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THE RUBBER TAPPERS

11 minutes

Subtitle: THE DECADE OF DESTRUCTION -- CLASSROOM VERSION series

6 video programs /10 -19 minutes each /Grades 6-12

Produced by Adrian Cowell

Indians were not the only inhabitants of the forest. Rubber
tappers had made peace with the Indians and learned the necessary
survival skills 70 years ago. Most of their food grows round the
house, or in the forest. They also breed chickens and pigs, and
they fish. They learned about medicinal plants from the Indians.
Their lifestyle can be sustained indefinitely, in sharp contrast
to that of the colonists, who invaded their land. In some places
the rubber tappers organized themselves and successfully defended
their lands. Chico Mendes was one of their leaders who campaigned
for the defense of all Amazonia and was assassinated by local
ranchers for his pains. But his alliance with the Indians and the
example of his life is one of the great hopes for the future of
the Amazon.

Subject Areas: RAINFORESTS, SOUTH AMERICA, SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, BRAZIL, AMAZON

ISBN: 1-56029-359-4

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