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Church service

Description: A recording of a Lahu church service including hymns and sermon given by a Karen preacher in Huey Tat village. The sermon is about sin and the importance of forgiveness.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 11 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
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A day hunting and talking

Description: A conversation between Lahu villagers about plans for hunting squirrels and barking deer. They share stories about childhood in the village.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 17 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
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The dhole and the tiger

Description: A traditional story about a dhole (wild dog) and a tiger who want to outsmart humans, but cannot. The story ends with a warning not to be conceited or arrogant.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 14 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
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Dividing a slaughtered pig fairly

Description: A description of how to divide a slaughtered pig evenly. Sometimes, the one who kills the pig gets the insides and head. Otherwise, the meat from the head, intestines, and feet can be divided evenly and mixed with the other meat. This case is difficult because they want to divide one pig evenly between 58 people.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 8 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
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Founding a new village

Description: A description of how a new village is founded. First they scout the fields and water in the area. They look for streams to hunt and fish. They prefer the hills because the plains have a higher risk of malaria and hills have better hunting (squirrels and monkeys). There is no formal process for dividing up land; villagers build houses any place. It takes several months to set up a village, but everyone helps build houses together.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 21 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
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