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African Influences in Latin America

o	African Influences in L.A. (AFLA)
o	Modern Art (AM)
o	Art, Precolumbian; Anthropology/Archaeology (general) (AP))
o	Curriculum Packets (C)
o	Economic Development (DEV)
o	Dance and Festivals (DF)
o	Education, International (EI)
o	Folk Arts (FA)
o	Food & Drink (FD)
o	Feature Films (FF)
o	Geography and Environment (GE)
o	History: 1400- 1800 (H)
o	Contemporary History (HC)
o	Hispanics in the Un ited States (HISP)
o	Humanities, Latin America (H)
o	Introductory Materials (I)
o	Inca (INC)
o	Language (LAN)
o	Contemporary Indigenous Peoples (IND)
o	Pre-Columbian Literature (LP)
o	Literature Modern (LM)
o	Literature of the Nineteenth Century (LN)
o	Markets (M)
o	Music (MU)
o	Maya (MY)
o	Religion (R)
o	Social Issues and Human Rights (SI)

Callnumber:	AFLA CUB 01 DVD C 01
Title:	My Footsteps in Baraguá (Los Hijos de Baraguá)
Mediatype:	DVD and Video
Description:	Migration has been and is a constant theme in the life of the people of the Caribbean. In the municipality of Baraguá, in the present province of Ciego de Avila, Cuba, the stories and customs of the English speaking West Indians and their descendants still remain alive. Today, they are a part of Cuba. For some, there is always the nostalgia for the country to which they will never return; others express their total rootedness in today’s Cuba. The youngest will nevertheless be able to learn of their ancestry and better understand the origins of the English surnames they have. In the style of the documentary are merged family memories in a process very familiar to other Caribbean people: for example the trip from Jamaica, Barbados, and other islands to Panama and subsequently to Cuba which started the heady development of the sugar industry in the early years of this century. Direct testimony does not preclude the poetry present in the charm of the environment of the old sugar barracks, the re-creation of the traditional music and dance such as the Maypole, and the use of old photos that allow us an imaginary approach to that past. These immigrants brought two cultures: that of the English colonizers and the genuine one born under the Caribbean sun with the mixing of African rhythms. "My Footsteps in Baraguá" is a contribution to the history of the Africans in Cuba, and to the study of the African diaspora at the end of this century. Directed by Gloria Rolando. 1996.
Language:	English
Length:	53 mins.

Callnumber:	AFLA CARIB 03 DVD C 01
Title:	Play Jankunú Play
Mediatype:	DVD and Video
Description:	The Garifuna are a Central American people of West African and Native American descent. One of their most popular rituals is wanaragua, a three-fold system of masked Christmas processionals commonly called Jankunú. This ritual is a unique blend of African, European, and Native American (Arawak and Carib) art traditions in which social and cultural identities are expressed through music, dance, and costume. As dancers adorn themselves in colorful regalia to mimic past foreign oppressors they symbolically affirm their identity. They perform stylized movements to the accompaniment of drums and social commentary songs composed by men. Descriptions of the three processions and dance styles are interspersed with interviews by Garifuna singers, drummers, dancers, cultural advocates, and scholars on the significance of rituals. Rare footage of wárini, the now extinct ritual that is the Africanized predecessor to wanaragua, is accompanied by commentary on the significance of the ritual. Examples of wanaragua drumming and dance styles demonstrate how drummers rhythmically interpret the unique movements of each dancer. Translations of song texts show the Garifuna language on screen and reveal themes commonly found in songs. Gender play and role reversal become part of the revelry as Garifuna men mimic European women. Occasionally, Garifuna women, disguised as male wanaragua dancers, join in the festivities. The antics and songs of Charikanari, a ritual featuring stock characters such as the Two-Foot Cow and Devil, are also presented. Images of similar processionals in other locations include photos of Masquerade in St. Kitts-Nevis, Gombey in Bermuda, Jonkonnu in Jamaica, John Kuner (now extinct) in North Carolina, Junkanoo in the Bahamas, and Fancy Dress in Cape Coast, Ghana. Also included are photographs and footage of wanaragua as performed by Garifuna from Guatemala and Honduras with oral accounts explaining why costumes in these countries differ from those traditionally worn in Belize. Play Jankunú Play places the viewer within the context of the Garifuna world at Christmas where music, dance, and art reflect the past to empower the future. Directed by Oliver Greene. 2006.
Language:	English
Length:	45 min.

