In this video, artist Taloi Havini from the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea speaks about growing up in Bougainville during the 1988-1998 conflict between Papua New Guinea and Bougainville. She explains how the war was triggered by outside interest in copper mining, and tells stories about how the women of Bougainville engaged in nonviolent civil disobedience to protect their traditional, matrilineal lands from mining. Her artwork explores the ongoing repercussions, human and environmental, of the conflict. Photo credit: Taloi Havini
