Crocodile warriors of Iatmul | SLICE

Iatmul people of the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea have made crocodiles their totem and worshipped the sacred animal which they believe played a part in the creation of humans and the Earth.
Among approximately 15,000 members of the Iatmul are Charles and Norbert, who have their initiation ritual approaching. The two young men nervously walk to the house of spirits, and embark on their journey into adulthood in the clans of the Iatmul.
Documentary: "Papua New Guinea, Hidden Treasures"
Direction: Gildas Corgnet and Julien Félix
Production: What's Up Productions
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[@ashwangvlogs344]

Such a simple way of life yet least stress ❤️❤️❤️ I love the way they preserved their culture

[@rupmangummedia9638]

That is my home province, we are the Sepik people of Papua New Guinea. Our complex river systems and waterways are unique and spectacular. Most of our culture and practices are dying out due to religion and western influences. It saddens me to see foreigners allowed into our "hausman" the house of spirits, most of these things are sacred, shouldn't be photographed or filmed. The great Sepik river is also known as the "river of art". We are known for our art and carvings. I wish our Government can tighten up LAWS for outsiders to not exploit our sacred initiations, rituals and practices, it was until recently that people are now seeing what no one else saw except for initiated men, I appreciate SLICE for the documentary but those flutes shouldn't be shown. That is just WRONG. There are other content creators who created some similar documentaries that did not sit well with alot of us. Those villagers are vulnerable, don't use that to your advantage and publicize them. Have some respect for our culture. Otherwise, I applaud the effort to promote our beautiful rivers and our way of life. Oh btw, we were colonized by Germans so they brought soccer to us, our favorite sport. There's also a village in the Sepik River area called Marienberg, that itself will explain.

[@Mirkkko]

Thank you for this valuable perspective. I too thought that showing the flutes was inappropriate. And I wonder what the villagers got in return for showing their culture for us to see and for splice to profit off.

[@groovecentral6899]

True religion done fucked us too all over Africa, but as for not showing I disagree because the reason the white man has managed to subjugate us as cultural people is because we never document anything this way atleast we are documenting something lest they claim it to be thier own

[@LA25250]

Are the giants in your country?

[@nickruss177]

but my friend a culture kept in itself isn't destined to eventually die ? why you type yourself in English ,how did the English language made sure that it would not die, spread and also reach your part of the world ? by being shared ,no? maybe you should share your traditions with people who are truly keen to learn this is a way to preserve your culture. I am a Greek man in the other side of your world and learning about your culture made me so intrested and keen to help you preserve this treasure that you have.

[@sekenniarobinson976]

@@nickruss177 The indigenous tribe should not share ritual and rites with world. The Whiteman man knows what they are doing now. They should not know every move. Because they came and colonized and tribe to wipe their history out. Just like the black African Americans wearing white folks last name and their rotten culture and still no pay or respect.

[@jwr3289]

Absolutely love how no matter how out there places are I see people playing football, I climbed the inca trail was god knows how high up and there was a football pitch and net, beautiful

[@midastouch7773]

What a Great Documentarie. Thanks Slice. These people are Awesome

[@jamesblanco6633]

Its the culture that unites the family...i love it❤️❤️❤️

[@junglekutz5625]

It's truth. No culture, just inconsistency and pure nonsense.

[@crusader1995]

because alone in the jungle they are fucked. that's why even in developed countries, people who live in harsh environment, for example high mountains, are very close to each other and in big cities where everything is easy to access (like food, safety, good weather and so on) people don't need each other too much, they can live alone.

[@izaya381]

it was short but love it 😍💜 thanks for the nice content ❤

[@jeremyndrou7806]

Thank you slice for show my people and my culture🇵🇬. Sepik Niugini up in this 🇵🇬🐊

[@chrispaul806]

💯

[@peterbaguah9005]

How u have handphone?

[@locky466]

@@peterbaguah9005 dumb comment

[@whitedapoet]

@@peterbaguah9005 how you got yours .

[@peterbaguah9005]

@@locky466 hahahahahaha

[@twinflowerfioretta]

fascinating tribe,,......the market is amazing, look at the fair barter, - Sago against Fish - and both women are happy. Thank you SLICE 🍀👍

[@midastouch7773]

This is so Good. Beats Netflix anyday

[@junglekutz5625]

I thought that this was what they were saying, but maybe it's something different. They have the same thing in my country.

