ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on two of the adaptive strategies that are being pursued by the resettled population. The first is a conservative strategy based on family farming, and in particular, the development of home gardens. The second strategy concerns handicraft activities. In the resettlement area, handicrafts develop as an alternative to the agricultural system, or as an addition to it. Pottery is the main income generating handicraft. Resettled potters tried to use their traditional techniques in the Beles Valley, but they coped with the problems of raw material quality and supply. Female initiation rites coincide with the beginning of the working activity for most of the potters. Pottery making activities are strictly integrated with the work that any adult woman must perform. Women can earn considerable incremental income from pottery. The profession of potter remains for many women the fundamental element that allows them to rebuild a social role in the resettlement area.
