By Tatiana Blanco Quiroga I grew up hearing my grandmother speak to the water before drinking it. She taught me that the river doesn’t just flow; it also listens, it also feels. As a young Andean Indigenous woman, trained in science but guided by ancestral wisdom, I have learned that
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
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,
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
We endorse the statement from allied civil society organizations that, concerned about the catastrophic consequences of oil spills, gas flaring, and poor remediation efforts, which have left the land, water, and air severely polluted, condemn the planned resumption of oil extraction in Ogoniland, Rivers State. Concerned civil society organisations
Certificado por la Universidad de Arizona Desarrollado en colaboración entre Land is Life y la Universidad de Arizona, este curso ofrece una oportunidad de aprendizaje para mujeres indígenas de las siete regiones socioculturales, brindándoles experiencia práctica en la interacción y navegación dentro del sistema de derechos humanos de las
