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Ladakh : The Last Nomads
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In 2002, Dr. Dekue established a Tibetan medical team for nomadic livestock farmers in the Ladakh region. The mobile clinic travels across the Changtang Plateau, treating the Drokpa with traditiona...
In 2002, Dr. Dekue established a Tibetan medical team for nomadic livestock farmers in the Ladakh region. The mobile clinic travels across the Changtang Plateau, treating the Drokpa with traditional forms of medicine; Dekey helps connect the nomads to their Tibetan culture. Emergency doctor Bernard Fontanille accompanies the team as they administer treatment at an altitude of over 5,000 meters.
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- Creator
- ARTE France
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- [Place of publication not identified] : ARTE France, [2013]
- New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Films Media Group, 2016
- ©2013
- Series
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- 1 online resource (1 video file (26 min., 10 sec.)) : sound, color
- digital
- video file
- OCLC
- ocn965342516
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Originally released by ARTE France, 2013.
- Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on September 22, 2016.
- Streaming video file.
- Closed-captioned.
- Nomadic Herders (3:20) -- Puga-Sumdo (2:17) -- Living as Refugees (3:12) -- Amchi Medicine (4:41) -- Amchi Medicine and Buddhism (4:05) -- Mobile Clinic (4:33) -- Linking the Past and Present (3:16) -- Credits: Ladakh: The Last Nomads-World Medicine (0:26)