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.
A student embarks on a quest to learn about and reconnect with her Khasi heritage. Cana Badahunshisha Nongkhlaw The Khasi Hills, Meghalaya — my Ri Khasi, “land of the Khasi,”…
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Tea and coffee plantations in southern India encroach on Indigenous Peoples’ ways of life and territories, threatening the protection of their sacred groves. WORDS AND IMAGES Lakshmi Unnithan A sacred…
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A Phool Mali youth connects with the gardening and agricultural traditions of her ancestors. Geeta Vishnu Ingle Me irrigating my family’s garlic farm in Pimpri Mali village, Maharashtra. Growing up…
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A quest to uncover the Feast of Merit leads a young Naga woman to rediscover her culture and homeland. WORDS Küvethilü Thülüo | IMAGES Küthonüyi Chotso The “horned-house” or cieka…
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An ancient healing practice persists and thrives in the forests of a territory of life in central India. Shubham A. Agrawal Chhattisgarh’s immortal forests cradle the legacy of the Dewari…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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:…
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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…
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