Voices from the roof of the world. Series 2, episode 10, The valleys our ancestors chose / director/producer, Tazeen Bari.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Bari, Tazeen, director, producer.

Aga Khan University, publisher.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kalash (Pakistani people).

Climatic changes--Pakistan.

Climatic changes.

Floods--Pakistan.

Floods.

Indigenous peoples--Pakistan.

Indigenous peoples.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (34 minutes)

Other Title:

Valleys our ancestors chose

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : The Aga Khan University, 2022.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

The Kalash are an indigenous community residing in three valleys at the foothills of the Hindu Kush Mountain range in Pakistan. Their ancient polytheistic religion is filled with rituals centered on the worship of nature and they offer prayers during festivals that commemorate the changing seasons. Due to global warming monsoon currents have penetrated the Hindu Kush Mountain range, which was previously outside the monsoon belt. In 2015, devastating floods destroyed agricultural land, homes, and livelihoods in the Kalash valleys, threatening the very existence of Pakistan's smallest indigenous community. We document the annual harvest festival, which this summer was followed by the devastating floods that inundated much of Pakistan.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed June 03, 2025).

OCLC:

1527824839