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.
by Eliza Smith People on traditional canoes on Lake Bunyonyi in western Uganda, paddling toward the boat landing at the local marketplace. Photo: Eliza Smith, 2017 . It was a specific…
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Text, photos, and drawings by Saori Ogura Dawn in the village of Mazvihwa. 2016 Dawn in the village. As the Milky Way—gwararakurumvi—recedes from a sky of deep navy blue, birds…
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by Hilary Vidalakis There’s a tiny subculture of place-loving men and women who specialize in burning the land. “Prescribed fire,” they call it, though the term strikes me as arrogant;…
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by Stephen Houston “We have survived the white man’s world.” —from the song “We Have Survived,” written and performed by Bart Willoughby with the Aboriginal band No Fixed Address, 1981…
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by Michael Davis In the tropical north of Queensland, Australia, at the mouth of the Trinity River that runs into the Pacific Ocean, lies the city of Cairns. Here, at…
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Text and artwork by Rosa Caterina Bosch Rubio All photos by the artist, except as noted Cosmics. Wax and ice, different sizes. Barcelona, 2012. . I am a visual artist based in…
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Text and artwork by Barbara Derrick “At the heart of every culture is its language. One of the main structural pillars for communicating values, beliefs and customs and its importance…
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by Rose Thater Braan-Imai The Native American Academy was founded by a group of Native scholars and Traditional Knowledge Holders dedicated to increasing understanding of the Indigenous worldview and to…
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