Secrets of the Tribe

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Secrets of the Tribe is a documentary film that critically examines the ethical controversies and conflicts among anthropologists studying the Yanomami people in the Amazon.

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instanceOf documentary film
film
about Darkness in El Dorado debate NERFINISHED
Yanomami controversy
countryOfOrigin Brazil
criticizes ethical lapses in anthropological fieldwork
methods used by some Yanomami researchers
director José Padilha NERFINISHED
examines impact of anthropological research on indigenous communities
research practices among Yanomami researchers
explores consequences of academic rivalry
power imbalances in field research
relationship between researchers and indigenous subjects
features Yanomami community members
anthropologists who worked with the Yanomami
filmingLocation Brazil NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
Venezuela NERFINISHED
focusesOn conflicts between anthropologists
controversies among anthropologists studying the Yanomami
ethical controversies in fieldwork
genre documentary
hasTheme colonialism in science
research ethics
responsibility of scholars toward study populations
language English
Portuguese
notableFor critical examination of anthropological practices among the Yanomami
sparking debate on ethics in anthropology
premieredAt 2010 Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED
producer José Padilha NERFINISHED
Marcos Prado NERFINISHED
productionCompany Zazen Produções NERFINISHED
questions objectivity of anthropological research on the Yanomami
releaseYear 2010
runtime approximately 110 minutes
screenedAt Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED
setting Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED
Brazil NERFINISHED
Venezuela NERFINISHED
subject Yanomami people NERFINISHED
academic misconduct
anthropology
ethics in anthropology

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José Padilha directed Secrets of the Tribe