The countries from Latin America and the Caribbean
together with UNESCO are launching an
Online Indigenous Film Festival (OIFF)
within the context of the
International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019
(IYIL2019)
and of the upcoming 4th
Latin American and the Caribbean Week
, that will take place on 3 – 7 June 2019 at UNESCO
Headquarters (Paris, France).
The region of Latin America and the Caribbean is culturally and linguistically diverse. Indigenous languages equip speakers with an invaluable skillset and expertise in different domains, enabling them to engage in constructive, dynamic and creative societal development. They have the potential to benefit humanity as a whole, not only local populations.
On the occasion of the celebration of Latin American and the Caribbean Week, over two weeks (3-14 June 2019), more than 80 films produced by professional filmmakers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, Mexico and Peru will be released on the IYIL2019 website and associated social media Channels, as well as on the dedicated Playlist on the UNESCO YouTube Channel.
The films will be available in Spanish and indigenous languages spoken in the LAC region such as Damana (Pueblo wiwa), Kamëntsá, Awápit, Namtrik (Pueblo Misak), Nasa yuwe, Mojeño Ignaciano, Chacobo, Chiquitano, Kalapalo, Matlatzinca, Tojolabal, Tojono, Otomí, Waorani, Movima, Machineri, Cavineño, Huasteco, Yaqui, Tseltal, Huichol, Qhas Qut Suñi Urus, Uru Chipaya, Moré, Tsimane, Ch’ol, Mayo, Purépecha, Seri, Cucapá, Weenhayek, Náhuatl, Nasa yuwe, Guaraní, Mosenten Beni, Kayabi/Kawaiwete, Millcayac, Matapi, Tinigua, Tehuelche, Guaná, Chaná, Uru uchumataqu, Tapiete, Awajún, Quechua, Amahuaca, Taushiro, Sapanish, and others. Subtitles in English and/or Spanish are provided.
Every day around 10 to 15 films, of different lengths, will be released, according to a schedule arranged around thematic areas : indigenous knowledge of the environment, education, sustainable production and consumption, preservation of cultural and natural heritage, the role of indigenous women.
The key message that UNESCO aims to put forward is that indigenous languages and their associated thought systems represent a valuable source of knowledge for sustainable development, peace building and reconciliation processes in society . These languages hold significant information in the fields of the environment, education, the economy, and social and political life. They hold the potential to benefit humanity as a whole. As captured by the filmmakers, indigenous knowledge can provide original solutions to contemporary challenges, including climate change, since indigenous people play a very important role in the preservation of natural areas, as well as for building peace and ensuring reconciliation.
Useful Links
- YouTube Playlist
- IYIL2019 Website: English
- Initiative
Follow IYIL2019 on social media!
PROGRAMME
The ecological wisdom of indigenous peoples
Forests account for 30 percent of the Earth’s surface, providing vital habitats for millions of species and important sources for clean air and water. They contribute to the preservation of biodiversity, together with being the home of several indigenous populations. Additionally, oceans cover three quarters of the Earth’s surface and over three billion people, including indigenous groups, who often depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods.
Indigenous languages are shaped by their environment – it is their attempts to describe their surroundings that form the bases of their unique tongues. Indeed, indigenous traditional knowledge of the environment promotes harmony and respect, and represents a key resource that could be critically harnessed to develop new solutions to combat climate change. When natural resources are eroded, so is the resilience and integrity of the environment and the tribe. Listen to indigenous voices to learn more about indigenous ecological knowledge and wisdsom, and on how to protect, restore and use sustainably terrestrial systems and biodiversity.
