Christine Schrum, Author at Terralingua

May 20 2022

Celebrate & Support Biocultural Diversity this May

By Christine Schrum From the Director, News and Views

. This month, the UN celebrates Cultural Diversity Day (May 21) and Biological Diversity Day (May 22). We at Terralingua would like to take that a step further and recommend…

Nov 25 2020

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Creating Spaces for Indigenous Voices: Q&A with Nigel Crawhall of UNESCO

By Christine Schrum From the Team, News and Views

Since Terralingua’s founding in 1996, our mission has been to promote the understanding and appreciation of biocultural diversity (diversity in nature, culture, and language), and to serve as a platform…

Nov 20 2020

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Sponsor a Young Indigenous Writer/Artist on Giving Tuesday

By Christine Schrum From the Director, News and Views

Indigenous youth from the Wai Wai community of Masekenari in Guyana. Photo: Cristina Mittermeier, 2008 Over the past two years, we at Terralingua have been sharing with you more and…

Nov 04 2020

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Terralingua Director Luisa Maffi Featured on Green Dreamer Podcast

By Christine Schrum From the Team, News and Views

We’re delighted to announce that next week our co-founder and director, Luisa Maffi — one of the pioneers of the concept and field of biocultural diversity — was recently featured…

Oct 08 2020

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Wildfires and the Ancient Indigenous Art of Fire Management

By Christine Schrum From the Director, News and Views

Sitting in Terralingua’s offices a couple of weeks ago, I looked out the window. All I saw was a thick, white haze enveloping and obliterating the landscape. Wildfire smoke. My…

Sep 09 2020

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Our Indigenous Youth Storytellers Circle: Explore & Participate!

By Christine Schrum From the Team, News and Views

Have you had a look at Volume 8 of Langscape Magazine yet? This special issue showcases the fruits of our new Indigenous Youth Storytellers Circle (IYSC), an initiative we launched…

Aug 28 2020

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To the Roots: Remembering Steve Bartz and Terralingua’s Beginnings

By Christine Schrum From the Director, News and Views

Filmmaker Steve Bartz in Chiapas, Mexico. Photo: James D. Nations, 2018 It was October 1996, and Terralingua was, officially, less than three months old. We had incorporated as a nonprofit…

Jul 08 2020

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A Different World is Possible—One Free of Racism & Discrimination

By Christine Schrum From the Director, News and Views

I’ve heard the current COVID-19 pandemic described as "the great revealer” and “a moral provocation." Both are true. The pandemic is a great revealer because, around the world, the patterns…

Jun 03 2020

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A Tribute to George N. Appell, Champion of the World’s Oral Traditions

By Christine Schrum From the Director, News and Views

"Only by knowing how peoples in other times, other places, and other cultures have experienced and interpreted the human condition can we truly understand what it means to be human…

May 12 2020

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Revitalizing Camas Lily Culture in Lekwungen Territory

By Christine Schrum From the Team, News and Views

Camas lily close-up. Photo: Neil Dickie, 2020 Ahh, camas lily season. From California up to southern British Columbia—where we're located here at Terralingua—the Garry oak meadows are awash in waves…

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Christine Schrum

Celebrate & Support Biocultural Diversity this May

Creating Spaces for Indigenous Voices: Q&A with Nigel Crawhall of UNESCO

Sponsor a Young Indigenous Writer/Artist on Giving Tuesday

Terralingua Director Luisa Maffi Featured on Green Dreamer Podcast

Wildfires and the Ancient Indigenous Art of Fire Management

Our Indigenous Youth Storytellers Circle: Explore & Participate!

To the Roots: Remembering Steve Bartz and Terralingua’s Beginnings

A Different World is Possible—One Free of Racism & Discrimination

A Tribute to George N. Appell, Champion of the World’s Oral Traditions

Revitalizing Camas Lily Culture in Lekwungen Territory

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