The Shaman’s Oil
El Petroleo del Shaman
” The Oil in our land is sacred”
“El Petroleo de nuestro territorio es sagrado”

Cofan young people at the inactive Texaco’s oil well.
Jóvenes Cofanes en el pozo inoperativo de la Texaco
A film by Glenda Rome, produced by Teresa Martínez and Tara O’leary
Available in Spanish and English. To download a free copy click here
Documental dirigido por Glenda Rome y producido por Teresa Martínez y Tara O´leary
Disponible en ingles y en español. Puedes bajarte el documental gratis aquí
Film Sypnosis: This film is about the struggle of Cofan people against oil extraction in their territories. The Cofans are indigenous communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon and due to the pressures of western development, and particularly the oil activities, they have lost over 90% of their lands, their traditional way of life is threatened and poverty is on the increase. The film describes how despite all these problems the communities have managed to set up actions to bring their plight to the attention of their national government, closing the production on the original oil well drilled by Texaco. The spirituality and “Cosmovision” of the Cofans play a very important role in the struggle against oil exploitation and their survival as people.
Resumen: Este es un documental sobre la lucha del Pueblo Cofán frente a la extracción de petroleo en su territorio. Los Cofanes son comunidades indígenas de la amazonía ecuatoriana, que debido a las presiones del desarrollo occidental, y especialmente a la explotación petrolera, han perdido más del 90% de su territorio, su forma de vida tradicional está amenazada, y la pobreza está en aumento. El documental cuenta como a pesar de todos estos problemas, las comunidades han conseguido llevar sus demandas frente al gobierno nacional, y como cerraron la producción del primer pozo perforado por la Texaco en su territorio. La espiritualidad y la Cosmovisión de los Cofanes juega un papel muy importante en su lucha frente a la explotación petrolera y en su sobrevivencia como pueblo.
If you want to make a donation to the Cofan project please go here. If you want to know more about Friends of the Earth Scotland campaigns or become a member contact Friends of the Earth Scotland.
Si quiere hacer una donación al proyecto Cofán haga click aquí. Si quiere saber más sobre las campañas de Amigos de la Tierra Escocia o hacerse miembro, por favor visite Amigos de la Tierra Escocia






hi,
can you tell me from where i can get a copy of the film The Shaman’s Oil for an alternative film library based in Brighton, UK?
Thanks.
Antonia
By: antonia on January 13, 2008
at 9:30 am
Hi Antonia
Thanks for your interest in the Cofan film. You can download a copy for free from the website, just make click on “here” and you will be transfer to the download page
http://cofanes.wordpress.com/cofan-film/
or alternatively I have copied the direct link below:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3545719708879370893&q=shamansoil&total=1&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
The downloaded film will be in MP4 format, and the quality should be good enough. We do not have resources to send DVD copies by post, but you could also make a donation through Friends of the Earth Scotland website, please do not forget to fill in your name and address, and I can arrange to send a copy of the DVD to you. The donation will go directly to the Cofan communities, nothing remains in Scotland.
This is the link to FoE Scotland website:
http://www.foe-scotland.org.uk/campaigns/cofan/
If you decide to make a donation, please let me know as well once you have make it so I can send you the DVD asap.
Best wishes
Teresa
By: redamazon on January 13, 2008
at 1:23 pm
Teresa
Estou fazendo um curso na área de petróleo e gás e vi um documentario sobre o cofan na tv e vim aqui pesquisar e vi que vocês possuem video. Esse link que você sugeriu, eu não consigo baixá-lo.
By: Aline Galan on September 24, 2008
at 5:26 pm
I’m interested to know
about their own wrtitten language and how they perceive the universe!
Can you help out with that?
By: Carlos on March 30, 2009
at 3:03 am