The Hadza last of the first

DVD 2016

One of the last true hunter-gatherer tribes, the East African Hadza try to maintain their sustainable lifestyle. They have lived on their land near the Rift Valley in Tanzania for over 50,000 years. Like other indigenous peoples around the globe, the Hadza now face grave challenges to their way of life.

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Hatsa (African people) Tanzania

Hunting and gathering societies Tanzania

Social change Tanzania

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Description:

1 videodisc (71 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
4 3/4 in
digital optical stereo
NTSC
video file DVD video all regions

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: Not rated

Other Title:

Last of the first

Notes:

Inspired by Catching fire: how cooking made us human / Richard Wrangham, and, Hadzabe: by the light of a million fires / Daudi Peterson, Richard Baalow, Jon Cox
Includes an animated sequence
Originally released as a motion picture in 2014
Director of photography, Robert Poole ; editor, Alexandra Komisaruk ; music, Charles Newman
Narrator, Alfre Woodard ; with Richard Wrangham, Mbugoshi, Spencer Wells, David Banks, Alyssa Crittenden, Daudi Peterson, Kaunda, Paul T. Zeleza, Mwapo, Johana, Wande, George N. Mavroudis, Nyoha, Cassandra Veney, Peter Mathiessen, Jane Goodall, Gudo Mahia
DVD; NTSC; all regions; 16:9 presentation; Dolby digital 2.0
Narration in English; interviews in English and Swahili subtitled in English; closed-captioned in English

Contents:

Hadza Overview (2:10)
Hadza Hunting and Tracking Skills (2:52)
Tikiriko Bird (3:04)
Hadza Origin Story (2:48)
Hadza Food Sources (3:52)
Contact with Outsiders (3:27)
Indigenous Rights Victory (2:12)
Hadza Social Life (1:50)
Hadza Cultural Identity (3:53)
Building Shelters (2:44)
Learning to Hunt (2:12)
Division of Labor and Marriage Practices (2:05)
Longevity and Social Order (3:20)
Education (4:05)
Hadza Land Infringements (3:24)
Hadza Fire Mythology (2:58)
Fire and Human Evolution (3:27)
Poison Plant (2:50)
Tensions over Resources (3:32)
Losing Territory (3:43)
Taking a Stand (2:42)
Future of the Hadza (4:56)
Credits (2:21)
Fire (0:06)

Control Number:

2433532

Other Authors:

Banks, David J., 1945- interviewee
Benenson Productions, production company
Benenson, Bill, film director
Benenson, Laurie, film producer
Crittenden, Alyssa N., interviewee
Films Media Group, publisher
Firestick Productions, production company
Peterson, Daudi, interviewee
Wells, Spencer, 1969- interviewee
Woodard, Alfre, 1953- narrator
Wrangham, Richard W., 1948- interviewee
Zeleza, Paul Tiyambe, 1955- interviewee

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