Witch Trials of 1692
Summary: In 1692, the largest witch hunt in colonial America swept over Salem Village and surrounding communities. Before it was over, 19 women and men were hanged for witchcraft. What does the witch hunt reveal about seventeenth-century society? Did people believe in witches? What really happened in the Salem witch trials? What meaning do the trials have for us today? Shot on location in Essex County, this program features in depth interviews with leading historians who provide the latest insights into this important event. What unfolds is a fascinating portrait of colonial America - its society, culture, politics, and religion and legal system-nearly a century before the American Revolution. 059 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 4678 Dead Birds, Part 1
Summary: Describes a photographic and ethnographic study which was sponsored by the Peabody Museum from February 1961 to November 1963 of the Dani, a people dwelling in the Grand Valley of the Baliem, high in the mountains of western New Guinea. 058 Min. VIDEO 1964 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 4679 Dead Birds, Part 2
Summary: Describes a photographic and ethnographic study which was sponsored by the Peabody Museum from February 1961 to November 1963 of the Dani, a people dwelling in the Grand Valley of the Balium, high in the mountains of western New Guinea. 026 Min. VIDEO 1964 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 2664 Dead Men Talk
Summary: The objective of this video is to familiarize students with two models explaining the origins of modern human people. The two theories are presented by the researchers themselves and the video presents current evidence from the disciplines of paleontology and genetics that supports or conflicts with each of the theories. 050 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 0243 Decline of the West, The
Summary: Tells how in the first half of the twentieth century a stable world of optimism, sanity, and progress seemed to go mad. Reveals how changes in Europe, America, Russia, and the emergence of Japan caused a loss of faith in Western civilization. 052 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 0990 Decoding Danebury
Summary: Looks at a new breed of archaeologist who used the latest sophisticated research tools to provide a picture of Celtic society at the Danebury site in Hampshire, England. 050 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 0989 Demircihuyuk
Summary: Details the German Archaeological Institute's excavation of an Early Bronze Age settlement, located on Turkey's Anatolien Plateau. Shows the methodology of the grid system (shown on-site and as a model), removal and cleaning of artifacts, and examination and analysis of plant and animal remains. Current life in a neighboring village is examined and compared to prehistoric life. 035 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: DISAPPEARING WORLD

VH 3059 Didn't We Ramble On - The Black Marching Band
Summary: Traces the evolution of the black marching band from fourteenth century West Africa to present-day bands. Narrated by Dizzy Gillespie, this film features performances of a West African processional, New Orleans jazz funeral, and the Florida A&M Marching Band along with archival music and stills. 014 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, AFRICAN -AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 7216 Digging by the Book: Program Archaeology
Summary: This video looks at "program archaeology, " how archaeologists dig in the ground to find evidence for the stories in books. In a similar context, the episode covers the work of Flinders Petrie, who unearthed proof that the Israelites had really once lived in Egypt. Inspired by Schliemann's example and Petrie's findings, a whole wave of excavations ensued with the hopes of verifying the existence of various figures from the Bible. 050 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: LOST WORLDS: THE STORY OF ARCHAEOLOGY

VH 3654 Digging Up The Past
Summary: Modern science is constantly improving our tools for digging up the past. With sequences shot at the most famous archaeological and prehistoric sites of France, this program describes Carbon-14 dating, fossil pollen analysis, and the correlation of annual ring counts on trees. 023 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 7148 Dinak Tribe, The: Man of the Men
Summary: This segment profiles the warriors of the White Nile, a tribe that others call Dinka but that calls itself Moinjang: Man of the Men. Wedding negotiations, which involve a bride price usually paid in cattle, are highlighted, along with a traditional high stakes contest to be the fattest man in the land. The impacts of Sudan's civil war and of a thriving slave trade, intensified by famine and extreme poverty, are also discussed. 053 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: LAST WARRIORS, THE

VH 2557 Discovering The Human Language
Summary: Explores human language, its origins, acquisition and evolution. 055 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, TEACHER EDUCATION, LANGUAGE SKILLS Series: HUMAN LANGUAGE, THE

VH 4675 Dreamtales
Summary: Dreamtales presents two animated films, Watunna and Starlore. Watunna depicts five creation myths of the Yekuana Indians of the Venezuelan rainforest. In Starlore, award winning animator Faith Hubley, using only animation and music tells six creation stories. 035 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY, COMMUNICATION, SOCIOLOGY Series: SACRED WAYS

VH 8224 Dreamtime
Summary: Explores the legends, ceremonies, songs, dance, sacred beliefs, and aspects of everyday life of Australia's indigenous Anangu and Tiwi tribes. Explains that these aborigine people see the landscape as a living embodiment of the myths and stories of their creation--an age of legendary ancestors called the Dreamtime. 026 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 8209 Dreamtime of the Aborigines
Summary: Examines Australia's aborigines, the oldest continuous culture on earth, and looks at their oral, ancestral, and philosophical traditions. Discusses the historical origins, beliefs, arts, family life, cultural clashes with whites, and future hopes of the aboriginal people of Australia. Who are the indigenous people of Australia? The land and its resources-- The dreamtime--Family and community life--A clash of cultures--A white Australia--Aboriginal life in modern Australia--Hope for the future. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 4767 Drive for Power, The
Summary: As significant as the Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution and political revolutions in the 18th Century forever altered our concepts of power. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 5286 Early Stone Tools
Summary: Professor Francois Bordes at the University of Bordeaux in France demonstrates some of the percussion flaking techniques which early man and his predecessors may have used to produce a variety of tools. Shows actual prehistoric tools from such sites as Olduval Gorge, Clacton by the sea, and various Neanderthal sites. Uses animation to show how the development of these tools parallels the evolution of man himself from his Australopithecine forbearers to Homo Sapiens. 020 Min. VIDEO 1967 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 0242 East is Red, The
Summary: Shows how China was psychologically ill-equipped to face the twentieth century. Points out that when China finally came to terms with the modern age, she had to choose between capitalism or communism, both ideologies that originated in the West. 051 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 0236 East of Europe
Summary: Shows how the Byzantines, Bulgars, Ottoman Turks, Slavs, and Mongols all made their mark on Europe in the East and contributed to the Russian enigma. 051 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, EUROPEAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 1900 Ecology of Mind, An
Summary: Tribal cultures seek harmony with nature and Western societies try to control it. Visit the Gabra of northern Kenya, whose unique relationship to their harsh environment is the key to their survival; the Makuna of Colombia, whose complex myths and rituals reveal to us a sophisticated ecological awareness; and a modern gardener who resists the Western world's control of nature with a new attitude about sowing Earth's garden. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: MILLENNIUM: TRIBAL WISDOM AND THE MODERN WORLD

VH 2579 Eskimos of Pond Inlet, The
Summary: The Inuits (Eskimos) of Pond Inlet, a new village built by the Canadian government on Baffin Island, talk about their lives, their land, and the changes forced upon them by the encroaching culture of the "powerful and frightening" whites, who hire them as laborers and place their children in government schools. Anthropologist: Hugh Brody. 051 Min. VIDEO 1971 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: DISAPPEARING WORLD

VH 3276 Essence of Being Japanese
Summary: Japan in the modern age, a people existing between the protection of the kami and the geological dangers of earthquake. The program covers the cataclysmic events of the 20th century - the devastating earthquake of 1923, the rise of militarism, the accession of Emperor Hirohito, the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere, the Pacific War, Hiroshima, and the American occupation of Japan, but its primary focus is on what makes Japan Japanese: the Shinto rituals which are part of modern mercantile life; such societal traits as conformism, determination, attitudes toward violence and brutality, business ethics and the life of the salary man, the attitude toward ethics, the role of the kami in modern Japan. 053 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: JAPAN PAST AND PRESENT

