Lamotrek: Heritage of an Island — Preview #2

An insightful investigation into the traditional culture and the spirit world of Pacific Islanders living on Lamotrek Island, this film focuses on the ancient Micronesian wisdom of "rong": specialized knowledge of art and magic involved with skills such as navigation, warfare, canoe building, fishing, weather control, and weaving. As a result of increasing contact with the outside world, the traditional skills of "rong" have been in steady decline but are not forgotten.

"Lamotrek: Heritage of an Island" DVD available at:
http://www.tritonfilms.com/lamotrekheritage.htm

Category:

Education

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• Lamotrek
• Atoll
• Outer
• Island
• Yap
• Caroline
• Islands
• Federated
• States
• of
• Micronesia
• Western
• Pacific
• traditional
• art
• magic
• anthropology
• documentary