O Ha Wa Hoimabadze (Water and Life)

Based on the care of water and the connection with their territory, the Xavante indigenous people resist against the advance of agribusiness.

7 min 41 s | Territory | 2021

Synopsis

Continuing to plant and take care of water is the reason for resistance in Aldeia Abelhinha, from the youngest to the oldest generations. Located in the indigenous land of Sangradouro, in the state of Mato Grosso (Brazil), the Xavante indigenous people are surrounded and threatened by the advance of agribusiness, but it is by staying rooted in their land that they continue to re-exist.

Artistic and technic data

Year: 2021
Duration: 7 min 41 s
Indigenous peoples: Xavante
Geographic area: Brazil
Language: Xavante, Portuguese
Subtitles: Spanish, English, Portuguese
Subject: Territory
Genre(s): Documentary