Coeur d'Alene tribe in Idaho State, hold their Julyamsh Pow Wow, in a greyhound park outisde Spokane, Washington. Great dispalys of traditional regalia. Dance and drumming competitions. A member of the council speaks to Manchán about the death of his culture and the compassion he feels for others who also lose their language.
Manchán Magan Global Nomad Films. www.manchan.com
Alternate lifestyles. Sean Sands and others living alternative lives in ecological homes in Rocky mountains, British COlumbia. Making hemp clothes and having naked drumming sessions.
Manchán Magan, Global Nomad films
The Yami people are an indigenous Polynesian tribe on the island of Lanyu, 70 miles east off Taiwan. This film looks at their typhoon-proof under-ground houses, their folklore and their boat-building.
Manchán Magan, Global Nomad Films. www.manchan.com
Manchán Magan reads from his book, Truck Fever, accompanied by dancers from Irish National Youth Dance Company at Electric Picnic 2008. See: www.manchan.com