[@ahillie3]

How Black Panther got there idea for Kilmonger! 🖤🖤🖤

[@kitpoo1976]

The initiated men look even more badass than Killmonger!

[@draco_1876]

Killmonger is a character these people are real

[@bkibubba]

6:53 that some skills right there

[@waylodelrus8691]

GUYS!... WELCOME to Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬🇵🇬🇵🇬🇵🇬

[@sidvcs]

6:53 legendary flip

[@kagisopatkgmogale5066]

Thank you Slice.

[@Vool7000]

🖤 proud to be black

[@jalmopetualang2660]

Inilah hidup yang sesungguhnya yang saya lihat penuh dengan kebersamaan dan kebebasan dengan penuh tanggung jawab masing masing orang.. Terimakasih telah memberikan vidio baik ini

[@mjamieoscarputranto8746]

I see a Wakanda people as a Black Panther without a suit

[@rockydee7499]

Yes this is where they got Killmonger's body art in the black panter movie

[@Kayla-kf4pi]

Many African cultures give tribal marks which is where they got the inspiration for Killmongers marking

[@marlonaugwi1111]

Your right it's on Google

[@kirk3084]

A secret that never leaves , it just left😂😂

[@nanosikodol9625]

Hidup kebersamaan, saling melengkapi, toleransi. Great documentary.

[@iker_officialmif2979]

Damn that scales look alike skin on their body so badass af.. love from 🇲🇾

[@lancesloth6654]

Take a really close look, their men facial structure are really beautiful.

[@junglekutz5625]

My thoughts as well, and their physics are so portioned and defined. Minus any gym membership

[@legendovbago4716]

Before stepping to Europe and Argentina ,blacks are sidelined only wanted by what they do but not wanted

[@dazzydaz8207]

It’s because they do physical activity everyday, from chores to hunting/fishing and gardening. No time to be stuck on their phones all day…

[@deeveedoubleu4215]

GAY

[@thesecond4113]

No money, happy life..

[@baseerhattiholi7672]

Super Super Super Super video

[@nirmalstanley5483]

Where can we watch this slice documentary channel via satellite?

[@mosesmukendi4110]

does anyone notice how beautiful these people are bruv

[@claytonwilliam2618]

man, that is a beautiful way of life

[@cosmicwisdom999]

Humans must conquered their demons, "isn't that so true"!

[@Seekerofhaqq.]

Amazing as always

[@v-vol224]

Wakanda forever!!!!

[@jdagreat4595]

Black peoples from islands have such interesting cultures

[@dejesusandfriends1888]

6:53 nice

[@AnyangSlayer]

Jus Love it. Slice

[@channthachayatem3453]

Interesting video loved it anyway

[@Amantap8]

Wakanda getting real and real these day

[@jurysoriano5883]

Wakanda Forever

[@lumberjaxe8910]

Puts Western culture to Shame.

[@healthyhabits3406]

That’s just their reality, the western world is just modern the reason they come over here if they can.

[@gameplanchanger6756]

@@healthyhabits3406 you are a little sad weasel

[@healthyhabits3406]

@@gameplanchanger6756 u don’t know me personally, so do like your step daddy told u!!!! Right after he came out your mothers room and shut the door. “Shut up and go sit down” for I beat u. Theirs nothing small or little about me sir I’m a man in always, I don’t run around calling people names on the internet on some little boy shit like U. I can disagree to a subject and not disrespect a person, you learn that as an adult.

[@gameplanchanger6756]

@@healthyhabits3406 Always down the belt Line thats your Style! Respekt? For what? Your wird's are from movies you Like mit your own! Where are you from, Sir?

[@healthyhabits3406]

@@gameplanchanger6756 I’m from all over, I’ve stayed in a lot of cities on each coast and a lot of country towns in the south. My people was having 2 to 300 acres of land with their on animals before it got popular in these days and times in different locations. They wrote books on my family and they were carpenters they lived strictly of the land. Respect is given from a respectful person when your an adult. If theirs no insult given then it should be a response in a insult. Calling somebody a weasel u don’t know is an insult and I know who i am u just don’t know. I can disagree with something u say but I can’t call u anything because I don’t know u. When u get to throwing insults I’m going throwing one back. If u don’t throw insults i want throw any at u.