VH 0396 Evolution and Human Equality
Summary: Using paleontology, evolutionary biology, genetics, history of science and social history as his tools, Gould tells the story of how racial differences have been misunderstood by scientists, past and present, to justify oppression, exploitation and persecution. He describes how new genetic research methods confirm the African origins of Homo sapiens and the biological equality of the races. 042 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, BIOLOGY

VH 2482 Evolution: Human Origins-A Walk Through Time
Summary: The evolutionary development of such human anatomical traits as bipedalism and the opposable thumb are traced through a new approach involving electromyography. The program shows skull comparisons between chimps, humans, and a variety of hominoids, including Lucy, an example of Australopithecus afarensis. 030 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 0237 Explorers, The (The Age of Exploration)
Summary: Looks at how the Europeans in the age of Henry the Navigator, Magellan, Vasco de Gama, and Columbus mastered the sea. Shows how these great voyaged of exploration led to the outright, if temporary, military and economic domination of the globe. 050 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 3871 Faces of Culture, Lessons 1 & 2
Summary: LESSON 1: "The Nature of Anthropology, " Emphasizes the fundamental similarities of all members of the human race and the wide range of adaptation toward the common goals of survival. LESSON 2: "The Nature of Culture, " The definition of culture is explored through contrasting traditional societies with modern societies. Western society and its symbolic systems are contrasted with the Kung Tribe, the Txukarrane of the Amazon and the Boran of Kenya. 060 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: FACES OF CULTURE

VH 3876 Faces of Culture, Lessons 11 & 12
Summary: LESSON 11: "Sex and Marriage, " Looks at marriage and sex customs in different societies around the world. LESSON 12: "Family and Household, " Looks at the concepts of family and household from a cross-cultural perspective and examines the basic function performed by these units. 060 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: FACES OF CULTURE

VH 3877 Faces of Culture, Lessons 13 & 14
Summary: LESSON 13: "The Yucatec Maya: A Case Study in Marriage & the Family, " Examines the traditional extended family as its members, consisting of many generations, companionably share the daily chores and teach the youngsters in a never ending cycle. LESSON 14: "Kinship and Descent, Part 1, " The nature, origins, and diversity of cultures are discussed. The relationships between religion, personality, art, language and culture are explored. Methods of grouping within culture, common forms of political organization, economic and social stratification, and subsistence patterns are other aspects discussed. 060 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: FACES OF CULTURE

VH 3878 Faces of Culture, Lessons 15 & 16
Summary: LESSON 15: "Kinship and Descent, Part II, " This program explores the question, "Is there a relationship between subsistence patterns and the degree of importance placed on kinship and descent?" Kindred is defined and the role kindred is examined in hunting and gathering, horticultural and intensive agricultural societies. LESSON 16: "Age, Common Interest, and Stratification, " Studies examples of age grading, common interests and stratification as it exists from pastoralist to modern day society. 060 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: FACES OF CULTURE

VH 3879 Faces of Culture, Lessons 17 & 18
Summary: LESSON 17: "The Aymare: A Case Study in Social Stratification, " Examined the inequities of a sharp class division between the Spanish speaking Mestizos and the subordinate Aymara Indians. LESSON 18: "Political Organization, " Profiles the four major forms of political organizations, bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states. 060 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: FACES OF CULTURE

VH 3880 Faces of Culture, Lessons 19 & 20
Summary: LESSON 19: "Social Control, " Examines diverse forms of systems designed to maintain order within a society and explores the possibilities of establishing peace and order among the societies of the world. LESSON 20: "Religion and Magic, " Studies the ritual of Eka Dasa Rudro, a rare Balinese ceremony which links the three world of gods, people, and demons. 060 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: FACES OF CULTURE

VH 3881 Faces of Culture, Lessons 21 & 22
Summary: LESSON 21: "The Asmat of New Guinea: A Case Study in Religion & Magic, " Looks at how every society is based on an integrated culture which satisfies human needs and facilitates survival. This program used the Asmat people of New Guinea as a case study, examining how magic and religion help the people satisfy their need to know the meaning of life. Also looks at the influence of the environment on their religious practices. LESSON 22: "The Arts, " The purpose and use of the arts in society is examined in this program. A society can be understood through its art, music, dance, painting, sculpture, tattoos, body painting. Countries used as examples include Egypt, Tibet, Bali, Mexico, and the USA. 060 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: FACES OF CULTURE

VH 3882 Faces of Culture, Lessons 23 & 24
Summary: LESSON 23: "New Orleans Black Indians: A Case Study in the Arts, " Explores the blend of American Indians and blacks which comprise the Black Indian tribes of New Orleans as they carry out a century old tradition of participation in the pre-Lent Mardi Gras revelry. LESSON 24: "Culture Change, " Change can come in one of two ways: either quickly, through revolution, or slowly and gradually. This program examines some major changes which have altered societies irreversibly in New Guinea, Africa and South America. Margaret Mead returns to Samoa. 060 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: FACES OF CULTURE

VH 3883 Faces of Culture, Lessons 25 & 26
Summary: LESSON 25: "Cricket the Trobriand Way: A Case Study in Culture Change, " Looks at how every society is based on an integrated culture which satisfies human needs and facilitates survival. This program examines humankind's future. Standards of living and lifestyles of different societies are presented as well as an overall view of the world's different types of societies - traditional and modern industrial. LESSON 26: "The Future of Humanity, " Examines humankind's future. 060 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: FACES OF CULTURE

VH 3872 Faces of Culture, Lessons 3 & 4
Summary: LESSON 3: "How Cultures Are Studied, " An ethnographic study of the Yanomamo Indians of Venezuela which emphasizes the importance of appreciating the value of other cultures. LESSON 4: "Language and Communication, " Explains the ways in which language shapes or reflects reality by comparing and contrasting languages from different cultures. 060 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: FACES OF CULTURE

VH 3873 Faces of Culture, Lessons 5 & 6
Summary: LESSON 5: "Psychological Anthropology, " Focuses on enculturation, the process by which culture is passed from one generation to the next. Cross-cultural examples of child-rearing, socialization, and mental illness and healing are also studied. LESSON 6: "Alejandro Mamani: A Case Study in Psychological Anthropology, " Focuses on an ethnographic study of mental illness and the approaching death of an elderly Aymara Indian. 060 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: FACES OF CULTURE

VH 3874 Faces of Culture, Lessons 7 & 8
Summary: LESSON 7: "Patterns of Subsistence: Food Foragers & Pastoralists, " Examination of various subsistence patterns. Selected roles among the Kung, the Mbuti and Nuer of Africa, the Netsilik Eskimos, and the Baseri of Iran are used to illustrate patterns and relationships. LESSON 8: "Patterns of Subsistence: The Food Producers, " The concept of food production and its impact upon the organization of society is explored. Included are the concept of land ownership, specialization of labor, social stratification and the advent of formal government. The Mexican Yucatan Maya, Melanesian agriculturalists and Afghanistan village are used as examples. 060 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: FACES OF CULTURE

VH 3875 Faces of Culture, Lessons 9 & 10
Summary: LESSON 9: "Economic Anthropology, " Examines both western and non-western economic practices and points out the importance of understanding the total integration between economic practices and the values and practices of the larger culture. LESSON 10: "The Highland Maya: A Case Study in Economic Anthropology, " Explores the complex interweaving of economics and religion known as the " cargo" system, which is found among the Highland Maya of Mexico and Guatemala. 060 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: FACES OF CULTURE

