Environment Defenders
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Michael Mc Garrell is from the Patamuna nation in Guyana raised in the village of Chenapou in the North Pakaraimas mountain range. The …A.
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Born in the Native Community of Panaillo of the Yarinacocha District, Ucayali Region in the Peruvian Amazon. Jhomar is a student, and I…
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Environmental Monitor, Pastaza river
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Kichwa Indigenous Mother, Tigre river
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Quechua former Indigenous Mother, Pastaza river
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President of FEDIQUEP, an organization that represents the Quechua communities from the Pastaza River
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Jeffry Torres Cortes is an indigenous Cabecar youth from Talamanca, Costa Rica. He works in a solar energy program which brings access …
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My name is Leo Cerda from the Kichwa community of Serena in the Ecuadorian Amazon. I consider myself to be a climate activist and indig…
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General Coordinator of the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities Shuar people
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Youth leader – Kichwa people
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Militza is President of the Emberá and Wounaan Youth Organization of Panama (OJEWP), created on April 21, 2001. OJEWP is made up of yo…
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Youth leader – Xabriabá people
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President of FENAMAD
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Community Treasurer, Boca Pariamanu Community, Amahuaca peoples.
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Boca Pariamanu Elder, Amahuaca peoples.
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Land titling expert, FENEMAD
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President of Boca Pariamanu community, Amahuaca peoples. Madre de Dios
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Secretary of the Board FENEMAD
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Dinamam is a Coordinator of the Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) and Legal Adviser to the Articulation of Indige…
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President of the Sámi Parliament in Finland
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Daniel worked as the leader of the Javaé and Karajá fire brigades in 2018, which carry out fire prevention work throughout the Banana…
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Mr. Japin is an indigenous farmer from the Silat Hulu community, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. He is fighting at the forefront, on behalf…
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Mario Criollo grew up along the headwaters of the mighty Aguarico River, where the Andes mountains meet the Amazon basin. As the pres…n.
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Nemonte was raised in the traditional Waorani community of Nemonpare, located on the Curaray River, where her family still lives. She …
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Hernan comes from the Siekopai community of San Pablo, located along the banks of the Aguarico River, where his people have lived for …
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Emergildo is a member of the Kofán nation who witnessed drastic changes in his people’s territory and way of life with the arrival o…
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Coordinator of the Guarani Yvyrupa Commission, writer and leader of the Guarani Takuari Village, Vale do Beira, São Paulo, Brasil. My …
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Karai Popygua (David) is a Guarani Mbya leader from the Indigenous Territory of Jaraguá. He is currently President of the State Counci…
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Dolfintje Gaelagoy, familiarly known as Mama Do, is an indigenous female champion of the Marafenfen in Aru Selatan District, Aru Island…
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Coordinator of the Coalition of Women Leaders for the Environment and Sustainable Development,
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Joseph is an indigenous Walikale from the North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He graduated in Rural Development an…
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Ramón is the Comisariado of the Ejido Cruz de Ocote, Mexico.
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Roberto is a forest monitor from Patria Nueva, a Shipibo Conibo community in Peru.
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Teofilo is the President of Nueva Saposoa Shipibo Conibo community in Peru.
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Frank White Bull currently serves as a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council, having been elected as the representative to t…2.
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Victoria Tauli-Corpuz is currently the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. She was also was the Chair of the U…7.
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David Archambault II is the tribal Chairman of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota.
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Roro Ardya Garini is an indigenous activist who belongs to Dayak Ngaju tribe while her father is Javanese. She is now working in Ranu W…t.
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Emmanuela Shinta is a Dayak activist and filmmaker whose work is widely known in Southeast Asia. She is the founder of Ranu Welum Found…
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Sarah is an Indigenous Woman from Tana Makaleang Village, Seko Tengah, North Luwu. She is the daughter of Piter Karra, one of the citiz…
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Andri Karyo comes from Tana Makaleang Village, Seko Tengah, North Luwu, South Sulawesi. He is a major opponent of the PLTA’s deve…
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Amisandi is a Seko resident who lives in Tana Makaleang Village, Seko Tengah, North Luwu, South Sulawesi. On January 9, 2017, he was ar…
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“I left our original homelands when I was a small boy but I remember with much joy my time growing up in the forests and playing …
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Has done extensive research on the history of Long Saan and the Dayak Kenyah people. A strong believer in recording the history and leg…
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This proud Dayak is a powerful advocate for the preservation of the forests and Dayak culture. Ramses has worked for various Ngo’…
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This man is very quiet but a real hard worker and skilled in bushcraft and hunting.In fact there is nothing he cannot do in the Jungle …n.
