The Bedul Bedouins of Petra | FULL DOCUMENTARY
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2023
- In the early 80's, Jordan and Unesco expelled the humble people of the B'doul tribe from the ancient city of Petra to declare it as a world heritage site.
While hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the world flock to the site, the local community seeks to rebuild their life on the tiny territory allocated for them.
This documentary film is a journey to the heart of the B'doul tribe of Petra. It is also an approach intended to be lucid about the inscription to the world heritage of one the most visited and sought-after destinations on earth.
Documentary: Petra: The Hidden Side of World Heritage
Directed by: Marie-Claire Thouault
Production: Plan Large Production & Aligal Production
#fulldocumentary #documentary #film
As a tourist, I'd love to see & interact with the Bedouin's & learn about their culture, their craft, hear their stories (hear them sing!) while they live on their land; more so than seeing uninhabited heritage sites themselves - I can't believe this is not done; I'd also be keen to see tourism regulated & happy to wait till it's my turn. Great doco.
Thank you!!
I completely agree. And if the price to see it must be increased in order to give the Bedul people what they so rightfully deserve, and to protect the site, then so be it!
I am just so HORRIFIED by the part where they said that the small road used only by the locals will be built into a highway for the hundreds of tourist buses ! ! !
I would give anything to have seen Petra (and many other places) may decades ago, before they got wrecked by tourism. The idea of that highway, and the sight of the refrigeration unit with the big sign advertising Coke and Pepsi, made me realize that it's already too late for me to see Petra.
Dont go, they abuse animals so horrifically. Please dont take part in it.
@@bunjijumper5345 You think bedouins abuse their animals, what makes you say that?
I agreed wholehearted.
Thank you for shining a light on this beautiful people and their plight. Greed will leave humanity without living culture or heritage.
This is to sad to watch. Thx for this docu!
People would enjoy Petra more if the Bedoins lived there
No people don't like squatters so I doubt it.
amazing. I am a Bedouin from southern Iraq. By the way, any Arab has tribal origins, even if he lives in cities. His ancestors were Bedouins in the past.
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beautifully made i enjoyed this and hope the best for the Bedouins
No words for the beauty
I absolutely don't understand it entirely. We go to great lengths to preserve historical sites, but we seem to ignore the fact that we're displacing tribes without providing them suitable alternatives and support for survival. Petra is undeniably a remarkable historical site, but wouldn't it be even more appealing if the original inhabitants, who constructed these incredible structures, were allowed to reside there as they did in the past? Instead, they are driven out while others profit from the tourism industry without compensating the very people responsible for these architectural marvels. It's truly a load of nonsense. Politics, what a filthy game they play.
These people didn't build Petra they just moved into it like squatters. Petra was built in the 3rd century, they've only been there for a few hundred.
I started watching this because I was on "Auto Play", and it was on next. I am so glad that it was! These people and this place, Petra is a part of them, and they are magnificent! We should all aspire to such lofty thought and depth of soul. I am inspired to do something about their plight. When I think of the land that I now live on, (I live about 2 miles from the American River and about 20 or so miles from Sacramento, the Capitol of California), I know that not so long ago, there was a people that had lived on it for many, many hundreds of years. They were "born here" and I feel they would have wished to also die here in this land. I wasn't there for the massacres and the broken treaties, some of which the American government is still breaking. But I am here for this, and I know this is no big thing, but.....
I wish that I could find the address of the man that sat there with the Sheikh and his family. Sat by the fire and shared a meal with them all. Ate his food, drank his tea, and apparently either broke his word later or lied to the Sheikh's face when he promised him land and homes, and land, even a specified amount he told him, land for his and his Wife's children. Because if I did have his address, I would start a letter writing campaign.... I'm wondering, would you join me?
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I would!
My sympathy to the Bedouins. So many people have suffered this same situation. I say to them. Fight for what you want because the government will not listen to you.
what amaze me is how naturally beautiful these people are the old women and men with out makeup and plastic surgery the kids adults and youth all naturally beautiful people i wish them good luck
Beautiful people, beautiful place. How to reconcile them? This was a very inspiring documentary.
Hi, I returned to Petra few times per year since 7 years :) It is so close to me.Thank you very much for the great movie!
Thank you so much for watching! 🙏
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Copy of my perspective:
(I am interested in it's current status.
Thank you for sharing this Documentary.
