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There are many ways to search the collections of the Freedom Archives. Below is a brief guide that will help you conduct effective searches. Note, anytime you search for anything in the Freedom Archives, the first results that appear will be our digitized items. Information for items that have yet to be scanned or yet to be digitized can still be viewed, but only by clicking on the show link that will display the hidden (non-digitized) items. If you are interested in accessing these non-digitized materials, please email info@freedomarchives.org.
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Under the heading Browse By Collection, you’ll notice most of the Freedom Archives’ major collections. These collections have an image as well as a short description of what you’ll find in that collection. Click on that image to instantly explore that specific collection.
Basic Searching
You can always type what you’re looking for into the search bar. Certain searches may generate hundreds of results, so sometimes it will help to use quotation marks to help narrow down your results. For instance, searching for the phrase Black Liberation will generate all of our holdings that contain the words Black and Liberation, while searching for “Black Liberation” (in quotation marks) will only generate our records that have those two words next to each other.
Advanced Searching
The Freedom Archives search site also understands Boolean search logic. Click on this link for a brief tutorial on how to use Boolean search logic. Our search function also understands “fuzzy searches.” Fuzzy searches utilize the (*) and will find matches even when users misspell words or enter in only partial words for the search. For example, searching for liber* will produce results for liberation/liberate/liberates/etc.
Keyword Searches
You’ll notice that under the heading KEYWORDS, there are a number of words, phrases or names that describe content. Sometimes these are also called “tags.” Clicking on these words is essentially the same as conducting a basic search.

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II Encuentro Sur-Norte II Encuentro Sur-Norte
Date: 1/1/2000Call Number: V 550Format: VHSProducers: Chiapas Media ProjectProgram: II Encuentro Sur-NorteCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Documents the second South-North meeting "The Peoples of America Construct Alternatives to Neoliberalism."
Zapatista/Chiapas Teach-In at Last Elm Cafe Zapatista/Chiapas Teach-In at Last Elm Cafe
Date: 5/20/1995Call Number: V 551Format: VHSProgram: Zapatista/Chiapas Teach-InCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Series of speakers at a teach-in about Chiapas.
Voice3s from the International Forum on Indigenous Tourism Voice3s from the International Forum on Indigenous Tourism
Date: 3/1/2002Call Number: V 552Format: VHSProducers: Indigenous Tourism Rights InternationalCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Documents first conference on Indigenous tourism, held by organization that "supports Indigenous Peoples confronting various tourism-related development activities and issues." Included representatives from 21 states and 13 nations, mainly from Indigenous organizations and communities.
Los Nukak Maku: Los Ultimos Nomadas Los Nukak Maku: Los Ultimos Nomadas
Date: 6/6/1993Call Number: V 553Format: VHSProducers: Cine ColombianoProgram: Los Nukak Maku: Los Ultimos NomadasCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Documentary about the Nukak Maku, one of the last nomadic tribes in the Amazon, "discovered" in 1988.
Caminos del Pueblo: The Struggle of Colombia's Indigenous People Caminos del Pueblo: The Struggle of Colombia's Indigenous People
Date: 1/1/1996Call Number: V 554Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Five-minute "demo" on Indigenous struggle in Colombia.
No Es Tan Facil Olvidar No Es Tan Facil Olvidar
Date: 1/1/1996Call Number: V 555Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Dramatic production created by Indigenous community youth about the numerous massacres in the early 1980s of Indigenous communities in Guatemala, specifically the village/aldea of Santa Maria Tzeja.
La tierra es nuestra esperanza: La resistencia al Plan Puebla Panama La tierra es nuestra esperanza: La resistencia al Plan Puebla Panama
Date: 12/1/2003Call Number: V 556Format: VHSProducers: Violeta Chavez, Bertha RodriguezProgram: La tierra es nuestra esperanza: La resistencia al Plan Puebla PanamaCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Documents resistance to "Plan Puebla-Panamá" (PPP) including interviews with representatives of regions impacted concerning cultural and environmental damage that would be caused by this multi-billion dollar development scheme involving southern Mexico and all of Central America.
Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired
Call Number: V 557Format: VHSProducers: Deep Dish TV NetworkCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Report from Chiapas.
Lee Stradel and Fateh Lee Stradel and Fateh
Call Number: CE 402Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Lee Stradel is the first Western journalist to interview the leadership of Fateh. Fateh distinguishes between Jews and Zionists, and explains that British imperialists began the aggression. The force of Fateh is growing since their victory in Karama, and Fateh joined forces with other guerilla movements for Palestinian liberation. Fateh expressed their support for other liberation movements in Latin America, Cuba, Vietnam and identify as part of the worldwide struggle against imperialism.
Fateh Ideology and Interview Fateh Ideology and Interview
Call Number: CE 403Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Speech about Fateh’s strategies after the victory at the Battle of Karama. Talks about the way to move forward in the revolution after this battle, and about Israeli mentality as motivation to continue making progress. Interview with an unidentified American student who talks about Fateh’s coalitions with other guerilla movements. Fateh has specific spokespeople to talk with westerners.