A BBC presenter Bruce Parry undergoes one of four trials to prove himself worthy to hunt with the Matis tribe of the Amazon jungle. This one involves introduction of green tree frog poison into his bloodstream. ... continue reading

posted by Kulpims T'dna (kulpims) 1 decade 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 8,871 views

Some objects in New York City speak their minds. From description: The latest short film from London Squared Productions. Urban Anthropologists, Andy and Carolyn London interview some of New York... continue reading

posted by southblvd 1 decade 5 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 2,340 views

funny little excerpt from "Liebe Dein Symptom wie Dich selbst" with philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Žižek on distinction between Balkan and Europe (RT: 50")

posted by Kulpims T'dna (kulpims) 1 decade 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 1,391 views

Pretty damn insane.

posted by rasch187 1 decade 5 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 2,441 views

An audio trip down the golden age of hip hop! Containing tracks in correct order: Nas - Memory Lane The Pharcyde - Runnin' Gang Starr - Code Of The Streets Mobb Deep - Temperature's Rising A... continue reading

posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 5 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 4,386 views • 9:57

Nicolas Roeg's 1971 film Walkabout centres upon two British children who are rescued in the Australian outback by a young aborigine. Through exquisite cinematography and a story of subtle human complexity,... continue reading

posted by gwaan 1 decade 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 2,801 views • 3:24

TED: Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the distant past: tribes. Founded on shared ideas and values, tribes give ordinary people the power to... continue reading

posted by RedSky 1 decade 5 years 6 months 1 week ago • 2,469 views

I don't want to ruin the surprise, but I would change tribes.

posted by silvercord 1 decade 7 years 7 months 1 week ago • 5,379 views

Watch as the Maori Haka goes up against the Aboriginal War Cry.

posted by Grimm 1 decade 6 years 1 week ago • 3,008 views

All Blacks performing the Haka (german commentary, sorry)

posted by maatc 1 decade 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 2,562 views

The most ball-flexin' thing I have ever seen . . .

posted by rickegee 1 decade 7 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 11,423 views • 1:08

-wikipedia - The bushmen of Xi's group are living well off the land. They are happy because the "gods" have provided plenty of everything, so no one in the tribe has unfilled wants. One day, the pilot... continue reading

posted by Fedquip 1 decade 7 years 5 months ago • 6,519 views

With all the recent interest in the Haka on the sift, I figured I would introduce you to the source of that tradition. It originated as a Maori dance. A good way to learn more about the Moari tribe is... continue reading

posted by bl968 1 decade 7 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 5,799 views

This was Attenborough winning a Lifetime achievement award.

posted by Fedquip 1 decade 6 years 6 months ago • 1,358 views

Linguistics professor Daniel Everett explains the idea of "xibipiio," a way of life he encountered while studying the language of the Amazonian Piraha tribe. Everett, a former Christian missionary, was... continue reading

posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 5 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 1,518 views

As a sign of entry into manhood, boys of this tribe suffer thousands of razor-blade cuts, repeatedly to make their skin resemble a crocodile's.

posted by Zonbie 1 decade 6 years ago • 4,020 views

I wanted to find something about the Piraha language, a language that can be sung, whistled and includes rasberry noises. It has no numbers higher than two, the only time (tense?) is the present, and it... continue reading

posted by lavoll 1 decade 5 years 11 months ago • 9,908 views