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"Indigenous Suriname"Indigenous Suriname
(2008, 24 min.) SURINAME
Director: Jerry Hartman
Produced by: the Organization of Indigenous Peoples in Suriname and the Suriname Indigenous Health Fund

Development and industrial projects threatening to devastate the indigenous peoples of Suriname have attracted little international attention. In this video, leaders from different tribal communities describe their struggles to protect their lands and waters and to secure basic human rights.

Image credit: Audience at Club Red Radio, 2000 Native American Film and Video Festival - photograph by Amalia Córdova, NMAI; Indigenous Suriname

2011 Native American Film + Video Festival

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