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of the Water: Conflict & Collaboration Over Rivers
(2008, 30 min.) US
Director: Laura R. Graham, David Hernández Palmar (Wayuu),
Caimi Waiassé (Xavante)
In Xavante and Spanish with English subtitles.
A collaboration between indigenous filmmakers (a central Brazilian
Xavante and a Wayuu from Venezuela) and an anthropologist explores
a campaign headed by the Xavante to protect the Rio das Mortes
River Basin from the uncontrolled soy cultivation that brings
deforestation and pollution to the watershed. The Xavantes’
May 25, 2006 blockade of a national highway in Mato Grosso raises
awareness of their concerns and builds support for their efforts.
Image credit:Owners of the Water:
Conflict & Collaboration Over Rivers - photograph by David Hernández Palmer; Owners of the Water:
Conflict & Collaboration Over Rivers - photograph by David Hernández Palmer 2006
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