Bibliograph

Mountains of gold, the people of Porgera, by Cathy Miller and Michael Norton ; a Davis Film and Video presentation ; director/ producer John Davis

Type

Label

Mountains of gold, the people of Porgera, by Cathy Miller and Michael Norton ; a Davis Film and Video presentation ; director/ producer John Davis

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Mountains of gold

Medium

electronic resource

Oclc number

747798870

Responsibility statement

by Cathy Miller and Michael Norton ; a Davis Film and Video presentation ; director/ producer John Davis

Runtime

Sub title

the people of Porgera

Summary

Mountains of gold is a unique chronicle of a nomadic, hunter/gatherer society undergoing the profound change to a money economy over a ten-year period. Unlike what happened in many tribal societies, the Ipini of Papua New Guinea did not allow themselves to be exploited. This tribe was first discovered by Australian explorers in 1938. Original footage shows their amazement at seeing their "white ancestors" in their midst. This program follows the dynamic of cultural change as it occurred in this former Stone Age society

Target audience

general

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