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Conversations


“Conversations with those in the frontlines of the struggle against the advances of extractivism are crucial to our work. Below are some of some of the people that we've had the pleasure of learning from over the past four years.”











Film Still, Interview with Don Raul
Don Raul Chinchilla is a farmer and Tulor representative within the Tulor-Beter indigenous community, S Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
Interview conducted on January 2020.




Film Still, Interview with Claudia Montero
Claudia Montero is an archeologist working at the Fundación Desierto de Atacama.
Interview conducted on January 2020




Film Still, Interview with Maurico Hidalgo Mauricio Hidalgo is the leader of the indigenous community of Huatacondo, in the Tarapaca region, Chile.
Interview conducted on January 2020.




Film Still, Interview with Rolando Humire Rolando Humire Coca is a biochemist, farmer and indigenous leader. He was president of the Consejo de los Pueblos Atacameños and the sole indigenous representative in the Lithium national Commission in Chile in 2014. He is a member of Chile’s National Institute for Human Rights.
Interview conducted on January 2020.




Film Still, Interview with Alonso Barros Dr Alonso Barros is a lawyer and anthropologist. Since 2013, he has worked as a researcher and litigation lawyer, mediator and arbiter on behalf of indigenous peoples and communities involved with the extractive industry in the Atacama desert.
Interviews conducted on June 2020.




Film Still, Interview with Cristina Dorador Dr Cristina Dorador is a microbiologist and associate professor at University of Antofagasta, Chile. She specializes in the microbial ecology of extremophiles and extreme environments of the Chilean Altiplano and Atacama Desert.
Interview conducted on August 2020.




Film Still, Interview with Daniel Chinchilla
Daniel Chinchilla is the President of the Tulor-Beter indigenous community.
Interview conducted on August 2020.




Film Still, Interview with Esteban Araya




Film Still, Interview with Jorge Cruz




Presentation with the Atacama Desert Foundation




Students at Don Raul’s Farm




Presentation about Environmental Analysis of  Tulor-Beter