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Collections group together video, audio, photos, texts, and sources by theme, location, or topic. Many individual assets are indexed by subjects, places, or terms, linking directly to other related assets outside that collection.

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Collections group together video, audio, photos, texts, and sources by theme, location, or topic. Many individual assets are indexed by subjects, places, or terms, linking directly to other related assets outside that collection.


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Circle Dances of Golok

This collection highlights a selection of circle dances (sgor gzhas) performed in the Golok region of Amdo; produced and directed by Black Tent Films.

Modern Writing

Since 2008, villagers from across Qinghai Province have composed and collected poems, short stories, local histories, and folktales. Contributing authors include teachers, office workers, scholars, elders, and traditional knowledge holders. These texts are collected each fall, and are then published and distributed amongst the local communities during the Tibetan new year (lo gsar).

Repgong Mepa Luru Festival

The Luru Festival is associated with a ritual in which various members of society make offerings to local deities through plays, rituals, and meals.