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Mojeño Ignaciano
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
7:54
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Chacobo
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
5:54
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Chiquitano
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
7:15
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Mosetén
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
7:14
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Qhas Qut Suñi Urus
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
7:43
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Brazil
Language:
Kalapalo
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
13:45
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Matlatzinca
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
1:25
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Tojolabal
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
1:05
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Tojono
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
1:05
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Otomí
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
1:05
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Ch’ol
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
1:05
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Mayo
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
1:05
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Purépecha
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
1:10
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Mazateco
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
1:05
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Argentina
Language:
Waorani
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
2:48
The ecological wisdom of indigenous peoples
Forests account for 30 percent of the Earth’s surface, providing vital habitats for millions of species and important sources for clean air and water. They contribute to the preservation of biodiversity, together with being the home of several indigenous populations. Additionally, oceans cover three quarters of the Earth’s surface and over three billion people, including indigenous groups, who often depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods.
Indigenous languages are shaped by their environment – it is their attempts to describe their surroundings that form the bases of their unique tongues. Indeed, indigenous traditional knowledge of the environment promotes harmony and respect, and represents a key resource that could be critically harnessed to develop new solutions to combat climate change. When natural resources are eroded, so is the resilience and integrity of the environment and the tribe. Listen to indigenous voices to learn more about indigenous ecological knowledge and wisdsom, and on how to protect, restore and use sustainably terrestrial systems and biodiversity.
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Movima
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
10:27
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Machineri
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
9:52
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Cavineño
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
11:22
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Yaminagua
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
10:45
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Moré
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
6:58
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Tsimane
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
8:01
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Huasteco
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
2:15
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Yaqui
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
2:50
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Tseltal
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
1:05
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Huichol
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
1:05
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Seri
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
1:05
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Cucapá
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
1:05
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Zapoteco
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
3:40
Themes:
SDG 15: Life on Land, Protection of
Fauna, Protection, restoration and
sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems & SDG 13 – Climate
Action & SDG 14 – Life below
water
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Zoque ayapaneco
Subtitles:
French
Duration:
1:05
Indigenous Education
Children and young people of indigenous
families remain less likely to be
enrolled in school or in training
programmes and more likely to
underperform than non-indigenous
children. Indigenous peoples are
entitled to the right to education
– both individually and
collectively – as stipulated in
the UN Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples. However, this
important right is often not respected,
protected and fulfilled.
Additionally, teaching in schools is often only in officially recognized languages, preventing speakers of indigenous, minority and lesser-used languages to receive an education, or forcing them to lose mastery and practice of their own language. Through an inclusive approach, UNESCO calls on countries to remove the barriers that limit the presence, participation and achievement in education of indigenous peoples. Developing appropriate, bilingual and inclusive educational policies can be achieved only by positing indigenous language speakers as main actors of the development process.
Theme:
SDG 4 – Access to education,
quality and intercultural education
Country:
Chile
Language:
Spanish
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
5:22
Theme:
SDG 4 – Access to education,
quality and intercultural education
Country:
Chile
Language:
Spanish
Subtitles:
Duration:
1:59
Theme:
SDG 4 – Access to education,
quality and intercultural education
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Náhuatl
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
1:50
Theme:
SDG 4 – Access to education,
quality and intercultural education
Country:
Argentina
Language:
Spanish
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
2:59
Theme:
SDG 4 – Access to education,
quality and intercultural education
Country:
Argentina
Language:
Uru Chipaya
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
3:01
Theme:
SDG 4 – Access to education,
quality and intercultural education
Country:
Argentina
Language:
Millcayac
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
3:00
Indigenous Education
Children and young people of indigenous
families remain less likely to be
enrolled in school or in training
programmes and more likely to
underperform than non-indigenous
children. Indigenous peoples are
entitled to the right to education
– both individually and
collectively – as stipulated in
the UN Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples. However, this
important right is often not respected,
protected and fulfilled.
Additionally, teaching in schools is often only in officially recognized languages, preventing speakers of indigenous, minority and lesser-used languages to receive an education, or forcing them to lose mastery and practice of their own language. Through an inclusive approach, UNESCO calls on countries to remove the barriers that limit the presence, participation and achievement in education of indigenous peoples. Developing appropriate, bilingual and inclusive educational policies can be achieved only by positing indigenous language speakers as main actors of the development process.
