Saturday, September 12, 2009

Kings of the Forest: The Cultural Resilience of Himalayan Hunter-Gatherers By Jana Fortier



Kings of the Forest: The Cultural Survival of Himalayan Hunter-Gatherers
By Jana Fortier
University of Hawai'i Press, 2009.


Anthropologist Jan Fortier's extremely well researched insights into the lives of the Raute people, the riselient jungle nomads of Nepal.

Fortier's illuminating insights about the hardy Raute in their Nepal hill forest home reminds the reader of the sacrifice that some ancient peoples continue to make in today's fast changing world in order to keep alive their independent way of life.