The project team of “Ritualising Protection” has released its three-part documentary series “The Nasa Indigenous People of Colombia in the Midst of Violence”, available on YouTube (Spanish with English subtitles). In three chapters – Pervivir (Survive), Proteger (Protect), and Resistir (Resist) – the series explores the spiritual and social nonviolent community self-protection practices of the Nasa Indigenous People in Northern Cauca, one of Colombia’s most violent regions.
Pervivir: Ana, a Nasa Indigenous leader, introduces a group of researchers to the cultural and spiritual practices of her people, who have shown remarkable resilience as they struggle for survival amid Colombia’s armed conflict.
Proteger: Members of the Nasa Indigenous community in Northern Cauca share how their spiritual and cultural practices, along with traditional institutions, serve as vital mechanisms for community self-protection.
Resistir: A group of Nasa Indigenous leaders, in an asynchronous back and forth with current and former Colombian civil servants, articulates the need for better protection of the Nasa people in the midst of the armed conflict.
Perivivir was selected for and shown at three international films festivals: WOW Wales One World Film Festival 2024; Festival Internacional de Cinema Ambiental de Garopaba 2024; and Festival Internacional de Cine Ambiental y Derechos Humanos 2025. The documentary series and all unused film materials were handed over to the Association of Indigenous Councils of Northern Cauca (ACIN), and the documentary was shared with the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia.



