Director Paul Henley, George Drion
Country/Production UK
Release 1987
Length 39 mins
Format Colour / DVD / PAL / All region
Location South America
Ethnic Group Indiginous South Americans
Order No RAI-200.148
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National governments, itinerant gold-miners, and indigenous inhabitants compete for control of an area of the South American rainforest. The film shows the potential conflict between the interests of aboriginal peoples and the responsibility of nation states to implement ecologically sound policies in tropical forest areas. It also demonstrates the complex relationship between culture and ethnic identity under conditions of rapid social change
