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.
At a pond's edge, a woman muses about waterlilies as metaphors for mother-tongue languages and their power to anchor story, wisdom, and heritage. Dawn Wink A koi fish passes under…
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WORDS AND IMAGES K. B. Wilson In his essay “Biocultural Diversity: Reason, Ethics, and Emotion” (this issue of Langscape), David Harmon traces the emergence of the field of biocultural diversity…
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David Harmon Kayapó women gathering in the Amazon rainforest. Photo: Cristina Mittermeier A few years ago, Luisa Maffi shared an email with me. It was from a writer, well-traveled and…
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by Peter Bridgewater Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. Traditional burning from roadside, using modern methods. Photo: Parks Australia, n.d. . One of the books that most influenced me as a…
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by Dario Ciccarelli View of the town of Pollica in Cilento, Italy. Photo: Giuseppe Cucco, 2006 Since January 1, 1995, when the World Trade Organization came into existence, the winds…
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by David Harmon North Pindos, Greece. The return of the shepherds and their flocks. Photo: Stamos Abatis, 2015. Not long ago, Luisa Maffi shared an email with me. It was from a…
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by Jeanine M. Canty Everything interesting happens at the edges. As we are moving to restore our relationships with nature, including one another, in an extremely diverse and globally connected planet,…
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by Cristina Muru The Nilgiris or Blue Mountains, one of India’s biodiversity hotspots, with diverse endemic fauna, flora, and languages. Nadugani, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. Photo: Cristina Muru, 2012 As main…
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by Kelly Bannister and George Nicholas Grace Islet Garry oak ecosystem with thick understory of camas and seablush. Photo: Tara Martin, 2014 It is Fall 2014. At the Musqueam Cultural…
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