VH 3194 Fateful Decade: From Little Rock to the Civil Rights Bill, The
Summary: First there was the law, and then there was enforcement of the law. This program begins at Little Rock's Central High School and follows the civil rights movement acceleration: marches, clashed with the police, the jailing of demonstrators, the murders of Medger Evers, and the bombing of the Baptist church in Birmingham, sit-ins and protest, the Montgomery march, the Mississippi Freedom March, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous speeches and his funeral. 027 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, AMERICAN STUDIES, AFRICAN -AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 5280 Feast, The
Summary: Examines the first stages of alliance formation between two mutually hostile Yanomamo Indian villages in souther Venezuela and Northern Brazil. Describes in detail the preparation for a feast involving the inhabitants of the villages and presents scenes of chanting, dancing and trading at the feast. 029 Min. VIDEO 1968 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 7918 Fernando Ha Vuelto (Fernando Is Back)
Summary: Documents the workings of Chile's Identification Unit, which is comprised of doctors and specialists in anthropology and forensics. The unit attempts to identify the bodies of all the disappeared persons in Chile during the Pinochet dictatorship. Focuses on the identification of Fernando Olivares, the details, of his death, and his family's reaction to the identification of his remains. 031 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, CRIMINOLOGY

VH 2711 Fire Eyes: Female Circumcision
Summary: Explores the socioeconomic, psychological, and medical consequences of this ancient custom which affects more than 80 million women worldwide. In this film several women who have been subject to this "rite of passage" voice varying points of view on perpetuating the practice. Testimony from doctors detail the various forms of female circumcision and the horrendous ob/gyn problems that result. 060 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 6371 First Contact
Summary: Recounts the discovery of a flourishing native population in the interior highlands of New Guinea in 1930 in what had been thought to be an uninhabited area. Includes still photographs taken by a member of the expedition and contemporary footage of the island's terrain. 054 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: AWARD WINNING FILMS AND VIDEOS

VH 2489 First Days in the Life of a New Guinea Baby
Summary: A series of scenes beginning immediately after birth, before the cord is cut, showing the way the newborn is fed by a wet nurse, bathed, anointed with earth, and carried, with special emphasis on the infant's readiness to respond. Other scenes are taken from the first day after birth, and the fifth day. 020 Min. VIDEO 1952 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 5276 Fishing at the Stone Weir, Part 1
Summary: Pictures a group of Netsilik Eskimos of Pelly Bay in the Canadian Arctic as they repair the stone weir in the river rapids, spear the fish, string the fish on a leather thong and haul them ashore, clean and store the fish in stone caches for winter use, and participate in other activities typical to weir fishing. 030 Min. VIDEO 1967 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: NETSILIK ESKIMO SERIES, THE

VH 5277 Fishing at the Stone Weir, Part 2
Summary: Pictures a group of Netsilik Eskimos of Pelly Bay in the Canadian Arctic as they repair the stone weir in the river rapids, spear the fish, string the fish on a leather thong and haul them ashore, clean and store the fish in stone caches for winter use, and participate in other activities typical to weir fishing. 027 Min. VIDEO 1967 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: NETSILIK ESKIMO SERIES, THE

VH 4353 Five Suns, The: A Sacred History of Mexico
Summary: The Five Suns employs authentic pre-Columbian Aztec iconography to depict the most important creation myths and sacred stories of the Aztecs and other Nahuatl-speaking peoples of ancient central Mexico. 055 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 8226 Foodessence, Tomatoes
Summary: Relates the history of the tomato and how it has become the most popular plant in home gardens, and also became chief ingredient in ketchup. Discusses the nutritional value of lycopene in tomatoes and possible health benefits. 023 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 6367 Full Circle
Summary: Through archival footage and interviews with several generations of kibbutz members, this film follows the evolution of family life and work roles on the Israeli kibbutz from pioneering days to the present. 055 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: MIDDLE EAST STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY Series: AWARD WINNING FILMS AND VIDEOS

VH 7219 Future of the Past, The
Summary: The last episode of this series looks at the shift from excavating grand palaces to discovering and learning more about some of the earliest communities, such as at San Jose Magote in the Oaxaca Valley in Mexico, where evidence has been found of human habitation dating back 3, 000 years. The program also interviews Professor George Bass of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology in Texas, the father of underwater archaeology, who has discovered and cataloged numerous shipwrecks off the coast of modern Turkey, some dating from the Bronze Age. 050 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: LOST WORLDS: THE STORY OF ARCHAEOLOGY

VH 0211 Garden of Eden in Decay? A
Summary: Based on the book: "The Africans, a Triple Heritage" by Ali A. Mazrui. Identifies the problems of a continent that produces what it does not consume and consumes what it does not produce. Show's Africa's struggle between economic dependence and decay. 060 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: AFRICANS, THE

VH 3207 General Colin Powell: What I've Learned
Summary: This portrait shows how far a disadvantaged minority can go - and how Colin Powell was able to become Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The son of Jamaican immigrants, he was born to Harlem and grew up in the South Bronx. He says he didn't know he was a minority because everyone was a minority; that yes, there were drugs in the neighborhood but that they were not tolerated among those with strong family ties. 028 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, AFRICAN -AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4771 Generation Upon Generation
Summary: Inheritance...the complex code is examined, from geneticist Gregor Mendel's pioneering work to today's genetic engineering. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 2878 Geometry of Life, The
Summary: The workings of DNA, "The building blocks of life", is explored in this exciting and entertaining Infinite Voyage to decipher its code. By understanding more about DNA, we may be able to unlock the mysteries of disease. Come on a miraculous trip and find out all about the wonders of this microscopic world. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, BIOLOGY Series: INFINITE VOYAGE, THE

VH 8046 Ghost Dance
Summary: The 1890 massacre of the Lakota Indians by the U.S. Army at Wounded Knee, remembered through poetry, art and the South Dakota landscape. 009 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 0213 Global Africa
Summary: Based on the book: "The Africans, a Triple Heritage" by Ali A. Mazrui. Illustrates African contributions to contemporary culture, including the significance of the African diaspora, and examines the continuing influence of the superpowers on the affairs of Africa. 060 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: AFRICANS, THE

VH 3648 Glories Of Ancient Benin, The
Summary: In the Museum of Porto-Novo, we can see the richly embroidered royal robes and some of the utensils used at court in Ancient Benin. The carved doors of the Royal Palace provide a window into the political, social, economic, and cultural life of the kingdom; the symbols on the door are as applicable today as in King Toffa's day. 015 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, EARLY CIVILIZATION

VH 4762 Grain in the Stone, The
Summary: Man splits a stone with the pieces, builds a cathedral, a Greek temple, the city of Los Angeles. Humanity's compulsion to build forms a structure of history, with faith and fancy expressed in our architectures. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 2602 Griottes of the Sahel: Female Keepers of the Songhay Oral Tradition in Niger.
Summary: Recorded in urban and rural Niger, this video comments on the training, activities, and rewards of the female counterparts to griots, giving a more gender-balanced portrait of a typically male profession. Griottes appear at installations of chiefs, weddings, and naming ceremonies to chant the praises of participants, preserve the past, and give advice for the future. 012 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3724 Guardians of the Flutes
Summary: High in the mountains of New Guinea live the Sambia people, a war like tribe whose secret rituals of initiation are aimed at making their warriors courageous and bold. Only because their culture is threatened have they allowed these initiation rites to be documented. This is a society where the roles of men and women are sharply delineated. They live in separate spaces in their round huts. The most secret part of the initiation are the sexual rites, which are described by several initiates. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 4804 Guimba the Tyrant
Summary: Through the story of the downfall of Guimba, the tyrant, similar fates for the many dictators who still pillage the continent of Africa are foreshadowed. Guimba tyrannizes a once prosperous trading city through arbitrary terror and the misuse of occult powers, a recurrent theme in West African literature. Directed by Ibrahima Toure. 094 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, DRAMA Series: LIBRARY OF AFRICAN CINEMA