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Master hunter Kenyah Dayak Remond provided our entire group with fresh game the entirety of our trip. Whether it be a late night trip…
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Gunretno is a farmer from Sukolilo subdistrict, Pati, Central Java. His movement inspired other farmers from several region who deal wi…y.
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Gunarti a farmer who leads the women movement since 2006 against the cement industry.
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President and Legal Representative of the Integrated Forestry Association Cruce a la Colorada (AFICC), ACOFOP member organisation. Feli…m.
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Representative of ACOFOP, el Petén, Guatemala
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Social Management Representative at ACOFOP, Manuel Martinez organises trainings and workshops as part of their sustainable community fo….
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Fernando Manurung is an indigenous youth from Tano Batak community in Toba Samosir and member of The Archipelago Indigenous Youth Fro…
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Burhanudin is one of the indigenous youth from Sinjai, South Sulawesi, he has been trained in capacity building. Burhanudin recently wr…
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Nedine Helena Sulu is an indigenous youth who belongs to indigenous community in Tombulu-Pineleng, Minahasa, North Sulawesi. She is one…
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Head of Communication for MASTA (Muskitia Aslatakanka- Unity of la Muskitia), the representative organisation of the indigenous Miskit…
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Specialist in community forest monitoring, Carlos works for the strengthening of indigenous rights in the context of REDD+ in Panama fo…
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Youth leader and Communications Manager for the Association Ut’z Che’. Dina is Maya Poqomchi’ and Q’eqchi’ from Santa Cruz …
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Board Member de Yatama (indigenous organisation in La Moskitia, Nicaragua) and lawyer. Mark represented the youth on the Board and is a…
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Technical Support of the Boundaries Commission of Guna Yala.
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Coordinator of the Boundaries Commission, Guna Yala.
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Tourism Inspector for the Guna Yala General Congress’ Ministry of Tourism.
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Biologist and Environmental Technical Support to the Guna Congress for matters related to conservation policy and environmental managem…
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Mara is passionate about jagua [traditional Embera bodypainting]. At the beginning it was just a past time. After the discrimination,…
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Ivan is from the Embera community of Piriati. Since 2013 he has been studying film in order to promote indigenous rights so that their …
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Esteban Suarez is a Shuar indigenous leader from the community of Moretecocha. Moretecocha is located in the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainfore…d.
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President of the Communal Commission, Indigenous Community of Carpinteros, Michoacán, Mexico.
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Daniel is M’bya Guarani, from Tekohá Jekupé Ajú, Rio Branco, Acre.
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Commissary of the indigenous community of San Cristobal, Michoacán, México
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Susana is Hñahñu (Otomí) from the Community of San Cristobal, Michoacán, Mexico. A graduate in language and culture, Susana chose t…y.
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Indigenous leader and principal leader of YATAMA, indigenous organisation of Miskitu-led indigenous movement turned political party
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Hindou is from a Mbororo pastoralist community of Chad. She is the coordinator of the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of C…
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Ana is a community leader from the Peten in Guatemala. She worked her way up from preparing food for forestry workers to sustainable fo…
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Sara is President of the Coordinator of Territorial Women Leaders of Mesoamerica and an Embera leader from the General Embera Congress …
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Johntoni is indigenous to the forests of the Lake Toba area in North Sumatra, Indonesia. He began his work as a local community activis…
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Mina is an indigenous Dayak Pompakng from West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The Dayak Pompakng have traditionally depended on the forests as …
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The existence of the maroon community of Cachoeira Porteira in the municipality of Oriximiná, State of Pará, is historically document…e.
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Benedito Alves da Silva was born on 11 February 1945, in the Quilombo community of Ivaporunduva in Eldorado, Sao Paulo. He has campaign…s.
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Dennis and Unyang have lived in the interior of Sarawak their entire lives. Over sixty years, they have witnessed dramatic changes to …t.
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Sia Ngedau is a 42-year-old father of 4 children and lives in one of the Penan Peace Park villages. When asked about the future of his…e.
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Known as Gugun Mentawai activist working at Yayasan Citra Mandiri Mentawai (YCMM) as Regional Coordinator. He works closely with Mentaw…
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President of MASTA, Norvin is in charge of the indigenous organisation at a vital time during its history. After years of marginalisati…e.
