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“THE TERRITORY,” exploring the essence of land and belonging in the Amazon

Essentials come to the fore after a conflict arises
Neidinha Bandeira and Bitaté Uru Eu Wau Wau
Directed by Alex Fritz

As the opening of director Alex Pritz’s interesting new documentary “The Territory,” informs us, the Uru-eu-wau-wau people of Brazil were discovered by the country’s government in the eighties. The area of Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau occupation went from the valleys of the Madeira (to the north), Machado (to the east), Guaporé (to the south) rivers and on to the Mamoré (to the west), according to available ... more >