indigenous people
online event, sending hope: women warriors by Sogorea Te Land Trust
event link: Women Warriors: Indigenous Women Protecting The Sacred Hosted by Sogorea Te Land Trust, join this FREE online event Wednesday June 24, 6:00-8:00PM PST // 9:00-11:00 PM EST. Facilitated by Dr. Fuifuilupe Niumeitolu and Nazshonnii Brown. Description from event site: "At this time of pandemic and unrelenting settler colonial violence in our world, we […]
human rights watch film festival, screening of GATHER
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival brings to digital audiences the documentary Gather, this Saturday June 20th! Blurb & description below. "Gather celebrates the fruits of the indigenous food sovereignty movement, profiling innovative changemakers in Native American tribes across North America reclaiming their identities after centuries of physical and cultural genocide. On the Apache reservation, a […]
capitalism, the climate, and indigenous people
Evo Morales, Bolivia’s first indigenous president, inaugurated the first World Conference on Indigenous Peoples at the UN on Monday and said he is living proof that the community can “govern and not just vote.” “These principles — the protection of life, land and peace — are constantly threatened by a system and a model: […]