Some thinking questions to help with your film reflection.
Read the assigned textbook chapters (13 - 15), and consider the class topics on subsistence
... [Show More] systems and social organization (political organization, kinship, social stratification). Then, view the documentary “When Two Worlds Collide” (Links to an external site.). The video can be found online in the UNT library catalog, or by linking here (Links to an external site.). The film is subtitled, so be prepared to read!
As you watch the film, use the following questions to guide your investigation (these questions should serve as guidelines; you do not need to turn them in). Pay attention to core areas of culture such as subsistence and economic systems, worldview and religious beliefs, kinship, political organization and language (folklore, myths, communication, etc.). You will be asked to reflect on issues the film raises in your Film Reflection.
From a holistic perspective, how has the petroleum industry impacted the human ecology (the relationship between humans and their natural, cultural and built environment) of Peru? For Indigenous Amazonians? For urban Peruvians?
How do native and non-native cultures judge the value of land? Ie: How do ideas of property ownership differ between the two cultures shown in the film? What worldviews configure into various explanations of the environment?
How has the Free Trade Agreement impacted the economic systems of Indigenous Amazonians? Non-indigenous Peruvians? Americans? Multi-national corporations? http://2016.export.gov/FTA/peru/index.asp (Links to an external site.)
Describe/comment upon how tribal and State political organizations interpreted the policies of Convention 169? How was the Forestry Law 1090 central to this debate? http://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::p12100_instrument_id:312314
(Links to an external site.)
Based upon what you learned from the film, how do Indigenous political systems compare to that of the Peruvian State government? (think about power vs. authority; think about representation and participation)
What primary concerns do members of AIDESEP, the non-governmental organization (NGO) representing indigenous Peruvians, rally behind? http://www.aidesep.org.pe/ (Links to an external site.) How might NGOs respond to people’s needs differently from state governments? Ie: Was the protest leading to the formation of AIDESEP necessary for Indigenous voices to be heard? Was the State of Emergency a necessary response to the growing insurgency?
If you were an applied anthropologist working to facilitate dialog between AIDESEP and the State in order to arrive at a mutually-beneficial resolution, what factors would you identify and focus on in your mediation?
What role does (and should) the media play in exacerbating and/or resolving cultural misunderstandings between Indigenous populations and the State?
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