First thought minga of the prior consultation for the Alguacil 3D seismic project, Block PUT

Documentary on the «Minga of thoughts», the initial stage of the prior consultation on the Alguacil 3D seismic project, in Block PUT, among Inga and Awá communities, the Ministry of the Interior, and the company Gran Tierra Energy. It shows assemblies and meetings in the community halls of the consulted reservations and cabildos (Awá Reservation of Playa Larga, Cabildo Awá La Florida, and Cabildo Inga Saladillo Yaco), group work with maps and posters, walks through the forest, and the participation of women, men, and children. It records the training of the communities on their fundamental rights and the preparation of a sociocultural diagnosis, with sessions in October and November 2012. Among those who speak, according to what is said in the video, are Robinson López (public accountant and advisor), Julio César Jajoy (in charge of logistics), Tama Guasabe (of the equivalent cabildo of the Embera Chamí People), and Marcos Taicuz Nastacuas (teacher at the Playa Larga Reservation). Also named, according to what is said in the video, are Gilberto (community participant) and William Wilder (child attendee). In one of the interventions it is stated: «That meaning we give to a river, to a sacred site, that cannot be bought». We invite you to watch the full video on its original channel.