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001355533 24500 $$aAt the edge of conquest$$h[electronic resource] :$$bthe journey of Chief Wai-Wai /$$cproduced by Geoffrey O'Connor.
001355533 260__ $$aNew York, NY :$$bFilmakers Library,$$c1992.
001355533 300__ $$a1 online resource (30 min.).
001355533 500__ $$aOriginally released as DVD.
001355533 500__ $$aTitle from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
001355533 520__ $$aAt the Edge of Conquest looks at the situation of the Waiapi Indians, a small, isolated tribe that came in contact with the outside world in the late 1970s. Today they are threatened by invading gold miners, by the Brazilian government s recent proposal to reduce their land by 10%, and the state government s plan to construct a highway directly through their territory. But their strategy for survival has been effective: defend their lands from invasions while their leaders navigate the tricky waters of Brazilian politics. The film focuses on the charismatic leader, Chief Wai-Wai, as he travels from his remote village to Brazil's capitol, encountering for the first time airplanes, elevators, and skyscrapers. But the real barriers are not physical but bureaucratic and cultural. He doesn't read or write, has never been at a meeting before, and doesn't speak the language of these foreign people. Unlike the traditional depictions of indigenous persons as pristine, removed from the forces of the outside world, At the Edge of Conquest reveals a society grappling with the real politique of a larger nation-state. Chief Wai-Wai is fighting the role of victim in a desperate effort to shape the destiny of his people. It is a voyage resembling a cross between Alice in Wonderland and a Kafkaesque nightmare. But it is one which ultimately all isolated indigenous societies are forced to make if they are to survive this rapidly changing world.
001355533 521__ $$aFor High School; College; Adult audiences.
001355533 530__ $$aPreviously released as DVD.
001355533 546__ $$aThis edition in English.
001355533 650_0 $$aIndians of South America$$zBrazil.
001355533 650_0 $$aWayampi Indians.
001355533 655_7 $$aDocumentary films.$$2lcgft
001355533 7001_ $$aO'Connor, Geoffrey.
001355533 7761_ $$cOriginal$$w(OCoLC)747796206
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001355533 945__ $$aThe Whole World$$cChina
001355533 980__ $$aSTREAMING
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001355533 982__ $$aStreaming Video
001355533 983__ $$aOnline