2022-04-22 12:19:00

“Powerlands”: Young Diné Filmmaker on Indigenous Resistance to Resource Colonization Worldwide

Democracy Now! continues our Earth Day special by looking at how Indigenous peoples protect the Earth. We follow the journey of Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso, an award-winning queer Navajo filmmaker whose new film “Powerlands” shows how corporations like Peabody, the world’s largest private coal company, have devastated her homeland. She also connects with Indigenous communities in Colombia, the Philippines, Mexico, and Standing Rock, facing the same struggle. “The most important thing about the film is that it’s for Indigenous people, by Indigenous people … and it’s about showing this global scale,” says Manybeads Tso in an extended interview that features clips from her travels to several continents. “Powerlands” recently won the award for Best Feature at the 2022 American Documentary and Animation Film Festival.

 

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