Modern Art

Art, Precolumbian; Anthropology/Archaeology (general)

Curriculum Packets

Callnumber:	C LA 35 UNIT C 01
Title:	Latin America in Transition
Mediatype:	Unit
Description:	This packet, which includes an instructional guide and video, explores the changing face of Latin America. Sample lesson topics include: politics, economic development, the environment, human rights, and U.S. interests in Latin America. Southern Center for International Studies. 1995.
Language:	English
Length:	70 min./ 201 pp.

Callnumber:	C LA 39 UNIT C 01
Title:	Latin Playground English and Spanish Activity Kit
Mediatype:	Unit
Description:	Latin Playground English and Spanish activity kit for children, families and schools. Travel through 8 Latin American countries with fun music and activities for children. The unit includes a CD with songs from 8 Latin American countries, sing-a-long lyrics and translations, more than 50 hands-on, activities, reproducible pages, cut, color and paste artwork, and a child's passport journal.
Language:	English and Spanish
Length:	63 pp.

Feature Films

Callnumber:	FF PER 10 DVD C 01
Title:	Dias de Santiago (Days of Santiago)
Mediatype:	DVD
Description:	Twenty-three year old Santiago returns home from the Peruvian army ill-prepared to cope with the realities of life. Haunted by his violent military past, he is conflicted by his desire for education and his temptation to join his comrades in a decadent life of crime. Directed by Josué Méndez. 2004.
Language:	Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length:	83 min.

Callnumber:	FF PER 11 DVD C 01
Title:	Madeinusa
Mediatype:	DVD & Video
Description:	Madeinusa is a sweet-faced 14-year-old girl who lives in a dirt-floor house and dreams of the world beyond the village. It is the custom of her town that from Good Friday at three in the afternoon through Easter Sunday, sin does not exist. On the eve of this time of small-town debauchery, Salvador, a young geologist from Lima, accidentally comes to town. The town greats him with curiosity and ire, then imprisons him out of fear that he will interfere with the festivities. But Madeinusa, ever curious about things from the big city, is drawn to him, and her fate begins to turn in unexpected ways. Directed by Claudia Llosa. 2006. Also includes 'Fallen Art', a short fim (5 min) directed by Tomek Baginski. An old, forgotten military base somewhere in the Pacific. Far away from civilization, army officers nurture their insanities. A general creates his art in an un-heard of manner. Offical selection of the Sundance Film Festival and winner of the BAFTA award for best animated short.
Language:	Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length:	103 min.

Callnumber:	FF CUB 27 DVD C 01
Title:	Nada+
Mediatype:	DVD and Video
Description:	Carla, a postal worker in Havana, fulfills her romantic longings by opening letters and rewriting them into passionate prose before sending them out again to their intended recipients. After her co-worker Cesar catches her, Carla turns her amorous talents on him. Beautifully filmed in black and white with accents of brilliant color, Cuba's 2003 Oscar entry combines visual humor, poetry, satire of Cuban bureaucracy and a lighthearted love story. 2001.
Language:	Spanish with English subtitles
Length:	88 min.

Callnumber:	FF US 17 DVD C 01
Title:	Quinceañera
Mediatype:	DVD and Video
Description:	As Magdalena's 15th birthday approaches, her working class family prepares for the all-important Quinceañera - a lavish coming-of-age celebration. To hep with expenses, Magdalena is forced to wear a hand-me-down party dress and abandon her dream of arriving in a Hummer limousine. But when her father discovers she's pregnant and refuses to believe the incredible truth- she's actually still a virgin-Magdalena moves in with her elderly Uncle Tomas and black sheep cousin, Carlos. Her newfound family is soon put to the test, however, when an unexpected crisis threatens to tear them apart, and Magdalena learns what it truly means to come of age.
Language:	English and Spanish with subtitles
Length:	91 min.

Callnumber:	FF URU 04 DVD C 01
Title:	Whisky
Mediatype:	DVD and Video
Description:	The deadpan style of Jim Jarmusch meets Aki Kaurismaki's wry sensibility in this perversely funny story set in Montevideo, Uruguay. When Jacobo, a lonely sock factory worker, hears about the impending visit of his irritatingly cheerful brother, who he hasn't seen in years, he enlists his faithful assistant Marta to pretend to be his wife. 2004.
Language:	Spanish with English subtitles
Length:	94 min.