VH 7149 Hamar and Karo Tribes, The: The Search for Ming
Summary: This segment looks at Ethiopia's closely allied Hamar and Karo who share many practices that help to sustain their traditional lifestyles. Examines the world of these warrior peoples through their attentiveness toward mingi, or imperfection and the bullah, a coming of age ceremony in which a young man hurdles a group of tethered bulls after a female relative, in a demonstration of respect for him, has invited other male family members to whip her. 053 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: LAST WARRIORS, THE

VH 2507 Hanunoo
Summary: Documents the daily life of the Hanunoo, a group of mountain jungle farmers on the island of Mindoro, Philippines, including food production methods and household, leisure, and socioreligious activities. The field-recorded sound contains Hanunoo music, conversation, and calls, but no English narration. Filmed in 1952-1954 by Harold C. Conklin in Yagaw, South-Eastern Mindoro, Philippines. 018 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 4761 Harvest of the Seasons
Summary: Man domesticates plant and animal life. And the inevitable conflict between nomads and the Neolithic cultivator begins. Cameras capture the lifestyle of the Bakhtiari tribe of central Iran as they recreate the war games of Genghis Khan. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 4859 Haunted Kingdom of Angkor Wat, The
Summary: A little more than a century ago, the haunting remains of an ancient city were uncovered deep in the forests of Cambodia. It is said to be haunted by the spirits of those who once lived there. Join us to explore this exquisite metropolis--over 75 square miles of shrines, stone places, towers and temples. 050 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 6565 Hawaiians, The: Warriors of Paradise
Summary: The Hawaiian leader Kamehameha united the islands during the late 1700s and maintained their independence during a time of Western colonial expansion. This film presents the typical experience of a warrior in this military culture, using contemporary narratives, reenactments of battles, current views of terrain, computer graphics reproductions, and artwork from the period described. 026 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 0234 Heart of the West, The
Summary: Shows how Europe came to be the cradle of Western civilization. Discusses the roles played by Charlemagne, St. Benedict, and Martin Luther and tells how Christianity became the channel through which Europe incorporated ancient Israel, the classical past, and Christendom. 051 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 4763 Hidden Structure, The
Summary: The bronze craftsmen of China and Samurai swordsmith of Japan are the starting point for this journey, which leads from the beginnings of chemistry to Dalton's atomic theory and our knowledge of the elements. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, CHEMISTRY Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 6523 High Tech Digs, Volume 2
Summary: Archaeology is under pressure; time is in short supply and high tech instruments are replacing the traditional tools of brush and spade. This video shows us the new technology that is giving modern archaeologists super senses to see from space, to peer beneath the ground or work underwater and recreate details of a site in the virtual world of a computer. 026 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: ULTRASCIENCE II

VH 5136 Hispanic Americans, The
Summary: Anglo-Americans tend to lump Hispanics together, forgetting that the category covers a wide range of cultural backgrounds. In this program, three Hispanic Americans discuss what unites and divides the various groups. 044 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 7329 Home From the Hill
Summary: A portrait of Colonel Hilary Hook, an old British soldier and former professional hunter, forced to retire from his country home in Kenya to live in a small semi-detached cottage in an English village. Colonel Hook's dilemma suggest something of the legacy of colonialism, in which the `civilisers' have become anachronisms. 054 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 6867 Homeland
Summary: Follows four Lakota Indian families from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Through the lives of a grandmother, an artist, a spiritual leader, and a community activist, the problems of the reservation system are balanced with the thriving richness of the culture. 057 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 3656 Hopi Prophecy
Summary: Handed down through ritual and chant long before it was recorded in the petroglyphs which are explained to us here, the Hopi prophecy is centered on the belief that humans must live in peace and harmony with the natural world. Through centuries of changing official policy with regard to indigenous peoples- destruction and extermination, separation and isolation, limited empowerment in islands awash with the roar and upheaval of modern machines the Hopi prophecy has prevailed. In this program, tribal elders perform the chants and explain their hope that humankind can turn away from its own destruction and toward peace. 024 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 2880 Hopi, The
Summary: The Hopi people live in ancient villages built on top of mesas rising from the floor of northern Arizona's desert land. Intimate scenes of family life, work, and colorful seasonal rituals show how the Hopis pass on the communal values and survival skills that have kept their culture alive for centuries. 020 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 6566 Hosay Trinidad
Summary: An ethnographic film about the observance of Shi'ite Muhaarram rites on the island of Trinidad. 046 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3422 How Scientists Know About Human Evolution
Summary: Explains how scientists use information to understand evolution. Discusses the roles of anatomy, geology, chemistry, physics, archeology and more in the study of evolution. 022 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 2559 Human Language Evolves, The
Summary: Explores human language, its origins, acquisition and evolution. 055 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, TEACHER EDUCATION, LANGUAGE SKILLS Series: HUMAN LANGUAGE, THE

VH 0541 Human Origins (10, 000, 000 BC-8000 BC)
Summary: Traces the progress of early hominids from their original habitat in Equatorial Africa. There ape-like creatures descended from the trees and took to traveling upright on two feet. Man extended his hand and brain by means of weapons and tools. He adapted himself to the environmental changes - learning how to make fire and clothing from animal skins. Man spread quickly to Europe, Asia, America and Australia. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 4004 Hunters, The
Summary: The Kalahari Bushmen of Southwest Africa wage a constant war for survival against the hot, arid climate and the unyielding soil. The focus of "The Hunters" is on four men who undertake a hunt to obtain meat for the hungry villagers. In intimate picture of a people who possess a highly developed sense of social responsibility and strong emotional bonds. 072 Min. VIDEO 1958 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3701 Ice Age Crossings
Summary: For years, scholars have traced the population of the New World to a succession of migrations across the Bering Strait beginning 11, 000 years ago. Recent finds in Brazil, dated to more than 20, 000 years ago, have called into question the validity of the crossing dates, Are the artifacts and dates from South America to be believed, and if so, what are their implications for North American prehistory? 028 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 3651 Iceman
Summary: Five thousand years ago, a man perished in an alpine mountain storm. In 1991, his frozen body was found, along with artifacts of his vanished way of life. The program covers the international effort to unlock the secrets of this astonishing discovery. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3058 In Danku the Soup Is Sweeter
Summary: As in many African villages, life in Danku in the north of Ghana has been a struggle for subsistence. The women bear the burden of caring for the children, raising food, and trying to make life better for their families. Through a special project of the Canadian International Development Agency, the women were given access to credit for the first time. This film shows how this little bit of financial aid, allowed the women to become "entrepreneurs." We 030 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

VH 0210 In Search of Stability
Summary: Based upon the book: "The Africans, a Triple Heritage" by Ali A. Mazrui. Gives an overview of the several means of governing in Africa. Examines new social orders to illustrate an Africa in search of a viable form of government in post independence period. 060 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: AFRICANS, THE

VH 5132 In Whose Honor? American Indian Mascots in Sports
Summary: The Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, Cleveland Indians. American Indian nicknames and mascots have been used in sports for years. This program takes a critical look at the long running practice of "honoring" American Indians by using them as mascots and nicknames in sports. 047 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES, SPORTS

VH 4326 Inca, Secrets of the Ancestors
Summary: While dominating a kingdom challenged by the harshest environmental conditions known to man, legendary Inca emperors ruled with great splendor and ritual, marking the stunning climax of 3, 000 years of South American cultural evolution. 048 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: LOST CIVILIZATIONS

