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Return from Extinction (1/3)


This is also part of this series: Last of the Hiding Tribes Series (3)

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Subjects: Anthropology, Central American Studies, Forests, History, Human Rights

Grade Level: SrH-Adult
Producer: Bullfrog Films
Closed Captioned: No		 Running Time: 50 mins
Country of Origin: Great Britain
Study Guide: No
Copyright Date: 1998
Available in French: No

This film tells the remarkable recent history of the hiding Panara tribe, who are descended from a large tribe known in the 18th century as the Southern Kayapo. They were attacked so often by the Portuguese that they were believed to be extinct. But they fled into the deepest part of the forest and killed all strangers on sight. With extraordinary footage from the 60s, we watch as a team makes the first patient attempts to contact the Panara before a planned development road exposed them to “civilization”.

Awards: Latin American Studies Association Award of Merit in Film Council on Foundations Film & Video Festival; First Peoples' Festival, Montreal

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