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An Aru Islands district government civil servant in Maluku who organized local people, young people, women, government officer and indi…t.
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Indigenous leader from Pandumaan Sipituhuta, North Sumatra. She is struggling to protect her ancestral frankincense forest seized by PT…s.
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From a very young age, Cándido Mezúa has been been part of organizations and groups that fight for the defense of the rights of the E…
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Rukka Sombolinggi is a Toraja from Sulawesi, and in 2017 she was elected as the first woman to be Secretary General of AMAN. Previously…
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O’po Jaime is an indigenous Harakmbut leader of the in Puerto Azul community in the Peruvian Selva Sur.
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O’po Luis is an indigenous Harakmbut leader of the in Puerto Azul community in the Peruvian Selva Sur.
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Widow of activist and rainforest defender Edwin Chota who was murdered in September 2014. Julia has continued the fight for land titl…
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Widow of Jorge Rios, who was murdered in September 2014, along with Edwin Chota and 2 other Asheninka leaders. Ergilia alongside her …
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Daughter of Jorge Rios, who was murdered in September 2014, along with Edwin Chota and 2 other Asheninka leaders. Diana has continued …
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Charley Taylor’s Widow, Musawas Community, Bosawas Biosphere Reserve, Nicaragua.
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Musawas Community, Bosawas Biosphere Reserve, Nicaragua.
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Mayangna leader from Awas Tingni, AMASAU Territory, North Atlantic Coast, Nicaragua, Larry is Spokesperson for the Indigenous Governmen…
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Swandiri Institute of West Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia
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Mapping Specialist, Setulang, Malinau, Borneo, Indonesia.
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Head of Malinau District Legislature and Indigenous Peoples Forum, Java, Indonesia.
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Babassu woman, MIQCB member, Tocantins State, Brazil.
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Babassu woman, MIQCB member, Maranhao State, Brazil
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Maria de Jesus Ferreira Bringelo, ‘Dona Tije’, babassu woman, MIQCB member, Maranhao State, Brazil
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Secretary General of the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago, Indonesia
Partner Organisations
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The Coalition of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) is a unifying national body and reference point for the indigenous movement of Bra…
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The Coordinator of the Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin – COICA is comprised of 9 indigenous organizations of 9 countries…
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The Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB) is an organisation facilitating the coordination and exchange of territorial a…
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AMAN stands for Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara, the Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance of the Archipelago. AMAN is a representative …
Storytellers and Campaigners
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Photography Mentor Sara Aliaga Ticona is an Aymara Indigenous Bolivian social communicator, photojournalist, and visual artist. …
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Cinematography Mentor Born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, she holds a degree in Social Communication with a specialization in audiovis…
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Indigenous Leader, Storyteller, Filmmaker Peregrino is a young Indigenous member of the Ese Eja people in the Madre de Dios regi…
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Social Communicator, Photographer and Audiovisual Producer Laura is a dynamic Afro-Colombian communicator, photographer, and aud…
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Photographer, Filmmaker and Producer Génesis Gutiérrez, a Wayuu Epiayu from the Zahino community in southern La Guajira, bring…
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Traditional Emberal Painter and Photographer Elio Cunampio is an Indigenous Embera community in Panama. Like many Indigenous Peo…
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Actress & Emerging Filmmakers Program Administrator. Isabela Santana is a Pataxó actress and producer at the Emerging Filmmakers P…
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Yosep Higang Hibau, better known by Ding Hibau is Dayak Bahau, an indigenous peoples from East Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), and a fi…
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Ribaldo is a young Siekopai photographer and filmmaker. He lives in the Ecuadorion Amazon and is a member of the NGO Alianza Ceibo, an …
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An emerging filmmaker, Gabriela belongs to the Garifuna people and has a background in Honduran indigenous and black peoples’ rights,…r.
