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.
Project Contributor: Yogesh Gokhale The majestic Poda Thurpu cattle, one of the indigenous cattle breeds of India. Photo: Chandrasekhar Nemani India is rich in biodiversity resources and the associated traditional…
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Local Knowledge and Self-Determination for Conservation: The Case of the Irular of Tamil Nadu, India
Project Contributor: C. Manjula Irular people inhabiting the southern part of India are one of the 635 Indigenous tribal communities of the country. The population of Indigenous tribal peoples…
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Project Contributor: Jeanine Pfeiffer with the Tado Community, the Waerebo Community and Elizabeth Gish Agustinus Angkol, a traditional Tado elder and herbarium researcher, showing one of the medicinal plants he…
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Project Contributor: Jan van der Ploeg Young Agta girl spearfishing in the Disulap River Philippine crocodile sanctuary in the municipality of San Mariano, Isabela Province, Luzon, Philipines. Credit: Jan van…
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Project Contributors: Hugh Govan with Rigoberto Carrera Ngäbes women. Photo: Eliseo Carpintero/Wikimedia There are eight Indigenous groups in Costa Rica, numbering some 63,800 people, which comprise 1.7% of the…
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Project Contributor: Felipe Montoya Greenheck Pejibaye palm fruit (Bactris gasipaes), a staple of Indigenous Peoples of Costa Rica. Photo: Felipe Montoya Greenheck In Costa Rica, agrobiodiversity has been lost…
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Project Contributors: Gabriel Nemogá with Carlos Mamanché Carlos Mamanché (left, standing) training the Muisca community's new generation. Photo: Comunidad Muisca de Sesquilé “Los Hijos del Maíz” The Muisca people,…
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Project Contributor: Stanford Zent Hotï people drying cane for blowguns Credit: Stanford Zent In 1999, the national constitution of Venezuela gave explicit recognition of the land rights and cultural rights…
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Project Contributor: Joao de Queiroz A high level of community participation and capacity building in the development of resource management plans helps foster biodiversity conservation on Indigenous lands in Ecuador.…
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Project Contributor: Jorge Ishizawa with Grimaldo Rengifo Teaching the children in the Upper Amazon region of Peru. Credit: Jorge Ishizawa The Peruvian Andes are recognized as a major site…
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