From the archive record
Anthropological footage for educational purposes. Life looks simple, pure, fun and peaceful for people living in Kastom Village of Vanuatu. A man watches a telescope in awe and smiles as if he could see the outside world. Be it the metropolitan cities or villages, children across the world love to play with whatever they see or get. Two kids are seen munching papayas with "it's yummy expression". Rearing domestic animals like dogs, hens and cocks etc are not new for tribes of Vanuatu but playing with a ball is! The kids are seen playing with so much fun with the tiny ball. (The name "Vanuatu" is an important aspect of national identity. Leaders of the Vanua'aku Party, which led the first independent government, invented the term in 1980 to replace the colonial name New Hebrides. Vanua mean