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Owners of the Water: Conflict and Collaboration Over Rivers
written by Laura R. Graham, fl. 2008; directed by David Hernández Palmar, fl. 2008, Caimi Waiassé, fl. 2009 and Laura R. Graham, fl. 2008; produced by David Hernández Palmar, fl. 2008, Caimi Waiassé, fl. 2009 and Laura R. Graham, fl. 2008 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2009), 33 mins
A unique collaboration between two indigenous filmmakers and an anthropologist, Owners of the Water is a compelling documentary with groundbreaking ethnographic imagery. A central Brazilian Xavante, a Wayuu from Venezuela, and a US anthropologist explore an indigenous campaign to protect a river from devastating e...
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written by Laura R. Graham, fl. 2008; directed by David Hernández Palmar, fl. 2008, Caimi Waiassé, fl. 2009 and Laura R. Graham, fl. 2008; produced by David Hernández Palmar, fl. 2008, Caimi Waiassé, fl. 2009 and Laura R. Graham, fl. 2008 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2009), 33 mins
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A unique collaboration between two indigenous filmmakers and an anthropologist, Owners of the Water is a compelling documentary with groundbreaking ethnographic imagery. A central Brazilian Xavante, a Wayuu from Venezuela, and a US anthropologist explore an indigenous campaign to protect a river from devastating effects of uncontrolled Amazonian soy cultivation. Xavante and Wayuu are nationally and internationally prominent political actors and b...
A unique collaboration between two indigenous filmmakers and an anthropologist, Owners of the Water is a compelling documentary with groundbreaking ethnographic imagery. A central Brazilian Xavante, a Wayuu from Venezuela, and a US anthropologist explore an indigenous campaign to protect a river from devastating effects of uncontrolled Amazonian soy cultivation. Xavante and Wayuu are nationally and internationally prominent political actors and both face challenges over water.
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Date Written / Recorded
2008
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Caimi Waiassé, fl. 2009, David Hernández Palmar, fl. 2008, Laura R. Graham, fl. 2008
Author / Creator
Laura R. Graham, fl. 2008, David Hernández Palmar, fl. 2008, Caimi Waiassé, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Xavante, Wayuu, Venezuelan, Brazilian, Cultural life, Cultural norms, Ancient civilizations, Corporate farms, Agricultural conditions, Water supply, Political demonstrations, Ecosystems, Water pollution, Water conservation, Indigenous peoples, Ethnography, Xavánte, Venezuelans, Brazilians
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Copyright © 2009 by Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
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Planning for Floods
written by James Brown, fl. 1974 and George C. Stoney, 1916-2012; directed by James Brown, fl. 1974 and George C. Stoney, 1916-2012; produced by George C. Stoney, 1916-2012, Environmental Defense Fund and Documentary Educational Resources (DER) (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 29 mins
The distribution and use of Planning for Floods by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) spread the message of public environmental responsibility well beyond the immediate community of the Mississippi River. It anticipates by more than 30 years the present concerns about global warming.
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written by James Brown, fl. 1974 and George C. Stoney, 1916-2012; directed by James Brown, fl. 1974 and George C. Stoney, 1916-2012; produced by George C. Stoney, 1916-2012, Environmental Defense Fund and Documentary Educational Resources (DER) (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 29 mins
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The distribution and use of Planning for Floods by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) spread the message of public environmental responsibility well beyond the immediate community of the Mississippi River. It anticipates by more than 30 years the present concerns about global warming.
Date Written / Recorded
1974
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Pete Seeger, 1919-2014, George C. Stoney, 1916-2012, Environmental Defense Fund, Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Author / Creator
James Brown, fl. 1974, George C. Stoney, 1916-2012
Date Published / Released
1974
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
American, Fish (Animal), Ecology, Environmental management, Farms, Farming, River levees, Civil engineering, Floods, Ethnography, Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1974 by Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
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