Film Premiere: We Walk the Earth

Join us on November 23, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. ET for the film premiere of We Walk the Earth, a documentary featuring Indigenous Bribri, Cabécar, Brunka and Bröran voices. The screening will be followed at 7:00 p.m by a panel discussion on the struggles and objectives to secure land rights and autonomous governance structures that Indigenous peoples in Costa Rica share with others.

Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evbEkCv2x9g

This free event is open to the public.

About the Documentary

We Walk the Earth speaks of Indigenous persistence in their homelands after more than 500 years of colonialism. It recounts struggles in Costa Rica for Indigenous rights to land, to self-governance and autonomy. Through the words of Bribri, Cabécar, Brunka and Bröran men and women, stories emerge of the pains suffered in the struggle to rightfully recover Indigenous Territories. The restoration of life and wellbeing through Indigenous Peoples’ stewardship of their land offers alternative ways to understand our relationship with the Earth.

2-part virtual event:

Zoom RSVP https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArf--rrjouEtUDVIwLKrv_xAbF728Pm-Tp

Part 1: Documentary Screening We Walk the Earth| 6:00 p.m.

Directed by Felipe Montoya, Academic Lead: Gilbert Gonzalez Maroto

Part 2: Panel Discussion: Indigenous Land Struggles and their Search for Wellbeing | 7:00 p.m.

Panelists: Gilbert González Maroto, Executive Director, Centre for Indigenous Development (CEDIN)