(gentle piano music) (birds chirping)
(gentle piano music) (birds chirping)

- [Narrator] They look like something
- [Narrator] They look like something

out of an Indiana Jones movie,
out of an Indiana Jones movie,

Bridges made out of living trees.
Bridges made out of living trees.

This is Nongriat, a remote village in Northeastern India
This is Nongriat, a remote village in Northeastern India

where locals have been growing bridges
where locals have been growing bridges

for hundreds of years.
for hundreds of years.

(speaking in foreign language)
(speaking in foreign language)

That's Wiston Miwa, the head of the village.
That's Wiston Miwa, the head of the village.

He's lived here his whole life, since 1952.
He's lived here his whole life, since 1952.

(speaking in foreign language)
(speaking in foreign language)

To get the roots to grow into a bridge across water
To get the roots to grow into a bridge across water

they use wire and old tree trunks to guide their path.
they use wire and old tree trunks to guide their path.

(speaking in foreign language)
(speaking in foreign language)

(gentle music)
(gentle music)