The Na People: Choosing Between Tradition and Modernity | SLICE | FULL DOCUMENTARY
In a village in the mountains of Sichuan in China, Erchema lives with her sister Zhuoma Lacuo in a community cut off from the world. This remote paradise is her whole life. But next fall she will turn 13 and, according to local tradition, Erchema will become a woman.
She belongs to the Na people, a matriarchal society which does not practice marriage, and where women make all the major decisions. Erchema has been designated as the next head of the family. She will have to cut short her schooling to work in the fields and help feed the family.
But on the other side of the mountains, on the shores of Lake Lugu, her elder sister Lamu has gone against tradition and the family’s wishes. She has married and has a child, whom she is raising with her husband. Lamu will go to any lengths to oppose the clan’s decision and to allow Erchema to continue her education. Will Erchema dare to defy tradition and change her future? The survival of the whole clan hangs on her decision…
Documentary: THE SCHOOLGIRL OF THE SICHUAN MOUNTAINS
Directed by: Emilie Porry & Laurent CHALET
Production: What’s Up Films
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Such wonder ful content. Could you please switch back to subtitles instead of dubbing it? Hearing the language is so important and adds so much.
@netnomad47
Ай бұрын
Some people like to listen to these documentaries instead of watching them so they do it for them
It's so nice to know that some indigenous traditions still exist...
Hurt me listening the teacher saying to kids that need leave the mountains
@Jason.L.M.
14 күн бұрын
Yes I agree. More people need to turn back to the mountains and nature. Civilization is destroying the Earth!
What a beautiful place.
The Na people aren't the only matriarchal society in the world. There are quite a few, just to be clear.
Except for the nocturnal forest spirits this place seems like a nice place
I'M SO GLAD THIS IS LIKE THIS. IT SHOULD STAY THAT WAY.
Look how men found this idea to escape from responsibilities!
@cosmicwisdom999
Ай бұрын
It's matriarchal, but they still want to make all of the decisions
I wish I could live a simple life like those who live on the mountain. They should beb careful what they wish for.
thank you Slice for not making me read subtitles
We have in Arunachal Pradesh as well 😊 but we do not belong to China though 😅 !
@09onammtaamut
Ай бұрын
Rajya Sabha Channel has a documentary on it , it is a cross learning for me as well. We do have "na' but language , dress and even matrilineal society 😅 is not the same. Thank you , slice !
@hmmm2267
Ай бұрын
@@09onammtaamut thanks for the info, I'm also from AP and I like watching docs of Tibetan tribes, glad to see a comment from fellow APian here ❤
@chinolee121
Ай бұрын
Free Tibet
@TaylorCrane1312
21 күн бұрын
@@chinolee121it’s already free, unlike Americas.
@TaylorCrane1312
21 күн бұрын
You wish 😂
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It's easy to wish you were living in an authentic village when you are living with urban comforts.
Crazy how this world is Neever thought about a simple life like this
I don’t know, that uncle is up to something sinister
@cosmicwisdom999
Ай бұрын
Is it because he's being way too nice with the girls?
This is from 2014. I wonder how things have changed for them now.
@ju98sy
Ай бұрын
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By the way I think I seen this documentary before.
Why do you keep reposting old videos.
I wonder if the teacher would have challenged her in some way if she stated she's wanted to stay and work in the field instead of moving away fora teaching career... It really sounded like that teacher was pushing her belief systems on the class because she would have them repeat what the teacher felt was a good decision to make rather than staying in the mountains and living out their lives. I find it very sad when teachers push their narrative on their class. They're in a state of authority over those children and children are extremely impressionable. In matters such as this, it's best that these children make their decisions when they're older when their brains are more fully developed and can comprehend their consequences of their decisions better.
If this is a matriarchal society, why should the men decide whether or not if the girls should go to school? It's matriarchal because the women do the majority of the work, so matriarchal only when needed...
@sebastianhartz9263
Ай бұрын
Like the moms do in other house. Don't talk like it matters in your household or you are fantasizing yourself whipping your chained dog
@sebastianhartz9263
Ай бұрын
😂😂😂
Teachers should how to better your community not to abandon it,kids can take better way of doing things parents would listen they are also worried about their kids and community future.
This is a repost,
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@Naga-Tastaturkrieger
Ай бұрын
Na people are not Tibet 😅. You are brainwash by foreigner come and live happily in Tibet 😂
@GoodYT875
Ай бұрын
Falungong online commentator
@TaylorCrane1312
21 күн бұрын
Unlike Americas Tibet is already free
Leave the mountains, not a good teaching modern society is chaos
@SLICEDocumentary
16 күн бұрын
Sure, modern life can be chaotic, but traditional ways of living are still very tough. There's probably a balance where tradition and modernity can work together 🤔
Free Tibet
@TaylorCrane1312
21 күн бұрын
It is already free 🤣🤣🤣
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How many more times you're going to upload this episode? Chasing clicks again?
@katt3428
Ай бұрын
Stop clicking on it then.
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@TaylorCrane1312
21 күн бұрын
It’s already free, unlike America
@chinolee121
21 күн бұрын
@@TaylorCrane1312 it's not !!!!! FREE TIBET 🙏🏾🙏🏾✊🏾✊🏾📿📿
@TaylorCrane1312
21 күн бұрын
@@chinolee121 it’s as free as they will ever be 🤣🤣🤣
@chinolee121
21 күн бұрын
@@TaylorCrane1312 FREE TIBET
@TaylorCrane1312
21 күн бұрын
@@chinolee121 It’s already free 🤣🤣🤣
Modernity kinda sucks