film

01/24/2010 - 19:42

 

The Fast Runner trilogy is available free online. The films are made by Inuits and for Inuits and are a great window into a way of life that few of us are truly aware of beyond "Eskimo" stereotypes. 

"All animal carcasses shown in the film were used properly, for food or for their hides." The Inuit have been devastated by Western foods, but remain relatively healthy compared to other First Nations tribes like the Pima in the US, probably because hunting traditions still persist. But they have to fight to keep their lifestyle and foodways legal in the face of Western opposition to hunting. 

The Inuit are often used as an example of people thriving on a diet consisting mostly of animal flesh. 

01/11/2010 - 16:04

Ten Canoes is one of the rare films I've seen that is about the rhythms of hunter-gatherer daily life. I often suggest it to people who seem to think of such civilizations as missing something without writing, but this film makes it clear how complex and rich their oral culture is. 

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