The Eagle Huntress

when you first touched the eagle? 395 00:31:23,341 --> 00:31:24,634 Nope. 396 00:31:24,801 --> 00:31:27,262 We would freak out like crazy! 397 00:31:27,512 --> 00:31:29,264 [GIRLS CHUCKLING] 398 00:31:29,847 --> 00:31:32,100 - And you fly it from your hand? AISHOLPAN: Yes. 399 00:31:32,267 --> 00:31:34,352 - And it returns? AISHOLPAN: Yes. 400 00:31:34,519 --> 00:31:38,189 Do you call, "Hey, eagle, come back here, please?" 401 00:31:38,606 --> 00:31:40,108 GIRL 1: What do you shout when you call the eagle? 402 00:31:40,275 --> 00:31:43,903 BOTH: Huukaa! Huukaa! 403 00:31:48,116 --> 00:31:51,578 GIRL 2: Is it afraid of other people? 404 00:31:51,744 --> 00:31:54,581 - Of course! It can bite like this! - Ow! 405 00:31:54,747 --> 00:31:56,207 [GIRLS CHUCKLING] 406 00:31:56,874 --> 00:32:00,712 We too want to be eagle hunters. 407 00:32:02,046 --> 00:32:03,339 [STOPS PLAYING] 408 00:32:03,590 --> 00:32:05,550 But we're afraid of eagles. 409 00:32:05,717 --> 00:32:07,719 [ALL LAUGHING] 410 00:32:11,389 --> 00:32:13,391 [♪♪♪] 411 00:32:19,647 --> 00:32:21,149 NURGAIV: <i>My father taught me...</i> 412 00:32:22,317 --> 00:32:24,027 <i>...so we went to him for advice...</i> 413 00:32:24,193 --> 00:32:26,154 <i>...and to ask for his blessing.</i> 414 00:32:30,491 --> 00:32:31,659 [SPEAKS IN KAZAKH] 415 00:32:38,791 --> 00:32:40,209 NURGAIV: Aisholpan's very own eaglet. 416 00:32:41,002 --> 00:32:44,631 This kind of bird is called Ice Feet. 417 00:32:44,797 --> 00:32:45,798 Hard bird to catch. 418 00:32:46,966 --> 00:32:50,345 Aisholpan is going to be an eagle hunter. 419 00:32:50,511 --> 00:32:51,721 GRANDPA: Really? 420 00:32:51,888 --> 00:32:54,265 Yes, some people see it as wrong. 421 00:32:54,682 --> 00:32:55,808 [SPEAKS IN KAZAKH] 422 00:32:55,975 --> 00:32:57,810 [♪♪♪] 423 00:32:57,977 --> 00:33:02,607 We have been hunting with eagles from our forefathers. 424 00:33:04,025 --> 00:33:06,319 My father and his father... 425 00:33:06,486 --> 00:33:10,114 ...taught how to train eagles. 426 00:33:10,448 --> 00:33:12,367 I have trained, teach her. 427 00:33:13,409 --> 00:33:16,037 This is an important task. 428 00:33:19,499 --> 00:33:21,918 Both are young. I will train them. 429 00:33:24,712 --> 00:33:26,673 Can you give your blessing to Aisholpan? 430 00:33:26,839 --> 00:33:28,174 [SPEAKS IN KAZAKH] 431 00:33:28,341 --> 00:33:29,342 Aisholpan! 432 00:33:30,718 --> 00:33:31,969 Hey, Aisholpan! 433 00:33:33,721 --> 00:33:34,722 Aisholpan! 434 00:33:40,395 --> 00:33:42,230 This is a hard bird to catch, my child. 435 00:33:48,277 --> 00:33:51,239 Well, my child. 436 00:33:51,406 --> 00:33:53,908 May God help you pursue the hunter's path. 437 00:33:54,075 --> 00:33:56,369 May God keep you healthy. 438 00:33:56,536 --> 00:33:59,372 May you grow old like me with yellow teeth. 439 00:34:00,540 --> 00:34:03,209 May no bird escape your hands... 440 00:34:03,376 --> 00:34:06,254 ...and may no horse leave you on your journey. 441 00:34:06,421 --> 00:34:07,630 GRANDPA & NURGAIV: God is great. 442 00:34:07,797 --> 00:34:09,841 I entrust that eagle to you. 443 00:34:11,217 --> 00:34:12,760 This will be a beast catching bird. 444 00:34:12,927 --> 00:34:14,053 Let it get old with you. 445 00:34:14,220 --> 00:34:15,388 [SQUAWKS] 446 00:34:15,722 --> 00:34:17,974 Stay safe! 447 00:34:19,016 --> 00:34:20,351 [♪♪♪] 448 00:34:20,518 --> 00:34:21,853 MAN: <i>This is not good.</i> 449 00:34:23,396 --> 00:34:25,022 <i>This sets a precedent.</i> 450 00:34:25,398 --> 00:34:29,902 Eagle hunters will train their daughters... 451 00:34:30,069 --> 00:34:32,905 ...to ride horses... 452 00:34:33,072 --> 00:34:35,032 ...then hold a bird. 453 00:34:35,199 --> 00:34:39,203 It is a shame to do so for the bird. 454 00:34:39,370 --> 00:34:41,622 They do not know how to properly approach the eagle. 455 00:34:41,789 --> 00:34:44,500 The eagle is very picky about people. 456 00:34:44,667 --> 00:34:47,211 It demands respect and courage. 457 00:34:47,378 --> 00:34:49,464 It's not like you hold an eagle and show off... 458 00:34:49,630 --> 00:34:51,674 ...and become an eagle hunter. 459 00:34:51,841 --> 00:34:53,134 No way. 460 00:34:53,301 --> 00:34:54,969 Anyhow, she will have to get married... 461 00:34:55,136 --> 00:34:56,471 ...at one point or another. 462 00:35:01,976 --> 00:35:03,936 [♪♪♪] 463 00:35:12,695 --> 00:35:14,697 [CHIRPING AND TRILLING] 464 00:35:25,666 --> 00:35:28,294 NURGAIV: <i>When it's warm, we live in gers...</i> 465 00:35:29,670 --> 00:35:32,340 <i>...when cold in regular houses.</i> 466 00:35:38,095 --> 00:35:42,475 <i>It's all we've ever known.</i> 467 00:35:53,152 --> 00:35:55,154 [SQUAWKING] 468 00:35:57,281 --> 00:35:59,283 [BOTH SPEAKING IN KAZAKH] 469 00:36:04,372 --> 00:36:07,291 NURGA