Instructional Video16:31
TED Talks

TED: What the people of the Amazon know that you don't | Mark Plotkin

12th - Higher Ed
The greatest and most endangered species in the Amazon rainforest is not the jaguar or the harpy eagle, says Mark Plotkin, "It's the isolated and uncontacted tribes." In an energetic and sobering talk, the ethnobotanist brings us into...
Instructional Video4:13
Curated Video

The Amazon: The Lungs of the Earth

3rd - 12th
In this video, the Amazon rainforest is explored as a vital contributor to our planet's oxygen production, earning it the nickname "the lungs of the Earth." The video highlights the Amazon's diverse ecosystem, its heavy reliance on...
Instructional Video2:56
Curated Video

People of the Amazon

3rd - 8th
People of the Amazon analyzes how cultural patterns affect economic decisions and the daily lives of people in the Amazon.
Instructional Video18:34
TED Talks

Phil Borges: Photos of endangered cultures

12th - Higher Ed
Photographer Phil Borges shows rarely seen images of people from the mountains of Dharamsala, India, and the jungles of the Ecuadorean Amazon. In documenting these endangered cultures, he intends to help preserve them.
Instructional Video9:16
The Guardian

The Living Forest

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The Kichwa tribe in the Sarayaku region of the Amazon in Ecuador believe in the ‘living forest’, where humans, animals and plants live in harmony. They are fighting oil companies who want to exploit their ancestral land. A delegation of...
Instructional Video3:05
MinuteEarth

Should We Contact Uncontacted Peoples?

12th - Higher Ed
A big thank-you to our supporters on Patreon='https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Patreon : - Today I Found Out - Maarten Bremer - Jeff Straathof - Mark Roth - Tony Fadell - Muhammad Shifaz - 靛蓝字幕组 -...
Instructional Video9:30
The Guardian

The living forest: the Amazonian tribespeople who sailed down the Seine | Guardian Docs

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The Kichwa tribe in the Sarayaku region of the Amazon in Ecuador believe in the ‘living forest’, where humans, animals and plants live in harmony. Subscribe to The Guardian ►ttp://is.gd/subscribeguardian' target='_blank'...
Instructional Video12:19
Geography Now

Geography Now! Brazil

8th - Higher Ed Standards
There's more to Brazil than the Amazon and soccer. The "massive piece of sovereignty complexity" known as Brazil is actually home to a blend of cultures, a flooded desert, and indigenous tribes. A video profile shows these details...