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Indigenous Filmmaker Jimmy is of Siekopai nationality, which means “the people of many colors.” He comes from the Si…
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Yarixa comes from the region of Guna Yala, in the Caribbean coast of Panama. She was born and raised in Panama, and is currently studyi…
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Yumi Ortiz (also known as Lyudmila Vallarino) comes from the region of Guna Yala, in the Caribbean coast of Panama. Yumi is a student…
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Jose was born in 1994 in the community of Carmelita, San Andrés, Peten, Guatemala, located in the Maya Biosphere Reserve. He graduated…
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Otny lives in Melchor de Mencos (Peten department) and is a member of the Popular Communicators Network of ACOFOP. He graduated in Scie…
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Nazario Tiul Choc is from a community known as Cooperativa Unión Maya Itzá (a community that was repatriated from Mexico to Guatemala…
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Nelson was born in Melchor de Mencos (Peten department) and has lived in the Cooperativa Integral Agropecuaria Técnica Responsabilidad…
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Welder is a Guatemalan citizen and resident of the community Cruce a La Colorada, which holds a concession that allows the sustainable …
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Jhonatan a is 21 year old Dayak Kanayatn Youth from Sungai Ambawang, West Kalimantan. He is a Medical student from the Medical Facult…
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Luciane Saw Munduruku, more known among her friends and relatives as Beka Munduruku, is 18 years old and lives in Sawre Muybu villag…e.
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Kokoyamaratxi Renan Suya is a photographer, filmmaker and motion graphic maker from the Kisedjê people (Mato Grosso, Brazil). In 2008…
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Carlos is a documentary film maker who lives in the community of Waorani Titepare, in the Amazonian Region of Ecuador. His role involve…
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Indigenous Filmmaker Kuyu is a filmmaker in Kuyujani Produccion Audiovisual and belongs to the Indigenous People of Yekwana (Sta…
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Elizabeth Swanson Andi is a member of the Santu Urku Kichwa community on the Napo River in the Ecuadorian Amazon. She is an indigenous …
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Yaily comes from the region of Guna Yala, Panama. She studied a degree in Sanitation and Environment in the Technological University of…
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Tirza Yanira Ixmucané Saloj Oroxom, Mayan K’iche, born in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Illustrator, muralist, plastic artist, and audi…
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Noveni is Dayak Bahau, an indigenous peoples from East Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). Since 2017, she has been defending the rights of…
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Alexandro lives in Rio Bonito indigenous village, located in Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. Since he was 12, Alexandro has worked within …
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Priscila Tapajowara (@priscilatapajowara), is from the Tapajó people, one of the 13 peoples of the lower Tapajós River region, in the…
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Weaving a line between ancestry and indigenous futurism, Kaê Guajajara has been breaking the silence and the chains imposed by racism …
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Sany is a woman from the Sapara nationality, and at the age of 15, she began to engage in environmental activism. She also collaborates…
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Mayra Edith Rojas studied Engineering in Environmental Systems and is a Community Promoter of her community Ejido Cuatro Cruces, which …
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Juri is a filmmaker and artist born in Pastaza province, Ecuador. He is a member of TAWNA films. I am a Sapara son of the sun and I am …
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Miguel Imbaquingo Chimarro of the indigenous Kayambi people, was born and raised in the community of La Buena Esperanza de Cangahua in …
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Edivan Guajajara is from the Zutiwa village, located in Arariboia Indigenous Land (Maranhão, Brazil) and one of the creators of the c…
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Kynan Tegar is a young filmmaker. He is Dayak Iban from Sungai Utik, West Kalimantan. He is home schooled and makes films. Since finish…g.
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Ambassador & Emerging Filmmakers Program Coordinator. Filmmaker, independent curator and film programmer with recognized experience…
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Woman, hiker, independent journalist, self-taught filmmaker, activist in defence of the life of Pachamama. “I believe in communic…
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Flay is a filmmaker and photographer of the Guajajara people in Maranhão, Brazil. He acts as Communications Coordinator for the Ararib…
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Ben Ross is an artist, filmmaker, and visual storyteller specializing in immersive and experiential media. He has produced Virtual Rea…4.
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Co.Reality is an transformative art / storytelling collective committed to reshaping the collective consciousness of the planet and red…
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The journalist and communicator Erisvan Bone Guajajara is founder of the digital platform Mídia Índia. He was born in Lagoa Quieta vi…
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Guatemalan born, San Francisco based music producer, creative, director and photography director. Website: www.elsuchi.com …
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Jat’i is a community, cultural and audiovisual project. Born from the process of Local Development of 15 years in San Ildefonso T…
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Bill Pullman has film credits that span ninety features with directors including David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Mel Brooks, Roland Emerich, …o?
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Abdel Mandili is a Global Partnership Coordinator for CYFI working on financial inclusion in developing countries and a documentary fil…
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Meet Bertha, Mayan Indigenous from Yucatan, Mexico. She is a university professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico teac…y.
