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Our rights /

Our Rights outlines the rights guaranteed to indigenous people by the 1988 Constitution of Brazil: right to land, health, education in their own language and free organization of their communities. Statements from the leader of the Federation of Indigenous Organizations from Rio Negro (FOIRN) and le...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carelli, Vincent
Format: Video
Language:Undetermined
Published: Watertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources, 2000.
Series:Ethnographic video online.
Subjects:
Indians of South America > Brazil > Social conditions.
Indians of South America > Civil rights > Brazil.
Peuples autochtones > Brésil > Conditions sociales.
Indians of South America > Civil rights.
Indians of South America > Social conditions.
Brazil.
Documentary.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Encoded moving images.
documentary film.
Documentary films.
Ethnographic films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Films ethnographiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Our Rights outlines the rights guaranteed to indigenous people by the 1988 Constitution of Brazil: right to land, health, education in their own language and free organization of their communities. Statements from the leader of the Federation of Indigenous Organizations from Rio Negro (FOIRN) and leaders from indigenous tribes such as Kaiowá, Kaxinawá, Yanomami, Ashaninka and Kaingang reiterate the need for this legislation to be enforced on a practical level, while praising its respect for cultural differences.
Physical Description:1 online resource (18 min.)
Production Credits:Director, Vincent Carelli.