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anonymiss@despora.de

The U.S. #history of #Native American Boarding Schools

source: https://www.theindigenousfoundation.org/articles/us-residential-schools

Native American Boarding Schools (also known as Indian Boarding Schools) were established by the U.S. #government in the late 19th century as an effort to assimilate Indigenous youth into mainstream American culture through education. This era was part of the United States’ overall attempt to #kill, annihilate, or assimilate Indigenous peoples and eradicate #Indigenous #culture.

#Assimilation #school #education #children #humanrights #politics #crime #USA #fail #moral #ethics

sylviaj@joindiaspora.com

‘This new snow has no name’: Sami reindeer herders face climate disaster

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/dec/17/new-snow-no-name-sami-reindeer-herders-climate-disaster

“Our #livelihoods #depend on a #planet that is not on #fire. We are an #Arctic #people and our #culture is written in #snow. But #climate-change means the snow will get less and less. We must realise we can’t #overconsume our planet. This is #urgent. We need to #listen to all the #indigenous people in the #world who know how to #live in #harmony with the planet.”

#sami #reindeer #herders #polar #region #europe #norway #finland #sweden #russia #climate #disaster #environment #ejf #nature #extreme #weather #farming #animals

garryknight@diasp.org

Community – an exhibition by indigenous photographers | Environment | The Guardian

The exhibition, curated in collaboration by not-for-profits Wildscreen and If Not Us Then Who, features a series of photographs taken by local and indigenous artists around the theme of ‘Community’. It was first on display at Wildscreen’s Communicating Cop26 event on Monday 15 November and is now travelling around local hospitals. The organisers say: “Indigenous communities are in a constant fight to protect ancestral land and the forests of which they have a deep knowledge and empathy. They are the guardians and the protectors of these vital ecosystems. Their stories are an essential component to the survival of our planet.” Prints will be available to pre-order from 12-28 November 2021

#photography #DocumentaryPhotography #indigenous #community

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2021/nov/25/community-an-exhibition-by-indigenous-photographers

The Flame of Struggle by Edgar KanaykĂ” XakriabĂĄ, Brazil

ramil_rodaje@diasp.org

Salween Peace Park: for all living things

https://theecologist.org/2020/sep/08/salween-peace-park-place-all-living-things

Karen territories boast fertile soil, where the ‘Ku’ shifting cultivation system is used to grow vegetables and other foods rotationally, allowing nature to recover. The rivers of our Karen territories, including the Salween, provide a means of reliable transport and trade, as well as a rich source of fish. Our people forage for wild foods like bamboo shoots, banana fruits and flowers, honey, mushrooms, and edible ferns in verdant forests.

#nature #environment #land #river #Salween #Karen #SalweenPeacePark #Indigenous #peoples #Myanmar #protection #preservation #protection #theecologist

ramil_rodaje@diasp.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3qMIFQLK8c

Building Indigenous Food Sovereignty with the Hua Parakore Organic Framework

Hua Parakore was established in Aotearoa New Zealand by Te Waka Kai Ora, the National Māori Organics Authority. It provides a framework using Indigenous values – Māori principles – for producing natural food without chemical inputs or GMO.

It also encapsulates the Māori worldview in its approach to how food growers are verified as Hua Parakore, with principles that require practitioners to deeply consider such things as their connection with the land, its energy, the many species living on it, and their community.

This documentary provides an insight into Hua Parakore from the perspective of one of its most knowledgeable practitioners – Jessica Hutchings was one of the researchers who helped develop the framework.

Te Waka Kai Ora https://www.tewakakaiora.co.nz/

#food #food-growing #food-sovereignty #organic #indigenous #values #principles #HuaParakore #TeWakaKaiOra #Māori #NationalMāoriOrganicsAuthority #NewZealand #JessicaHutchings #happenfilms

ramil_rodaje@diasp.org

Tribes Are Leading the Way to Remove Dams and Restore Ecosystems

https://www.yesmagazine.org/environment/2021/07/14/tribes-remove-dams-restore-ecosystems

When the Elwha River dams fell, it was the culmination of many decades of successful partnerships among the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and dozens of other local and national organizations. Today, those partnerships continue to support the tribe in righting historic wrongs.

#nature #environment #dams #dam #removal #rivers #watershed #waterways #Indigenous #peoples #advocacy #activism #yesmagazine

ramil_rodaje@diasp.org

https://vimeo.com/578161231

Before They Fall

Before They Fall

Conservation groups, First Nations, and scientists come together in this timely, upcoming short film, as a decades-long battle to protect endangered old-growth forests in BC escalates at Fairy Creek (the last unprotected, intact valley on southern Vancouver Island).

The film explores the characters’ individual relationships with ancient forests, and why it’s imperative we collectively protect them. It touches on potential solutions, like a transition away from old-growth in the future of logging, and Indigenous sovereignty.

#BeforeTheyFall #documentary #film #nature #environment #trees #old-growth #forests #protection #preservation #conservation #activism #grassroots #movement #FairyCreek #FirstNations #Indigenous #sovereignty #CamMacArthur #ecologyst #ecologystfilms #docu-films

ramil_rodaje@diasp.org

https://vimeo.com/345810127

Understory

Understory

Tongass Documentary

“Understory” is a short film that takes us deep into Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the largest remaining temperate rainforest on the planet. Our guide, Elsa Sebastian, is a young local fisherman who grew up “off-grid” in a remote village surrounded by the vast, ancient forest. When Elsa learns that the U.S. federal government is axing environmental protections for nine million acres of the Tongass, she is driven to action–first fixing up an old sailboat, and then setting sail on a 350-mile expedition along the rainforest’s coast.

Elsa is joined by Dr. Natalie Dawson, a biologist who has spent decades studying Alaska’s wildlife, and artist Mara Menahan. For a month the team documents old-growth trees threatened by logging, witnesses the dark aftermath of clearcuts, visits streams teeming with salmon, and learns about indigenous cultural connections to the Tongass. As Elsa, Natalie, and Mara personally and directly face the devastating impacts of the timber industry on the old growth forest, they struggle to hold onto hope. With the end of their journey comes the realization that saving our last ancient rainforests is more urgent than they could have imagined.

Director Colin Arisman deftly unpacks and presents the story of greed and mis-guided government management that has defined decades of logging in the Tongass. Through breathtaking cinematography and poignant personal experience, Understory makes the case that saving ancient forests like the Tongass is critical to both the resilience of humans and the future of our planet’s climate.

New film documents threats to Tongass National Forest, need for protection

https://www.wilderness.org/articles/blog/new-film-documents-threats-tongass-national-forest-need-protection

#Understory #documentary #film #nature #environment #logging #trees #old-growth #forests #rainforests #protection #preservation #conservation #indigenous #cultural #connections #MarinaAnderson #MaraMenahan #NatalieDawson #ElsaSebastian #Tongass #Alaska #TongassNationalForest #LastStands #tongasslaststands #ColinArisman #TheWildernessSociety #WildConfluence #docu-films