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  • National Geographic
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  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
Light at the Edge of the World examines this distressing truth, tracking four indigenous cultures. Humanity may be losing half of its intellectual, social and spiritual legacy in a single generation, as the world loses a reported one language about every two weeks. Light at the Edge of the World examines this distressing truth, tracking four indigenous cultures, each uniquely dedicated to the preservation of their customs in the face of modernization: Inuit, Nepali Buddhist, pan-Andean and Polynesian.

7 episodes

Series Premiere

1x01 The Science of the Mind

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Follow Wade Davis, National Geographic Explorer to Nepal and Mount Everest in his quest to understand the sacred teachings of Tibetan Buddhism.

Will the Inuit survive the climate and culture changes? Follow Wade Davis to the edge of the world to see the last of the Inuits.

1x03 Magic Mountain

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Wade Davis makes a journey into the heart of war-torn Colombia to visit one of the indigenous groups who call themselves the Elder Brother......

Wade Davis travels to Mongolia to discover the secrets of the man-horse bond by taking part in the lives of his nomadic horsemen hosts.

1x05 Keepers of the Dream

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We will follow Wade Davis and travel the mystical trails of the "Songlines" to unlock the secrets of a mysterious way of life known as the "Dreaming."

1x06 The Wayfinders

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Join Wade Davis as he ventures deep into the South American rainforest to explore the depths of an ancient people who have lived for centuries in close harmony with the natural world around them.

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1x07 Heart of the Amazon

1x07 Heart of the Amazon

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National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis travels deep into the rain forest to visit the Barasana people and witness a majestic and ancient ritual. The film will be Introduced by Dr. Davis, who will also participate in a discussion after the screening with Dr. Martin von Hildebrand, an ethnologist featured in the film who has advocated in defense of the rights of the Barasana and other indigenous peoples of Amazonia.

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