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55 minutes and 57 minutes
Subtitle: THE DECADE OF DESTRUCTION series
4 video programs on 5 cassettes 55 minutes per cassette Grades 9-
Adult
Produced by Adrian Cowell
The first film follows the saga of two colonists, Chico and
Renato, and a never previously photographed Indian tribe, the Uru
Eu Wau Wau. Renato is a landless peasant who has been lured into
the rainforest with promises of free land and big harvests. He and
his neighbors slash and burn the forest to clear the land, only to
discover that the soil is so poor their crops will not grow. In
retaliation for the settlers' incursions, the Indians kidnap
Chico's 7-year-old son. As the little boy's family searches for
the kidnappers, the government tries to make peace with the
Indians.
By the decade's end, the fate of Chico's boy is learned; an
epidemic kills many of the Indians; the settlers' farms have
failed; and more than 15% of the forest has been destroyed.
Awards: Blue Ribbon, American Film & Video Festival; Gold Apple,
National Educational Film & Video Festival; Special Jury Award,
San Francisco International Film Festival
- "Packed with information, this documentary sheds new light on
the issue... Highly recommended, this is an outstanding choice."
***** Video Rating Guide for Libraries
Subject Areas: ENVIRONMENT, RAINFORESTS, LATIN AMERICA, POLITICAL
SCIENCE, HISTORY, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, NATIVE PEOPLES, CURRENT
AFFAIRS, BRAZIL, AMAZON
Part One ISBN: 1-56029-028-5 Part Two ISBN: 1-56029-025-0
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