The people of Tristan da Cunha have a lot they could teach the rest of the world—more than just their skills at defusing conflicts and getting along peacefully. Some retired Tristanians are building a replica of a traditional thatched-roof dwelling on the east side of their settlement as a museum… Continue reading…
According to some entries posted last week on a blog by the skipper of the yacht “Jennifer,” which has been sailing through the Outer Islands of Yap State in Micronesia, the culture of Ifaluk Island appears to be resisting changes and modernization. But Lars Hässler, the captain of the yacht… Continue reading…
The Semai, like many peaceful societies, are trying to preserve the best of their traditional culture while they seek various approaches to modernizing their lives. A crew from the China Central Television (CCTV), the national TV station of the People’s Republic of China, visited Ulu Geroh in Malaysia last week… Continue reading…
Erudite and scholarly, yet charming and fun, the online publication Lepcha Aachulay Magazine provides a wonderful voice for an ancient culture and a still peaceful society. On April 1, the magazine posted three folksongs. The third, “Who Says the Lepchas Are Vanishing,” is especially enjoyable. “The beloved children of Nazanognyoo,”… Continue reading…
Erudite and scholarly, yet charming and fun, the online publication Lepcha Aachulay Magazine provides a wonderful voice for an ancient culture and a still peaceful society. On April 1, the magazine posted three folksongs. The third, “Who Says the Lepchas Are Vanishing,” is especially enjoyable. “The beloved children of Nazanognyoo,”… Continue reading…
Al-Masry Al-Youm, an independent Egyptian daily paper, published two stories last Friday about the Nubian people and their forced move out of the Nile Valley when the Aswan High Dam was completed. One, titled “Old Nubia, Paradise Lost,” consists of an interview with Sharaf Abdel Karim, head of the Nubian… Continue reading…
Haggag Ouddul, the famous Nubian writer, published an article last week that describes some traditional customs connecting his people to the Nile River. He provides an evocative opening for his essay in Al-Ahram, a prominent Egyptian weekly magazine: “ Nubia is as soft as the Nile’s mud, dark as the… Continue reading…
A recent Reuters dispatch provides a brief update about the Batek, a peaceful society that still manages to hold on to its nomadic ways despite encroachments by outsiders. Major challenges faced by the Batek, according to the article, are development and deforestation. However, the Batek may soon have no other… Continue reading…
Ladakhis have gotten into making films, about their own society of course, and everyone seems to be getting into the act. Buddhist monks are writing screenplays, cops and taxi drivers are playing key roles, and crowds are pouring into opening night showings in Leh, the district capital. Bollywood is being… Continue reading…
An international controversy is finally dying down over the way the Governor General of Canada, Michaelle Jean, showed respect for Inuit traditional ways during a visit to Nunavut a couple weeks ago. On the first day of her trip to Canada’s Arctic, May 25, she visited the community of Rankin… Continue reading…
