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The Dongria Kondh are one of India’s most remote tribes. They live in Orissa state’s Niyamgiri hills and worship a mountain as a God.
As Vedanta Resources, a London-based mining company prepares to destroy their forests and sacred mountain to build a vast open-cast mine, Survival’s new film asks…
What will one tribe do to save everything they know?
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Message for the Dongria Kondh from Sundararaju:
I agree with the Dongria Kondh, it is a terrible crime to so callously disregard your way of life and domain in the Niyamgiri Hills. It is your home, your land and no one should have the right to take that away from you.
Message for Vedanta from Rivenstone Festival (UK):
Be aware of the rising tide of voices speaking out against your activities at Niyamgiri. The Dongria Kondh have the strength of many behind them in their fight to protect this sacred land.
Message for the Dongria Kondh from Rivenstone Festival (UK):
To the Dongria Kondh, thank you for the courage with which you have created your powerful film. We will hold your campaign at the heart of our festival and spread the word about what you are doing to protect your mountain.
Message for Vedanta from Gour Gopal:
STOP exploiting the nature. You are not going to eat the boxite when you are hungry.
Message for Vedanta from prema sakti d. dasi:
is your greed for this earth so great that you’ll rather see it dead than green?
If money is all you want, how much of it would you take with you when you leave?
How much is your happiness worth?
This hill may be made of minerals bauxite for you, but for them it’s made of life, leave it alone.why would a
rich man steal from
the poor unless you ’re poorer than them?
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