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The Mehinacu [videorecording] / [Granada Television ; written by Thomas Gregor, David Ash ; produced and directed by Carlos Pasini].

Published
Chicago, Ill. : Films Inc. Video [distributor], 1991.
Physical Description
1 videocassette (52 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Additional Creators
Gregor, Thomas, Pasini, Carlos, Films Incorporated, and Granada Television

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Summary
The Mehinacu live in a small village near the Xingu River in the central Brazilian rain forest. This program focuses on their annual month-long piqui celebration designed to ensure a plentiful harvest and explains how the peaceful Mehinacu way of life is threatened by plans to build a road through the forest.
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ISBN
0780005147
9780780005143
Note
Originally produced in 1960.
047-9024.
Creation/Production Credits Note
Anthropologist, Thomas Gregor; camera, Stephen Goldblatt.
Participant/Performer Note
Mark Edwards.
Technical Details
VHS format.
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