Cannibal Tribe in the Papua New Guineau Rainforest
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The Kombai tribe - indigenous tribe from Papua.
Study of the way of life of the Kombai tribe in the tropical rainforests of Papua New Guinea - what they do to relax, eating sago and sago grubs and why they practise cannibalism.
From:
Secondary Schools Geography Indigenous Peoples
First Broadcast
:
02 March 2005
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 11-14,14-16
Subject : Geography
Topic : Contrasting areas, Ecosystems, Global impacts, Population
Keywords : Rainforests, New Guineau, Papua,
Notes : Use clip as an exercise in empathy with the Papuan tribes - list the ways in which their lifestyles diifer from those of class pupils
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