fPcN interCultural:

friends of Peoples close to Nature

A cut together compilation from a number of films with voice commentary by a Papua activist. This is a good introduction to this border conflict between tribal culture and civilisation. Ripped from the DVD "Indigenous Resistance in New Guinea"

made by Solidarity South Pacific: www.eco-action.org/ssp - respect!

The ongoing logging of the state forests in northern Finland for years has reached now the potential to wipe out very soon the Saami reindeer herding economy. The film describes the deforestation in Finland and the extinction of the Saami culture.

This is the story of the Dani, capturing a glimpse of their daily lives. Content with their basic life in the mountains, strong western influences are now severely changing the way they live. The film is made by Clara Collins, new member of fPcN South Africa.

The Akha Heritage Foundation, a partner organisation of fPcN, speaks at the UN HQ about Akha Human Rights issues. The film is made by fPcN UK.

An Interview with Roy Sesana, Botswana Bushmen and founder of the "First People of the Kalahari". He is the winner of the Alternative Nobelprize 2005. The Film is made by fPcN Germany.

Benny Wenda, the leader of the Koteka Tribal Assembly and founder of the Free West Papua Campaign UK (partner organisation of fPcN), speaks at the UN Human Right Commission in 2005. Benny Wenda came with the help of fPcN to Geneva. The film is made by fPcN UK.

The film describes the struggle for independence of the West Papuans from Indonesia, the history of colonialisation and the exploitation of natural resources. The film is made by fPcN UK.

The Hadzabe thanks fPcN for the help in their struggle for independence (english o-voice). A team of fPcN Germany and ECOTERRA Intl. (partner organsation of fPcN) visited the Hadazbe in January 2008. We met Naftali Kitandu, the new leader.

The film describes the destruction of globalisation in Africa and there effects to the pygmee poeple as well as the World Social Forum in Mumbai/India 2004 as a movement to reform globalisation. The film is made by fPcN Germany.

The film describes a journey into the bush of Paraguay on the search for the last remain Indians, the Ayoreos. The film is made by fPcN Germany.

The film describes the history of the West Papuans from the beginning of the colonialisation by Indonesia till today in their struggle for freedom. The film is made by fPcN Germany.

The unique film describes the situation of the Hadzabe till the late 90ies, the involvement of fPcN Germany in protecting their culture and support their struggle. The Hadzabe are one of the last hunter and gatherers in East Afrika. The film is made by fPcN Germany.

The film describes the situation of the West Papuan refugees in Papua New Guinea as well as the history of the annexation by Indonesia and exploitation of natural resources with many interviews, high lighted with an interview from Mathias Wenda. The video got his premiere at the Venice Biennale 2007. The film is made from fPcN Germany.

A cut together compilation from a number of films with voice commentary by a Papua activist. This is a good introduction to this border conflict between tribal culture and civilisation.

Bougainville, with a populations of only 160,000 has managed to close and keep closed one of the biggest mines in the world. They have held their ground for a decade with antique weapons and homemade guns. These people have taken on the biggest mining company in the world and won.