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Panama Project Update
We were happy for good turnout for our program presentations in January and February, and for many offers of assistance. This write-up was suggested by Dianne Heidke who moderated our last informational event; this is for people who would like … Continue reading
Posted in Central America Projects
Tagged Big River Foundation, Bocas del Toro, Boquete, C. America, Central America, Conservation, documentary, Ecotourism, film, hydroelectric, International Park La Amistad, Naso, Panama, Parque Internacional La Amistad, PILA, Rio Teribe, River, Sieyic, Sieykin, Tjer Di, Watershed
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Rio Teribe Interviews
This month in Central America we are subtitling interviews to produce a short news video in advance of filming the documentary ‘Grandmother Water’ in September. We are working to help the Naso give voice to their struggle, to introduce viewers … Continue reading
Posted in Central America Projects
Tagged Big River Foundation, Bocas del Toro, Bonjic, Boquete, C. America, Central America, Conservation, Costa Rica, documentary, Ecotourism, film, hydro, hydroelectric, International Park La Amistad, kayaking, Kingdom, La Amistad, Naso, ODESEN, Panama, Rio Teribe, UNESCO, WECKSO, Wekso
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Healthy Rivers, Healthy Communities!
The Big River Foundation is the latest recipient of a grant award from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation. John’s and Laura’s latest project is the Giving Library. It started when the young billionaire couple began looking for worthy nonprofits to support. John Arnold was a … Continue reading
Posted in Central America Projects, Rio Grande Projects
Tagged Big River Foundation, Boquete, Conservation, Dallas, documentary, Eric Ellman, film, Foundation, Giving Library, Houston, Jeffrey Porter, Jennifer Long, John Arnold, Laredo, Laura Arnold, Meadows Foundation, non profit, Nuevo Laredo, Panama, Rio Bravo, Rio Grande, Rio Teribe, Stephen Kaczor, Texas, Tony Pagano, video, Watershed
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News from the Rio Teribe
Our Naso friends in the last kingdom in the western hemisphere are having a difficult time with politics. You see, they are also the last indigenous tribe in Panama without autonomous territory, which Panama calls a “Comarca”; they are a … Continue reading
Posted in Central America Projects
Tagged Big River Foundation, Bocas del Toro, Bonjic, documentary, film, hydro, hydroelectric, International Park La Amistad, kayak, kayaking, Kingdom, La Amistad, Naso, ODESEN, Panama, Rey Alexis, Rio Teribe, RioFest, Santana, Sieyic, Sieykin, Tjer Di, UNESCO, WECKSO, World Heritage Site
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Grandmother Water: What Price, Paradise?
Grandmother Water: What Price, Paradise? is a feature-length documentary film that examines critical ethical issues viewed through the eyes of 3,500 residents of a river valley located inside La Amistad International Park, a trans-boundary protected watershed shared by Costa Rica … Continue reading
Posted in Central America Projects
Tagged Big River Foundation, C. America, Central America, Costa Rica, documental, documentary, Ecology, film, Grandmother Agua, International Park La Amistad, La Amistad, linkedin, movie, Naso, ODESEN, Panama, Paradise?, Parque Internacional La Amistad, pelicula, PILA, Rio Teribe, Sieyic, Sieykin, Tjer Di, WECKSO, What Price Paradise
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