In Ecuador’s Amazon, Big Oil exploits Indigenous communities in the absence of the state

Oil companies divide Indigenous Amazon communities where the state fails to show up

In Ecuador’s Amazon, oil companies have taken over the roles of health providers, educators, and employers — fracturing Indigenous communities and undermining their autonomy in the process.Emilia Paz y Miño and Isabela Ponce report for Mongabay and GK.In short:For decades, oil companies operating in Block 10 have stepped in where Ecuador’s government hasn’t, offering healthcare, education, and jobs in exchange for access to Indigenous land.These…

In Ecuador’s Amazon, Big Oil exploits Indigenous communities in the absence of the state

This story is published in partnership with the Ecuadorian independent media outlet GK. Sitting in a small gray motorboat, Rosa Aranda dips her fingers in the Villano River as she lists the communities she plans to visit over the coming days: Piwiri, Kamunwi and Yutzuyaku. Aranda, 45 years old with long, thick black hair, is the president of Moretecocha, a commune or Indigenous governing body formed of eight Kichwa communities in the Ecuadorian …

Official Trailer for Possession Horror 'Shaman' Set in Rural Ecuador

"It inhabits him now." "Our boy is sick, that is all." Well Go USA has revealed an official trailer for an indie horror film titled Shaman, set in rural Ecuador. Made by filmmaker Antonio Negret, Shaman will debut to watch including on VOD starting in August this summer. Shot on location in Ecuador. A Missionary trying to convert an Indigenous Community on this remote Ecuadorian volcano must come to terms with her Faith when her son is possessed…

Re-traumatization on the tracks: Suicide, land theft, and lack of dialogue from railways harm Indigenous communities

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