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DESCRIPTION:The Veil of Berta  Presented by Yael Martinez  This film delicately 
 narrates the story of Berta Quintreman, an elderly indigenous woman who, at 
 the age of 88, led the last group opposing the construction of the Ralco 
 Project, a gigantic dam that will stop the flow of the Bio Bio River and 
 flood the land where her native Mapuche Pewenche community has lived for 
 centuries.  A woman with a strong personality and a unique blend of humor 
 and energy, Berta lives alone on her small pieces of land and observes all 
 the traditions of her people.  On a daily basis she greets the trees and 
 the sun, drinks mate (a traditional herbal tea) with her dead, and says her 
 prayers.  But at the same time we will see that she confronts the 
 authorities of Endesa (a Spanish transnational company) and the Chilean 
 government.  She manages to halt the machinery and works together with 
 other families to prevent the flooding of their land.  The Mapuche people 
 are the largest indigenous tribe of southern Chile.  After the ending of 
 Pinochet’s military dictatorship and under increasing pressure from 
 forestry companies, the Mapuche took up the struggle in the 1990’s to 
 recover their territory.  This film is directed by Jeanette Paillán.  
 Jeannette herself will attend the showing to comment on her work and the 
 situation of the Mapuche people today.  Jeannette’s works have been 
 screened internationally since 1994.  Her first documentary, Wallmapu, was 
 awarded at the 2003 Human Rights Film Festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  
 Jeannette was also festival coordinator of the 2004 CLACPI Festival of 
 Indigenous Film and Video in Santiago, Chile.  The film is FREE but $5 
 donations are accepted.  Before and after the film, everyone\'s invited to 
 indulge in our Humanist Coffee House.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/11/12/80863.php
SUMMARY:THE VEIL OF BERTA
LOCATION:Humanist Hall   390 27th Street   midtown Oakland   between Telegraph and 
 Broadway   below Pill Hill   parking next door off both 27th and 28th 
 Streets 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/11/12/80863.php
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