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  • Youth Processes in the Revitalization of the Palenquera Language

    Youth Processes in the Revitalization of the Palenquera Language

    The Palenquera language is one of the most emblematic cultural expressions of San Basilio de Palenque, a living testimony to the resilience and identity of its people. However, like many minority languages, it faces the threat of extinction due to the influence of Spanish, globalization, and sociocultural changes. In this context, youth participation has been…

  • Procesos de telecine comunitario

    Youth Processes in the Revitalization of the Palenquera Language

    The Palenquera language is one of the most emblematic cultural expressions of San Basilio de Palenque, a living testimony to the resilience and identity of its people. However, like many minority languages, it faces the threat of extinction due to the influence of Spanish, globalization, and sociocultural changes. In this context, youth participation has been…

  • Indigenous Women Sing to Fight for the Amazon and Their Way of Life

    The first barrels of Texaco oil were transported in a large military procession from the northern Amazon in Ecuador to the coast for processing and export in 1973. The parade included two indigenous women sitting on top of a tank, taken, most likely, by force from their territories and families. The promotional video shows people…

  • The Red Road: Documenting the Lives of Northern Tribes

    Two friends with a love for storytelling (Danielle SeeWalker from the Sioux tribe) and documenting life experiences in pictures (Carlotta Cardana), came together to capture the lives of Northern Tribes, of their living cultures and resilience, despite centuries of oppression. We transcribe here excerpts of their own description about the inspiration behind this project (as…

  • 68 Voces

    68 Voices, 68 Hearts: “No one can love what he does not know”.

  • Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s women water advocates

    Históricamente, la Tribu Sioux de Standing Rock ha luchado con justicia y derecho en defensa de la tierra y sus territorios, como protectores del agua. Lamentablemente, ellos están siendo despojados una vez más de su forma de vida con la instalación del oleoducto Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) y sus eventuales efectos en el medio ambiente.…