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May 26 2022

Apricot Tree

By Akshara Sangiorgio

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…

Aug 11 2021

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Mangroves, Education, and Recovery of the Territory: Biocultural Diversity in Bahía Solano, Colombia

By Akshara Sangiorgio

WORDS Felipe Rodríguez Moreno and Norma Constanza Castaño Cuéllar IMAGES Felipe Rodríguez Moreno Rain defines a great deal of the social relations that take place in the municipality of Bahía…

Aug 04 2021

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The Sweeping Dance: Cultural Revival, Environmental Conservation, and the Art of Broom Making in St. Lucia

By Akshara Sangiorgio

WORDS Laurent Jean Pierre IMAGES Nadge Augustin and Laurent Jean Pierre “What is it that one has in one’s dwelling place, that until you dance with it, it does not…

Jul 27 2021

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Pintando La Raya: Indigenous Resistance and Biocultural Conservation through Participatory Video

By Akshara Sangiorgio

WORDS AND IMAGES Thor Morales At the onset of this decade, members of three ethnic groups gathered in the state of Sonora, northwestern Mexico. Seri (Comcaac), Rarámuri, and Yaqui participants…

Dec 21 2020

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Pandemic Perspectives: Mayan Communities Reconnecting with Nature

By Christine Schrum

During a pandemic, Indigenous communities tend to be among the most vulnerable, given their often-limited access to water, food supplies, adequate healthcare, and other factors. In this special "Pandemic Perspectives"…

Dec 07 2020

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Drawing the Line at the Black Line: The Indigenous Sages and Stewards of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

By Akshara Sangiorgio

Guillermo Rodríguez Navarro “Imagine a pyramid standing alone by the sea, each side a hundred miles long. It’s a mountain nearly four miles high. In its folds imagine every different…

Nov 09 2020

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Pura Vida: Costa Rican Peasants Fight for a World That Contains Many Worlds

By Akshara Sangiorgio

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…

Oct 05 2020

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Iawa: The Unfinished Kuruaya Symphony

By Akshara Sangiorgio

Miguel Pinheiro In the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, along the Xingu River and one of its tributaries, the Iriri, traces of an ancient, vanished population are found. The petroglyphs…

Sep 28 2020

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Guardians of the Forest: Can Securing Indigenous Land Rights Help Combat Climate Change and Prevent the Next Pandemic?

By Akshara Sangiorgio

Daniel Henryk Rasolt with artwork by Vannessa Circe Traditional Indigenous territories are complex, adaptable, and resilient socio-ecological systems that contain the majority of the world’s biocultural diversity. But can Indigenous…

Aug 26 2020

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To the Roots: A Maya Reunion

By Akshara Sangiorgio

A film by Steve Bartz . To the Roots: A Maya Reunion. Video: Steve Bartz, 1998. Watch film credits. We present this film by the late filmmaker Steve Bartz as…

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Apricot Tree

Mangroves, Education, and Recovery of the Territory: Biocultural Diversity in Bahía Solano, Colombia

The Sweeping Dance: Cultural Revival, Environmental Conservation, and the Art of Broom Making in St. Lucia

Pintando La Raya: Indigenous Resistance and Biocultural Conservation through Participatory Video

Pandemic Perspectives: Mayan Communities Reconnecting with Nature

Drawing the Line at the Black Line: The Indigenous Sages and Stewards of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

Pura Vida: Costa Rican Peasants Fight for a World That Contains Many Worlds

Iawa: The Unfinished Kuruaya Symphony

Guardians of the Forest: Can Securing Indigenous Land Rights Help Combat Climate Change and Prevent the Next Pandemic?

To the Roots: A Maya Reunion

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