The Bougainville independence movement began when local landowners expressed their opposition to the Australian colonial government’s policy in regard to the giant Panguna copper mine in the 1960s. Now, more than 50 years later, the success of Bougainville’s looming independence from Papua New Guinea will depend on what it achieves with that very same copper mine.
CREDITS:
Producer: Nadav Shemer
Video & animations: Vantage Visual Arts
Footage: Envato Elements
Music: Envato Elements
Any views expressed in this video are those of the producer and not of any third parties.
SOURCES:
[1] United States Institute of Peace | The Next Five Years Are Crucial for Bougainville’s Independence Bid | bit.ly/3laWeHQ
[2] The Lowy Institute | Bougainville independence: recalling promises of international help | bit.ly/3yArz9O
[3] The Diplomat | Will Bougainville Reopen the Panguna Mine? | bit.ly/3Lgtic0
[4] Mining.com | Bougainville independence could revive one of world’s biggest copper mines | bit.ly/3J5LySI
[5] Reuters | 'The revolution is ongoing': Bougainville to revive radical mining proposal | reut.rs/427NlPI
[6] Bougainville Copper Limited | Annual Report 2021 | bit.ly/405Qpua
[7] National Film and Sound Archive of Australia | Origins of the Bougainville Conflict | bit.ly/3LkVuud
[8] The Red Line | Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and the Battle for Melanesia | apple.co/3mI4Fup (podcast)
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[12] Human Rights Law Centre | Historic environmental and human rights assessment of Rio Tinto’s former Panguna mine begins | bit.ly/3yGBAlL
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22 окт 2024
