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Aug 13 2024

Homecoming

By Akshara Sangiorgio

In a fictional account set in the near future, a Badaga woman finds her way back home to the forest of her dreams in the Nilgiri Mountains of South India.…

Aug 06 2024

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Fishing in Troubled Waters

By Akshara Sangiorgio

Loktak Lake fishers in Northeast India assert their inherent right to their territory of life. WORDS AND IMAGES Salam Rajesh Champu Khangpok floating island village, Loktak Lake. . In the…

Jul 28 2024

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Reconnecting With Our Nyonya Lands, Lineage, and Language: A Mother-and-Son Journey

By Chang Liu

A boy's love of photography sparks a family journey from Canada back to their Nyonya roots. WORDS Poh Tan │ IMAGES Khafri Mau, Paulus Mau, and Poh Tan The…

Jul 23 2024

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The Nyishi Fly on the Hornbills’ Wings

By Akshara Sangiorgio

Removed from their lands by a tiger conservation project, Indigenous villagers in Northeast India reconnect with their forest home through hornbill conservation. WORDS AND IMAGES Upayan Chatterjee Wreathed hornbills fly…

Jul 02 2024

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Voices of the Hindu Kush

By Akshara Sangiorgio

In a remote area of northwestern Pakistan, the Kalash community has maintained harmony with its territory of life. WORDS AND IMAGES Ajaz Ahmed Birir, one of the three valleys in…

Jun 18 2024

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Wellsprings of Territories of Life

By Robert Wiltzen

Gaoli pastoralists in central India assert their traditional natural resource governance against fortress conservation. Ajinkya Shahane, Pandhari Hekade, Kanna K. Siripurapu, and Prafulla Kalokar Buffalos in their natural environment. Photo:…

Jun 04 2024

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Life in the Satpura Hills

By Akshara Sangiorgio

Despite the challenges of changing times, the Bhils of Maharashtra stay connected to the forest, their homeland, and their cultural traditions. Shankar Bhil Shankar Bhil against the background of the…

May 21 2024

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Orans in Peril

By Akshara Sangiorgio

In Rajasthan, agro-pastoralists defend their sacred landscapes from “green” development. WORDS AND IMAGES Rudrath Avinashi A woman from a nearby village collects firewood in the oran, only from trees that…

Apr 16 2024

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I Am Still Hmong

By Akshara Sangiorgio

A Hmong immigrant finds her way back home through her language and her poetry. Pa Vue A Hmong woman carrying the Hmong language in all its material and symbolic forms…

Dec 19 2023

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Tales of a Cursed Ship

By Akshara Sangiorgio

Two Indigenous youths from Indonesia delve into a mysterious legend and learn important lessons about nature, culture, and spirit. WORDS AND VIDEO Abraham Parera and Fauz Ma Abraham (left) and…

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Homecoming

Fishing in Troubled Waters

Reconnecting With Our Nyonya Lands, Lineage, and Language: A Mother-and-Son Journey

The Nyishi Fly on the Hornbills’ Wings

Voices of the Hindu Kush

Wellsprings of Territories of Life

Life in the Satpura Hills

Orans in Peril

I Am Still Hmong

Tales of a Cursed Ship

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