VH 4329 Incas Remembered, The
Summary: Centuries ago, they performed miraculously technical brain surgery, built modern irrigation canals, made agricultural discoveries still used by modern man, and were master builders...the stone village of Machu Picchu at 9, 000 feet above sea level standing as the awe-inspiring monument to their genius. The Incas were a wonderful people who once ruled half of South America before falling to the Spanish Conquistadors. 060 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4707 Incidents of Travel in Chichen Itza
Summary: This depicts how New Agers, the Mexican State, tourists, and archaeologists all contend to clear the site of the Maya city to produce their own views of the Mayas. 090 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3205 India: From Moghuls to Independence
Summary: This program covers the history of India from the time of Genghis Khan's first extension of his domain beyond China. It explains the roles of Tamerlane and his descendant Babur and shows the crucial Battle of Panipat between Babur and the forces of Ibrahim Lodi. There would be more battles before the Afghans were beaten, but Babur had established Mongol hegemony over a vast territory. This program traces the subsequent history of India. 042 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 0241 India: The Ironies of Empire
Summary: Shows how India as part of the British empire used Western ideas to rebel against the British imperialists, resulting in India's independence in 1947. 051 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ASIAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 3806 Indigenous People
Summary: The indigenous people of Australia, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, are the present day descendants of a culture that lived in harmony with the harsh and inhospitable terrain of the land down under for over 40, 000 years. It took just 200 years of white settlement to change that heritage forever. Nevertheless, the resilience of the indigenous culture is evident in its contemporary expression through the unique arts, music, and dance of Australia's original inhabitants. 048 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: AUSTRALIA DOWNUNDER

VH 2883 Introducing East Asia
Summary: Far Eastern civilization is 5, 000 years old and as modern as such world economic heavyweights as Japan and Hong Kong. Better that people from most regions, East Asians have managed to blend their pasts with the westernized culture of the 20th century. 026 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, ASIAN STUDIES

VH 1904 Inventing Reality
Summary: Has our desire for certainty and objectivity closed off the "magical" influence of the natural world? In Mexico and Canada observe how the certainties of science can combine with natural conceptions of physical disease both in the tribal world of the shaman and in the thinking of modern medical science. Also travel to the Aboriginal culture of Australia to inquire whether there is an objective reality "out there" or whether we participate in its creation. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: MILLENNIUM: TRIBAL WISDOM AND THE MODERN WORLD

VH 5215 Invisible Walls
Summary: Focuses on common American beliefs about personal space, showing that people encase themselves in invisible walls about 18 inches from their bodies, and that violation of these imaginary walls cause a feeling of discomfort. 012 Min. VIDEO Subject: PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY, COMMUNICATION

VH 3696 Iraq - Cradle Of Civilization
Summary: Present-day Iraq covers the Biblical land of Summer, the kingdom commanding the ancient mother rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates. Over millennia, many great civilization have risen and fallen - those of Sumer Babylon, and Baghdad, city of the Arabian Nights. 029 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, MIDDLE EAST STUDIES , EARLY CIVILIZATION

VH 3698 Islam and Pluralism
Summary: In this program, Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister, explains his government's approach to multiculturalism within Islam. Although Malaysia is a multicultural and multireligious society, the official religion is Islam. Drawing examples from Islamic history, Anwar Ibrahim argues for a tolerant and pluralistic approach to Islam. He also explores issues of non-Muslim minorities, Islamic fundamentalism and economic development, and its impact on Islamic values. 030 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: ISLAMIC CONVERSATIONS

VH 3097 Iyomande: The Ainu Bear Festival
Summary: Documentary about the most important ceremony of the Ainu people of northern Japan, the Iyomande. Includes footage of different aspects of Ainu life in the 1930's including houses, boats, ornate swords, religious artifacts, and the tattooed mouths of the older women. Shamanism. VIDEO 1970 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 8227 Jains, The
Summary: Observing life in the Jain community of Jaipur, India, this program outlines the main tenets of Jainism, explains its connections with Hinduism and local cults, and examines the tradition of spirit possession. It explores ancient and modern Jain temples and interviews monks, nuns, and believers who travel to temples to make offerings and conduct puja. The video also considers the meaning of Jainism in modern urban life. 026 Min. VIDEO 2003 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3070 Japanese Tea Ceremony, The
Summary: The Tea ceremony originated in China but was transformed in Japan into an art of infinite resonance. This program is devoted to the Omote Sen-ke school. It shows the way in which its traditions are handed down from generation to generation, and demonstrates that suspension of time by which Japanese paying obeisance to a 400-year-old tradition live in the past and the present simultaneously. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 0759 Kalahari Desert People, The
Summary: For thousands of years Bushmen have survived in central Africa's Kalahari Desert by hunting and gathering. Anthropologist John Marshall examines how the land and the people are changing as the Kalahari becomes cattle country. 024 Min. VIDEO 1975 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 2485 Karba's First Years: A Study of Balinese Childhood
Summary: A series of scenes in the life of Karba, beginning with a seventh-month birthday ceremonial, showing Karba's relationships to parents, aunts and uncles, a child nurse, and other children, as he is suckled, taught to walk, to dance, and to be teased and titillated. The film illustrates how a Balinese child's responsiveness is muted if the parents stimulate him, but fail to respond. 020 Min. VIDEO 1952 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 2622 Kawelka, The: Ongka's Big Moka
Summary: In Papua New Guinea, status is earned by giving things away rather than acquiring them. This program explores the Moka, a ceremony in which people, sometime whole tribes, give gifts to members of other tribes. The larger the gift, the greater the victory over the recipient! 052 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: DISAPPEARING WORLD

VH 4805 Keita: The Heritage of the Griot
Summary: Keita introduces Americans to one of the most important works of African oral literature, The Sundjata Epic. The film frames its dramatization of this legend within the story of a contemporary young African's initiation into the history of his family. In Jula and French with English subtitles. Directed by: Dani Kouyate. 094 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, DRAMA Series: LIBRARY OF AFRICAN CINEMA

VH 2531 Kheturni Bayo
Summary: Examines the roles and duties of the women in a typical extended family of land-owning peasants in Gujarat, India. Sharon Wood. 019 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 4770 Knowledge or Certainty
Summary: More dilemmas confront today's scientists, from nuclear energy, to the development of weaponry, to human experiments. Bronowski offers his personal views. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 3199 Kwanzaa: A Cultural Celebration
Summary: Kwanzaa, originally created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga as a black nationalist alternative to Christmas, has become a more and more widely observed cultural holiday. It provides African Americans with a unique celebration that is rooted in the rich African tradition of their ancestors and the symbolism of the African harvest. This program offers a look through the eyes of African Americans at the principles and practices of this joyous holiday. 029 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: AFRICAN -AMERICAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3080 Kypseli: Women and Men Apart
Summary: This program depicts how the peasants of Kypseli, a small Greek village in the Cyclades, divide space, time, and activities according to an underlying pattern based on the separation of the sexes, and how this division determines the village social structure. 040 Min. VIDEO 1976 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 4768 Ladder of Creation
Summary: Journeys from the valleys of Wales to the jungles of the Amazon to explore the controversy swirling around the startling new theory of evolution developed simultaneously by Alfred Wallace and Charles Darwin. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 6388 Ladies of the Lake
Summary: This video takes us to a rare matriarchal community in Southwest China. In the Mosuo culture, power is handed from the matriarch to her most intelligent daughter. The women live apart from their husbands. The women do the heavy work, while the men lounge about the home of their mothers. The men's main job is to fulfill their conjugal duties. 020 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: AWARD WINNING FILMS AND VIDEOS

VH 5274 Land Divers of Melanesia
Summary: For the Pentecost Islanders of the New Hebrides the annual dive from a tower of over 100 feet high takes an appropriate place among many other ceremonies and rituals such as blessing the taro crop, circumcising boys and feasting help insure a good yam crop. (Circumcision shown in detail.) 030 Min. VIDEO 1972 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3653 Last Of The Mohicans
Summary: One of the bloodiest wars of all times, the French and Indian War has been called the First World War, for its conflicts and consequences spread over three continents. Archaeologists working at the site of Fort William Henry in upstate New York have uncovered remains of numerous English soldiers, thought to have been killed by French and Indian forces. Though the War took its toll, infectious disease may have been the final vector of death. 028 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, DRAMA, U.S. HISTORY, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0206 Legacy of Lifestyles, A
Summary: Based on the book: "The Africans, a Triple Heritage" by Ali A. Mazrui. This program explores what constitutes family in African culture. It examines matrilineal, patrilineal, and polygamous traditions as well as the impact of modern cities on family ties. 060 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: AFRICANS, THE

