Nicaragua Was Our Home

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Nicaragua Was Our Home
Directed by Lee Shapiro
Release date(s) 1986

Nicaragua Was Our Home is a 1986 documentary about the Miskito Indians of Nicaragua and their persecution at the hands of the Nicaraguan government, filmed and produced by Lee Shapiro, a member of the Unification Church with funding from CAUSA International. The film features interviews with Miskito Indian people and some non-Miskito clergypeople who lived among them concerning actions of the government against them, including bombing of villages, shootings, and forced removal of people from their homes. [1] The film was shown on some PBS stations[2][3] and at the 1986 Sundance Film Festival.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ ON 13, SANDINISTAS VS. MISKITOS, New York Times, July 29, 1986
  2. ^ How to Read the Reagan Administration: The Miskito Case
  3. ^ Public TV Tilts Toward Conservatives, Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting
  4. ^ Sundance Film Festival: 1986, IMDB

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