Regenerative Agriculture and Permaculture Offer Narrow Solutions to the Climate Crisis
Regenerative agriculture (Regen Ag) and permaculture claim to be the solutions to our ecological crises. While they both borrow practices from Indigenous cultures, critically, they leave out our worldviews and continue the pattern of erasing our history and contributions to the modern world.
While the practices 'sustainable farming' promote are important, they do not encompass the deep cultural and relational changes needed to realize our collective healing.
On November 25, 2020, the Indigenous Media and Communication Caucus, a thematic group of Indigenous media practitioners, makers, and communicators at the United Nations will release a study titled “The State of Indigenous Community Radio Globally.” The study was jointly commissioned by the Indigenous Media and Communication Caucus, Cultur
By John McPhaul and Cultural Survival
The Bribri community of Costa Rica, backed by the UN, strongly opposed the Costa Rican government’s decision to dismiss the criminal investigation of the March 2019 murder of Indigenous leader Sergio Rojas Ortíz. Costa Rican Public Ministry ordered the dismissal and the filing of the criminal case that is being followed on this crime, which occurred in the Indigenous Territory of Salitre in Buenos Aires, Puntarenas.
Our Executive Director, Galina Angarova (Buryat) was recently part of Global Landscapes Forum's event on biodiversity. Listen to what Galina has to say about the importance of Indigenous people's stewardship in protecting biodiversity.
By Dev Kumar Sunuwar
Almost four months have passed since Chitwan National Park authorities forcefully attempted to evict ten Chepang families from buffer zones in South Central Nepal by burning down and destroying their houses. Landless Chepang families are still awaiting permanent housing promised by many, including the government, following the incident.
With Halloween, Day of the Dead, and Native American Heritage Month right around the corner, it’s a good time to talk about cultural appropriation. If you are unfamiliar with the concept or just want a refresher, here are some great resources.
1. Educate yourself! Read what Native writers have to say:
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