Tribe Faces Extinction Over Colombian Oil Reserves (2001)

U'wa Oil Resistance: The U'wa tribe faces extinction as Colombia looks to exploit the oil reserves on their native territory. Colombia's Cocaine Civil War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trs1NNlJgxI How Big Oil Threatens Dino Footprints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgbk_kU8EMY The Energy Companies Poisoining The Rainforest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teFEwj9Albs Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=9486 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews The U’wa have a unique relationship with their surroundings – one which environmentalists hold up as an ideal of man’s interaction with nature. We see how they survive by eating and using everything the jungle has to offer. Wild mushrooms, boiled rats, and hunting with poison arrows. There are only five thousand U’wa left in their homeland. Ora Cuma is convinced modern life is the real threat to her grandchildren. “The white man is destroying everything and that is why the sun is getting hotter and hotter. I do not understand how the white man has managed to destroy so much land.” The U’wa grabbed international headlines when they vowed to commit collective suicide if Occidental's Petroleum drilling continues. They would rather die than witness the brutal violation of the future of their children and their native territory. Journeyman Pictures – Ref. 1050 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.