Analysis Of The Film Crude: The Rights Of Indigenous People

Indigenous peoples all over the world are being affected by globalization. In the movie Crude, the oil development in the upper Amazon basin has resulted in several spills. This has dramatically impacted the indigenous population negatively. Everyday indigenous peoples lands across the world are extracted for their resources and being left in devastated states. This has occurred throughout history and it needs to stop. The modern industrial world has made it socially acceptable for large companies to go into remote areas and deplete their natural resources.

Indigenous peoples should have the rights to have what is necessary to ensure their cultures and traditions. Unfortunately, many times these groups are ignored and stepped on by large companies. From pipelines being built over indigenous peoples lands to crude oil contaminating their rivers, these peoples lands are being polluted under without their consent, There are many oppressed groups in the world, and they aren’t given the rights to live freely. For instance in the U.S., indigenous people are constantly under the possibility of having their land taken away or contaminated by various projects. As shown in the film, many reservations’ elders are not taken seriously by the different governments of the modern industrial world.

In the film Crude, the indigenous people of Ecuador had their land and rivers contaminated with 1,000s of gallons of gasoline. As a result, their food and water were contaminated. In this instance, the gas companies didn’t respect these people's land because they wanted the natural resources that the land offered. The modern industrial world desires money and profit and doesn’t let innocent lives get in the way, especially indigenous ones because companies know they can get away with