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STORY: UNHCR / COLOMBIA INDIGENOUS LEADER CLIMATE
TRT: 010:01
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: SEPTEMBER 2024, MARACAS COMMUNITY/ BECERRIL, CESAR, COLOMBIA
SEPTEMBER 2024, MARACAS COMMUNITY, CESAR, COLOMBIA
1. Wide shot, Esneda Saveedra standing in forest
2. Pan right, trees
3. Wide shot, Esneda standing by the Maracas River
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Esneda Saveedra, Indigenous Leader, Yukpa People:
"I am not afraid to defend the territory. What I experienced as a child, all those difficulties, gave me strength, gave me courage, and took away my fear."
5. Various shots, Esneda during a community meeting
6. Aerial shot, Yukpa territory in the Sokorpa reserve
7. Wide shot, Esneda walks down the mountain with her mother and husband
8. Various shots, Esneda refreshing herself in the Maracas River
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Esneda Saveedra, Indigenous Leader, Yukpa People:
"This is the Maracas River, where our people, my ancestors, fished for their food every day. They caused environmental damage, cutting down all the trees, and as a result, the river began to dry up. Today, the Maracas River does not have the water flow it had more than 20 years ago.”
10. Wide shot, Esneda watches children play in the Maracas River
11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Esneda Saveedra, Indigenous Leader, Yukpa People:
“This environmental damage has had an impact, and it is affecting the Yukpa people because this is where we used to fish to feed ourselves.”
12. Wide shot, Esneda in the Maracas River
13. Aerial shot, Maracas River in the Sokorpa reserve, Becerril, Cesar, Colombia
14. Wide shot, of children playing in the Maracas River while an adult fish
15. Med shot, Maracas River
16. Med shot, Yukpa people fishing in the river
17. Med shot, Yukpa people enjoying the Maracas River
18. Various shots, Yukpa people contemplating the Maracas River
19. Med shot, Yukpa woman cleaning a chicken in the river
20. Various shots, Yukpa people preparing food
21. Med shot, Yukpa man smoking
22. Med shot, Yukpa woman with her baby
23. Aerial shot, Yukpa territory in the Sokorpa reserve
24. Wide shot, Esneda walks down the mountain with her mother and husband
25. Wide shot, Esneda greets a community member
26. Various shots, Esneda walking with her mother
27. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Esneda Saveedra, Indigenous Leader, Yukpa People:
"They threaten me within the territory for speaking out, for telling the truth. My mother was a great leader – she is a great leader. And when I was little, I accompanied her in all the processes of struggle, organization, and leadership. I continued the path of leadership, especially because I saw it as a necessity. It was my duty. I told myself: 'I am that woman who was born to defend the territory.”
28. Various shots, Esneda walking with her mother.
29. Various shots, Esneda speaking with community members.
30. Aerial shot, Yukpa territory in the Sokorpa reserve
SEPTEMBER 2024, MARACAS COMMUNITY/ BECERRIL, CESAR, COLOMBIA
31. Wide shot, Esneda arrives in the Municipality of Becerril
32. Various shots, Esneda speaking with government officials
33. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Esneda Saveedra, Indigenous Leader, Yukpa People:
“There has been coordination, joint work, and the most important thing for me, as a Yukpa woman, has been to raise awareness about the Yukpa people and our territory. Climate change has led us to a bigger problem, which is the loss of crops and lack of food. Today we don't have enough food in our communities. We continue to resist, but we are also going to help the whole world continue resisting and protecting the environment, the territory, and the air. And to say: 'Here we are to contribute to humanity, to the entire world.”