[@onyenke6214]

People living in harmony

[@brendonpauwia963]

I'm from there that's my people from the Sepik river in 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea.

[@alexsiusalexsiusfrancis2285]

I love this guys

[@jackhandma1011]

They took return to monke even further back in time. They returned to reptile.

[@isodaniel371]

Killmongas of Papua New Guinea 🐊💪🇵🇬

[@YourOneView]

Wakanda Forever 😌😌

[@spartacus9008]

They're not African. They're from Oceania/Polynesia.

[@bronz2480]

Well done SLICE of showing my culture.

[@greenhat4833]

Where this place?

[@poopbutt6241]

@@greenhat4833Papúa new guinea

[@Dr.Beyrojac]

You mean your pathetic culture?

[@AliKaks]

@@greenhat4833 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬

[@luciferlucero]

Oh my God now you know about the secret flutes kept in the House of Spirits. You were not supposed to attain knowledge of these items. You should NOT have watched this. Unless you're an initiate? If not, forget the flutes and tell none of the others among your people. ⚡⚡

[@rastakalliman76]

It's a simple life 💚💛❤

[@bikinggal1]

the secret has left the building now!! And thousands of women saw that flute! LOL

[@ynraider]

They look just like Black people across the Caribbean! Our "Luzia Woman Migration" ancestors did also originate in PNG/Australia! B1 cousins

[@things799]

Fentastic work slice

[@jonathanfoo1824]

Got that killmonger scars

[@lyntoncampbell1425]

Killmonger got there scars

[@marlonaugwi1111]

@@lyntoncampbell1425 exactly bruh 🇵🇬🐊

[@omartistry]

@@marlonaugwi1111Tribes in Africa practice scarification. That’s where the inspiration came from

[@mansainikoolujimial-amin4867]

European women wish they could have had this opportunity during their dark ages

[@gorillaRugbyShow]

Woke culture will try and impose a new way of life on this culture.

[@draco_1876]

What are you even talking about man? Your comment doesn’t make sense

[@kevinnapier8996]

#Amazing #People & #Rich #Culture!!

[@tembong9740]

these people are awesome..

[@untoldexplorer7680]

Crocodile man seems to be more fearful than UFC fighters or Putin

[@asadafridi7300]

She said Crocodile 🐊 protect us ,and the eating them😅

[@punisher8012]

Looks like lebron james playing football coconut😅

[@PestiLencE638]

So thats where Killmonger came from

[@dreadlock17]

They look like Marcus Rashford

[@anthonyfelony]

Crocodile : i m gonna end this villagers whole career Crocodile Man : i am level 100 Viking. Hold my Spear

[@marlonaugwi1111]

Come and try your skull will be decorating my house tambarang🐊 best delieve that White devil

[@tedorlupaka2280]

Who else clicked for Killmonger? 😅

[@tomytew]

Awesome

[@briannakisisa5636]

There's a certain group of people I know, instead of exchanging their fish, they would go in guns blazing and take the land that grows the sagu, and if the villagers are lucky, they might receive Bibles, hehe

[@henrytrenter1972]

I don't see the relevance but even if men from a particular culture went in 'guns blazing' they are only following orders from their leader, generally if they don't comply with their leaders orders they are executed - so in reality you should direct that anger toward the leaders of the 'guns blazing' men's regime rather than hate on the entire culture who invades.

[@alwynpereira7363]

😅

[@marlonaugwi1111]

They came gave the bible and independence with out gun's blazing and left, they know not to fuck with the descendants of Kane or they will receive God's reath 10 folds

[@briannakisisa5636]

@@marlonaugwi1111 They fucked with us though, and still do, we are just too fertile for extinction...

[@marlonaugwi1111]

@@briannakisisa5636 word 👍

[@pngshiddenbeauty3879]

PNG - Sepik people I'm from highland part of this country.

[@martinfiay8908]

6.53 great skills sis

[@gentaisraalidaei5770]

The real wakanda man

[@IIIFrenchyIII]

Enthraling!

[@babi3192]

Never thought kilmonger is a crocodile hunter after the black panther movie.

[@Motale_]

This✌️

[@IhaveNoEnemies9]

Wakanda Forever!!!!!!

