ShowID

552

Event Date:

8/16/2006

Length:

00:28:42

Category:

GSU Telecourse

Producer

PBS

Project

Faces of Culture

Comments

Comments: This program describes food foraging and pastoral societies, and explores several ancient patterns of subsistence, some of which are still followed today. The program describes how many societies adapt to their environment. For example, the African !Kung gather nuts, fruits, berries and roots in their arid climate [cf., The Hunters], and the Mbuti pygmy hunt large game in the African rainforest. Another segment shows the Netsilik Eskimos as they hunt seals in their harsh Arctic environment. Other segments include the Nepali sherpas as they herd zomo, a hybrid of a yak and a milk cow, and the Iranian Basseris as they search for fertile grazing land for sheep and goats. The program also features a modern forager as he searches among the discards of an urban area.

LocalID:

FOC7

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