Analysis Of Crude: The Real Price Of Oil By Joni Adamson

Throughout Joni Adamson's essay, "Indigenous literatures, Multi-naturalism, and Avatar: The Emergence of Indigenous Cosmo-politics," is reference to the idea of humankind's exploitation of regions for resources to further their country's economic development. The consequence of corporate apathy is made apparent to the reader where only one side benefits. In the documentary Crude: The Real Price of Oil, various sides of an environmental disaster are explored and debated, allowing the viewer to recognize the harm caused to indigenous peoples when their home is destroyed. Following such destruction, the enduring willingness of corporations to repeatedly exploit regions for raw materials illustrates the greed with which humans' act where money is concerned. Advantageous corporations greedily covet financial gains to benefit themselves, but are morally unconcerned with the destruction of life and …show more content…
The disregard for preservation of nature is negatively impacting the health of indigenous peoples in Ecuador; By doing nothing to help, companies invested in oil and other resources prove their indifference towards indigenous lives. The drinking water is totally contaminated, it smells like oil and gasoline (Berlinger). Native peoples continue to suffer from contamination because their environment is polluted with corporate greed. The consideration for the sanctity of nature is repeatedly succeeded by the desire for money. "...environmental disasters which exacerbate the vulnerability of ecosystems and people who are poor...." (Adamson 460). Preceding the destruction from drilling etc., ecosystems struggle to return to their normal healthy condition, and corporations do nothing to help. The gradual weakening of the environment and subsequently indigenous groups continues to occur as the corporations who caused them to weaken stand idly