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Corazón Salado: A Journey to Protect the Kawésqar’s Ancestral Waters | Patagonia Films

Author(s): Patagonia
Video Release Date: June 8, 2023
Video Source: YouTube

Corazón Salado by Patagonia Films, Patagonia Global Sport Activist Ramón Navarro joins with the Kawésqar—a traditionally nomadic Indigenous community who had their practices stripped from them during the colonization of Chilean Patagonia—in a fight for their homeland and ancestral waters. The salmon industry is creeping deeper and deeper into the region, polluting and destroying its wild and delicate ecosystem. For the locals, the fish no longer bite here, forcing the Kawésqar to stray farther from home to feed and support their families. Navarro connects with Leticia Caro and her father, Don Reinaldo, a traditional fisherman and elder, who show him the damaging effects of the salmon farms and the need to establish a marine protected area in the Kawésqar National Park. Along the way, they find common ground in their love for the sea.

En “Corazón Salado”, de Patagonia Films, el surfista y activista ambiental Ramón Navarro se une al pueblo Kawésqar, una comunidad indígena despojada de su tradición nómada durante la colonización de la Patagonia, en la lucha por proteger su territorio y aguas ancestrales. La industria salmonera, que penetra cada vez más profundo en la región, contamina y destruye este delicado ecosistema. En este viaje, Navarro conecta con Leticia Caro y su padre, don Reinaldo, miembros de la comunidad Kawésqar “Grupos Familiares Nómades del Mar”, quienes revelan los dañinos efectos de la salmonicultura y la urgencia por convertir en Parque Nacional las aguas de la actual Reserva Nacional Kawésqar. A medida que navegan, encontrarán un terreno común en su amor por el mar.

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