Indigenous Voices About people whose homes and cultures have been jeopardised and oppressed by (post)colonial structures for centuries – and who have never given up fighting for their freedom. Films Rahčan – Ella’s Riot Sámi singer Ella is torn between her strong ties to her hometown in Finnmark and her new life in Oslo, where she has a boyfriend and a successful career with her band ISÁK. When a mining company… to the film Holding Up The Sky If the shamans stop dancing and life in the rainforest loses its balance, the sky will collapse and crush everything beneath it. This story has been passed down in the Brazilian Amazon by every… to the film James & Isey Isey is a bourbon-swilling warrior queen, her face lit up by laugh lines, her joy infectious – and in a week she will be 100 years old. Together with her son James, who cares for her selflessly, she… to the film Lakota Nation vs. United States The Lakota have survived relocation, exploitation and mass murder – and kept their voice. They are fighting to protect their sacred lands: the ‘He Sapa’ mountains in the state of South Dakota, known… to the film Twice Colonized Aaju was a child when she was sent from Greenland to Denmark. She lost her mother tongue and her Indigenous culture. She later fled to Arctic Canada – and witnessed the colonisation of the Inuit… to the film We Are Guardians As the fate of the Amazon basin hangs in the balance, so too does the fate of its Indigenous communities. Since 2014, at least 600 Indigenous forest guardians have been murdered while protecting… to the film Share this page last update: 11. SEPTEMBER 2023
Rahčan – Ella’s Riot Sámi singer Ella is torn between her strong ties to her hometown in Finnmark and her new life in Oslo, where she has a boyfriend and a successful career with her band ISÁK. When a mining company…
Holding Up The Sky If the shamans stop dancing and life in the rainforest loses its balance, the sky will collapse and crush everything beneath it. This story has been passed down in the Brazilian Amazon by every…
James & Isey Isey is a bourbon-swilling warrior queen, her face lit up by laugh lines, her joy infectious – and in a week she will be 100 years old. Together with her son James, who cares for her selflessly, she…
Lakota Nation vs. United States The Lakota have survived relocation, exploitation and mass murder – and kept their voice. They are fighting to protect their sacred lands: the ‘He Sapa’ mountains in the state of South Dakota, known…
Twice Colonized Aaju was a child when she was sent from Greenland to Denmark. She lost her mother tongue and her Indigenous culture. She later fled to Arctic Canada – and witnessed the colonisation of the Inuit…
We Are Guardians As the fate of the Amazon basin hangs in the balance, so too does the fate of its Indigenous communities. Since 2014, at least 600 Indigenous forest guardians have been murdered while protecting…
