Mountain People

Year Published: 1970

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Contrasts lifestyles of the Swiss people of Guarda and the Gurungs of Nepal. Looks at the way in which people isolated by mountains retain their cultures and way of life. No other credits available.

Complete Record: Describes the force of tradition in the Swiss village of Guarda. Tells how a hardworking group of people, insulated from the outside world, have shaped and retained their harmonious way of life in the steep mountains. Compares the Gurungs of Nepal, living on the slopes of the Himalaya Mountains, whose culture has endured with little change for centuries.

Online Copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTVxR9agwfg

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