VH 3201 Legacy of the Incas, The
Summary: This program covers the legacy of the Incas, taking viewers from a laboratory where an Inca mummy is X-rayed, through a number of the impressive Inca sites in and around Cuzco, explaining Inca religious beliefs, and demonstrating the Inca system of terracing and agriculture. 043 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN, ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 4772 Long Childhood, The
Summary: In this closing film, Dr, Bronowski draws together the many threads of this series as he takes stock of humanity's complex and sometimes precarious ascent. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 7217 Looking for One Beginning: The Fallacy of Diffusionism
Summary: This program charts the 150 year search for civilization's origins, which most 19th and early 20th century archaeologists believed to be a single source. Though questioned in the 1950s by Henri Frankfort, the diffusion theory persisted, as this program shows, and received interpretations ranging from Thor Heyerdahl's idea that Mexican pyramids were built by the Egyptians to notions that they were made by aliens -- all under the premise that the ancient Mexicans could not have done it themselves. 050 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: LOST WORLDS: THE STORY OF ARCHAEOLOGY

VH 3206 Lost City of Zimbabwe, The
Summary: Long mistakenly identified as the remnants of some ancient white civilization, the spectacular ruins of the Great Zimbabwe are only now being recognized for what they are: Southern Africa's first city. Neglect, theft of artifacts, and racist prejudice, which denied that black Africans could have built its towering walls, contributed to keeping the lost city of Zimbabwe from being accorded its true importance. 022 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 4339 Lost Kingdoms of the Maya
Summary: Long before Columbus, the Maya established one of the most highly developed civilizations of their time in the jungles of Mexico and Central America. Yet this advanced society of priests, astronomers, artisans, and farmers suddenly and mysteriously collapsed more than a thousand years ago. Accompany archaeologists to Copan, Dos Pilas, and other spectacular Classic Maya ruins as they unearth artifacts and huge temples of incredible beauty. Recently deciphered hieroglyphics and other new discoveries offer astounding clues to the lives of these ancient people. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4760 Lower than the Angels
Summary: Anatomical as well as intellectual changes gave rise to man's superiority among the animals, shown by new computer techniques, x-rays and slow motion photography. An Olympic athlete in action illustrates the complex interweaving of mind and body. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 2882 Machu Picchu Revealed
Summary: We may never know why it was built or what concerned the people of Machu Picchu, but the magnificent Incan ruin high in the Peruvian Andes continues to inspire the people of the world. 020 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 5282 Magical Death
Summary: Relates the religious activities of a political leader and shaman from a village in Venezuela to the political and social organization in a Yanomamo Indian group. 029 Min. VIDEO 1973 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 4766 Majestic Clockwork
Summary: In the evolution of physics, the contributions of Newton and Einstein occupy center stage. Newton's elegant description of the universe was turned on end when Einstein introduced his theory of relativity. This program explores the physics revolution that ensued. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: PHYSICS, ANTHROPOLOGY Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 3057 Mama Benz - An African Market Woman
Summary: The colorful markets of Africa are often dominated by strong older women. They control price and determine who can buy their goods. These imperious women rule the market and are treated with deference. Thanks to their business acumen, they have amassed a great deal of wealth, which they often spend on material possessions. These women are affectionately referred to as Mama Benz. Why? Because each one has as her trademark a prized possession, a 048 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3082 Mammy Water: In Search of the Water Spirits in Nigeria
Summary: Illustrates numerous rituals and ceremonies associated with Mammy Waters, a local water goddess worshiped by the lbibio, ljaw, and lgbo speaking peoples of southeastern Nigeria, focusing on the strength of traditional religion in contemporary Nigeria. 059 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 8000 Man Called "Bee", A
Summary: This is one of the few ethnographic films in which the anthropologist appears as one of the subjects, and as such it is a lively introduction to the na ture of fieldwork. Napoleon Chagnon, known to the Yanomama as "Bee", lived amon g the Indians for 36 months over a period of eight years in a jungle village in SE Venezuela. 044 Min. VIDEO 1974 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 2665 Margaret Mead: Coming of Age
Summary: The most widely read, the best known, and arguably the most controversial anthropologist is probably Margaret Mead, an American who, at the age of 23, went to study adolescence in the South Sea Islands. 052 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, BIOGRAPHY Series: STRANGERS ABROAD

VH 6374 Margaret Meade: An Observer Observed
Summary: Dealing with controversies as well as the accomplishments of Margaret Mead's life, this program weaves together a story of a scientist, adventurer and international celebrity whose ideas shaped how we think about ourselves. The story is partially dramatized. 085 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, BIOGRAPHY Series: AWARD WINNING FILMS AND VIDEOS

VH 1199 Mary Catherine Bateson
Summary: Anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson discusses the future of children, working women, and the creative life. 029 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 6390 Masai in the Modern World
Summary: 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. 027 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: AWARD WINNING FILMS AND VIDEOS

VH 2582 Masai Manhood
Summary: Masai warriors of East Africa live on the fringes of society. They are not permitted to marry and are excluded from tribal decision making. This program focuses on the lives of these young men until the time of the eunoto, a dramatic four-day ceremony that marks their transition from warrior to elder. Anthropologist: Melissa Llewelyn-Davies. 053 Min. VIDEO 1975 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: DISAPPEARING WORLD

VH 2583 Masai Women
Summary: The Masai are animal herders in the East African Rift Valley. This program looks at the women of the tribe from childhood through marriage to old age and their role in a completely male-dominated society. Anthropologist: Melissa Llewelyn-Davies. 052 Min. VIDEO 1974 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: DISAPPEARING WORLD

VH 5146 May the Road Rise to Meet You /The Irish American Experience
Summary: Visiting several major U.S. cities with large Irish enclaves, the program explores the role played by family, community, and tradition in the Irish immigrants' 100 year transition from day laborers to leaders such as President Kennedy. 057 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 4327 Maya, The Blood of Kings
Summary: Exploring archaeological ruins reclaimed from the jungles of Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala, you'll discover the secret of the power at the center of this glittering civilization...and the still debated mystery of its sudden, cataclysmic demise. 048 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: LOST CIVILIZATIONS

VH 4290 Maya: Temples, Tombs And Time
Summary: Explore the world of the Maya in this comprehensive documentary which tells the story of an ancient civilization once cloaked in mystery. 053 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 3068 Meiji Period, The (1868-1912)
Summary: The arrival of commodore Perry in 1854 set the stage for Japan's dramatic leap from the Middle Ages in to modernity. The ports of Japan were forced open; the English, French Russians and Dutch promptly demanded and got the same privileges. In 1868, the last shogun gave way to a 15-year-old emperor, who dressed in Western-styles and forms deepened as the Japanese learned colonialism as well, spreading their influence and their sovereignty in Formosa. 053 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY Series: JAPAN PAST AND PRESENT

VH 6682 Mending Ways: the Canela Indians of Brazil
Summary: Details the bonding rituals and the conflict-resolution skills the Canela Indians call "mending ways." Reports that peace is more important than justice, and sharing--especially of sexual partners--means survival and prosperity, pointing out that putting the good of the tribe first has allowed the Canela to retain tribal identity and communal harmony. 050 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 2621 Meo, The
Summary: DISAPPEARING WORLD provides a precious record of the social structures and beliefs of societies confronting change and, in some cases facing extinction by the pressures of our expanding technocratic civilization. Traveling to remote corners of five continents, film crews worked with anthropologists who have done extensive fieldwork with the societies concerned. 053 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: DISAPPEARING WORLD