Contemporary History and Politics

Callnumber:	HC LA 21 DVD C 01
Title:	Death Squadrons: The French School
Mediatype:	DVD and Video
Description:	Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, much of Latin America was under the control of brutal military juntas engaged in what they perceived as a life-and-death war against communists. The role of the United States' government in this has been well documented, but until now, France's contribution was more shadowy. "Death Squadrons" reveals French veterans of the wars in Indochina and Algeria provided the inspiration, the training, and some of the intelligence that enables Latin American dictators to torture and kill thousands of its own citizens. Filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin traces the development of the theory of counter-revolutionary warfare, first tested in Indochina and in Algiers (where 20,000 civilians died). Some of its foremost practitioners, like French General Paul Aussaresses, freely admit their contributions, even with a hint of pride. Others are surreptitiously captured on a hidden camera, admitting high-level political and military links between the dictators and the French government. Many of those interviewed are either now in custody or under indictment. "Death Squadrons" serves a cautionary role about what happens when government and the military are convinced that enemies are everywhere, and that any means necessary can be employed to fight them. It's an important lesson as the war on terror continues. 2003.
Language:	English and Spanish with subtitles
Length:	60 min.

Callnumber:	HC LA 20 BK C 01
Title:	Modern Latin America
Mediatype:	Book
Description:	Now in its sixth edition, "Modern Latin America" is a lively interpretative history and the leading text in the field. Thoroughly updated and revised, the book includes a new chapter on the history of Colombia from the wars of independence to the violent conflicts of the present day. It also examines such topics as: the impact of 9/11 on U.S.-Latin American relations, globalization, drug trafficking, women's roles in society and politics, and the fragility and uncertainty of democracy in Latin America. The book features sociocultural sections and boxes in nearly every chapter, covering such diverse areas as the psychology of exile, Santería in Cuba, baseball in the Dominican Republic, and the popularity of Latin music in the United States. All political and economic information has been updated. As in earlier editions, the authors use an in-depth case study approach that guides readers through the major countries of Latin America, highlighting central themes including European-New World interaction, racial mixtures, military takeovers, and U.S. intervention in the area. With an insightful look into the future, "Modern Latin America", Sixth Edition, will continue to be an exceptional text for undergraduate courses on contemporary Latin American history, society, and politics. The book can also be used as an introductory text to the continent.
Language:	English
Length:	512 pp.

Callnumber:	HC CHI 12 DVD C 01
Title:	Salvador Allende
Mediatype:	DVD and Video
Description:	Using rare archival footage, family photos, and interviews with friends, colleagues, relatives, as well as workers, journalists, his personal secretary and Edward Korry, former U.S. Ambassador to Chile, "Salvador Allende" portrays the life, times and political formation of the Valparaiso-born doctor. The film focuses on the tumultuous three years following Allende's election, and the declaration of his socialist program, "la via chilena," which nationalized large-scale industries and began an agrarian reform program. Former U.S. Ambassador Korry provides an insider's account of President Nixon and Henry Kissinger's determination to thwart Allende, but he is unrepentant about the CIA-sponsored coup that overthrew the Chilean government. In a lively debate, former UP militants argue over Allende's failure to defend the government, especially his failure to arm and mobilize a people's militia as a counterforce to the army, in the period leading up to the coup. "Salvador Allende also reveals little-known, more intimate aspects of the man, with moving personal reminiscences of his sense of humor, his remarkable energy, personal charisma and popular political appeal. Through archival footage and eyewitness and participant accounts, the film re-creates the military assault on the Moneda, Allende's last radio broadcast to the people of Chile, and rare photos and footage documenting the final actions of Allende and his staff on that day, including his suicide. Guzmán's personalized voice-over commentary provides a compelling narrative thread for this political biography, one which, in his attempt to understand the impact of Allende on his own life and his nation's political history, also serves to illuminate this controversial and inspirational public figure for an international audience. Directed by Patricio Guzmán. 2004.
Language:	Spanish with English subtitles
Length:	100 min.

