"Do Wambura"
(Goodbye River)
by Oscar Ordóñez
Goodbye River shows the struggle of the Embera Katio peoples of the Sinu River in Cordoba, Colombia. It recovers the legacy of Kimi Pernia, indigenous leader who was assassinated for defending nature and the rights of his ethnic group. (Fragment)
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about:
The National Indigenous Organization of Colombia Spanish: Organización Nacional Indígena de Colombia or ONIC) is an organization representing the indigenous peoples of Colombia, who comprise some 800,000 people or approximately 2% of the population. The organization was founded at the first National Indigenous Congress in 1982.
The incorporation of indigenous peoples of Colombia into regional and national organizations with a specifically indigenous character and agenda was carried out in the 1970s and early 1980s. In the Andean Department of Cauca, the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC) was formed at the Toribío Assembly in 1971. The highly organized CRIC served as something of a hub for indigenous organizing during the 1970s.
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bio:
We are pleased to present Oscar Ordóñez a Colombian independent photographer and documentary filmmaker based in Toronto. Oscar worked for more than a decade with ONIC (Organizacion Nacional Indigena de Colombia.) |