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I'm a Sociologist/Behavioralist and Historian, by 7:56 I'm thinking:
"This sounds a whole lot like what the Native Americans faced, when gold or other resources were found on their lands."
Perhaps Petra represented Golden tourist dollars.
These Monuments are far Older than the 'story' Mainstream Academics/Archaeologists repeat and teach."
There are Solutions:
1st thise Involved require a vale of Communications. They must be a connection of Representatives of:
🔸the "Peoples of Petra"
🔸the "State/Government"
🔸the "World Heritage Organization
The People of Petra would be well advised to construct a "Constitution", that sets forth their "Human, Home + Land, and Civil Rights"
A list of requirements that supports their Cultural and Spiritual Standards.
People are first, before Tourist Dollars. (The To7rists are a Resource and not just for Dollars, but to ensure the People are a Part of this "World Heritage Site"
Imagine your street and all the Himes and Property became a "World Heritage Site". Certainly your Standard of Life,vyour Cultural Standards and Your Customs + Spiritual 8r Religious Practuces woujd be of in9ortance, your method of income and what your orooerty may be used for in gain8ng the resources fir fiis and care.
Clearly there are People that are not cooperating:
The unduvidual responsible for this sute atvthe World Heritage Administration and the Individual that holds the highest position within the State Government, the role of (President).
These 2 and their staff are the point of Success or Res8stance.
Whatever the story may be behind their non-action is a subject for them to correct.
A Mediator or a Mediator Team of 3, of nonpartisan status, coukd task this project and establish an agreement with8n 30 to 69 days, Achieve Resolution, and Commence with building the decisions in 90 days.
Funding woukd be through the Abundance of Tourist Revenues the State has collected.
🔑 There is the likely point of resistance and hesitation, who is minding the Money and possibly pocketing the orofits.
In this case, the "World Heritage Group" would be responsible for intervening.
The Individual(s) who Produced this Documentary have done a most worthy effort.
Every Sunject has a point of Harmony, it is never too far Left or Right, Harmony is found in the Middle.
Cooperation and Communication are essental tools for a Harmony Resolution.
This is not a difficult comprehension 40 years is an unreasonable time of ignoring the situation.
Resolve or release it to a alternative Administrator.
Beth Bartlett
Sociologist/Behavioralist
and Historian
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That is a good life being nomadic. I hope that they may return to their caves soon. Happy life.
I have been to Petra, it was amazing...truly truly amazing.
So many country's do this to the native people, it's a shame they are forced out of the lands that is their heritage for the sake of tourists who can be so disrespectful of historical monuments and so much more
I am sorry, but you have it backwards. these people lived in these caves for a few hundred years… these caves have been around for a few thousand years. these people do not understand the importance of architecturally cherished monuments. They take care of their goats, sheep and lives. They do not at all care about the historical monuments into which they were born.
@@JunoDiovonaDemihof No. YOU have it backwards. In fact the people interviewed said the exact opposite. Did you even watch it? If so, you must have had the volume off.
The values of respect that the indigenous peoples have for their history and ancestors means that they cherish very highly the things that were built by them. These peoples' ancestors built Petra. It and the land it sits on are theirs. Like nearly all indigenous peoples they have very little destructive impact on the land and the site. What little they do have is a direct result of the necessity to use modern methods and products that has been forced on them by the tourism.
It's the impact of those tourists that is destructive. They are mostly Americans and Americanized Europeans, with the mentality that everything is there for their convenience, to use and destroy as they feel.
Obviously the Jordanian govt cares about nothing but the money that tourism brings, and like govts worldwide they don't care about indigenous peoples because their numbers are small. The idea of building a high way over the Bedul's traditional road to bring in hundreds of tourist buses is horrific! The impact of those buses and the people they bring will be many times worse than the damage that has already been done.
I wish so much that I had gone to see it when I first learned of it, in the 1980s. I have no longer got any desire to visit yet another Americanized tourist trap.
The environmental impact of the Bedul on Petra has been near zero, despite the fact that they have been there for thousands of years. This is typical of all native peoples, because their very basic lifestyle and use of nearly entirely biodegradable products leaves no residue.
Where on earth did you get that horrible bigotted attitude toward the Bedul people? Do you hate all indigenous peoples, or is it only Arabs? Which ever it is, you need to learn more about people. I'll bet you have never even been there, yet you deign to insult the entire group of them, based on no evidence at all. If I were to do the same, based on only your words, I would say that you are a rural Alabama bigot who got everything they have on the backs of a bunch of slaves. The conclusion I jumped to, based on your statement, is no more baseless than your attack on the Bedul is. Why did you bother watching this if you refuse to hear what they are saying?
