Last of the Medicine Men — Season 1, Episode 3: Episode 3
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 8 episodes
Episode synopsis
This week Benedict Allen visits the Mentawai people on the rainforested island of Siberut in Indonesia. Under the tutelage of a young medicine man, or kerei, he tries to learn one of their sacred healing songs - knowing that if he gets the song wrong, the patient dies.
About Last of the Medicine Men
Intrepid traveller and adventurer Benedict Allen journeys across the globe to examine the mysterious world of witch doctors, medicine men, and shamans.