Theme:
SDG 4 – Access to education,
quality and intercultural education
Country:
Peru
Language:
Amahuaca
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
64 min 42
Sustainable agriculture, consumption and production
There is increasing awareness of the paramount contribution of indigenous knowledge practices and technologies to food security. However, Indigenous knowledge systems have never been systematically recorded in written form and therefore are not readily accessible to agricultural researchers, development practitioners, and policy makers. This collection of films contributes to make available a corpus of knowledge about sustainable agricultural, production and consumption practices to a larger audience and to learn from them to build a better future.
Themes:
SDG 2 – Zero Hunger Sustainable
agriculture and consumption practices
& SDG 12 – Sustainable
Patterns of Consumption and Production
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Guaraní
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
8:59
Themes:
SDG 2 – Zero Hunger Sustainable
agriculture and consumption practices
& SDG 12 – Sustainable
Patterns of Consumption and Production
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Aymara
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
8:55
Themes:
SDG 2 – Zero Hunger Sustainable
agriculture and consumption practices
& SDG 12 – Sustainable
Patterns of Consumption and Production
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Mosenten Beni
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
5:19
Themes:
SDG 2 – Zero Hunger Sustainable
agriculture and consumption practices
& SDG 12 – Sustainable
Patterns of Consumption and Production
Country:
Brazil
Language:
Kayabi/Kawaiwete
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
20:08
Themes:
SDG 2 – Zero Hunger Sustainable
agriculture and consumption practices
& SDG 12 – Sustainable
Patterns of Consumption and Production
Country:
Colombia
Language:
Spanish
Duration:
24 min 01
Sustainable agriculture, consumption and production
There is increasing awareness of the paramount contribution of indigenous knowledge practices and technologies to food security. However, Indigenous knowledge systems have never been systematically recorded in written form and therefore are not readily accessible to agricultural researchers, development practitioners, and policy makers. This collection of films contributes to make available a corpus of knowledge about sustainable agricultural, production and consumption practices to a larger audience and to learn from them to build a better future.
Themes:
SDG 2 – Zero Hunger Sustainable
agriculture and consumption practices
& SDG 12 – Sustainable
Patterns of Consumption and Production
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Guarayo
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
9:24
Themes:
SDG 2 – Zero Hunger Sustainable
agriculture and consumption practices
& SDG 12 – Sustainable
Patterns of Consumption and Production
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Afrobolivian
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
6:47
Themes:
SDG 2 – Zero Hunger Sustainable
agriculture and consumption practices
& SDG 12 – Sustainable
Patterns of Consumption and Production
Country:
Brazil
Language:
Kayabi/Kawaiwete
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
16:29
Sustainable communities
Local languages foster and promote local
cultural specificities, customs and
values that have endured for thousands
of years. Among indigenous communities,
incredibly rich ethical and value
systems that support solidarity and
equality in society are transmitted by
elders to younger generations.
Indigenous people, and elders in
particular, ensure the preservation of
indigenous languages by transmitting
them orally, through songs, customs and
traditions. It is through languages that
sustainable communities continue to
exist and to be built, and that
indigenous values and skills fostering
the protection and safeguard of local
cultural and natural heritage are passed
from one generation to another. Indeed,
if a language disappears, the whole
socio-cultural foundation of the
community of its speakers is put at
risk. Be inspired by the stories of
indigenous people
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Brazil
Language:
Kalapalo
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
20:55
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Mojeño Trinitario
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
9:26
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Itonama
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
8:36
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Kallawaya
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
7:22
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Argentina
Language:
Yagán
Subtitles:
Duration:
1:18
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Argentina
Language:
Matapi
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
1:22
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Argentina
Language:
Tinigua
Subtitles:
Duration:
1:23
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Peru
Language:
Taushiro
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
10:52
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Mixteco
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
3:14
Sustainable communities
Local languages foster and promote local
cultural specificities, customs and
values that have endured for thousands
of years. Among indigenous communities,
incredibly rich ethical and value
systems that support solidarity and
equality in society are transmitted by
elders to younger generations.
