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I am a Defender of the Rainforest
By: Priscila Néri
Posted: Aug 7 09
Witnessed: 1631 times
Regions: Ecuador
Issues: Corporations and human rights, Indigenous peoples
Tags: autonomy, corporate accountability, indigenous media, land rights, oil, oil companies, resistance, sarayaku, self-determination, sovereignty
This is the first portion to the documentary film "I am a Defender of the Rainforest" (Soy Defensor de la Selva). The film focuses in on the struggle and of the Kichwa people of Sarayaku in southern Ecuador. In 2002 the Argentinian oil company CGC invaded the Kichwa's Autonomous territory. The Kichwa responded by organizing themselves and pushing the company out.
To learn more about the Sarayaku visit www.sarayaku.com
[This video was originally uploaded to YouTube by user tjurrara]
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