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Burma's Forbidden Island
Title
Burma's Forbidden Island [electronic resource (video)] / National Geographic Television & Film.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2013], c2004.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (52 min.) : sd., col.
Local Notes
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Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 18, 2013.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
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Summary
In this program, we'll meet an extraordinary people whose culture is threatened by extinction in the modern era. For centuries, a remarkable group of seafaring nomads known as the Moken have lived quietly in the idyllic Megui Archipelago off the southern coast of Myanmar-also known as Burma-sleeping on their boats and existing in harmony with the natural world. The functionalism and simplicity of this life has depended on the isolation of its adaptable practitioners, and their ability to navigate new surroundings with ease and safety. Now though, the peace has been shattered, and the islands and their people are under threat from loggers, fishermen, entrepreneurs, and Myanmar's military government. This program examines the Moken people's struggle to survive in a harsh modern world and illustrates the strength, customs, and identity of their fascinating community, possibly before it vanishes for good.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Other formats
Originally produced: National Geographic Television & Film, 2004.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
6 & up.
Contents
Moken Culture Threatened (1:45)
Megui Archipelago (0:59)
Moken Life (1:35)
Boat Maintenance (1:34)
Moken Gather Fish (2:44)
Filmmakers Attempt Immersion (1:39)
Hunting and Gathering (2:05)
Creative Use of Goods (1:38)
Dive for Pencil Sea Urchins (2:11)
Moken Trade (3:10)
Stingray Hunting (1:30)
Eating Bats (2:58)
Moken and Monkeys (2:00)
Healing Ceremony (3:20)
Gathering Honey (2:54)
Loggers and Burma's Military (2:25)
Building Boat and Demographic Crisis (1:40)
Tree Spirit (1:16)
Moken and Modern Medicine (2:12)
Attempted Assimilation (3:21)
Heroin Addiction (1:12)
Recovery (0:48)
Anger of Ancestral Spirits (3:00)
Spiritual Ceremony (2:19)
Thoughts on the Moken (2:01)
Credits: Burma's Forbidden Island (0:29)
Videorecording number
52295 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
National Geographic Television & Film.
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