In this week's mini-episode, we chat about the Samurai. Though they aren't around today, Japan still celebrates them for their rich culture and significance to Japanese culture and history. Tune in to find out more!

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This week's episode is filled with unique traditions, curdled milk blood, and violent land evictions by the government and international conservation organizations. It's a doozy.

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Resources:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Maasai

https://www.masaimara.travel/maasai-tribe-facts.php

https://maasai-association.org/maasai.html

https://www.survivalinternational.org/tribes/maasai

https://survivalinternational.org/news/13051?_gl=1*uvlvq*_ga*MTkxMzM1NTgyNi4xNzA5ODUxNTc3

https://medium.com/conservationwatch/tanzania-has-scrapped-otterlo-business-corporations-hunting-tourism-concession-in-loliondo-6074c09f6f9f

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/02/tanzanias-eviction-maasai-pastoralists-continues

https://fzs.org/en/news/appraisal-of-the-situation-of-loliondo/

https://africasacountry.com/2022/07/the-ground-has-shifted

Decolonizing Conservation: Global Voices for Indigenous Self-Determination, Land, and a World in Common, by Ashley Dawson and Fiore Longo

Our first mini episode! The Suri tribe lives in the West Omo

zone in Ethiopia. Let's learn about their traditions!

Today we are talking about the Eagle Hunters of Mongolia! This episode has eagles, yaks, and an unexpected number of Star Trek references. Listen today to learn more about the amazing world of the Eagle Hunters!

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References:

https://www.selenatravel.com/blog/introduction-to-the-eagle-hunters-of-mongolia

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/travel/mongolia-eagle-hunters.html

https://www.travelbuddies.info/mongolian-eagle-hunters/

https://www.discoveraltai.com/eagle-mongolian/

https://www.atlasofhumanity.com/mongolia

Learn about the Maori people of the Cook Islands, their small wars and Russia? This episode includes a lot of laughing.

Resources: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/encounters/early-meetings 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Islands_M%C4%81ori

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Islands#History
https://www.maraemoana.gov.ck/biodiversity/

Listen now to learn more about this absolute downer- the exploitation of the Kayan of Thailand as they fled from the violence in Myanmar.

This "human zoo" is still continuing today as the Thai government use the Kayan as a tourist attraction, making about $400,000 USD annually from these "giraffe women".

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Resources:

https://medium.com/history-street/the-long-neck-women-of-the-kayan-tribe-63efdb0b7af7#:~:text=he%20Kayan%20tribe%20of%20Northern,the%20more%20beautiful%20the%20woman.

https://sinchi-foundation.com/kayan-long-neck-women-wear-coils/

Silent Hopes

https://www.thetravelleaf.com/the-real-life-under-25-rings-long-neck-tribe/

https://www.thetravelleaf.com/the-real-life-under-25-rings-long-neck-tribe/

https://www.atlasofhumanity.com/thailandkayan

https://www.newspapers.com/image/123505417/?terms=Kayan%20tribe&match=1

Saddle up and grab your lasso! We are taking a trip to Argentina to talk about Gauchos! Let's GO!

References:

https://www.britannica.com/story/argentina-celebrates-200-years-of-independence

https://yerbacrew.com/blogs/history-of-yerba-mate/what-is-a-gaucho-the-culture-and-history#:~:text=Gauchos%20were%20nomadic%20horsemen%20on,(mixed%20white%20and%20black).

https://www.britannica.com/topic/gaucho

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaucho#Controlling_the_wandering_gaucho

Come with us to the most remote inhabited island in the world!

Tristan da Cunha has a strange history, nearly pristine nature, and the most quaint and wholesome community you've ever heard of. Listen in to find out more!

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Resources:

- https://www.britannica.com/place/Tristan-da-Cunha-island-group

- https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/our-programs/pristine-seas/tristan-da-cunha/

- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/tristan-da-cunha

- https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/balancing-faraway-life-on-tristan-da-cunha

- https://atlanticguardians.org/explore/the-marine-protection-zone/about-the-marine-protection-zone/

- Caselle J.E., Hamilton S.L., Davis K., Bester M., Wege M., Thompson C., Turchik A., Jenkinson R., Simpson D., Mayorga J., Rose P., Fay M., Myers D., Glass J., Glass T., Green R., Repetto J., Swain G., Herian K., Lavarello I., Hall J., Schofield A.,Dews S., McAloney D., and Sala E. 2017. Ecosystem Assessment of the Tristan Da Cunha Islands. National Geographic Pristine Seas, Royal Society for Protection of Birds and Tristan da Cunha Government. Expedition Report. July 2017.

- Newspapers.com

Come with us to Peru and uncover the uncontacted!

Human rights letter: https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=28161

Resources: https://www.survivalinternational.org/tribes/amazonuncontactedfrontier

https://act.survivalinternational.org/page/101657/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=specialURL

https://www.worldexcellence.com/uncontacted-tribes-in-the-world-2023/

https://ictnews.org/archive/villagers-evacuated-after-homes-ransacked-by-uncontacted-indians

https://earthrights.org/media_release/timber-company-abuses-peruvian-judicial-system-to-silence-indigenous-communities/ 

This episode has everything- ghosts, cannibalism, amputations, and the amazing koteka! What more could you want?

Come with us to West Papua to learn more about two incredible but very different indigenous groups- the Dani and the Korowai!

Resources:

- https://www.papua-explorer.com/the-papua-blog/the-baliem-valley/

- https://acleddata.com/2022/10/05/papuan-independence-and-political-disorder-in-indonesia/

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUJZ79XyFgw

- https://www.papua-explorer.com/the-papua-blog/the-baliem-valley/

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