VH 6522 Mesolithic Society, The
Summary: Depicts life in Northern Europe at the end of the last Ice Age by using the techniques of traditional and experimental archaeology. 018 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 4351 Mexico: The Rise and Fall of the Aztecs
Summary: Without contact with Europe or Asia, the Mexican Indian Nations used their own great skills to build magnificent cities. But in 1519, as Hernando Cortez came ashore under the Spanish flag, it was the beginning of the end. Leading armored men with sophisticated weapons and thousands of Mexican allies, Cortez challenged the empire of the Aztecs. 049 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: 500 NATIONS

VH 1899 Mistaken Identity
Summary: Who are you? Where does your individual identity begin and end? While Western societies strive to answer these questions through a biological view– conception, birth, adolescence, maturity, and death-- tribal cultures define identity by the myths and rituals of their society, by who rears them, and by an organic continuum to which they belong. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: MILLENNIUM: TRIBAL WISDOM AND THE MODERN WORLD

VH 6389 Moko Jumbie
Summary: Documentary on African-American stilt dancing, described by dancers in the U.S., who are seen performing in the streets of New York. A discussion of the African origins of stilt dancing, with its connections to ritual, masks dances, and secret societies, is illustrated with footage of dancers in Nigeria. 016 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: DANCE, ANTHROPOLOGY, AFRICAN -AMERICAN STUDIES Series: AWARD WINNING FILMS AND VIDEOS

VH 0240 Monuments to Progress
Summary: Shows how the Industrial Revolution marked changes as great as the French Revolution, bringing in unsettling Western ideas such as nationalism and socialism. Covers the age of industry, the Italian nationalist Garibaldi, and the French socialist Jean Jaures. 050 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 5144 Moving North to Chicago: The Great Black Migration
Summary: This program examines rural to urban migration, the growth of cities, racial conflict, and the transmittal of ethnic culture, as demonstrated by the mass movement of African Americans during the first half of the 20th century. 021 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, AFRICAN -AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 7150 Mursi Tribe, The: The Day of the Donga
Summary: This segment looks at the Mursi of Ethiopia who are still among the fiercest warriors in Africa. A study of life among the Mursi, featuring footage of a donga, a punishing yet graceful stick fighting competition through which young men display their bravery, establish their status, and perhaps even attract a young woman to marry. Mursi mysticism and faith healing are also considered, as well as customs such as the use of large ceramic lip disks by women as symbols of beauty and wealth. 054 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: LAST WARRIORS, THE

VH 4764 Music of the Spheres
Summary: This video traces the evolution of mathematics and explores the relationship of numbers to musical harmony, early astronomy and perspective in painting. It follows the spread of Greek ideas through the courts and bazaars of the Islamic empire to Moorish Spain and Renaissance Europe. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, ASTRONOMY, MATHEMATICS Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 6745 Mysteries of Mankind
Summary: Traces anthropological research in human evolution, beginning with discoveries in Africa of australopithecine bones, the Leakey's discoveries in the African Rift Valley and Olduvai Gorge, and Johanson's work in Hadar, Ethiopia. Includes discussion of dating techniques such as laser dating and the search for a common ancestor. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SPECIAL

VH 6619 Mysterious Origins of Man, The
Summary: First part of a series exploring the mystery of man's origins. Examines some unexplained mysteries about man's origins and presents controversial evidence to challenge accepted theories. 050 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, GEOLOGY

VH 4857 Mysterious Spirits of the Mayans
Summary: Deep in the lush green jungle of Mexico lie the ruins of an ancient civilization steeped in magic and myth, rivaling any on earth, created by the people known as the Maya. More than 1000 years ago, a great Mayan temple city flourished and thrived. 050 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 4789 Myth of `The Clash of Civilization's, The
Summary: Edward Said argues that collapsing complex, diverse and contradictory groups of people into vast, simplistic abstractions has disastrous consequences. Presenting instead a vision of the "coexistence" of difference, Said concludes with the fundamental challenge that faces humanity at the turn of the millennium. 055 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 8001 N/um Tchai
Summary: The Bushmen of this film are Kung of the Nyae region of SW Africa. Documents a formalized Bushman curing ceremony by showing an all-night n/um tchai ( medicine dance) in which a number of men go into trance and exercise special curing powers. Divided into two parts: the first reviews and explains typical dance scenes; the second shows the ceremony without narration. Originally released as a documentary motion picture in 1966. "The sound in this film is not synchronous. Most of the sound was recorded at the time of filming and reconstructed during editing. Translations are from both tapes and notes". 020 Min. VIDEO 1974 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3017 Nanook of the North
Summary: Created and directed by the legendary Robert J. Flaherty, NANOOK OF THE NORTH embodies the beauty and danger of life in the far north. The camera follows the Eskimo Nanook and his family as they battle the elements and enjoy moments of respite in affection and play. This film masterpiece epitomizes Flaherty's genius at capturing the rhythms of the natural 069 Min. VIDEO 1922 Subject: COMMUNICATION, ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 5143 Nation of Immigrants, A: The Chinese-American Experience
Summary: The plight of Chinese immigrants - unfairly treated and even hated for their "otherness" - is explored. Attracted to the U.S. by the need for farm and railroad laborers and by news of the California Gold Rush, Chinese came by the hundreds of thousands, only to experience extremely bad work, pitifully low wages, and racial discrimination. 020 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 4323 Nations of the Northeast, The
Summary: Alternate title, The Northeast: Give and Take. A history of the Iroquois Confederacy and other tribes of the Northeast, including Mohawk, Seneca, Penobscot, Oneida, and Wampanoag. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES Series: NATIVE AMERICANS, THE

VH 5145 Native Americans, The
Summary: This program explores the many similarities among tribal nations, including a profound respect for nature, myth, and tradition; matriarchal governance; a communal lifestyle; a belief in an afterlife; and the use of pictographs, symbols, and patterns rather than an alphabet-based language. 047 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES, EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

VH 4330 Native Land
Summary: Through a tapestry of ritual dance, drama, and storytelling, acclaimed author Jamake Highwater traces the path of the nomads who discovered the Americas and created the complex civilizations of the Aztecs, Incas, and other South America tribes. See how the history and legacy of these peoples have survived through their myths and art. Experience the transformation of cave drawings into the dancing frenzy of the hunting ritual. Examine the pottery of the Moche, the sculpture of the Tiahuanaco and the mysterious earth drawings of the Nazcans. 058 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4320 Natives of the Southwest, The
Summary: Alternate title, The Southwest: White Myth, Native Mythology. A history of the Pueblo Peoples, including the Hopi, Navajo, Pima, Isleta, and Apache. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES Series: NATIVE AMERICANS, THE

VH 0205 Nature of a Continent, The
Summary: Based on the book "The Africans, a triple Heritage" by Ali A. Mazrui. Examines Africa as the birthplace of humankind and discusses the impact of geography on African history, including the role of the Nile in the origin of civilization and the introduction of Islam to Africa through its Arabic borders. 060 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: AFRICANS, THE

VH 4355 Navajo, The
Summary: A child learns to tend sheep. A mother teacher's her daughter in law to card, spin, dye and weave wool for rugs. A family sacrifices a sheep in a life restoring, religious ritual. Beginning in the dawn beauty of their homeland and ending with a sheep drive at sunset, this story of Navajo families is cast against the painful events of their history and the vital role of women in religious, social and cultural life. 033 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 6845 Neanderthal
Summary: Reconstructs life in the Neanderthal world when Cro-Magnons first entered the scene. Examines all aspects of Neanderthal clan life, including the making of tools and weapons, hunting, gathering, childbirth and rituals. 100 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 0209 New Conflicts
Summary: Based on the book; "The Africans, a Triple Heritage" by Ali A. Mazrui. Explores the tensions inherent in the juxtaposition of three African heritages, looking at the ways in which these conflicts have contributed to the rise of the nationalist movement, the warrior tradition of indigenous Africa, the jihad tradition of Islam, and modern guerilla warfare. 060 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: AFRICANS, THE

