Powerlands

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In POWERLANDS, Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso, a young Navajo filmmaker, investigates the displacement of Indigenous people and the devastation of the environment caused by the same chemical companies that have exploited the land where she was born. She travels to the La Guajira region in rural Colombia, the Tampakan region of the Philippines, the Tehuantepec Isthmus of Mexico, and the protests at Standing Rock. In each case, she meets Indigenous women leading the struggle against the same corporations that are causing displacement and environmental catastrophe in her own home. Inspired by these women, Ivey Camille brings home the lessons from these struggles to the Navajo Nation.

Naomi Klein, Author | Shock Doctrine
“Powerlands is a map drawn in the vibrant colours of resistance, an essential text for the climate justice movement, and a gift from a brilliant young filmmaker."

Avi Lewis, Filmmaker | This Changes Everything
"Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso honours the powerful protagonists in this film with her own passion, commitment, and art.”

Review from Broadway World
"It is not possible to watch this film without...swelling emotion. In empowering the people themselves to give voice to their experiences, their aspirations, and their fierce resolve, the film itself is a powerhouse experience."

Navajo-Hopi Observer
"Powerlands highlights the displacement of indigenous people and the devastation of the environment by energy companies that exploit the land to the detriment of the native people on them."

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Main credits

Tso, Ivey Camille Manybeads (film director)
Flaherty, Jordan (film producer)
Jasiewicz, Ewa (film producer)
Ratner, Emily Faye (film producer)

Other credits

Daniel French, composer; Melissa Cardona, director of photography; edited by Tim Tsai.

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"Indigenous Studies","Native American Studies",Navajo,"Navajo Nation"; "Native Americans"; Indigenous; "Indigenous Peoples"; "Indigenous Women"; "Native Women"; "Resource Extraction"; Corporations; "Environmental Devastation",Displacement; "Public Health","Environmental Justice"; "Powerlands"; GOOD DOCS; "La Guajira"; Colombia; Tampakan; Philippines; "Tehuantepec Isthmus"; Mexico; "Standing Rock"; "Standing Rock Reservation"; "Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso"; "Indigenous Rights"; "Toxic Chemicals"; "Cultural Anthropology"; "Environmental Anthropology"; "Global Studies"; "International Studies"; "Latin American Studies"; "Asian Studies"; Globalization; Energy; "Environmental Law"; "Indigenous Studies"; Pollution; "Toxic Chemicals"; "Environmental Geography"; Public Health; Mining; Citizenship; "Social Movements"; Activism; "Environmental Sociology"; Mexico; Colombia; "The Philippines"; "American Studies";