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201662 minGdocumentary

Indigenous Histories Spirituality

Newen

201662 minGdocumentary

In Patagonia, a search for the silenced identity of a Mapuche grandmother leads to encounters with kimches who share ancestral knowledge through newen.

Indigenous Histories Spirituality

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Myriam Angueira

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In Patagonia, a search for the silenced identity of a Mapuche grandmother leads to encounters with kimches who share ancestral knowledge through newen.

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Myriam Angueiradirector

Myriam Angueirawriter

Omar Neriwriter

Synopsis

On a trip through Patagonia, I search for traces of my Mapuche grandmother's silenced identity. There, I encounter the kimches (wise elders) who know how to transmit ancestral knowledge through newen (vital energy), transforming words into seeds for new generations. As I listen to their words, I recover part of that identity that was denied to me as well.

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