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Participatory video helps restore Indigenous communities’ links to — and pride in — their ancestral languages, traditions, and knowledge. Tingatinga and Magella (left to right) review footage shot during their…

Nov 21 2024

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A Journey of Decolonization

By Akshara Sangiorgio

A student embarks on a quest to learn about and reconnect with her Khasi heritage.

Apr 22 2024

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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…

Nov 07 2023

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Everything Happens for a Reason

By Akshara Sangiorgio

A student from northern India musters the courage to learn her native Bhoti language from a college friend.

Aug 22 2023

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The Rohingya Refugees: Language and Our Ethical Responsibility

By Akshara Sangiorgio

A young volunteer reflects on the rights of refugees and the responsibilities of host countries.

Jul 25 2023

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One Last Offering of Oranges

By Akshara Sangiorgio

The right to formal education is considered so sacrosanct that we fail to see how it can undermine our biocultural responsibilities.

Sep 19 2022

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Language, Culture, and Land: Lenses of Lilies

By Akshara Sangiorgio

At a pond's edge, a woman muses about waterlilies as metaphors for mother-tongue languages and their power to anchor story, wisdom, and heritage.

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Awakening a Sleeping Language

Despertando una lengua dormida

Yarrabil: Finding Spiritual Connection and Revitalizing Language in First Nations Songs

Participatory Video: Indigenous Communities Are Using a Modern Tool to Revitalize Ancestral Ways

A Journey of Decolonization

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

Everything Happens for a Reason

The Rohingya Refugees: Language and Our Ethical Responsibility

One Last Offering of Oranges

Language, Culture, and Land: Lenses of Lilies

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