Hispanics in the United States

Humanities

Inca

Introductory Materials

Callnumber:	I LA 28 BK C 01
Title:	Faces of Latin America
Mediatype:	Book
Description:	First published in 1991, "Faces of Latin America" has since become the most popular introductory book to the continent. Widely used in teaching, it is also an accessible book for the general reader or traveller to the region. This third edition has been extensively updated and reorganised and offers an unparalleled portrait of the continent. "Faces of Latin America" celebrates the vibrant culture of Latin America's people and reveals some of the key actors in the region's turbulent politics - the Left, the military, indigenous peoples and human rights movements. In an accessible, dynamic style, Green traces the roots of the region's underdevelopment and poverty, exploring the role of the state and the region's painful conversion to the free-market economy and outlining gender issues, urbanisation, the environment and the role of culture and religion in contemporary Latin America.
Language:	English
Length:	238 pp.


Language

Pre-Columbian Literature

Literature, Modern

Literature, Nineteenth Century

Maya

Callnumber:	MY 53 DVD C 01
Title:	Popul Vuh
Mediatype:	DVD and Video
Description:	This animated short from Chile tells the tale of creation based on "Popul Vuh: the Ancient Stories of the Quiché," written by the indigenous Maya Quiché people after the Spanish Conquest. The vibrant illustrations are taken from Mayan codices, paintings found on vessels, and stones carved with scenes from the "Popul Vuh" between the years 300-900 A.D. Accompanying the narrator is original music performed with pre-Columbian and other ethnographic instruments from the Americas. The text relates solely to the creation of the world and humankind, and gives the viewer a unique look into Mayan culture and history. Perfect for the K-12 classroom. Directed by Ana María Pavez. 2006.
Language:	Spanish with English subtitles
Length:	10 min.

Callnumber:	MY 54 DVD A C 01
Title:	The Living Maya: Part 1
Mediatype:	DVD and Video
Description:	This series documents life in a Yucatan village, focusing on one family over the course of a year. The films explore the ancient agricultural and religious customs that ground contemporary Maya life in traditional values – even as modern Mexico comes to the village. Part 1 introduces the village of Chican and the Colli-Colli family, and examines the structure of Maya agricultural and village life. Directed by Hubert Smith. 1985.
Language:	Maya, Spanish and English, with English subtitles
Length:	58 min.

Callnumber:	MY 54 DVD B C 01
Title:	The Living Maya: Part 2
Mediatype:	DVD and Video
Description:	This series documents life in a Yucatan village, focusing on one family over the course of a year. The films explore the ancient agricultural and religious customs that ground contemporary Maya life in traditional values – even as modern Mexico comes to the village. Part 2: Hard-pressed by an illness in the family, the Colli-Colli face financial and emotional challenges using traditional solidarity to muster resources and comfort. Drought threatens the village's crucial corn crop. Directed by Hubert Smith. 1985.
Language:	Maya, Spanish and English, with English subtitles
Length:	58 min.

Callnumber:	MY 54 DVD C C 01
Title:	The Living Maya: Part 3
Mediatype:	DVD and Video
Description:	This series documents life in a Yucatan village, focusing on one family over the course of a year. The films explore the ancient agricultural and religious customs that ground contemporary Maya life in traditional values – even as modern Mexico comes to the village. Part 3: As the Colli-Colli resolve their difficulties and the village harvests a mediocre corn crop, viewers are left with an understanding of the underlying rationales of Maya life and with questions about their own assumptions, priorities, and values. Directed by Hubert Smith. 1985.
Language:	Maya, Spanish and English, with English subtitles
Length:	58 min.

Callnumber:	MY 54 DVD D C 01
Title:	The Living Maya: Part 4
Mediatype:	DVD and Video
Description:	This series documents life in a Yucatan village, focusing on one family over the course of a year. The films explore the ancient agricultural and religious customs that ground contemporary Maya life in traditional values – even as modern Mexico comes to the village. Part 4: The Colli-Colli's two youngest sons plead to be placed in school in Merida – the first of their family to reject traditional life. Directed by Hubert Smith. 1985.
Language:	Maya, Spanish and English, with English subtitles
Length:	58 min.

Callnumber:	SI LA 20 UNIT C 01
Title:	Border Crossing: A Look at Migration through Music and Film
Mediatype:	Unit
Description:	This Unit is a Teacher's Workshop on Immigration in Latin America and focuses on the migration of communities as witnessed through music and film. The unit includes information on Music and Culture in the Americas and the immigration debate.
Language:	English
Length:	N/A

Callnumber:	SI ARG 10 DVD C 01
Title:	Coca Cero El Apocalipsis Andino
Mediatype:	DVD & Video
Description:	The documentary concerns the rebellion of October 2003 provoked by peasant poverty, the gas crisis and the eradication of the cultivation of coca by the Bolivian Governemnt and the EEUU. Directed by Alejandro Ravazzola. 2004.
Language:	Spanish
Length:	54 min.

