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Voices of Amerikua: Moretecocha, Ecuador

Ecuadorian community fight off oil threats

Location

Ecuador

Released

August 2015

Duration

6:41

Tags
  • Activism
  • Ecuador
  • Partner film
  • Resource Extraction

The community of Morete Cocha is located in the region of Pastaza Province in the Amazon region of Ecuador.
Like many other communities Morete Cocha is under threat by interest of oil companies seeking to exploit crude in the communities land.  This is the story of community’s search for environmental and cultural preservation.

The phrase ” Sumak Kawsay ” means good life in the Kichwa language. In many communities in South America this term refers to a way of living in harmony with ourselves , with our community and with nature.

The concept of Sumak Kawsay was incorporated in the Constitution of Ecuador in 2008 , this was the first country to legally recognize the Rights of Nature .

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  • Profile
    Esteban Suarez Ecuador

    Esteban Suarez is a Shuar indigenous leader from the community of Moretecocha. Moretecocha is located in the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainfore...d.

Producers

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    Ivan Sawyer Garcia México

    Ivan Sawyer Garcia. Tireless traveller, media producer, environmental activist and educator. Ivan is producer of the online series Voic...

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    Jennifer Kumiko Hayashi USA

    Jennifer Kumiko Hayashi was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She graduated in 2014 from Soka University of America, a school founded on th...a.

  • Profile
    Voices of Amerikua Mexico

    Voices of Amerikua is a media alliance and documentary series dedicated to sharing the voice of indigenous people working to protect th...

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