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Oct 05 2020

Iawa: The Unfinished Kuruaya Symphony

By Akshara Sangiorgio

Miguel Pinheiro In the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, along the Xingu River and one of its tributaries, the Iriri, traces of an ancient, vanished population are found. The petroglyphs…

Sep 16 2020

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Please Talk to Me! I Am a Stranger Until You Talk to Me

By Akshara Sangiorgio

Edna Kilusu (Tanzanian Maasai) “What?” my friend and I said simultaneously. The sheriff had asked if we had any drugs or guns with us. It was a calm, hot summer…

Aug 26 2020

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To the Roots: A Maya Reunion

By Akshara Sangiorgio

A film by Steve Bartz . To the Roots: A Maya Reunion. Video: Steve Bartz, 1998. Watch film credits. We present this film by the late filmmaker Steve Bartz as…

Aug 26 2020

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The Through Line: Lacandón Maya, Their Forest, and the Future

By Akshara Sangiorgio

James D. Nations Through line = The connecting theme, the spine, the thread that connects people to their objective and pushes them forward. “Take care of the forest, like before,…

Jul 27 2020

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River of Brown Waters

By Akshara Sangiorgio

Laissa Malih My video, River of Brown Waters, is the story of a river called Ewaso Ng’iro in northern Kenya. The river arises from the west side of Mount Kenya…

Jul 22 2020

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Quarantine as Ceremony: COVID-19 as an Opportunity to Quietly Rebel against the Dominant Langscape

By Akshara Sangiorgio

Severn Cullis-Suzuki The Haida people know the cost of disease. They have lived in Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off the west coast of Canada, for the past 14,000 years. In…

Jun 22 2020

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Pandemic Perspectives: A Protective Rice Ritual in Tumbang Habangoi, Borneo

By Christine Schrum

During a pandemic, Indigenous communities tend to be among the most vulnerable, given their often-limited access to water, food supplies, adequate healthcare, and other factors. In this special "Pandemic Perspectives"…

Jun 03 2020

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Fighting Deforestation with Tradition: The Laman Kinipan Festival in Borneo

By Robert Wiltzen

Pinarsita Juliana Effendi Buhing, the leader of Laman Kinipan Indigenous Community, greets the guests in the welcome ceremony known as potong pantan. Photo: Save Our Borneo, 2019 Coconut leaves and…

May 27 2020

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Joe Martin explains how to make harpoon tips

Pandemic Perspectives: Photo Essay from Tla-o-qui-aht Territory

By Christine Schrum

Gisèle Maria Martin During a pandemic, Indigenous communities tend to be among the most vulnerable, given their often-limited access to water, food supplies, adequate healthcare, and other factors. In…

Apr 27 2020

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Ceren's aunt staying at her village in Turkey

Pandemic Perspectives: Notes from a Village in Rural Turkey

By Christine Schrum

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Iawa: The Unfinished Kuruaya Symphony

Please Talk to Me! I Am a Stranger Until You Talk to Me

To the Roots: A Maya Reunion

The Through Line: Lacandón Maya, Their Forest, and the Future

River of Brown Waters

Quarantine as Ceremony: COVID-19 as an Opportunity to Quietly Rebel against the Dominant Langscape

Pandemic Perspectives: A Protective Rice Ritual in Tumbang Habangoi, Borneo

Fighting Deforestation with Tradition: The Laman Kinipan Festival in Borneo

Pandemic Perspectives: Photo Essay from Tla-o-qui-aht Territory

Pandemic Perspectives: Notes from a Village in Rural Turkey

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