Kenya -- where women rule /

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Imprint:New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2007.
Description:1 online resource (21 min.).
Language:English
Series:Ethnographic video online ; volume 1
Subject:
Format: E-Resource Video Streaming Video
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10315347
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Varying Form of Title:Kenya : where women rule
Other authors / contributors:Stormland Productions.
Notes:Originally released as DVD.
Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
Previously released as DVD.
Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2012. (Ethnographic video online). Available via World Wide Web.
This edition in English and an undetertmined language with English subtitles.
Summary:Domestic violence against women is rife among the Samburu in Kenya. In Samburu culture the women also do all the work, including building the homes, herding, collecting firewood and water and caring for the children. In the 1980's and 90's two hundred women from the tribe claimed they were raped by men from a nearby British army base. The Samburu men rejected them, whipped them and threw them out of their homes. In 1990 a small group of these stigmatized women decided to band together and create their own village. Under the leadership of one woman, Rebecca Lollosoli, their village has prospered, taking advantage of the income from tourism. The Samburu men have tried to sabotage the tourist business and have also mounted raids on the village. Finally, the Samburu men's chief tried to effect a reconciliation, but the women vehemently rejected his proposal. They are clearly enjoying the advantages of independence!.
Target Audience:For College; Adult audiences.
Other form:Original