The body as territory: The Arhuacos: A message from the Mamos, the prophets of the Sierra Nevada
By Tracy L. Barnett, Hernán Vilchez, Esperanza Project
As Mamo Camilo Izquierdo said, “The destruction of nature produces illness from the diseases that we see today.” The wellness of all beings — including the living water that springs from the earth — is essential for our own well-being.
The body as territory: The Misaks: Balance and harmony as medicine
By Tracy L. Barnett, Hernán Vilchez, Esperanza Project
Balance and harmony are so fundamental for the Misak people’s way of life that they are willing to go to the streets to fight for it, if necessary – but always peacefully, and with their face masks firmly in place.
The body as territory: The Kamëntšá Biyá: Land use planning in defense of the sacred
By Tracy L. Barnett, Hernán Vilchez, Esperanza Project
In this transmedia series, we will enter three very different emblematic indigenous communities in Colombia through the eyes of three different indigenous reporters — a journalist and two filmmakers— to tell their stories of community resilience.