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Currently, Indigenous rights and self-determination are being violated worldwide. Privatization of land, resources and raw materials is further marginalizing Indigenous peoples. The result is a global climate and environmental catastrophe. That is why it is important that Indigenous voices are heard, they are our knowledge carriers. In the first episode of the Indigenous liberation triptych, we talk about the Right to Self-Determination. How can we strengthen the right to self-determination of Indigenous peoples from the Netherlands?
These portraits were produced in 2020 in collaboration with Pakhuis de Zwijger.
Cesar Taguba: “Squatters in our own land”
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In this video we follow Cesar Taguba, an Igorot elder from the Cordillera region in Northern Luzon, Philippines. He came to the Netherlands in the 1980s and settled in Amersfoort. Being a political refugee has never stopped him from working tirelessly for Indigenous rights from here. From MABIKAs Foundation and together with other diasporas he does his best to continue to propagate and pass on the culture. “Squatters in our own land” shows that the fight for the right to self-determination for indigenous peoples is far from over.
This video was made for the Indigenous Liberation series, a collaboration between Pakhuis de Zwijger, Stichting Aralez and Milieudefensie.
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Production: Pakhuis de Zwijger
Camera: Jelle Baars and Guusje Meeuwissen
Direction: Jelle Baars and Guusje Meeuwissen
Editing: Jelle Baars and Guusje Meeuwissen
Design: Patrick de Bruin & Bobbie Wagenaar
29 Sept 2020
Caitlin Schaap (Manuwi): “Eigenaarschap over eigen verhalen”
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In this video we follow Caitlin Schaap, singer and artist. Caitlin talks about the importance of the right to culture and the passing on of traditions and knowledge as a survival strategy. About the importance of Indigenous peoples taking ownership of their own stories and histories. And about the contemporary relevance of Indigenous knowledge and traditions in her work.
This video was made for the Indigenous Liberation series, a collaboration between Pakhuis de Zwijger, Stichting Aralez and Milieudefensie.
Read more: https://dezwijger.nl/magazine/indigen…
Credits
Production: Pakhuis de Zwijger
Camera: Jelle Baars and Guusje Meeuwissen
Direction: Jelle Baars and Guusje Meeuwissen
Editing: Jelle Baars and Guusje Meeuwissen
Design: Patrick de Bruin & Bobbie Wagenaar
16 Oct 2020
Brian Hukom: “Bescherm ons oerwoud”
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In this video we follow climate activist Brian Hukom. He is tirelessly committed to the fight for Indigenous rights in the Moluccas. “In the current climate debate, we in the West look too much at local solutions, while the real problems are outside the Netherlands.” The story of Sabuai, a village in South-West Ceram, is central to him for how unjust the climate actually is: The people who contribute the least to the problems are often the biggest victims of it. “Protect our rainforest” shows that we have to look beyond our borders to combat climate change.
This video was made for the Indigenous Liberation series, a collaboration between Pakhuis de Zwijger, Stichting Aralez and Milieudefensie.
Credits
Production: Pakhuis de Zwijger
Camera: Jelle Baars and Guusje Meeuwissen
Direction: Jelle Baars and Guusje Meeuwissen
Editing: Jelle Baars and Guusje Meeuwissen
Design: Patrick de Bruin & Bobbie Wagenaar
6 Oct 2020
INDIGENOUS DREAMS 