Anthropologist: Scientist of the People

Imagine making your living by hunting fishing and collecting wild plants and insects. Imagine having to worry about being attacked by a jaguar or some other wild animal. This is how our ancestors lived for hundreds of thousands of years but only a few peoples carry on this ancient lifestyle today. One of the few are the Ache hunter-gatherers living in Paraguay a country in South America. Magdalena Hurtado is an anthropologist who has been studying the Ache for fifteen years. She has spent years living with the Ache people: learning their language observing their history. The photographs and text offer invaluable insight into the work of an anthropologist.