Apocalypto
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robert Fish
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 23, no. 2, Fall, 2008, pp. 120-121
Description
Review of the movie: Apocalypto directed by Mel Gibson.
Looks at reform policies to address and reduce the high incarceration rate of Indigenous populations in Australia.
Examines how the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community was able to build a ceremonial smokehouse and reduce the associated health risks, by applying appropriate technologies.
Discusses pre-contact structures and the techniques used in their construction.
Contends that Saskatchewan First Nations chiefs and economic development officers need to get First Nations people more involved with the economy.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.33.