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.
D’ulus Mukhin (Even, Russian Federation), interviewed by Galya Morrell Drum-dancing is the heart of life in Siberia. D’ulus Mukhin, the youngest of the Siberian shamans, is trying to awaken his…
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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…
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by Walter Gabriel Estrada Ramírez and Juan Manuel Rosso Londoño Origins Sensing the other bank of the river. Photo: J. M. Rosso, 2010 Walter I was born on the 2nd…
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Story by Marie Michelle Hirwa, Batwa (Rwanda) Marie around the time she finished high school. Photo: Unknown, 2006 I am Marie Michelle Hirwa, born on September 12, 1986. I was…
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Story by Somnath Dadas (Dhangar), age 22, India, with Kanna K. Siripurapu In this picture from 10 years ago, I’m receiving a participation certificate from Anthra, an NGO working to…
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Story by Sean Anthony Dagondon Rusiana (Bagobo-Tagabawa, Philippines), age 20 Formal education and a degree is something that we Indigenous peoples in the Philippines value as a tool for self-realization…
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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 in…
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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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Story by Fauzi Bin Abdul Majid, age 24, Palu’e Women in Ko’a sing and dance before the buffalo is slaughtered. Photo: Donisisus Mastino Sera, 2019 I am a Palu’e, one…
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