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"Sipakapa No Se Vende/Sipakapa Is Not for Sale"

"Sipakapa No Se Vende/Sipakapa Is Not for Sale"Sipakapa No Se Vende/Sipakapa Is Not for Sale
(2005, 55 min.) GUATEMALA
Director: Álvaro Revenga
In Spanish and Sipakapense with English subtitles.

The steep environmental and human costs of gold mining lead Maya communities in the Sipakapa municipality of Guatemala to exercise their right to be consulted about the expansion of mining operations into their area. The outcome of their plebiscite is a resounding 'No!" to mining.

Image credit: Sipakapa No Se Vende/Sipakapa Is Not for Sale;Sipakapa No Se Vende/Sipakapa Is Not for Sale

Álvaro Revenga

2006 Native American Film and Video Festival - US premiere. Schedule at-a-glance

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