Indigenous Cultures

Challenge #34 in the Telling the Story series. Hosted by CharlesB58.

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Nearly every nation or culture has an indigenous or aboriginal ethnic group that is often in the minority. Native Americans, the Ainu of Japan, Aboriginals in Australia, Moari in New Zealand, the Sami in Scandanavia etc. Enter photos showing the indigenous culture of your country.

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Announced:

Sunday, 9th May, 2010 (GMT)

Submissions:

Sunday, 16th May, 2010 – Saturday, 22nd May, 2010 (GMT)

Voting:

Sunday, 23rd May, 2010 – Saturday, 29th May, 2010 (GMT)

Processing rules:

No composites
No "digital art".

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Offer a description including the name of the indigenous group and a bit about their culture. Help educate viewers about people groups they may not know.
This challenge is to show aspects or members of the INDIGENOUS culture of your country or culture. Usually, indigenous people are a minority. IF, however, the indigenous people are a majority where you live, please make this clear in the description of your entry.
Nudity is acceptable if it is a normal aspect of the indigenous culture.

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San family, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.

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There ar few San inhabitants i the area, who lead an austere lifestyle, subsisting on selling carvings and art to tourists. These people are small of stature but have a strong knowledge of the wildlife and landscape of this area, often being employed as excellent game trackers.

Camera:	Canon PowerShot G1
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Submitted:	Saturday, 22nd May, 2010 13:44 (GMT)
Taken:	Friday, 29th December, 2006
Focal length:	8.34 mm
Shutter speed:	1/500 sec
Aperture:	F5.6
ISO:	50
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Views:	119

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