We are proud to partner with, and be part of, passing on ancestral knowledge with Bari Wesna in Péru. Support their recent Traditional Singing & Medicinal Plants workshops was an honor. Held in the children’s library ‘’Jainoax Axeti Xobo’’ in the Intercultural community Bena Jema, and led by the wise Betty Muñoz, ancestral knowledge was shared with 25 boys and … Read More
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Welcome to Autumn! We end September having celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
Indigenous Peoples Day
The relationship of indigenous and non-indigenous in our country is in deep need of healing right now. We need to act with integrity and sincerity if there is ever going to be any chance of that happening.
WATER IS LIFE WALK ‘Source to Sea’
We walk because the ancestors walked ~ by walking we follow in their footsteps and can pick up the “treasures” that were left along the trail!
Victory for Standing Rock
A federal judge ruled that the federal permits authorizing the pipeline to cross the Missouri River just upstream of the Standing Rock reservation, which were hastily issued by the Trump administration just days after the inauguration, violated the law in certain critical respects.
Awake; A Dream from Standing Rock
[vc_row 0=””][vc_column 0=””][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IprMaqJQtSA” align=”center” title=”Film – Awake; A Dream from Standing Rock”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row 0=””][vc_column 0=””][vc_column_text 0=””] View the film: https://awakeadreamfromstandingrock1.vhx.tv/ 100% of the proceeds from the film will go to the Indigenous Media Fund and the Pipeline Fighters Fund. Both funds are supervised by the film’s creators and a council of Indigenous leaders to support direct actions, Indigenous filmmakers and journalists. … Read More