Conversations with the Sierra Popoluca, Part 1

This is an innovative, intimate portrait of stalwart members of an indigenous people who inhabit Mexico's Sierra de Santa Marta and speak a derivative of ancient Olmec. For convenient classroom use, eight episodes, focused on various aspects of their culture, have been divided into Parts I and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gleason, Judith
Format: eBook
Language:Spanish
Published: New York Filmakers Library 2002, 2002
Series:Ethnographic video online, volume 1
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Collection: Ethnographic Video Online Vol. 1 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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