Callnumber:	SI MEX 26 DVD C 01
Title:	De Nadie (No One)
Mediatype:	DVD & Video
Description:	Prepare for the journey as an unknown, a nothing, no one. Prepare to leave everything from South and Central America behind and travel alone with a vague sense of direction and the echo of your family left in your ears. Prepare to face the same intimidation and corruptive danger in Mexico as you will eventually find 1,300 miles north, when you cross the United States-if you live through it. As rich nations sharpen their borders and differences, the poorest peoples continue to blur them in the search for liberties too universally held to be claimed by any flag. Through this burning hunger, we are drawn into De Nadie, and through its intimate lens and enduring crew, we find ourselves confronted with a story of immigration we only thought we understood. These personal stories force a deeper understanding of the United States border crisis, while exposing hypocrisies in a Mexican culture faced with equally uncomfortable intolerance of its own. All this from a film that doesn't take political stances; it merely brings us the voices of those affected, the results of which are far louder. Winner of the Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival 2006. Best Feature Documentary, Mexican Academy Awards 2006. Directed by Tin Dirdamal. 200
Language:	Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length:	80 min.

Callnumber:	SI CHI 06 DVD C 01
Title:	De la Tierra a la Pantalla (From Land to Screen)
Mediatype:	DVD & Video
Description:	Activists in Mapuche are interviewed about presenting ethnic/indigenous rights in the media. A bold journey into the lives and work of Mapuche media makers and activists who pursue their own place in the Chilean media environment. Directed by Juan Francisco Salazar. 2004.
Language:	Spanish
Length:	37 min.

Callnumber:	SI MEX 25 DVD C 01
Title:	El Inmigrante
Mediatype:	DVD & Video
Description:	El Inmigrante is a documentary film that examines the Mexican and American border crisis by telling the story of Eusebio de Haro, a young Mexican migrant who was shot and killed during one of his journeys north. The film presents a distinct humanitarian focus in which story and character take precedent over policy and empiricism. Towards this end “El Inmigrante” examines the perspectives of a diverse cast of players in this border narrative. A cast which includes the de Haro family, the community of Brackettville, Texas–where Eusebio was shot, members of vigilante border militias in Arizona, the horseback border patrol in El Paso, and migrants en route to an uncertain future in the United States. Directed by John Sheedy, David Eckenrode & John Eckenrode. 2005.
Language:	Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length:	90 min.

Callnumber:	SI BOL 01 DVD C 01
Title:	Fuera
Mediatype:	DVD & Video
Description:	This film focuses on the debate over water as a commodity or as a basic human right. The people of El Alto, Bolivia do not have access to potable water even though the water treatment facility adjoins their neighborhood. The necessity of water in every aspect of life and health hazards connected to water deprivation are highlighted in this impactful work. Privatized since 1997, the water system in El Alto, Bolivia has become the topic of recent political and social debates in Bolivia and around the world. Fuera evaluates how the privatization of water, under the transnational Suez, has affected access and the quality of water for the citizens of this sprawling urban center. This documentary includes interviews with local and international activists, doctors, public health officials, academics, and most importantly the Alteños themselves. Directed by Lindsay Katona and Maria Corcorran. 2005.
Language:	Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length:	30 min.

Callnumber:	SI GUA 10 DVD C 01
Title:	Goodbye Baby
Mediatype:	DVD and Video
Description:	The number of adoptions from Guatemala to the US has risen dramatically in recent years - as has the controversy. What is seen as an act of love by adoptive parents is viewed with suspicion inside Guatemala, and the film examines the ramifications that money, private lawyers, media coverage and women's rights have on the adoption process. Informed by the filmmaker's own experiences - she's the mother of two children adopted from Guatemala, where she's lived on and off during the past 25 years - 'Goodbye Baby' provides an insightful look into the dramatic and sometimes difficult world of intercountry adoption. Directed by Patricia Goudvis. 2005.
Language:	English
Length:	58 mins.

