The Yakel Community-Tribal Diets
The Yakel Community-tribal Diets
It is a world away from the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, but nestled between a volcano and the tropical rainforest on Vanuatu's island of Tanna, lives the cast of the internationally acclaimed film of the same name.
It is a world away from the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, but nestled between a volcano and the tropical rainforest on Vanuatu's island of Tanna, lives the cast of the internationally acclaimed film of the same name.
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Tanna was nominated in the foreign language category at this year's Academy Awards. The movie was filmed on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu and stars the Yakel tribe. The cast had never acted before and continue to live a traditional lifestyle. The first-time actors belong to the Yakel community, one of the region's last traditional societies. Despite the global attention, the Yakel community's way of life remains unchanged. Lack of experience did not prevent the actors from putting in star performances.The film was nominated for an Oscar this year in the Best Foreign Language category.The cast even made the journey to attend the award ceremony in LA, walking the red carpet in traditional dress.
The dialogue of the Australian production is in the Yakel community's indigenous languages, Navhal and Nafe. The film explores the clash between community traditions and croaching Western values, such as individual freedom.Yakel member Jimmy Joseph Nako, who was the cultural director for the film said "we want to show us". "We want to show how we live and the humour of happiness in our culture to the rest of the world," Mr Nako said.The true story follows two villagers, whose romance sparks a war between communities.
The lovers are both from the same village, but their love affair destroys plans for an arranged marriage, meant to settle a long-standing feud between two island communities. It is said that many years ago a former chief of the Yakel tribe told his people to reject everything introduced from the Western world.
The village people eat what the forest provides and wear handmade clothes sourced from local materials.There are no schools, no shops, no TV and no phones or internet.The lifestyle is referred to as kastom. Tribal chief Mungau is deeply respected by the community. Actor Albi Nangia said he believed listening to the chief leads to harmony within the community. "Here the chief has to make a decision for everything," he said. "You can say and express anything, but you have to respect the kastom. "You have to be respectful of the chief's decision. Your own decision is not good.
"When the chief makes a decision you live better in the kastom. Then there is peace." So life in Yakel continues as it always has, Hollywood or no Hollywood. Who needs a Malibu mansion when you can live in a treehouse.
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