In 1994, Nelson Mandela was elected President of South Africa — end of apartheid and start of democracy.
In 2007, Apple released the iPhone — smartphone technology transforms daily life.
In 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU — Brexit referendum.
In 2023, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour became the highest-grossing tour in history.
1992 - Co-founder Marcos Terena (Xané people) became the voice of global Indigenous Peoples at the UN Earth Summit.
2005 - Led a decisive march with the Waorani People that successfully expelled Petrobras from their ancestral territory.
2019 - Co-founded the International Working Group of Indigenous Peoples in Isolation and Initial Contact, creating the first global protection network for the Indigenous Peoples in situations of greatest vulnerability.
2024 - Protected the lives of over 250,000 Indigenous people through community-led security initiatives across multiple continents.
2025 - Supported hundreds of Indigenous leaders in critical national and international decision-making forums.
In 1994, Nelson Mandela was elected President of South Africa — end of apartheid and start of democracy.
In 2007, Apple released the iPhone — smartphone technology transforms daily life.
In 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU — Brexit referendum.
In 2023, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour became the highest-grossing tour in history.
1992 - Co-founder Marcos Terena (Xané people) became the voice of global Indigenous Peoples at the UN Earth Summit.
2005 - Led a decisive march with the Waorani People that successfully expelled Petrobras from their ancestral territory.
2019 - Co-founded the International Working Group of Indigenous Peoples in Isolation and Initial Contact, creating the first global protection network for the Indigenous Peoples in situations of greatest vulnerability.
2024 - Protected the lives of over 250,000 Indigenous people through community-led security initiatives across multiple continents.
2025 - Supported hundreds of Indigenous leaders in critical national and international decision-making forums.
In 1994, Nelson Mandela was elected President of South Africa — end of apartheid and start of democracy.
In 2007, Apple released the iPhone — smartphone technology transforms daily life.
In 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU — Brexit referendum.
In 2023, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour became the highest-grossing tour in history.
1992 - Co-founder Marcos Terena (Xané people) became the voice of global Indigenous Peoples at the UN Earth Summit.
2005 - Led a decisive march with the Waorani People that successfully expelled Petrobras from their ancestral territory.
2019 - Co-founded the International Working Group of Indigenous Peoples in Isolation and Initial Contact, creating the first global protection network for the Indigenous Peoples in situations of greatest vulnerability.
2024 - Protected the lives of over 250,000 Indigenous people through community-led security initiatives across multiple continents.
2025 - Supported hundreds of Indigenous leaders in critical national and international decision-making forums.
The mission of Land is Life is to advance a process of dialogue and strategic action to achieve legal recognition of, and respect for – at the local, national and international levels – Indigenous Peoples’ rights to self-determination and collective ownership of their territories, lands, resources and knowledge.
Our vision is simple: We live for the day when Indigenous Peoples around the world are able to practice self-determination; when our human, economic, social, cultural, political, and territorial rights are recognized and respected; when we are free to speak our languages, maintain our sacred traditions and continue the work of caring for our ancestral homelands.
We worked with Indigenous women and youth to build their organizations and provided long-term organizational, strategic, technical and financial support.
We accompanied Indigenous Peoples' rights defenders under threat, provided support for their families, communities and organizations, and built their capacity to monitor and document human rights violations, participate in regional and international human rights bodies, and hold perpetrators accountable.
We worked side by side with Indigenous Peoples to protect their rights and territories from mining, logging, oil extraction, and the construction of large-scale infrastructure projects.
For over three decades, Land is Life has supported Indigenous Peoples in their fight for sovereignty, justice, and dignity
— often behind the scenes.
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