Indigenous People

In this discussion, Dr. Shiva shares his journey to the roots of his people’s tradition in the small village of Muhavoor, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India. His ancestors were palm fruit pickers. He will share videos of his recent trip to India, and you will meet…

Climate change in New Zealand is already having an impact, and these impacts are set to increase in magnitude and extent over time. Floods, storms, droughts and fires will become more frequent unless significant action is taken to reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases, which are changing the climate. New…

This past week, I was in the thriving metropolis of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, for the Provincial Synod of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert’s Land. This may not seem like much to highlight, but trust me when I say that the synod was filled with energy and life. Excitement surrounded the…

As simple, mundane, and unimpressive as exchanging cheesy messages with your lover, tweeting concerningly delusional fantasies about your bias in the K-Pop group you fancy, ranting about your professor’s irksome absurdities, or sharing the most rib-tickling of memes on a plethora of social media platforms, stories have been deeply and…

What is the connection between data governance, the environment, and the rights of Indigenous peoples? In the intersection between rising technologies based on data and the need to protect the earth and all its peoples, we find Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDS). Indigenous communities are disproportionately affected by extraction and exploitation…

Yannima Tommy Watson (1935–2017 )was a senior APY Lands painter who was born around 1935 at Anamarapiti, about 40kms from Irrunytju Community (Wingellina) in Western Australia. Watson was a Pitjantjatjara man, his skin group was Karimara.”My grandfather’s country, grandmother’s country.”Tommy Watson was known for his use of strong vibrant colours…

Hi friends! My name is Courtney Hay. I am a youth participant in the Canadian Conservation Corps (CCC) spring 2022 cohort. …

A paper about the connection between the 2009 science fiction film, Avatar, and the Trail of Tears in 1837. — The Trail of Tears involved the removal of the Cherokee from their land in 1837, and the devastating event earned its name due to thousands of casualties suffered from exposure, exhaustion, and starvation. Even worse than that, a troop of 7,000 soldiers demolished the tribe’s territory, so the Cherokee literally…