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DJ Eric Terena: The Collective Sounds for a New Era
On the heels of a political sea change in Brazil toward environmental justice and Indigenous rights, Activist and DJ Eric Terena (of the Terena Peoples) shares how music is being used for the collective good.
Article
March 8, 2023
Recognizing the Strength and Wisdom of Indigenous Women on International Women's Day
Nancy Kelsey
On International Women’s Day, March 8, we share reflections from several Indigenous women around the world on what it means to be a culture bearer, a life giver, and a defender of Indigenous rights in their respective communities.
Article
March 2, 2023
Reimagining Brilliant Black and Indigenous Futures
Tracy Rector
By coming together in reciprocity and kinship, Black, Black-Indigenous, Afro-Indigenous, and Indigenous communities are fueling a collective movement to reimagine brilliant Black and Indigenous futures.
Article
February 17, 2023
Indigenous Storytelling and Narrative Sovereignty at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2023
Nancy Kelsey
Nia Tero is proud to be a sponsor the 2023 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival - a trusted longtime ally to Indigenous Peoples and advocate for narrative sovereignty. The Festival convenes annually in Missoula, Montana. Learn more and join in!
Article
February 10, 2023
Brazil-U.S. Cooperation is Key for Global Forest Conservation
John Reid and Paulo Moutinho
*This article was originally published on Mongabay.com. Brazilian President Lula and US President Biden are set to discuss topics including the US joining the Amazon Fund, aimed at fighting deforestation in Brazil. Read on for commentary.
Article
February 8, 2023
Yanomami Face a Humanitarian Crisis in the Amazon
Daniela Lerda
In recent weeks, one of the most serious humanitarian crises of our time has finally gained public attention in Brazil and around the world. Learn more about the situation and ways you can support the Yanomami.
Article
December 23, 2022
Q&A with Jennifer (Jing) Tauli Corpuz on COP15 Goals and Outcomes
Nancy Kelsey and Jennifer (Jing) Tauli Corpuz
We reflect on the outcomes of COP15, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, with Jennifer (Jing) Tauli Corpuz (Kankana-ey Igorot), Nia Tero Managing Director of Policy.
Article
January 18, 2023
Narrative Sovereignty is Reaffirming Indigenous Guardianship at Sundance Film Festival
Nancy Kelsey
At the Sundance Film Festival, taking place January 19-29 in Utah, audiences will have a robust selection of a dozen Indigenous made films that tell the stories of the first peoples from lands around the world. Nia Tero is proud to support Sundance.
Article
December 8, 2022
We Indigenous Peoples are Rights-Holders, not Stakeholders
By Jennifer Tauli Corpuz and Stanley Kimaren Ole Riamit
At COP15, Jennifer Tauli Corpuz (Kankana-ey Igorot) and Stanley Kimaren Ole Riamit (Maasai) share: “In the UN negotiations, Indigenous Peoples are not just stakeholders. Instead, we are rights holders.
Podcast
November 23, 2022
Hypocrisy and Solidarity at COP27
Hear directly from Indigenous leaders at the forefront of the fight against climate change in this episode of Seedcast, recorded at the COP27 climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Podcast
November 9, 2022
Spotlight: On Being with Krista Tippett: Robin Wall Kimmerer – The Intelligence of Plants
Seedcast
It’s time for a new Seedcast Spotlight episode! This time we’re sharing an episode from the podcast On Being with Krista Tippett featuring mother, scientist, and professor Robin Wall Kimmerer, an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
Podcast
October 26, 2022
Fighting Climate Change with Storytelling: Julian Aguon
Julian Aguon speaks about the role of storytelling in activism, the longstanding effects of colonialism, & why it’s essential for Islanders to add their unique voices to the fight against climate change.
Podcast
October 12, 2022
How Stories Give Life to Knowledge and Culture: Two Decades of imagineNATIVE
Seedcast
Hear from Indigenous filmmakers who are working to dismantle decades upon decades of negative stereotypes in Hollywood representations of Indigenous Peoples, and learn about the role of imagineNATIVE in uplifting Indigenous narrative sovereignty.
Article
October 9, 2022
Indigenous Peoples' Day - October 10, 2022: Thriving Peoples. Thriving Places.
Join us in uplifting Indigenous women leaders on Indigenous Peoples’ Day and every day.
