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"Raised by Our Own Authority"Raised by Our Own Authority
(2006, 24 min.) COLOMBIA
Director: Mauricio Acosta
Produced by: the Association of Indigenous Councils of Northern Cauca
In Spanish with English subtitles.

The repression of the indigenous movement in Colombia is exposed in this look at what happens when thousands gather at the “Territory of Peace and Coexistence” in La Maria Piendamó, in Cauca, to call for national referendum on the free trade agreement with the U.S.

Image credit: Raised by Our Own Authority; Raised by Our Own Authority

Mauricio Acosta

2009 Native American Film and Video Festival - NY premiere

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