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Jul 21 2021

You Need to Carry the Torch of Light

By Akshara Sangiorgio

D’ulus Mukhin (Even, Russian Federation), interviewed by Galya Morrell IMAGES Galya Morrell Drum-dancing is the heart of life in Siberia. D’ulus Mukhin, the youngest of the Siberian shamans, is trying…

Nov 02 2020

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The Gift: Healing Mother Earth with Indigenous Women’s Wisdom

By Akshara Sangiorgio

Barbara Derrick “Broken Glass,” acrylic on canvasette. Cultural genocide caused by colonialism shatters Indigenous Peoples’ connection to the earth and to their identities. Artwork: Barbara Derrick, 2020 About the Artwork…

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…

Jul 07 2020

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Hvala – Thank You: A Meditation on Reclaiming My Croatian Heritage

By Robert Wiltzen

Sylvia Pozeg “Hvala—Thank You,” acrylic paint on canvas. Sylvia created this artwork after visiting her family’s homeland of Croatia, as a meditation on reclaiming her heritage. Artwork: Sylvia Pozeg, 2011…

Jun 22 2020

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Ainbon Jakon Joi: The Good Word of an Indigenous Woman

By Robert Wiltzen

Chonon Bensho with Pedro Favaron When I was born, my parents registered my birth in the town of Yarinacocha, giving me the name Astrith Gonzales Agustín. But in Shipibo-Konibo, my…

Oct 11 2019

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I Want to Keep the Past and Bring It into the Future

By Robert Wiltzen

Vova Iadne (Nenets, Russian Federation), interviewed by Galya Morrell Mammoth tusk is a hard material — just like life is in the Arctic. Vova started carving when he was an infant in…

Oct 04 2019

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There Are No Corners in the Tundra

By Robert Wiltzen

Khadry Okotetto (Nenets, Russian Federation), interviewed by Galya Morrell “I was jailed in a Russian boarding school where they tried to make a Russian second-class citizen out of me — because I was…

Sep 20 2019

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Dreaming of a Beautiful World Where I Could Live One Day

By Robert Wiltzen

Katrina Trofimova (Even, Russian Federation), interviewed by Galya Morrell "I dream about the time when animals and people can talk together again," says Katrina Trofimova, a young Even artist from…

Aug 14 2019

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Overcoming the Odds to Reach My Dreams: An Indigenous Artist’s Story

By Robert Wiltzen

Story by We'e'ena Tikuna, Tikuna, Brazil, age 30 . We’e’ena Tikuna is an Indigenous artist from Amazonas, Brazil. We’e’ena, whose name means “the jaguar that swims across the river,” was born…

Aug 07 2019

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TEKS | Promoting & Safeguarding Biocultural Diversity through the Arts

By Robert Wiltzen

by Dely Roy Nalo and Thomas Dick Left: Volcano on Gaua, the largest and second most populous of the Banks Islands in Torba Province of Northern Vanuatu. Right: Kastom performers…

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You Need to Carry the Torch of Light

The Gift: Healing Mother Earth with Indigenous Women’s Wisdom

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

Hvala – Thank You: A Meditation on Reclaiming My Croatian Heritage

Ainbon Jakon Joi: The Good Word of an Indigenous Woman

I Want to Keep the Past and Bring It into the Future

There Are No Corners in the Tundra

Dreaming of a Beautiful World Where I Could Live One Day

Overcoming the Odds to Reach My Dreams: An Indigenous Artist’s Story

TEKS | Promoting & Safeguarding Biocultural Diversity through the Arts

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