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In the America's with David Yetman

Ecuador: Native Peoples Meet the Oilmen

Hosted by research social scientist David Yetman, explore the landscapes, peoples and history of North and South America — from the coldest towns in Canada to the tropical islands of the Caribbean.

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Ecuador: Native Peoples Meet the Oilmen

Season 6 Episode 602 | 26m 46s | CC

Revenues from Amazon oil mean prosperity to many Ecuadorans, but the benefits for native peoples of the Amazon are less clear. Chinese oil interests are scouring the ancestral lands of Huaorani people for petroleum. The results are varied and controversial as the Hauorani lands and pristine rain forest are invaded by oil explorers and their machines.

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