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Apr 22 2024

My Grandfather’s Fight to Save Brunca Culture Runs in My Blood

By Chang Liu

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…

Jul 19 2023

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Legal Rights and Spiritual Responsibilities: Indigenous Land Struggles in Costa Rica

By Akshara Sangiorgio

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…

Jun 28 2023

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The Wealth of Our Lands: Celebrating Boititap Korenyo with the Ogiek of Mount Elgon, Kenya

By Akshara Sangiorgio

A community advocates for land rights and protects its ancestral forest with mapping technology. WORDS AND IMAGES Rudo Kemper Walking on the path to a sacred cave, with the peaks…

Jun 13 2023

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Territory of Life: The Story of Ibola Dja Bana da Massaha, the Reserve of All Massaha Children

By Akshara Sangiorgio

A forest community in Gabon affirms its will for self-determination and responsible management of its ancestral land. WORDS Benjamin Evine-Binet | IMAGES Nsombou Abalghe-Dzal Association The Liboumba River and Massaha’s…

Jun 17 2020

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Land needs Language needs Land

By Robert Wiltzen

Chloe Dragon Smith On the Land We feel The roots beneath our languages— Twisting and turning, gnarly, knowing. On the Land We learn With bodymindheartandsoul, The truths that shaped our…

Aug 04 2018

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Designing Biocultural Protocols with the Embera People of Colombia

By Akshara Sangiorgio

by Gabriel Nemogá, Justico Domicó, and Alejandro Molina The working group on territory and infrastructure meets at a workshop on the biocultural community protocol, Polines Community Library. Photo: Dinson Bailarín,…

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My Grandfather’s Fight to Save Brunca Culture Runs in My Blood

Legal Rights and Spiritual Responsibilities: Indigenous Land Struggles in Costa Rica

The Wealth of Our Lands: Celebrating Boititap Korenyo with the Ogiek of Mount Elgon, Kenya

Territory of Life: The Story of Ibola Dja Bana da Massaha, the Reserve of All Massaha Children

Land needs Language needs Land

Designing Biocultural Protocols with the Embera People of Colombia

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