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Paper short abstract

Recent conflicts in Bolivia around the proposal to build a road through an indigenous territory have highlighted conflicts between lowland indigenous peoples and highland colonists. This documentary explores economic relationships between these two groups, specifically a system of debt entrapment known locally as “habilito”.

Paper long abstract

Directed by Chuck Sturtevant and Daniela Ricco Quiroga;

Runtime of 52 minutes;

2010

Bolivia

Spanish with English Subtitles

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