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Surya is a filmmaker and founder of Video Republic. Video Republic is an informal video collective of activists and filmmakers working …
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Kalfein Maikel Wuisan or Kale, is an Indigenous Minahasa youth from Wuwuk, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia. Besides involvement in the youth …
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Yanda Inayu (kichwa name), known as Twaru in his native Sapara language and Lenin Montahuano Ushigua in Spanish, was born in the commun…
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Ginger heads up communications for the Forestry Association San Andrés Petén (AFISAP), a member organisation of the Association of Fo…
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Servindi.org is a website specialized in promoting intercultural dialogue on topics of indigenous and ecological interest. …
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place explores the complex social, economic and political effects of inadequate land rights – from environmental sustainability …
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Gustavo is an indigenous communicator from the Nasa people with experience in communication and investigation processes both with indig…
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Writer/Director Cuban filmmaker Aram Vidal began his career as a writer. He won the The Coral Horse award, Premio Nacional FEU prize an…s.
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Lina Karolin is an activist and filmmaker. She belongs to Dayak Ot Danum tribe, one of the largest Dayak tribe in Borneo island. She is…n.
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David has had a fascination with indigenous cultures ever since he started travelling through the American West visiting Hopi, Navajo a…
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Erick is an Indonesian filmmaker. His love of film began from a photography field when he was still a student at the University of …
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Een has vast experiences in many documentary film-making that concerns on issues of forestry, indigenous peoples, and marine biodiversi…
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Videographer & Editor at INFIS Agus Kusnadi is a figure of young generation that came from Sarongge village, Cianjur that want to b…
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Editor at INFIS Iman was born in Bandung on November 1st 1991. He previously took an internship on Faculty of Statistic in Bogor Agricu…
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Multimedia Designer at INFIS. Born in Bogor on 1982, Rifky pursuing his higher education at Bogor Agricultural University. His working …
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Growing up in Oklahoma, storytelling, whether around a campfire or on a long road trip, was always in integral part of Kelby’s li…s.
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Ivan is from the Embera community of Piriati. Since 2013 he has been studying film in order to promote indigenous rights so that their …
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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.
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Ivan Sawyer Garcia. Tireless traveller, media producer, environmental activist and educator. Ivan is producer of the online series Voic…
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Filmmaker, visual journalist & Emerging Filmmakers Program Director. Jaye Renold is a filmmaker and visual journalist with a backgr…
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Dandhy is an Indonesian filmmaker at Watch Doc.
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Anthropologist, lecturer and leader of the New Social Cartography unit at Manaus University, Amazonia. Alfredo has been practicing comm…s.
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After graduating from University of Nottingham with a degree in Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience, Sophia travelled for a year fr…
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A musician and composer of films and documentary soundtracks. He’s been writing music for 20 years and is the composer for all ‘If…
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Elisha Thompson is an Independent Film and TV producer in Tanzania. He believes in the power of image for social positive change. His …
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Ross Harrison is an independent filmmaker from England with a passion for documentaries, conservation and social justice. Ross has bee…
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Edgar Sermeño Durand grew up fishing and diving on Peru’s southwest coast. With a love of nature and adventure, he went with a f…s.
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Adam Spencer is the Co-President of Filmmakers for Conservation, whose mission is to “Inspire filmmakers to use their media to co…r.
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Editor Tom Thistlethwaite is a freelance film editor with over ten years experience. He specialises in films with a focus on arts and c…
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Filipino artist and environmental activist.
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Naderev “Yeb” Madla Saño is Commissioner, with the rank or Undersecretary, of the Philippines’ Climate Change Commission, the co…
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Project Development and Outreach -Paris/broadcast Hugo is a freelance documentary producer whose work has involved traveling, producin…
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Tom Bewick is the international project manager for our current Ghana project. Formerly the Peru director for Rainforest Foundation US,…
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Cynthia Carvalho Martins is an anthropologist and researcher at the New Social Cartography Project of the Amazon (PNCSA). Together with…
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Wimar Witoelar (69) is a public communications professional, former presidential spokesman and founder chairman of InterMatrix Communic…
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Paul Redman is an award winning documentary filmmaker whose work has involved directing, filming and editing a variety of films on a ra…
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Joel Redman is a contemporary artist whose work focuses on the land, communities, climate change and the environment. Joel’s photogr…
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Working as a producer, sound recordist, video editor, photographer and writer, Tim Lewis produces documentary films for a wide range of…
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Communication and Media Specialist Leoni is Communication and Media Specialist for Indonesia Nature Film Society (INFIS). She previousl…
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Director, Lighting, Cameraman & Editor Nanang is Indonesia based Filmmaker. He belongs to Rejang people in Bengkulu, Sumatra. Start…
Board Members
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Bukola Jejeloye is the Managing Director and Founder of Offline Diplomat, an advisory firm providing strategic planning, international …
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Michael Mc Garrell is from the Patamuna nation in Guyana raised in the village of Chenapou in the North Pakaraimas mountain range. The …A.
