We Fight For This Land

Siobhán Wills; Diogo  Cabral; Cahal  McLaughlin

We Fight For This Land

Siobhán Wills (Artist), Diogo Cabral (Other), Cahal McLaughlin (Artist)

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Abstract

This documentary film follows the lives of two communities in the Amazon state of Maranhão, Brazil, who are resisting ecoviolence and attempting to retain their traditional, and more sustainable, life systems. The Quilombola community – descendants of escaped slaves – in BoaHora3/Manorama have been living off the land for generations. The Ka’apor Indigenous community have been resisting settler violence since the beginning of colonisation. They face ongoing ecoviolence in the form of assassinations of their leaders and land grabbing by local farmers.

Original language	English
Media of output	Online
Publication status	Published online - 21 Jun 2024

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