@@cattymajiv whoever you are, there's absolutely no reason for you to yell at me.
Yes, I did watch it with the sound on … these people are not indigenous to the area. They have lived in the Petra caves for only "few hundred years".
Have you listened to what the elder said. They live in the caves with their sheep, and their donkeys, and their goats, and they poop in the caves, and they pee in the caves and so so forth. Please don't be a Karen.
I do not need to finish watching a video in order to know what where why and how. Diligent reading about current world events keeps me knowledgeable about this situation as well.
@@JunoDiovonaDemihof It's too bad you either haven't done any, or you twisted what you did read. I also did not yell at you. Ok, so the Nabateans built it. The Bedul cared for it for centuries, because it's been their home and the home of their ancestors.
@@cattymajiv stop your harassment! You are ignorant of the situation entirely. I wish you the best, and I am blocking you. You are neither informative nor knowledgeable. Take care.
I am happy I watched this but it definitely upset me for the Bedouins. More attention needs to be brought to this injustice! I don't care what government it is they are all the same make promises lie and then act oblivious!!!
I'm proud to be Jordanian. ❤🇯🇴🇯🇴🇯🇴
Jordanians are the warmest people I have ever met.
No use to be proud as a Jordanian bur your government chase out the Bedouins without giving them anything..that's not the way Islam taught the government to govern their peoples/subjects. Tell your government don't behave like the Zionist Jews.
ليش انت ما سمعتهم شو حكو ؟ هالبرنامج هدفو تشويه بلدك قالو همو هون قبل ما حتى تتأسس المملكه يعني بيقصدو انها بلد بديل للفلسطينين كونها جزء من فلسطين . حتى مارجريت ولا ابصر شو اسمها الفت كتاب تزوجت بدويا وكمان نص كلامها سخريه منكم ومن ثقافتكم
@@thefalconclaw1 هيو الصهيوني الكذاب
@@thefalconclaw1 Who on earth are you talking to when you say "you"?
I'd love the chance to visit Petra and meet the Bedouin people and experience their way of life firsthand.
Their homes in particular are a huge feat of architecture, I wonder how they built them 🤔
They did this to all original Jordanians north south and middle of Jordan we live now around our own towns outside in the desert not only Petra’s people
How could they have kicked out the local people it would’ve been so cool to go to this place and see the local people still living thousands of years you need to put them back where they belong is not your Leanne day been there for a long time
I do believe we are all sick for need of these human touchstones and traditions: live in and with nature and live together. The exploding families of America can testify to the deathly cadence of refined industrial cultures.
30 years ago? Isn’t that around the time that “Raiders of the Lost Ark” was made? Could it be that, that movie brought attention to this beautiful place? I don’t understand why the Bedouin wouldn’t be part of the history. So sad. Very unfair and short sighted. These people and their way of life should be as much protected as a building. 😢
Yes! Very much so!
Sad how people are thrown out of their homes and the traditional way of life destroyed after 1000's of years, just so other people can make money and profit from their culture
Just like in surf spots in Morocco...
Petra is an ancient city thousand years ago and should be protected, No one has preserved his origins for thousands of years. Peoples and people have passed through Petra.
With all due respect, these Bedouins are still working in the archaeological site, and I have friends among them. They earn a lot of money in exchange for working with tourists.
@@HakoraHaniSadie I very much doubt that. Nobody who is uneducated and works in the tourist trade or service industry makes a lot of money, except for those who were born into money and then built hotels or fancy high-end restaraunts, where other rich people stay and spend money like it was water. People who sell drinks, snacks, T shirts, and souvenirs from a booth or on a table make VERY little.
I wish for all of humanity, that We can try to go back to a life without technology. It has ruined us. I share your pain and frustration in this new Era.
Unesco should be made accountable for the displaced people of Petra.
Protesting in view of the tourists is the best thing they could do! With lots of big signs! I hope they start using the internet too, to help themselves. The absolute least that the govt can do is to keep their promises!
Governments always claim to make things better. In reality they make everything worse. This is sad to watch. The Bedouin people are beautiful, and they should be respected. That site will be ruined because of greed.
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UNESCO should include the natives when they roll out their plans initially. Sadly poorly executed.
There is still time to make things right.for the heritage sites.
First start by fixing solar panels for the place and drill water wells.
