India
March 2010
9:41
The commodification of indigenous culture for tourism in Odisha, india is in blatant display with the exhibition of indigenous people in galleries. The very same communities face displacement and dispossession due to mining companies.
Surya is a filmmaker and founder of Video Republic. Video Republic is an informal video collective of activists and filmmakers working ...
Surya is a filmmaker and founder of Video Republic. Video Republic is an informal video collective of activists and filmmakers working ...
Kalinga Nagar Industrial Estate is a hub for several metal production mills that are built over land forcefully acquired from indigenous peoples. The methods of displacement and land acquisition was extreme and led to several human rights violations including the killing of fourteen indigenous people in a police firing. With the presence of twelve steel […]
The Dongria Kondh are an indigenous community residing in the sacred Niyamgiri hills and forests (Odisha, India). For nearly two decades the community has been campaigning and fighting legal battles to save their sacred land from bauxite mining. More than seventy million tonne of bauxite lies beneath the ancient sacred groves of Niyamgiri that a […]
Reclaiming and strengthening indigenous culture is vital to maintaining ancestral connections to nature. This must be passed onto future generations by celebrating indigenous traditions. Embera youth are spearheading a cultural revival, after decades of assimilation, through traditional body painting and storytelling. Meanwhile sustainable community forestry initiatives are creating low impact income for communities that rely […]
