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Land is Life Statement of Solidarity with the Adi People in their Campaign to Protect the Siang River and Ancestral Lands from Mega Dam Construction in Arunachal Radesh, Northeast India

  Land is Life stands in solidarity with the Indigenous Adi People of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India, in their ongoing struggle to assert their rights, defend their ancestral land and protect the Siang River from the proposed 11000, MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Hydroelectric Project — set to become the largest

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Mesoamerica

Strengthening Indigenous Rights and Sustainability through Indigenous Tourism

By: Ricardo Campos, Executive DirectorIndigenous Tourism Network of Mexico (RITA) In Mexico, approximately 23.2 million people are Indigenous, which accounts for 19.4% of the total population of the country (INEGI, 2020). In 2001, after two centuries of invisibility and integrationist policies, the Mexican state officially recognized us as historical communities

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Africa

Reclaiming Our Food Systems: Agroecology in Indigenous Peoples Territories in East Africa

Indigenous Peoples’ in Eastern Africa are facing growing challenges due to resource exploitation, climate crises, and displacement, threatening their food sovereignty and cultural practices. In response, the Land is Life Food Security Program, rooted in agroecology, is empowering communities in Kenya, Tanzania, and Burundi. Through training in sustainable farming practices,

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The Possibilities of Naming the World are the Possibilities of Caring for It: The importance of indigenous Peoples’ languages in the protection of knowledge and ecosystems.

Indigenous Peoples languages not only strengthen social cohesion and the transmission of values and community practices, but they also preserve systems of knowledge essential for the safeguarding of the planet. Their preservation is crucial, not only for the cultural identity of each people but also for the balance and conservation

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