We are deeply committed to participating in righting the wrongs of colonialism and of the oppression and forced assimilation of Indigenous Peoples worldwide, by engaging in not only reconciliation but also reconcili-action.
Una reflexión al pasado para un ordenamiento en el futuro REDACCIÓN María Lázaro │ IMÁGENES María Lázaro y Jessica Lázaro Nuestros primeros progenitores de este planeta (madre tierra), murieron, pero…
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A young Brunca historian follows her grandfather's lifelong example of resisting colonialism and protecting the biocultural diversity of her people. WORDS María Lázaro │ IMAGES María Lázaro and Jessica Lázaro…
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The right to formal education is considered so sacrosanct that we fail to see how it can undermine our biocultural responsibilities. Chang Liu (劉長亭) Looking into the future: Ngäbe schoolchildren…
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Indigenous Peoples fight for their land rights to uphold their inherent responsibilities to the earth. WORDS Felipe Montoya, Gilbert González, Ana María Martínez, Julie Hard, and Mathieu Poirier | IMAGES…
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A poem that pays homage to trees as our Elders, life-givers, and first teachers. Chang Liu (劉長亭) A cluster of fruits on an apricot tree (Prunus armeniaca). Photo: Zeynel Cebeci…
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Felipe Montoya-Greenheck The Peñas Blancas River is the lifeblood of the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor and of the peasant communities living there. Photo: Felipe Montoya-Greenheck, 2020 Southern Costa Rica is…
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by Felipe Montoya-Greenheck Puriscal is a rural canton in the Province of San José, Costa Rica. It is located in the northern foothills of the Talamanca Mountain Range that divides…
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by Felipe Montoya-Greenheck . Las Nubes Forest Reserve, donated by Dr. Woody Fisher to the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University. Photo: Felipe Montoya, 2013 Throughout history, peasants around the…
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Project Contributors: Hugh Govan with Rigoberto Carrera Ngäbes women. Photo: Eliseo Carpintero/Wikimedia There are eight Indigenous groups in Costa Rica, numbering some 63,800 people, which comprise 1.7% of the national…
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Project Contributor: Felipe Montoya Greenheck Pejibaye palm fruit (Bactris gasipaes), a staple of Indigenous Peoples of Costa Rica. Photo: Felipe Montoya Greenheck In Costa Rica, agrobiodiversity has been lost because…
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