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Boreal Forest Hunting Traditions In The Northwest Territories

November 29, 2016 Global Bushlife Leave a comment

James Marlowe is a Dene hunter and guide from the Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation, a remote Indigenous community on…

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Posted in: Hunting & Trapping Filed under: Aboriginal, boreal, Canada, caribou, Dene, First Nations, hunting, Indigenous, moose, Native, Northwest Territories, Taiga

Cooking Traditions In Ecuador

November 27, 2016 Global Bushlife Leave a comment

Carmen remembers cooking over stones with her Grandmother and Great-Grandmother. Sometimes they used a grill on the stones but traditionally…

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Posted in: Indigenous Culture Filed under: cooking, Ecuador, gas, hot stones, Indigenous, Native, traditions, wood
Indigenous women in Cambodia care about their forest conservation

Cambodian Indigenous Knowledge And Forest Conservation

November 22, 2016 Global Bushlife Leave a comment

A message from an inter-community indigenous women’s group dedicated to the protection of the forests of Northern Cambodia. “We are…

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Posted in: Indigenous Culture, Wilderness Living Filed under: Cambodia, Conservation, foraging, honey, Indigenous, Native, Phnom Penh, Tree Resin, Women
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The Last Ice Merchant

November 20, 2016 Global Bushlife Leave a comment

Baltazar Tenesaca is the last of his family to work the Ice glaciers of Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador. He began mining…

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Posted in: Indigenous Culture Filed under: Chimborazo, craft, Ecuador, ice, Indigenous, mining
Sap or pitch from coniferous trees is a strong antiseptic

Indigenous Plant Healing On Vancouver Island

June 21, 2016 Global Bushlife 2 Comments

A short video on the value of indigenous plant healing on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. First Nations Elders Barb…

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Posted in: Indigenous Culture Filed under: Aboriginal, Canadian Shield, First Nations, herbs, Indigenous, medicinal herbs, medicine, Vancouver Island
Traditional Weather Forecaster in Kenya using indigenous weather forecasting techniques in the forest

Indigenous Weather Prediction Trusted By Millions

June 15, 2016 Global Bushlife Leave a comment

Indigenous knowledge and modern science cooperating in a surprising field – meteorology For nine generations millions of people across western…

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Posted in: Indigenous Culture Filed under: Africa, climate change, Indigenous, Kenya, meteorology, weather
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Nomads Of The Rainforest: Waorani People of Eastern Ecuador

March 17, 2016 Global Bushlife Leave a comment

In the depths of the Amazon rainforest, a Waorani hunter stalks his prey, as his ancestors have done for hundreds…

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Posted in: Indigenous Culture Filed under: Aboriginal, Amazon, blowpipe, Ecuador, First Nations, foraging, hunter gatherers, hunting, Indigenous, jungle, monkey hunting, Native, rainforest, tropical

Batak Tribesman Shows How To Make A Survival Bow And Arrow

January 12, 2016 Global Bushlife Leave a comment

A Batak tribesman from the Philippines demonstrates how to make a survival bow and arrow from bamboo. The bow string…

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Posted in: Hunting & Trapping Filed under: Aboriginal, bamboo, Batak, craft, hunting, Indigenous, jungle, Philippines, rainforest, rattan, tropical

Eastern Chukotka Nomadic Reindeer Herders

January 6, 2016 Global Bushlife Leave a comment

There have been living since ancient times in Chukota tundra, grazing their reindeer and nomadising with yaranga the Cukchi reindeer…

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Posted in: Indigenous Culture Filed under: Aboriginal, First Nations, herders, Indigenous, nomads, reindeer, Russia, tundra

Archive Inuit Documentary: Eskimo Hunters (Northwestern Alaska)

April 12, 2015 Global Bushlife Leave a comment

This is a 1949 documentary entitled Eskimo Hunters (Northwester Alaska). In Canada and Greenland, the term “Eskimo” has fallen out…

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Posted in: Indigenous Culture Filed under: Alaska, First Nations, hunter gatherers, hunting, Indigenous, Inuit, Native, USA

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