National governments, itinerant gold-miners, and indigenous inhabitants compete for control of an area of the South American rainforest. The film shows the potential conflict between the interests of aboriginal peoples and the responsibility of nation states to implement ecologically sound policies in tropical forest areas. It also demonstrates the complex relationship between culture and ethnic identity under conditions of rapid social change
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Title from resource description page (viewed April 02, 2019)
Teacher's edition includes full film and two teaching tool video segments: Amerindian cultural change (12:47) and Land rights and enterprise (10:08)
