Whanganui River given rights as a legal identity
” Ko au te awa, Ko te awa ko au ~ I am the river and the river is me” expresses the special, spiritual relationship the iwi peoples (Maori) hold with the Whanganui river. In a landmark preliminary agreement between...
Kari Oca II Blessing of the Declaration
Blessing ceremony of the historical Kari Oca II Declaration, Kari-Oka Village, at Sacred Kari-Oka Púku, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20 June 2012. Over five hundred Indigenous Peoples from Brazil and throughout the world gathered at Kari-Oca II, an encampment seated...
Why REDD/REDD+ Is NOT a Solution
Tom B.K. Goldtooth, Indigenous Environmental Network Note: This is an excerpt of one section from the NO REDD READER, A collection of articles written by REDD Monitor, Global Justice Ecology Project, Diego Alejandro Cardona, Tatiana Roa Avendaño, Honduran Garifuna Organization,...
A call for Earth Revolution from the heart of our youth!
We all have a voice, we all have a gift to share… don’t miss Ta’Kaiya Blaney [yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh5El7IBMy8&feature=related’] Over 1400 Aboriginal Youth attended Gathering Our Voices 2012 held in Nanaimo, BC. Spoken words by 11 year old Ta’Kaiya Blaney along...
Mother Earth Should Not Be “Owned, Privatised and Exploited”
Aline Jenckel interviews, TOM B.K. GOLDTOOTH, Executive Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network For complete interview visit http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107733 UNITED NATIONS, May 9, 2012 (IPS) – For centuries, indigenous peoples and their rights, resources and lands have been exploited. Yet long...
South meets North at IEN Rights of Nature Conference
Indigenous leaders Marlon Santi and Patricia Gualinga of Sarayacu, Ecuador traveled to Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence Kansas to participate in the Rights of Mother Earth Restoring Indigenous Life Ways of Responsibility and Respect in April, 2012. The two leaders...
Honoring the Sacred: Indigenous Wisdom on Rights of Mother Earth
The Following piece was written by Shannon Biggs and Osprey Orielle Lake. ——————————————————————————————- ‘When we speak of ecosystems as ‘resources’ — it is as if we are saying the Earth is in the business of liquidating itself.” – Randy Kapashesit...
IEN Rights of Mother Earth Conference streaming
Join the Rights of Mother Earth Restoring Indigenous Life Ways of Responsibilty and Respect conference through live streaming at www.ienearth.org/blog/. The Conference is being hosted by Indignenous Environmental Network (IEN) at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence KS April 4-6....
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