Hopefully this video will bring forth awareness to the local government and global communities.😢
Great documentary. These people should be allowed to live the way they want to. Not everyone is happy living in a house or a town. Their culture should come before tourists who don't even appreciate the site they are visiting.
Thanks!!
Lol even the UNESCO representative doesn't seem convinced with the relocation plan.
Its a shame they were moved out of their homes (caves). I feel sorry for them as they appear to be lovely people and again a goverment has let its people down and not totally done what they said they would do
It was a trick
So tell us who drove them out
The government obviously. They control the land and do as they wish, it’s the same world over Indigenous or settlers who have lived in the places for thousands down to hundreds of years those peoples are abused and their lands taken from them in every country in the world.
Yes I agree completely. It's governments who are abusing the indigenous people, not the UN. The UN is far from perfect, but we must honest.
Smoking ruins their lives.
Lol the Bedouins may have lived there when it was deserted but they never invented a wheel much less carve out these fantastic structures.
Tribes herd goats, sheep and camels. Watch it yourself.
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Boomerang,
Is it necessary to evict people to protect a monument? Unfortunately, it is very necessary..
It’s all about money. Shameful.
The Palestinians were also promised a state in Trans Jordan. How did that work out?
Jordan is Palestine. These beautiful Bedu people don't "own" land. They are born there but have no proof of ownership as most countries demand.
@@yochevedbrachasimon4979 It's shameful that the govt makes huge profits by kicking these people out when they were doing no harm. Listen to the short statement here at42:43
Why does it have to be a yt person 🙄
British colony
See. That’s what they wanted to dig the tombs. Evil
Soooooo sad promised and did not fulfill it ja government would do the same thing
That UNESCO woman is so tone deaf
Greediness
Bedu stole it from Nebaioth and Qedar. Liars.
They should be glad they were only displaced…locally… with all of their organs from the things being done to people other places…both now and historically. Still a sadness to see their particular plight and wish it were not so at all.
They should be gifted solar generators
Disgusting that tourists are given priority and not limited until the resolution to give them what they need to protect their livelihood.
Patriot solar generators are too expensive for them. Certainly China can produce better ones for the. So the do t have to use ridiculous gas ones.
The Watchers built that, no humans did that with a wooden hammer and copper chisel. If you’re not familiar with the watchers, read the Bible.
It is a bit ridiculous to contend that the Bedouins were in the region from times long ago when they did not live there until much later. Who knows who was there in very ancient times, but we do know of the Moabites. They were eventually assimilated into other Semitic groups. Later came the Nabateans, who built the city as we can see it now or at least to some extent. They eventually were over run by other peoples. We could say that the Bedouins who came from Arabia filled up the space when it seemed that none wanted it. Now Jordan (which itself is a totally made up country - the name is old, but that is about it) think they own it much like Turkey (another made up country) thinks it owns the Greek temples in Asia Minor. The UN being a bunch of useless highly paid busy buddies have to get involved as if they alone could save the world and of course, they make a mess of things. What can one expect from such an organization now totally corrupted with selfish woke ideology. I feel sorry for the Bedouins, but in the modern world you need titles or at least leases. This is the sad reality of modern life.
Sorry, what is a made up country to you?
All the same though, we'd all be a lot worse off without the UN. It badly needs to be reformed, but not now, while the right and left wings are at each other's throats, and the right wing is full of bat sh*t crazy lunatics. Some day, and hopefully soon, it will be reformed.
All people who use the word "woke" are fanatics. They are crazy right wingers and Trumpists who want to steal democracy from the rest of us. They are very racist too.
Thief they wanted to thief their land
Like the Jews stolen Arab land Palestine 🇵🇸.
هالبرنامج هدفو تشويه بلدك قالو همو هون قبل ما حتى تتأسس المملكه يعني بيقصدو انها بلد بديل للفلسطينين كونها جزء من فلسطين . حتى مارجريت ولا ابصر شو اسمها الفت كتاب تزوجت بدويا وكمان نص كلامها سخريه منكم ومن ثقافتكم
Why are you pasting in the same comment again, yet not saying or giving any clue about who on earth you are talking to?
Less children would help
Where’s queen rania?? Have you partitioned the king and queen? Or are they too busy buying 100 thousand dollar outfits to do stupid engagements with European monarchs??
I've been to Petra twice and found Beduins there and spoke with some of them. I found Petra gained from having inhabitants on site.