Party Problems
- 27 Nov 07, 03:23 PM
Posted from: Catunga.
We're having to leave the Ashaninka at this village in Catunga because there's a big celebration going on in the village, which means a lot of outsiders are present. These outsiders don't want the Ashaninka showing us areas of land over which there is conflict, and they've said that if they do there'll be trouble, so obviously we have to leave as the last thing we want is to endanger our hosts.
It shows just how threatened the Ashaninka community is so we鈥檝e experienced a very real aspect of their life here in the Red Zone of Peru. We鈥檝e been on a small patrol with the ronderos, which is how the Ashaninka police and protect their own land and at first light tomorrow we鈥檒l be leaving.
Matt N introduces some of the Ashaninka
It鈥檚 been difficult here: there are obvious threats and the whole community is in a state of change. We haven鈥檛 filmed what we鈥檇 thought we be filming because of the problems and also due to the big celebration here, which has meant that for the time we鈥檝e been here most of the people have been either drunk or hungover!
Steve has decided to put the whole thing into the film as it is a really honest portrayal of our experiences, and it also shows the reality of the situation for the people here.
This blog was transcribed from an audio recording
Matt N and helpers dismantle kit in the Ashaninka village
Comments
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