Callnumber:	SI ARG 09 DVD C 01
Title:	Historia de Dos Orillas
Mediatype:	DVD & Video
Description:	This film utilizes interviews with scientists and activists as well as footage from protest action to demonstrate Argentinian rejection of the location of pulp mills in their country. Similar mills in other countries have caused extensive environmental and health damage and the Argentinians worry that the mills will negatively impact their tourist industry, their natural environment and their health. Directed by Emilio Cartoy Diaz. 2006.
Language:	Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length:	57 min.

Callnumber:	SI US 12 DVD C 01
Title:	The Guestworker
Mediatype:	DVD & Video
Description:	The Guestworker tells the story of Don Candelario Gonzalez Moreno, a 66-year old Mexican farmer who has been coming to the U.S. since the 1960s as a farm laborer. He is some twenty to forty years older than all the thousands of Mexican men who work in today's United States H2A Guest Worker program started in 1986. Despite his age, he continues to work long hours in tobacco, cucumber, and pepper fields, sweating and worrying-all for his family, particularly his ailing wife. He says he still wants to work "harder than all the others" as he did when he was a younger man, but now knows he just can't. Yet he is asked back, year after year, because of his commitment to hard work, his "good attitude" , and his long-term service to Wester Farms in North Carolina. We follow him through one grueling season, learning about one man's life in-depth, and through this intimate and personal story we learn about this little-known Guest Worker program. Directed by Cynthia Hill and Paul Thompson. 2006.
Language:	Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length:	53 min.

Callnumber:	SI MEX 24 DVD C 01
Title:	The Legend of the Winds of Fire
Mediatype:	DVD & Video
Description:	Jenpoj is a radio station that broadcasts informative educational, cultural and environmental programs in Mixe. The community is heartened by the accomplishments of maintaining a communication facility that caters exclusively to their way of life and language. The film briefly explores the way in which such broadcasts unite people, strengthen their heritage and provide an outlet for historically oppressed voices. Directed by Zenaida Perez. 2006.
Language:	Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length:	21 min.

Callnumber:	SI CUB 04 DVD C 01
Title:	The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
Mediatype:	DVD & Video
Description:	When Cuba lost access to Soviet oil in the early 1990s, the country faced an immediate crisis-feeding the population-and an ongoing challenge: how to create a new low-energy society. Cuba transitioned from large, fossil-fuel intensive farming to small, less energy-intensive organic farms and urban gardens, and from a highly industrial society to a more sustainable one. This film tells the story of the Cuban people's hardship, ingenuity and triumph over sudden adversity-through cooperation, conservation and community, told in their own words. As the world approaches Peak Oil, Cuba provides a valuable example of how to successfully address the challenge of reducing our energy use.
Language:	English
Length:	53 min.

Callnumber:	SI MEX 22 DVD C 01
Title:	The Sacred Summit
Mediatype:	DVD & Video
Description:	The indigenous people recall stories of land and home invasions by the cattle ranchers who burnt houses, stole property and forcefully evicted them. The community remembers the respect their forefathers afforded the land and resources and they hold fast to these beliefs in spite of injustice and discrimination. Directed by Mariano Estrada. 2003.
Language:	Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length:	27 min.

Callnumber:	SI PER 05 VIDEO C 02
Title:	Uratarimanta: Esto es democracia para nosotros
Mediatype:	DVD & Video
Description:	The citizens in this documentary hold a definition of democracy that centers on collective action. They are adamant that everyone must assist with community programs while women assert their right to voice their ideas and concerns on community issues. The film demonstrates how each family or section of the village contributes to social improvement. Democracy may prioritize individual rights, but here, people show how individuals and collectives can coexist for greater benefit. Directed by Cesar Galindo. 2005.
Language:	Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length:	51 min.

Callnumber:	SI BRA 17 DVD C 01
Title:	Iauaretê: Waterfall of the Jaguars
Mediatype:	DVD & Video
Description:	The European priests who evangelized to the Tarainos encouraged them to cast off their symbols and rituals and suppressed the continuation of Taraino indigenous knowledge. The Taraino are now reaffirming their cultural heritage by rebuilding places of worship, recovering ritual paraphernalia from museums, and registering sacred sites such as the Waterfall of the Jaguars.
Language:	Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length:	48 min.

Callnumber:	SI ECU 02 DVD C 01
Title:	I Defend the Jungle