The shaman's apprentice : a tale of the Amazon rain forest / produced by Miranda Smith & Abigail Wright ; co-producers TV Asahi National Broadcasting ; directed by Miranda Smith, written by Abigail Wright.

In the book, Kamanya believes in the shaman's wisdom about the healing properties of plants found in the Amazon rain forest and hopes one day to be a healer for his people. Mark Plotkin then visits the Tirio people, and learns about traditional medicines, customs, and crafts. The real-life Kamanya...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Wright, Abigail (Author, Producer) Kusiak, John (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Zenkoku Asahi Hōsō Kabushiki Kaisha Miranda Productions
Other Authors:	Sarandon, Susan, 1946- (Narrator) Cherry, Lynne Plotkin, Mark J. (Interviewer) Getty, Leslie (Film editor) Smith, Miranda, 1944- (Producer, Director)
Language:	English South American Indian (Other)
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired; in English, with some South American Indian dialog & English subtitles.
Published:	[Telluride, Colo.] : Miranda Productions, [2001], ©2001.
Subjects:	Healers > Amazon River Region. Rain forests > Amazon River Region. Trio people. Traditional medicine > Amazon River Region. Amazon River Region. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentary films. Children's films.
Genre:	Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentary films. Children's films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Tale of the Amazon rain forest. Search for knowledge in the Amazon rain forest.
Format:	Video DVD