My name is Nixon, and I'm an A'i Cofán filmmaker, artist, and member of the #Sinangoe#IndigenousGuard.
You might be wondering what that means: an Indigenous guard. To understand it better, allow me to take you on a journey into my ancestral territory in the Upper #Amazon, a land of dense #forests and towering trees, crossed by surging #rivers. A land preyed on by #loggers and #miners.
Most of this daily work, which involves lengthy hikes and patient observation, goes unseen.
This film depicts the process of the #IndigenousGuard: its patrols, its watchful vigilance over the #landscape, and its support of the #community. Our work as guards helps ensure that destruction in the #Amazon doesn't advance, and that our community has the vital space it needs to live life on our own terms. Just a few years ago,