I watched episode 1 where the 5 ambassadors from Tanna visit Montana. The Elders are portrayed as happy, friendly and curious. They are quick with a joke and good natured, smiling and laughing the whole time. Inspite of the jokes and laughter then are also presented with a seriousness concerning their mission of peace that they bring to the US. They also are represented as not being savvy when it comes to technology. There is a fair amount of video of their experiences with the video camera they have. Also they are presented as having very little experience with clothes. There is a wonderful portion of the video where they dress in their travel close in front of the whole tribe. They are also presented as enjoying dancing. They dance before their departure and then again at the end of the episode. They are also represented as being wary of many of our food options. In Tanna the women prepare the food for the men. Also in Tanna they raise chicken and pigs as well as several plants. They only give medicine to their animals when they look sick.
The natives of the US are represented cowboys. The natives are represented as a small family with 3 children. The natives are also represented as having animals hung up on the walls of their houses. Sometimes with extra features added to them. They are also portrayed as hunters, their fathers shooting elk and their sons with weapons in their rooms. The natives also get a lot of their food items from stores with lots of chemicals and preservatives added to it. The natives are represented as sharing the food preparing duties. They are also represented as running feedlots with thousands of cattle both their own and other peoples. They mark each cow and treat them with antibiotics and feed them a mix of hay and corn. The natives are also presented as surviving on money.
http://www.youtube.com/user/VanuatuVeritas?feature=watch
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