"Living
Among the Hadzabe"
documentary & talk with James Stephenson
Saturday,
June 23rd, 2001
See photos.
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| Sitoti |
Janza hunting monkey |
Mang'ati Woman |
Photographer,
painter, travel writer and landscape builder James Stephenson spoke
of his adventures among the Hadzabe. We also watched a documentary
-- "Poison Arrows" -- that followed him and his Hadza friends
on a safari around Lake Eyasi.
He also shared
paintings
and images from his book, The Language of the Land.
(The
photos above are by Mr. Stephenson, and were selected from his book.)
Contact James Stephenson.
From St. Martin's Press:
"In 1997 James Stephenson arranged to have almost a full year
free, a year he wanted to spend among the Hadzabe in East Africa...the
last hunters and gatherers still living a traditional life in Africa.
At the age of 27, Stephenson intended to spend the year living among
the Hadzabe: living their life, hunting what they hunted, eating what
they ate, participating in their dances and ceremonies, consulting
with their medicine men, and learning their myths and dreams.
Armed only with his camera, his art supplies, and the open-hearted
courage of youth, he set out to visit with a people whose way of life
has changed little since the Stone Age."
James
Stephenson in front of one of his photos.
James
discusses the documentary, Poison Arrows.
The
wide ranging discussion touched on James' many experiences
over 7 years of living with the Hadzabe.
One
of the paintings that James started with the Hadza and finished
back in New York.
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