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Penny Davies is an independent consultant and currently writing a book. Penny served for a while as Director of Ford Foundation’s …
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Bill Pullman has film credits that span ninety features with directors including David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Mel Brooks, Roland Emerich, …o?
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Mina is an indigenous Dayak Pompakng from West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The Dayak Pompakng have traditionally depended on the forests as …
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Project Development and Outreach -Paris/broadcast Hugo is a freelance documentary producer whose work has involved traveling, producin…
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Paul Redman is an award winning documentary filmmaker whose work has involved directing, filming and editing a variety of films on a ra…
Emerging Filmmakers
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Activist & Impact and Distribution Strategist. Campaigner, social scientist and feminist activist with a background in climate acti…
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Writer, Producer & Emerging Filmmakers Program Administrator. Maria Luisa Santana – or just Malu – is a writer, poet, c…
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Maycon Krenak is an emerging filmmaker of the Krenak people. After participating in the process of the documentary about his people …
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Nixon Danny Andy Narvaez was born in the A’i Kofan community of Sinangoe, a sacred and ancestral territory located in the Ecuador…
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Ribaldo is a young Siekopai photographer and filmmaker. He lives in the Ecuadorion Amazon and is a member of the NGO Alianza Ceibo, an …
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An emerging filmmaker, Gabriela belongs to the Garifuna people and has a background in Honduran indigenous and black peoples’ rights,…r.
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Indigenous Filmmaker Jimmy is of Siekopai nationality, which means “the people of many colors.” He comes from the Si…
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Yarixa comes from the region of Guna Yala, in the Caribbean coast of Panama. She was born and raised in Panama, and is currently studyi…
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Yumi Ortiz (also known as Lyudmila Vallarino) comes from the region of Guna Yala, in the Caribbean coast of Panama. Yumi is a student…
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Jose was born in 1994 in the community of Carmelita, San Andrés, Peten, Guatemala, located in the Maya Biosphere Reserve. He graduated…
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Otny lives in Melchor de Mencos (Peten department) and is a member of the Popular Communicators Network of ACOFOP. He graduated in Scie…
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Nazario Tiul Choc is from a community known as Cooperativa Unión Maya Itzá (a community that was repatriated from Mexico to Guatemala…
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Nelson was born in Melchor de Mencos (Peten department) and has lived in the Cooperativa Integral Agropecuaria Técnica Responsabilidad…
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Welder is a Guatemalan citizen and resident of the community Cruce a La Colorada, which holds a concession that allows the sustainable …
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Jhonatan a is 21 year old Dayak Kanayatn Youth from Sungai Ambawang, West Kalimantan. He is a Medical student from the Medical Facult…
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Luciane Saw Munduruku, more known among her friends and relatives as Beka Munduruku, is 18 years old and lives in Sawre Muybu villag…e.
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Carlos is a documentary film maker who lives in the community of Waorani Titepare, in the Amazonian Region of Ecuador. His role involve…
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Indigenous Filmmaker Kuyu is a filmmaker in Kuyujani Produccion Audiovisual and belongs to the Indigenous People of Yekwana (Sta…
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Elizabeth Swanson Andi is a member of the Santu Urku Kichwa community on the Napo River in the Ecuadorian Amazon. She is an indigenous …
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Yaily comes from the region of Guna Yala, Panama. She studied a degree in Sanitation and Environment in the Technological University of…
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Tirza Yanira Ixmucané Saloj Oroxom, Mayan K’iche, born in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Illustrator, muralist, plastic artist, and audi…
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Noveni is Dayak Bahau, an indigenous peoples from East Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). Since 2017, she has been defending the rights of…
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Alexandro lives in Rio Bonito indigenous village, located in Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. Since he was 12, Alexandro has worked within …
