Daughter of the lake was a strong love letter to Mother Water, and included all the emotions that are often removed from mining and its subsequent effects. Especially jarring were the multiple scenes where locals would anxiously ask the camera what would come of them once all the water was gone. Having often visited these parts of South America, I was disappointed with myself that I had not known about these tensions, and the strain it places on farmers. This film was very moving, and paired with the Argumento and Pimento reading, the themes of evolving Indigenous communities within the context of the capitalist growth mindset is one that may seem difficult to reconcile. However, the introduction of sumaq causay was one that made the decisions that Indigenous groups take more understandable. To protect water, food, and other important facets of life that others want to exploit is a noble and brave thing to take on, and shows the altruism the Quechua and other pan-American Indigenous groups take on. I found the complexity of potatoes fascinating, and wish I knew more about the varieties that I buy at the store. Potatoes are incredibly nutritious, and their deep ties to Quechua culture being overlooked in development projects continues a dangerous precedent. This is similar to what we have read about in other weeks: Mayan corn being re-sold to Mexicans, the continuation of a system that exploits those that try to conserve history through food.