1. "ONGKA'S BIG MOKA" IS ABOUT A MOKA (FEAST) PLANNED BY THE BIG MAN (LEADER) OF THE KWELKA TRIBE IN NEW GUINEA. YOU WILL SEE THE BIG MAN CALL ON HIS SUPPORTERS TO AMASS A LARGE AMOUNT OF GOODS TO BE GIVEN AWAY AT THIS MOKA (FEAST). GENEROSITY IS A HIGHLY-VALUED TRAIT, WHICH WILL LATER BE REPAID. THE MOKA THUS HAS ECONOMIC FUNCTIONS.
2. AS YOU VIEW THIS VIDEO, PAY ATTENTION TO THE ROLE OF THE MOKA IN ALLIANCE FORMATION. HERE, NOTE THE POLITICAL FUNCTIONS OF THE MOKA.
3. PAY ATTENTION TO THE STATUS AND PRESTIGE OF THE BIG MAN. SINCE HE LACKS FORMAL AUTHORITY, HOW DOES HE PERSUADE HIS ALLIES TO HELP HIM? WHAT SKILLS MUST A BIG MAN HAVE? WHAT LIMITATIONS ARE THERE ON HIS ABILITY TO INFLUENCE?
4. THE KWELKA PRACTICE POLYGYNY; IN WHAT WAY DOES THIS CONTRIBUTE TO THE MOKA? WHAT ARE WOMEN'S ROLES IN THIS SOCIETY? WHAT DOES THE VIDEO ILLUSTRATE ABOUT MARRIAGE AND KINSHIP PRACTICES?
5. WHAT ARE THE MANY ROLES PLAYED BY PIGS IN THIS SOCIETY?
6. WHAT EVENT THREATENED TO PREVENT THE MOKA FROM TAKING PLACE? WHY?
7. THE MOKA INVOLVED THE GIVEAWAY OF MANY EXPENSIVE ITEMS; SOCIAL CHANGE AND THE INTRODUCTION OF WESTERN GOODS IS QUITE EVIDENT HERE.
8. NOTE THAT THE VIDEO ANALYZES THE KWELKA IN NEOEVOLUTIONARY TERMS, COMPARING THEIR TRIBAL SOCIETY WITH "BANDS," "CHIEFDOMS," AND "STATES"--WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS ANALYSIS?