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Amazonia For Sale (The Awajún people and their struggle to protect their ancestral territory) The Awajun people have inhabited the Amazon rainforest since time immemorial, living in harmony with - and respectful of - nature. This ecological balance is now being threatened by a growing interest on the part of the Peruvian government and national and international companies in indiscriminately exploiting the area’s mineral, timber and oil resources. As a result of this plan, promoted by the state in the name of progress and economic development, the original inhabitants of these lands are now threatened by pollution, illness and desertification. This documentary tells the story of the Awajun people’s resistance and struggle for their dignity and territory, both now and in the future, seeking to avoid the tragic experience to which many of Latin America’s native peoples have already succumbed. ODECOFROC Organisation for the Development of the Border Communities of Cenepa IWGIA International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs ORE www.oremedia.org With the support of Racimos de Ungurahui Working Group Direction, Camera and Photography Facundo López Executive Production Alejandro Parellada Production in Perú Marco Huaco Technical Production Canejo Productions Direct Sound Mauro Peteán Camera Operator in Bagua Martín Ladd Post Production Coordination Fernando Cola Editing Lisandro Moriones Martín Ladd Post Production Contribution Facundo López Virginia Medley Visual Comunication Design Anabel Garbet Translation in Peruvian Amazon Fermín Apikai Chimpa Raúl Humberto Vargas Caballero Francisco Quiaco Inchipish Ignacio Mayan Yampis Translation in Post production Irma Tuesta Cerrón Raúl Humberto Vargas Caballero English Translation Elaine Bolton