Author: Liivo Niglas

“Itelmen stories” is a poignant tale of the social and personal significance of a language that is near the end of its existence as an orally transmitted means of communication.  The film presents both the speaking of the Itelmen language, as it e…

Asen Balikci was one of the founding fathers of modern visual anthropology. He was part of the generation that established the subdiscipline in the 1950 to 1970s period. Along with Jean Rouch, John Marshall, Robert Gardner, Timothy Asch and others he c…

The Vumba Hills in central Mozambique, close to the Zimbabwe border, are the kingdom of Mambo (Chief) Chirara. The Mambo’s leading position is acknowledged by the government, and in addition to being the region’s most important spiritual leader, the Ma…