[@asadafridi7300]

Their PHYSIC

[@kimhonghong7607]

their skin has that weird pimple reminds me of wakanda movie

[@chrissyg1700]

nice doc. by the way, sago is pronounced as 'say-gow' and not 'sah-goo'

[@monggi_yarn6731]

The word "sago" is not English. It's actually pronounced like, "suh-goo" or "suh-goh" in the language it is originated from. Across Southeast Asia it's also pronounced "suh-goo" or "suh-goh" including in the Philippines where I'm from.

[@nabisafdari3477]

The croc didn’t have a chance

[@jonguderanged376]

🇵🇬🇵🇬🇵🇬🔥🔛🔝

[@Superdean1914]

These man are warriors.

[@lennarthagen3638]

What about the LGBTQ warriors?

[@JohnDoe-ly6bt]

you should see the Masai warriors. they`re a bunch of videos of them literally hunting lion with spears and their bare hands. craziest shit ever.

[@nc01sadh]

I really wanted to see the ritual of initiation, but I guess maybe it's a secretive process among the tribal community.

[@wongiemanda3827]

i think the flute was enough lol

[@thomaskissa4205]

These are the SEPIK RIVER people of Papua New Guinea

[@Truecrimecommunity]

Living in peace and harmony. The way it’s supposed to be

[@handyhandy8205]

Which part of the world are they from amazon? Africa. Australia or neighbouring islands to Australia?

[@handyhandy8205]

Papua new guinea

[@Vool7000]

They are very far from us. They are from the Oceania region.. We are everywhere

[@rampagesmackssons508]

@@Vool7000 who is us

[@haritsdarwienm5886]

Papua is in the Melanesia region of the Pacific Ocean

[@waylodelrus8691]

Papua New Guinea!🇵🇬🇵🇬🇵🇬🇵🇬

[@____________4510]

They got that Killmonger skin

[@marlonaugwi1111]

Wakanda copied us

[@Wassup990udueuej]

Nice

[@Aavash_Purple]

People on internet be like that guy is on steroid 🤣

[@donjohnson8952]

This is true democracy

[@mehdisy3d]

As close to real life Avatar as it's gonna get.

[@TheIndianChamar]

Beautiful People's

[@ottor-007]

I want to know about them!

[@smokeandmirr0rs]

why did you share their secrets? smh!

[@joelwasswa256]

Didn't know such cultures are still existant,, wooow

[@mudwalkers8338]

Looks like a good life 😊

[@JustinTymeMedia]

just like the old days, a town full of cousins

[@stopitskiiiuuup4006]

The house of spirits are full of demon spirits!!

[@BijouBakson]

The worship the croc, they eat the croc. I'm confused. Anway, is this all? surely there's part 2, 3, 4 etc... 🙂

[@calebbills5643]

Kilmonger was here

[@darylseroje5624]

They all look likes lebron

[@klubo3482]

Your wlid

[@waylodelrus8691]

that is true. Black American people look alike like Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬🇵🇬🇵🇬

[@bonganikhenisa756]

There are crocodiles in the river but they let the childrens swim in it

[@icegold1673]

They found Danny glovers dad

[@donjohnson8952]

How many American women do you know that could paddle upstream

[@lynnharris9454]

Oh shut up. How many American men could undergo that and survive? This is not that kind of channel take your degenerate gender war bullshit on somewhere else 🙄

[@Val2073]

every mark on his body is equal to the number of people he killed.

[@GabGotti3]

These guys are strong

[@marlonaugwi1111]

I'll let you in on a little secret bruh, the bible in the book of genesis Adam and Eve had two son's kane and Abol long story short Kane killed Abol and God banished him from the garden of Eden sending him east before Kane left God put a mark on him so the fallen angels or whoever dwells there would know not to harm him or they would receive God's reath in 10 folds if they did hen's the mark of the crocodile the rait of passage from boys to men in the sepik river region of East sepik province Papua new guinea 🐊

[@happyatheists9361]

God's what a jock.just believe karma truth or not world would be a better place to live just because of that..what a concept 💪

[@ecsamuels4142]

God have mercy on this people🙄

[@marlonaugwi1111]

He did that's why we got this mark it's a sepik thing you wouldn't understand 🐊

[@bewhereyouareimhere6425]

Is this the fresh new better than vice then? Haha