REVIEW ‘Nudo Mixteco’ unravels the experiences of three women in a traditional Mixtec village
Morality is a rocky terrain; messy and tangled. Unravelling the very ‘Mexican Knot’ that the film is named after, actor-cum... Read Article
Indigenous Culture
Peruvian Documentary MAXIMA Tells of One Woman’s Battle Against Mining Giants
Peruvian filmmaker Claudia Sparrow’s first documentary film, MAXIMA, presents corruption, resistance and an indigenous Peruvian farmer’s fight for dignity against... Read Article
Peruvian Documentary Explores Quechua Culture and Climate Change
The documentary Mothers of the Land is as an eye-opening report on the threats to Quechua culture posed by capitalism... Read Article
Indigenous Artists Occupy Bahia’s Museum of Modern Art
Indigenous artists staged a ‘retomada’ (reclaiming what is theirs) during an exhibition at Salvador’s Museum of Modern Art of Bahia.... Read Article
Sixth Mapuche-Wallmapu Indigenous Cinema Festival Takes Place Online
Organised by the Mapuche of Southern Chile, self-representation is the theme of the sixth edition of the Mapuche Film and... Read Article
Protecting Indigenous Peoples’ Lands Essential to Curb Biodiversity Loss
A “first-of-its-kind” study from the University of Queensland and the Wildlife Conservation Society has found that protecting Indigenous Peoples’ land... Read Article
Short Films from Indigenous Latin American Filmmakers at Native Spirit Festival
There’s still time to catch a number of short films from Indigenous Latin American filmmakers at Native Spirit Festival: the... Read Article
For indigenous protesters, defending the environment can be fatal.
Adán Vez Lira, a prominent defender of an ecological reserve in Mexico, was shot while riding his motorcycle in April.... Read Article
REVIEW Zambo 1492 – Serendipia
Reminiscing about America’s ancestral cultures is a sorrowful exercise, the nostalgic memories of humans deeply connected to their land and... Read Article
GALLERY: Fishermen of Amazonia
Between the dry grasslands of the cerrado savanna and the tropical forest of western Brazil lies the valley of the... Read Article
Peru Defies UN Breakthrough On Uncontacted Tribes
Peru’s government is ignoring new UN guidelines on the protection of uncontacted Indians in the Amazon. Instead of backing the... Read Article
Nature vs. Nurture: How indigenous women of South America are fighting the circumstances that defy their culture
It is a common belief that women in the western hemisphere enjoy greater rights than their global peers and that... Read Article