Featured This Week:
A behind-the-scenes look at the one-year endeavor of creating Patagonia.
Plus, what you need to know about the Land Back movement.
Finally, a new investigative series is coming to HLN.
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WATCH: The 'bug detective' is on the hunt for rare and new insect species |
A behind-the-scenes look at the challenges of capturing Patagonia's wild species
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“Stay still. You don’t run,” a photographer said while a wild puma walked by just feet away from the film crew.
The lone male puma stalked through the tall grass of Chile's Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, and it appeared to be heading straight for them.
The crew stood still, no matter how close the curious puma came. Then the puma moved on to the real reason he had arrived: hunting guanacos, a South American relative of the llama.
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This was just another day of dealing with unpredictable wildlife for Chilean producer/director René Araneda and his crew.
"You have a script, you have an idea, you have shots that you want to go and do— but at the end of the day, when you work with wildlife, there's a lot of improvisation on location," said Araneda. "It depends on what the wildlife allows you to do."
For 12 months, the filmmakers behind Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World journeyed from the southern tip of Chile to the peak of the Andes Mountains. They had one goal: Capture the most compelling stories of the animals and the people who live in one of the wildest places on Earth.
Click here to learn more about what it was like filming the marine otters, rare insects and shy dolphins.
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The series finale of Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World, which airs this Sunday at 9 p.m. ET, reveals the extreme weather, hungry predators, and stormy seas the crews endured to film one of the wildest places on Earth.
You can also catch up on the full season on CNN this Saturday starting at 9 p.m. ET or anytime on CNNgo.
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WATCH: W. Kamau Bell tries a traditional ingenious snack |
Indigenous communities want their land back |
Mount Rushmore has become the epicenter of a battle over land.
"Our people called this a Ȟe Sápa, and it was a sacred site that [the US] blew up to carve the faces of four presidents into it," said Nick Tilsen, who is part of one of the more than 50 indigenous communities in the region.
Tilsen is a member of the NDN collective and is fighting to get Indigenous lands back into Indigenous hands.
In 1868, the US signed a treaty that designated 35 million acres west of the Missouri River for the use and occupation of the Great Sioux Nation, which encompassed dozens of tribes. But before the ink could dry, the US violated the treaty.
"Literally every single treaty that has ever been signed with Native people has been violated in some way, shape, or form," Tilsen told W. Kamau Bell.
Tilsen said Mount Rushmore isn't a shrine of democracy, it's the shrine of hypocrisy.
Want to learn more about the Land Back Movement featured in this week's episode of United Shades of America, then check out these stories:
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Watch: What is the land back movement?
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Read: This app will show you what Indigenous land you're on
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Read: Native American tribe gets its land back after being displaced nearly 400 years ago
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New series examines Jeffrey Epstein |
As the first major investigation to air since Ghislaine Maxwell’s sentencing, Sex Ring Secrets: Exposing Jeffrey Epstein, exposes Maxwell as the mastermind behind the recruiting and grooming of young girls for Jeffrey Epstein.
This two-hour special features powerful interviews with Epstein's accusers Alicia Arden and Jennifer Araoz, explosive reports from people who were inside the courtroom during Maxwell’s trial, and shocking details uncovered in the trial.
The new HLN Investigates special airs Monday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HLN.
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WATCH: The trailer for Sex Ring Secrets: Exposing Jeffrey Epstein |
And stay tuned for more new specials from HLN Investigates:
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Runaway Mom: The Sherri Papini Story: Police were baffled by the disappearance of married young mom of two, Sherri Papini, while out for a jog. Weeks later she reappears dazed, battered, and bruised. But investigators uncover a twisted hoax involving an ex-lover.
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Toxic Love: The Gabby Petito Tragedy: 22-year old Gabby Petito vanishes after taking a cross country road trip with her fiancé, but their toxic relationship led to her violent death. Police reveal details behind that now famous traffic stop, and producers trench through miles of national forest uncovering answers about her final resting place.
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