The sounds of Niyamgiri
by Matthew
With the release of our new film, Mine: Story of a Sacred Mountain, we share with you a selection of sounds from the people featured in it, the Dongria Kondh of Orissa, India.
The Dongria have a strong tradition of community song. These recordings were made late last year as our film crew settled down with them in their village homes.
UK firm Vedanta Resources is pushing ahead with the construction of a bauxite mine on the tribe’s land as I write this. We are asking all our supporters to help keep this issue in public focus, to put pressure on Vedanta and to defend the Dongria now.
Watch the film, send it to your friends and contacts, and help us make as much noise about this as possible.