34. Various shots, Esneda at a council meeting with community members
35. Aerial shot, Maracas River in the Sokorpa reserve
36. Wide shot, young Yukpa fishing in the Maracas River
37. Med shot, Esneda walking towards the camera
38. Various shots, Esneda at the school in Maracas community
39. Med shot, teacher assisting children.
40. Close up, boy painting in his notebook
41. Med shot, community gathering for a cleansing ritual
42. Med shot, Esneda joining the cleansing ritual
43. Wide shot, Esneda walking down the mountain with her mother and husband
44. Close up, tree
45. Med shot, Esneda with her community
SEPTEMBER 2024, MARACAS COMMUNITY, CESAR, COLOMBIA
1. Wide shot, Esneda Saveedra standing in forest
2. Pan right, trees
3. Wide shot, Esneda standing by the Maracas River
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Esneda Saveedra, Indigenous Leader, Yukpa People:
"I am not afraid to defend the territory. What I experienced as a child, all those difficulties, gave me strength, gave me courage, and took away my fear."
5. Various shots, Esneda during a community meeting
6. Aerial shot, Yukpa territory in the Sokorpa reserve
7. Wide shot, Esneda walks down the mountain with her mother and husband
8. Various shots, Esneda refreshing herself in the Maracas River
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Esneda Saveedra, Indigenous Leader, Yukpa People:
"This is the Maracas River, where our people, my ancestors, fished for their food every day. They caused environmental damage, cutting down all the trees, and as a result, the river began to dry up. Today, the Maracas River does not have the water flow it had more than 20 years ago.”
10. Wide shot, Esneda watches children play in the Maracas River
11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Esneda Saveedra, Indigenous Leader, Yukpa People:
“This environmental damage has had an impact, and it is affecting the Yukpa people because this is where we used to fish to feed ourselves.”
12. Wide shot, Esneda in the Maracas River
13. Aerial shot, Maracas River in the Sokorpa reserve, Becerril, Cesar, Colombia
14. Wide shot, of children playing in the Maracas River while an adult fish
15. Med shot, Maracas River
16. Med shot, Yukpa people fishing in the river
17. Med shot, Yukpa people enjoying the Maracas River
18. Various shots, Yukpa people contemplating the Maracas River
19. Med shot, Yukpa woman cleaning a chicken in the river
20. Various shots, Yukpa people preparing food
21. Med shot, Yukpa man smoking
22. Med shot, Yukpa woman with her baby
23. Aerial shot, Yukpa territory in the Sokorpa reserve
24. Wide shot, Esneda walks down the mountain with her mother and husband
25. Wide shot, Esneda greets a community member
26. Various shots, Esneda walking with her mother
27. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Esneda Saveedra, Indigenous Leader, Yukpa People:
"They threaten me within the territory for speaking out, for telling the truth. My mother was a great leader – she is a great leader. And when I was little, I accompanied her in all the processes of struggle, organization, and leadership. I continued the path of leadership, especially because I saw it as a necessity. It was my duty. I told myself: 'I am that woman who was born to defend the territory.”
28. Various shots, Esneda walking with her mother.
29. Various shots, Esneda speaking with community members.
30. Aerial shot, Yukpa territory in the Sokorpa reserve
SEPTEMBER 2024, MARACAS COMMUNITY/ BECERRIL, CESAR, COLOMBIA
31. Wide shot, Esneda arrives in the Municipality of Becerril
32. Various shots, Esneda speaking with government officials
33. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Esneda Saveedra, Indigenous Leader, Yukpa People:
“There has been coordination, joint work, and the most important thing for me, as a Yukpa woman, has been to raise awareness about the Yukpa people and our territory. Climate change has led us to a bigger problem, which is the loss of crops and lack of food. Today we don't have enough food in our communities. We continue to resist, but we are also going to help the whole world continue resisting and protecting the environment, the territory, and the air. And to say: 'Here we are to contribute to humanity, to the entire world.”
34. Various shots, Esneda at a council meeting with community members
35. Aerial shot, Maracas River in the Sokorpa reserve
36. Wide shot, young Yukpa fishing in the Maracas River
37. Med shot, Esneda walking towards the camera
38. Various shots, Esneda at the school in Maracas community
39. Med shot, teacher assisting children.
40. Close up, boy painting in his notebook
41. Med shot, community gathering for a cleansing ritual
42. Med shot, Esneda joining the cleansing ritual
43. Wide shot, Esneda walking down the mountain with her mother and husband.
44. Close up, tree.
45. Med shot, Esneda with her community.