Indigenous people, and elders in
particular, ensure the preservation of
indigenous languages by transmitting
them orally, through songs, customs and
traditions. It is through languages that
sustainable communities continue to
exist and to be built, and that
indigenous values and skills fostering
the protection and safeguard of local
cultural and natural heritage are passed
from one generation to another. Indeed,
if a language disappears, the whole
socio-cultural foundation of the
community of its speakers is put at
risk. Be inspired by the stories of
indigenous people
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Pacahuara
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
9:17
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Canichana
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
5:54
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Totonaco
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
1:29
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Tlahuica
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
1:05
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Paipai
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
1:05
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Argentina
Language:
Tehuelche
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
1 min 20
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Argentina
Language:
Guaná
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
1 min 23
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
El Salvador
Language:
Spanish
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
23 min 47
Sustainable communities
Local languages foster and promote local
cultural specificities, customs and
values that have endured for thousands
of years. Among indigenous communities,
incredibly rich ethical and value
systems that support solidarity and
equality in society are transmitted by
elders to younger generations.
Indigenous people, and elders in
particular, ensure the preservation of
indigenous languages by transmitting
them orally, through songs, customs and
traditions. It is through languages that
sustainable communities continue to
exist and to be built, and that
indigenous values and skills fostering
the protection and safeguard of local
cultural and natural heritage are passed
from one generation to another. Indeed,
if a language disappears, the whole
socio-cultural foundation of the
community of its speakers is put at
risk. Be inspired by the stories of
indigenous people
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Sirionó
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
9:41
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Cayubaba
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
6:50
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Yuqui
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
9:41
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Yuracaré
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
9:49
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Chile
Language:
English
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
2:50
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Argentina
Language:
Uru uchumataqu
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
1 min 18
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Argentina
Language:
Tapiete
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
1 min 19
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Argentina
Language:
Chaná
Subtitles:
Duration:
1 min 17
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Peru
Language:
Quechua
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
14 min 50
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Peru
Language:
Shipibo
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
09 min 36
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Tsotsil
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
1:05
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Tojono O’otam
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
1:05
Themes:
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Strengthen efforts to
protect and safeguard the world’s
cultural and natural heritage (11.4)
& SDG 16 – Peace and Justice,
Strong Institutions
Country:
El Salvador
Language:
Náhuat / Spanish
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
23:08
Indigenous Women
Indigenous women play a fundamental role
in their societies; they are often
responsible of the transmission of
language to children, take care of the
household, and ensure the maintenance of
family relations. However, they often
face discrimination and violence within
and outside their communities,
especially when structured around a
patriarchal system, and face extreme
vulnerability. By educating themselves,
practicing forms of art, and engaging in
everyday practices of empowerment,
indigenous women and girls resist
imposed values and practices that
marginalize them. What is the status of
indigenous women in Latin America and
the Caribbean? What can be done to
improve it?
Theme:
SDG 5 – Gender Equality and Fight
against discrimination
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Quechua
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
8:05
Theme:
SDG 5 – Gender Equality and Fight
against discrimination
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Ayoreo
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
6:16
Theme:
SDG 5 – Gender Equality and Fight
against discrimination
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Baures
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
6:48
Theme:
SDG 5 – Gender Equality and Fight
against discrimination
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Maya
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
2:29
Theme:
SDG 5 – Gender Equality and Fight
against discrimination
Country:
Bolivia
Language:
Ese Ejja
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
8:49
Theme:
SDG 5 – Gender Equality and Fight
against discrimination
Country:
Peru
Language:
Quechua
Subtitles:
English
Duration:
14 min12
Theme:
SDG 5 – Gender Equality and Fight
against discrimination
Country:
Colombia
Language:
Awápit
Subtitles:
Spanish
Duration:
24 min 25
Theme:
SDG 5 – Gender Equality and Fight
against discrimination
Country:
Argentina
Language:
Spanish
Subtitles:
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Duration:
2min 59s
Partners of the IYIL2019 Film Festival
(Latin American and the Caribbean Week at UNESCO)
