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At the Threshold
(Millennium series)

VHS
60 minutes
GN380 .M561 1992 no.10

Has the pursuit of self-interest that has driven our society since the 12th century finally run its course in the 20th century? Explore this possibility in the Millennium series finale, "At the Threshold." Return with program host David Maybury-Lewis to the jungles of Brazil where he contrasts the values of his Xavante Indian brother to our modern views. Learn how wisdom, compassion, and family have been the foundation on which tribal peoples like the Xavante have built their survival. Then journey to the American Southwest to discover the firm sense of belonging that characterizes Native American peoples such as the Navajo. Through these intimate views of tribal cultures and the reflections of Maybury-Lewis, understand why our survival as a species may now depend on these tribal values.

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