The role of indigenous rituals in strengthening social bonds: a case study of the Tiska ritual practice among the Oromo people of Hidabu Abote woreda
The other side of the coin: Towards a narrative analysis of Dogri folk tales
Cultural impacts of state interventions: Traditional craftsmanship in China’s porcelain capital in the mid to late 20th century
‘Grandfather Tree’: Ute Horror at the Killing of a Heritage Tree
Disappearing Dialect: the Idu-Mishmi Language of Arunachal Pradesh(India)
The 2007 sign designating the Grandfather Tree as a Colorado landmark.
The Grandfather Tree just before being cut down. According to newspaper reporter Kelly Slivka … it was still green at its crown and stood quietly in the still air with hummingbirds and doves moving through it’s canopy.
Enshrined portion of Grandfather Tree in front of Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Headquarters.
The Grandfather Tree just before being cut down. According to newspaper reporter Kelly Slivka … it was still green at its crown and stood quietly in the still air with hummingbirds and doves moving through it’s canopy.
Remains of the Grandfather Tree killed by the Delta Historical Society.
Young Ute tribal member in traditional garb speaking to the audience about theimportance of the tree to her heritage.
The skulls of sacrificed mithuns are hung on the walls of houses to demonstrate the wealth of the household.
An Idu woman at her loom.
Idu children in traditional dress.
Pachu Pulu, an igu (priest) conducting a ritual during the Reh festival in February 2014.
Detail of George Price's regular Quaker Sweat ritual site.
George Price and young Quakers assembling the framework for a Quaker Sweat Lodge Philadelphia yearly meeting. 2009
A covered inipi from a new age ritual in Italy.