Todos Santos Cuchumatan

Duration: 41 41 min

Creator: KCET / Los Angeles

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Profiles the plight of the Mam Indians of the Cuchumatan highlands in Guatemala. Explains how Guatemala is run by and for the Ladinos, people of mixed European and Indian ancestry who make up almost half of the population, while the rest are Indians who have been isolated geographically until roads were cut into the mountains for cheap labor on cotton farms. Reveals the detrimental changes in the Indian traditions and lifestyle. In Indian and Spanish with English voice-over. , Portrays life for the Indians of the Guatemalan village of Todos Santo Cuchumatan. Examines economic problems, social problems, everyday life, customs and festivals.

Complete Record: Profiles the plight of the Mam Indians of the Cuchumatan highlands in Guatemala. Explains how Guatemala is run by and for the Ladinos, people of mixed European and Indian ancestry who make up almost half of the population, while the rest are Indians who have been isolated geographically until roads were cut into the mountains for cheap labor on cotton farms. Reveals the detrimental changes in the Indian traditions and lifestyle. In Indian and Spanish with English voice-over. , A troubling documentary on the Mam Indian village in the mountains of Guatemala. Documents the annual sequence of harvest, fiesta and mass migration out of the village to work on the cotton plantations of the lowlands. It shows how cash has become increasingly important to the people of a once subsistence farming community. Includes efforts of the people to unite in eliminating exploitation. , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.