A documentary film by Arnab Dewan
The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs) is a region
located in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh, bordering Myanmar to the south
and south-east, and India to the north and north-east. Today, CHTs consists of
three hill districts -- Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban. For centuries,
CHTs has been home to over eleven distinct groups of indigenous peoples. They
continue to live in close conformity with their ancestral ways of life
maintaining their individual identities, languages, cultures and beliefs.
From the time of British colonization to the
present, CHTs and its peoples have been subject to repeated exploitation. With
this backdrop, 'Life is still not ours: a story of Chittagong Hill Tracts' --
explores the historical development of the CHT region from the beginning of
British colonization and how it has led to today's struggles. The film presents
the reality of 'what happens to a region and its peoples when decisions
concerning their lives and future are made without keeping them in confidence,
but instead policies are adopted by external authorities with the sole motive
of profit'.
Life is still not ours: a story of Chittagong
Hill Tracts - is an attempt to weave together the complex history of the region
featuring expert commentaries of, among others, Shapan Adnan (Sociologist &
Member of Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission), Sugata Chakma (Former Director,
Rangamati Tribal Cultural Institute), Sanjeeb Drong (General Secretary,
Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples Forum), Philip Gain (Director -- Society for
Environment and Human Development [SEHD]), Zobaida Nasreen (Anthropologist,
University of Dhaka), Ida Nicolaisen (Anthropologist & Former Chairperson
of Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission), Raja Devasish Roy (Chakma Circle Chief
& Member of United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues[UNPFII])
and Willem Van Schendel (Chair in Modern Asian History - University of
Amsterdam & co-author of "The Chittagong Hill Tracts: Life in a
Borderland").
Life is still not ours (Full Film)
Please browse this link to see it on you tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmIIRBv-LQw&feature=youtu.be
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