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Three Latin American community leaders face death threats and murder to save their water resources.
In this collision of water rights, Indigenous beliefs, and resource extraction, three extraordinary community leaders risk everything as they oppose plans for industrial use of their precious water supplies. Despite reassurances from authorities, they know what lies ahead: contaminated water, environmental devastation and the destruction of their communities.
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Funding provided by: Ford Foundation/JustFilms, Lorna Stevens and Douglas Smith, Alison Davis, Nancy Blachman, Berkeley Film Foundation, Amalgamated Charitable Foundation, Inc., Paul and Antje Newhagen, Nancy L. Kittle, National Geographic...
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Preview: Season 1 | 1m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
In this collision of water rights, Indigenous beliefs, and resource extraction, three extraordinary community leaders risk everything as they oppose plans for industrial use of their precious water supplies. Despite reassurances from authorities, they know what lies ahead: contaminated water, environmental devastation and the destruction of their communities.
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Protecting Sacred Waterways
Learn more about "Water for Life," the work of these Indigenous leaders and their grassroots movements.
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Funding provided by: Ford Foundation/JustFilms, Lorna Stevens and Douglas Smith, Alison Davis, Nancy Blachman, Berkeley Film Foundation, Amalgamated Charitable Foundation, Inc., Paul and Antje Newhagen, Nancy L. Kittle, National Geographic...