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Talk: "Cultural Performance and Survival from the Amazon Rain Forest” by Krakrax Kayapó, Pati Kayapó, and Bepto Kayapó

In the 1990s, Kayapó videographers from the Brazilian Amazon began producing short films to document their society's struggles for land, rainforest preservation, and cultural survival. At the vanguard of what is today called Indigenous Media, these films were screened throughout South America, Europe, and the USA and ended up playing an important role in the securing of Indigenous lands and livelihoods. In the 2010s, a new generation of Kayapó videographers has emerged that continues this tradition while also seeking to capture novel cultural innovations transpiring as the Kayapó engage the outside world. Whether it is concert by a Kayapó pop/country singer or an intertribal demonstration in a faraway city to protest the construction of a hydroelectric dam, the videographers are there to film. Film clips produced by this new generation of filmmakers will be screened and followed by a discussion and Q&A.

A special workshop for teachers will be held the day before, Wednesday, March 8, 4:00–6:00 pm. For more information contact Alejandra Seufferheld,

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Contact

For further information, visit the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (external link) or call (217) 333-3182.

To request disability-related accommodations for this event, please contact Brian Cudiamat at or (217) 244-5586.