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A Chance to Speak, A Chance to Listen
Although indigenous peoples contribute very little to the underlying causes of climate change, many are now being severely impacted by erratic weather, flooding and drought. In this short film, indigenous peoples from a variety of tribal and indigenous groups across Indonesia and the Philippines offer their messages to policy makers at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP 15) in December 2009. (LifeMosaic, 2009)
Canada’s indigenous groups hold nationwide protests
Indigenous groups in Canada are holding nationwide protests while one prominent chief has gone on hunger strike. They want the government to honour long-standing treaties that affect access to housing, food and education. (Al Jazeera's Daniel Lak, 2012)
Indigenous groups take justice into their own hands in Colombia
Tired of being caught in fighting between the Colombian Government and FARC rebels - the Nasa indigenous community is taking matters into its own hands. (Al Jazeera's Alessandro Rampietti, 2012)
Indigenous Peoples: The Guardian of Indonesian Forest
From Papua to Sumatra, representatives of indigenous peoples agree on the importance of forests. They have proven themselves to be the faithful guardians of Indonesian forests. From Papua to Sumatra, communities are facing similar troubles in the destruction of their forests: large-scale oil palm, plantation forest, and mining concessions. Can Indonesia’s indigenous communities protect more than 15 million hectares of currently pristine customary forests? To save lives, biodiversity, and global climate. This film urges everyone to think clearly, especially to the Indonesian government to place their complete trust in these communities to sustainably manage forests. (Telapak / Gekko Studio, 2011)
Native Ecuadorans protest mining projects
Thousands of Ecuadoreans have taken to the streets of the capital Quito in protests over large-scale mining projects. Indigenous people on Thursday expressed anger over the government's decision to allow mining on their ancestral lands. (Al Jazeera's-Mariana Sanchez-Quito, 2012)
Sinar Mas Myths and Realities
Sinar Mas, Indonesia's largest palm oil and paper company with arms including APP and Golden Agri Resources, spins a tale about how it protects rainforests and peatlands. But in reality, Sinar Mas continues hell-bent on destruction as this recent evidence from Greenpeace shows... For the real story, go to http://www.greenpeace.org/sinar-mas