Mistaken identity

All societies survive by manipulating nature. But while tribal cultures seek harmony with nature, Western societies try to control it, often with devastating consequences. In "An Ecology of mind" learn how the Makuna of Colombia pass their sophisticated ecological awareness from generation to generation through complex myths and rituals. And understand how tribal peoples views' contrast with the evolutionary ideas handed down to the modern word from the Bible and from nineteenth century Darwinian theory. Then meet a gardener who exemplifies the new attitudes Western cultures will need to ensure humanity's survival on the Earth.

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"Mistaken identity"
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"Program 1 explores the question of where individual identity begins and ends. Includes segments on the family life of an abortion counselor; a group of Brazil's Xavante boys preparing for initiation into adulthood; and the Weywea tribe's concept of death. Program 2 examines how nature fits into our lives. Visits the Gabra of northern Kenya, the Makuna of Colombia and a modern gardener.."
"The first program explores the question of where individual identity begins and ends. Includes segments on the family life of an abortion counselor; a group of Brazil's Xavante boys preparing for initiation into adulthood; and the Weywea tribe's concept of death. Second program examines how nature fits into our lives, visiting the Gabra of northern Kenya, the Makuna of Colombia and a modern gardener."
"In this 10-part series host David Maybury-Lewis journeys worldwide to capture the wisdom of tribal peoples before it and they are all gone, and finds that our survival may depend upon finding new ways to express the values of wisdom, compassion, and family held by them."
"All societies survive by manipulating nature. But while tribal cultures seek harmony with nature, Western societies try to control it, often with devastating consequences. In "An Ecology of mind" learn how the Makuna of Colombia pass their sophisticated ecological awareness from generation to generation through complex myths and rituals. And understand how tribal peoples views' contrast with the evolutionary ideas handed down to the modern word from the Bible and from nineteenth century Darwinian theory. Then meet a gardener who exemplifies the new attitudes Western cultures will need to ensure humanity's survival on the Earth."@en
"Who are you? Where does your individual identity begin and end? While Western societies strive to answer these questions through a biological view--conception, birth, adolesence, maturity, and death--tribal cultures define identity by the myths and rituals of their society, by who rears them, and by an organic continuum to which they belong."@en
"Episode three of a ten-part series that explores the values and different perspectives of tribal societies and what the modern world can learn from them. This episode compares Western views of identity, life and death with that of tribal cultures."@en