Article
October 14, 2022
Indigenous Storytelling as a Way to Connect to and Protect Land – Reflections from Camden International Film Festival 2022
Loren Waters (Cherokee/Kiowa)
Hear from Loren Waters (Loren Waters (Cherokee/Kiowa) as she reflects on time spent at Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) 2022 with 4th World Media Lab Summit.
Podcast
September 28, 2022
He Who Charges with Thunder: A Conversation with Matt Remle
Seedcast
In this Seedcast episode, we talked with Matt Remle (Hunkpapa Lakota from Standing Rock Sioux Reservation) about how his Lakota teachings, guidance from his elders, and even his name guide his actions and how he shows up in the world.
Podcast
August 31, 2022
Meet the Gabbra People of East Africa Pt 1: How Traditional Knowledge Saw the Gabbra People Through Colonization and Climate Crisis
Seedcast
In this Seedcast episode - the first of two parts – hear songs, stories, and sounds of the lands the nomadic Gabbra people of eastern Africa shepherd, and how they share traditional knowledge from generation to generation.
Podcast
September 14, 2022
Meet the Gabbra People of East Africa Pt 2: How Connection to Creator, Moon, Stars, Earth, Sun, and More Guide Gabbra Knowledge
Seedcast
In the second episode in our two-part Gabbra series, hear songs of celebration and how the Gabbra people stay in close and constant dialogue with each other, exchanging ancestral wisdom as they pass on their traditions and revitalize their knowledge.
Article
August 7, 2022
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples – August 9, 2022
Sharon Arnold and Tracy Rector (Nia Tero Storytelling Team)
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, taking place this year on August 9, 2022, is a day to celebrate, honor, amplify, and uplift the world’s Indigenous Peoples – from ancestors to youth to elders, and support their efforts.
Article
June 28, 2022
Philanthropic Organizations Commit $1B USD to Help Protect 30 Percent of the Ocean by 2030
Protecting Our Planet Challenge
The Protecting Our Planet Challenge will invest at least $1 billion USD to support the creation, expansion and management of marine protected areas and Indigenous and locally governed marine and coastal areas by 2030.
Article
June 24, 2022
Introducing the Reciprocity Project Season Two Cohort
Reciprocity Project
On behalf of the entire Reciprocity Project team, we're honored to announce the Reciprocity Project Season Two cohort! Together, these artists form an inspiring and diverse cohort of Indigenous filmmakers and storytellers, spanning across continents.
Article
June 17, 2022
Nia Tero Heads to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity & WG2020-4 in Nairobi
Nia Tero Policy Team
After five weeks of virtual training sessions with 10 Indigenous Public Policy apprentices delegated by Amazonian organizations, Nia Tero moved forward into the sixth moment held in person in Nairobi in preparation for participation in the WG2020-4.
Article
June 15, 2022
Statement from Nia Tero on the Murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips
We lower our eyes in sadness at the tragic murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips, two men who committed their lives to the health and security of Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon.
Film
April 28, 2022
We Are the Wayfinders Circle
The Wayfinders Circle was launched as a network dedicated to unleashing the transformative potential of Indigenous lifeways, inspiring all people to reimagine development, land guardianship, and the way they relate to each other and to Mother Earth.
Article
June 1, 2022
Celebrating 2SLGBTQIA+ Pride Month
Nia Tero Storytelling Team
This month as we celebrate and honor the history of Pride, let us raise up Indigenous queer liberation and the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Podcast
May 25, 2022
Valérie Courtois and Sacred Kinship in the Boreal
Seedcast
Valérie Courtois (member of the Innu community of Mashteuiatsh) has spent her life bridging traditional Indigenous knowledge and Western science. She shares stories about life in the Boreal, working with the Indigenous Leadership Initiative and more.
Article
February 14, 2022
New Brazilian Group Advocates for Isolated Peoples
John Reid
OPI has been a Nia Tero partner since 2021. We talked to OPI’s Executive Secretary, Fábio Ribeiro, about the organization’s early successes and plans to assure that isolated peoples can continue to live in peace in their territories.
Article
January 19, 2022
The Wampis Nation Forges a New Path in Peru
David Rothschild
The Wampis example of self-determination and self-implementation of a territorial government is inspiring other Indigenous Peoples in northern Peru to begin their own processes toward establishing territorial governments.
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