Dakpa Community
Dakpa Community
Tongkanathang, Rinzentangpang, Bamchang and Dukti, District Trashi Yantse, Bhutan
Project: Bönism, Traditional Healing, and the Environment
Bönism is unofficailly banned in Bhutan and is on the path to extinction. In this project Tashi Tshewang spent 3 months documenting audio/visual recording of the indigenous healing practices and their relationship with the local environment.
In addition a number of autobographical stories of ordinary village folks are included. An interesting audio/video recipes preparation for wild mushrooms and lichen is also included. Some texts are processed using ELAN software.