VH 0233 New Direction, A
Summary: Points out how the ancient Greek, Roman, and Judeo-Christian civilizations have molded Western culture. Traces two central myths that seem to have originated in the Greco-Roman and Judaic traditions: people are able to take charge of their own destinies and history is meaningful because it has direction. 048 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 0207 New Gods
Summary: Based on the book; "The Africans, a Triple Heritage" by Ali A. Mazrui. This programs examines the factors that influence religion in Africa, paying particular attention to how traditional religions, Islam and Christianity coexist and influence each other. 060 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: AFRICANS, THE

VH 0238 New Worlds
Summary: Shows how Spain and Portugal remade Central and South America in their own image, while North America was shaped by the Protestant, puritan ethos of Northern Europe. Looks at the disastrous consequences for the native population of both continents. 050 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 0355 Nomads of the Rain Forest
Summary: An anthropological study of a Stone Age tribe, the Waorani Indians of the Amazon in Ecuador. 059 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY

VH 2487 Nomads on the Savannah
Summary: The Hawazma Baggara, cattle pastoralists in the Sudan, are the focus of this ethnographic videotape. Within the framework of anthropological fieldwork, the program looks into the lives of the Hawazma Baggara during the rainy season, from both social and ecological perspectives. The program provides an intimate picture of a variety of activities: building houses and sun shelters, milking, marketing, animal husbandry, political meetings, feasts and socializing. 030 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 4904 Nuer, The, part 1
Summary: This program illustrates the Nuer tribe's cultural, social, and spiritual meaning attached to cattle. It covers ceremonies related to their medicine, male initiation and peer grouping, courtship and family and clan relationships and structures. 037 Min. VIDEO 1971 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY

VH 4905 Nuer, The, part 2
Summary: This program illustrates the Nuer tribe's cultural, social, and spiritual meaning attached to cattle. It covers ceremonies related to their medicine, male initiation and peer grouping, courtship and family and clan relationships and structures. 034 Min. VIDEO 1971 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 6007 Ocmulgee: Mysteries of the Mounds
Summary: Almost 1000 years ago, "Ocmulgee" became one of the first large ceremonial centers of an ancient civilization. Compulsive builders, the Mississippians constructed great cities and thousands of mounds. 017 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3423 Once Upon a Loss: A New Look at Cinderella
Summary: This documentary is about loss, despair, and remembering. It interweaves three thematic strands. First are the stories of four women who when young, lost their mothers to death or abandonment. Second is an off screen retelling of the original Grimm Brother's tale of "CINDERELLA". Lastly, and tying everything together, is a new and fascinating interpretation of "CINDERELLA" by the noted Swiss Jungian analyst Kathrin Asper as a parable of emotional abandonment, grief, and an individual's search for self identity and self esteem. 051 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY

VH 5141 Origins
Summary: This program begins with the arrival of 20 Africans forcibly brought to Jamestown, Virginia in 1619, and examines the impact of slavery on African Americans. Explains the importance of African roots for African Americans and shows how the African cultural heritage - music, dance, art, storytelling - is manifested in American life. 052 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, AFRICAN -AMERICAN STUDIES Series: IN SEARCH OF THE AMERICAN DREAM

VH 2509 Over The Hedge
Summary: A brief look at people who express their individuality by pruning their shrubs into off-beat shapes. 010 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT

VH 3703 Past & Present: Traders, The City & Men From Over The Sea
Summary: There is still a king or Oba of Benin today, and he still dispenses justice to his people. He lives in a very traditional world but has received a British university education. Contrasts like these are commonplace in modern Nigeria. The children shop in the tumult of a traditional market and go to a supermarket to buy plastic toys made in China. Overseas trade is not new to Benin; it was taking place long before the white man arrived. By dramatizing one of the rare accounts by a slave captured as a child, we bring home a small part of the horror that was the salve trade. 015 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 2581 Pathans, The
Summary: Bound by a common language, a common heritage, and the powerfully unifying force of Islam, Pathans do not acknowledge the geographical boundary between Afghanistan and Pakistan which divides their people. Their code of living is based on personal honor and revenge, and they accept no imposed leadership--as the Soviet invaders of Afghanistan discovered. Anthropologist: Akbar Ahmed. 045 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: DISAPPEARING WORLD

VH 4324 People of the Great Plains, The (Part 1)
Summary: Alternate title, The Plains, Part 1: All Our Relations. A history of the "Buffalo People, " including the Crow, Comanche, Sioux, Kiowa, and Arapaho tribes. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES Series: NATIVE AMERICANS, THE

VH 4325 People of the Great Plains, The (Part 2)
Summary: Alternate title, The Plains, Part 2: Fields of Grass, Seas of Blood. A continuation of the history of the Great Plains tribes, including the Crow, Comanche, Sioux, Kiowa, and Arapaho. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES Series: NATIVE AMERICANS, THE

VH 2508 Photo Wallahs: An Encounter With Photography
Summary: The film focuses on the photographers of Mussoorie, a hill station in the Himalayan foothills of northern India whose fame has attracted tourists since the 19th century. through a rich mixture of scenes that includes the photographers at work, their clients, and both old and new photographs, this film examines photography as art and as social artifact. 011 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 5140 Place in the Sun, A
Summary: In 20 years, four million Italians entered the United States. While all immigrant groups were disdained by those who had come even a generation before, Italians suffered especially. Many became poorly paid laborers, but many others made good money. 052 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3631 Place Of The Falling Waters, The
Summary: This is a documentary history of the flathead Indian Reservation, focusing on the relationship between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the Kerr Dam, a major hydroelectric dam situated within the Reservation. 090 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 1903 Poor Man Shames Us All, A
Summary: Learn why our Western views of wealth and economies needs have created a society of strangers in the midst of material riches, while tribal cultures such as the Weyewa of Indonesia and the Gabra of Kenya create economies of dependency on others, measuring wealth through people not possessions. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, ECONOMICS Series: MILLENNIUM: TRIBAL WISDOM AND THE MODERN WORLD

VH 8223 Portrait of Genesia's Family
Summary: Looks at Genesia's extended family along with other internal migrants from the north, who live in the favelas of Sao Paolo in conditions of poverty and high unemployment. 053 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3056 Potters of Buur Heybe, Somalia, The
Summary: In Buur Haybe, a small village in southern Somalia, only the men make pottery, although their legends give credit to a woman for first finding the clay. Skillfully coordinating their hands and feet, the men transform mounds of clay into beautifully proportioned drinking and cooking vessels. But, like their ancestors, it continues to be the women who mine the clay. 025 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 6646 Public Vodun Ceremonies in Hati
Summary: Presents excerpts of three public ceremonies videotaped in Hati in 1991. Narration identifies the principal elements and structure of these rituals of Vodun, a dynamic danced religious system. 056 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, CARIBBEAN STUDIES, DANCE

VH 4084 Reassemblage
Summary: Introduces the land and people of Senegal, West Africa without Western biases that usually pervade documentaries on non-western cultures. 041 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: COMMUNICATION, ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3073 Religion In The South Seas
Summary: This program begins with the story of the young Samoan who became the first native cardinal in South Pacific; as a result of Pio's many innovations, traditional dress and ceremonial dancing and singing have become part of his church. Missionaries in the 18th century sought to apply a narrower view of Christianity on Cook Islanders; the second segment of this program tells the story of two young nativ