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Ñagare Barro Blanco| 39mins
Director: Richard Arghiris & Jennifer Kennedy | Producer:
Focus Years: | Country: Canada
Subject Tags: americas, canada, environment, indigenous rights, livelihood, panama, politics, resources, water
Quality Tags: Optimistic, Slow, Activating, Harmonizing
Synopsis:
“We are ready to confront them and defend this resource, this right, this conservation, and we are going to continue doing so for future generations…” —Italo Jimenez, President of the 10th April Movement The indigenous Ngabe and campesino communities living on the banks of the Tabasará river in western Panama are facing imminent disaster due to the illegal activities of Honduran-owned company, Generadora del Istmo (Genisa). The 28.85 megawatt Barro Blanco hydroelectric dam threatens to cut off the flow of the river and create a 258 hectare reservoir, flooding numerous homes, precious gallery forests, schools, churches, cemeteries, archaeological sites, and fertile agricultural land that the communities rely upon for subsistence agriculture – these facts have been confirmed by a recent UN field study. The dam will also exterminate vital fish species that form a staple of local diets. Genisa denies that it is taking food out of the mouths of Panama’s poorest people, yet it has never consulted any of the affected communities, and the project contravenes international and national laws. Nonetheless, the Panamanian government continues to side with the company and are currently militarising the area with heavily armed SENAFRONT police troops. Recent clashes with riot squads have left some Ngabe protesters with injuries and the situation remains tense. Ñagare Barro Blanco was filmed in the indigenous and campesino settlements of Kia, Nuevo Palomar, and Calabacito in February 2013. It explores the endangered culture of the Tabasará communities, their fierce resistance to dam development, and their willingness to protect their natural resources and way of life at any cost.

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