Nonprofit Docs: Tribal Extinction in India

Survival International is releasing a new film about the struggle of the Dongria Kondh against miners and government.

By: EricW | Mar 22, 2009 |  0

Categories: Culture & Identity, Environment, Human & Civil Rights, Nonprofit Spotlight, Video

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We really like and support the work of Survival International, and would like to bring to our members' attention their latest project to be released soon. First, a bit about Survival International from their own website:

"Survival is the only international organization supporting tribal peoples worldwide. We were founded in 1969 after an article by Norman Lewis in the UK's Sunday Times highlighted the massacres, land thefts and genocide taking place in Brazilian Amazonia. Like many modern atrocities, the racist oppression of Brazil's Indians took place in the name of 'economic growth'.

Today, Survival has supporters in 82 countries. We work for tribal peoples' rights in three complementary ways: education, advocacy and campaigns. We also offer tribal people themselves a platform to address the world. We work closely with local indigenous organizations, and focus on tribal peoples who have the most to lose, usually those most recently in contact with the outside world.

We believe that public opinion is the most effective force for change. Its power will make it harder, and eventually impossible, for governments and companies to oppress tribal peoples."

And while you're checking out their website, take a look at some very nice T-shirts they have in their online Store, and help out their cause.

The Film

Mine: story of a sacred mountain

'Mine' tells the story of the remote Dongria Kondh tribe's struggle to protect the mountain they worship as a God. London-based mining company Vedanta Resources plans a vast open-cast bauxite mine in India's Niyamgiri hills, and the Dongria Kondh know that means the destruction of their forests, their way of life, and their mountain God.

The film is narrated by Joanna Lumley and features music by Skin.

You can also see some of Survival International's videos and trailers on their YouTube Profile Page.

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