The “Tehuelches”, a small native tribe, live in the reservation of Kamusu Aike in southern Patagonia, in the most remote and inhospitable region of Argentina – just where they have been living for centuries. Tehuelche means “Men from far away” in Mapudungun, their native language.
A handful of families, the last descendants of the Tehuelches, have settled around their school, living without running water nor electricity. They huddle together for a little warmth and companianship in their struggle for surivival in the harsh Patagonian climate. The Tehuelche are outstanding horsemen and love the freedom of wide open spaces – and they wish to live in peace with their environment.
Just a few miles from the reservation, big oil companies and great land owners encroach on their lands and pollute their ground. They don’t even compensate by supplying the tribe with water or electricity. The Tehuelches are threatened by extinction; the world seems to have forgotten about them. The elder tribes people remain unaware of the danger, but the younger generation will have to make difficult choices between tradition and progress...

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