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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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11. SEPTEMBER 2023