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Sapara - Dream of Resistance Resisting Ecuadorian oil exploitation

Thanks to arduous resistance the Sapara Nation won a great victory against the oil concessions in their territory , however, it still runs the risk that its territory, in the future, will be taken again as an object of oil exploitation. The Sapara Nation of Ecuador demands the cancellation of the oil exploitation contract that […]

ActivismEcuadorFighting Big Corporations

Piatúa Resists! Indigenous community resist dam project in Ecuador

Indigenous Kichwa community of the Pastaza province in the Amazon have been fighting the construction of a hydroelectric dam that will have a serious impact on the Piatúa river and the communities that live on its banks. It is also recognised as one of the most biodiverse areas of the planet. This documentary, from indigenous […]

ActivismEcuadorFighting Big Corporations

I am a dream Importance of dreams to the Sapara Peoples

Yanda, a native of Ecuadorian Amazon, takes us to the heart of the forest to sleep. He tells us the importance of dreams for his people, and how it could be a network of sharing, learning and communication. A film by Alice Lepetit

Ancestral KnowledgeCultureEcuador

Sapara Clothing: A Tradition in Danger Threatened Traditional Clothing of the Amazon

For centuries, the Sapara people of the Ecuadorian Amazon made their clothes from the resistant and natural fabric that the forest grows for them. As people have become more used to commercial clothing, this tradition has been increasingly neglected. By stripping the bark from the tree and beating it to soften the fibres, they tame […]

CultureEcuadorEthical Consumption

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