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By Mare Valtari, part of the January 20, 2025 project to highlight the vital connection between indigenous peoples and environmental solutions, showcasing various initiatives, organizations, and leaders advocating for sustainable practices rooted in traditional knowledge.  As we stand in solidarity with our Native American brothers and sisters, let's not forget the countless indigenous communities around the world who are fighting for their rights, lands, and cultures. From the Maori in New Zealand to the Inuit in Canada, from the Aboriginal Australians to the Amazonian tribes of Brazil, there are over 370 million indigenous people globally who deserve our recognition and support. We can learn more about their struggles and triumphs through resources like LandMark Global Platform, Cultural Survival, UNPFII, IWGIA, and Survival International - organizations that provide vital information on indigenous territories, languages, and cultures worldwide. -- While Native Land Digital...

By Ariana Tano, part of the January 20, 2025 project to highlight the vital connection between indigenous peoples and environmental solutions, showcasing various initiatives, organizations, and leaders advocating for sustainable practices rooted in traditional knowledge. For centuries, indigenous communities have faced unwavering resistance to their very existence.    Colonization not only stole their land but also suppressed their culture, silenced their voices, and erased their histories. Yet amidst this legacy of oppression, indigenous peoples continue to resist, recover, and thrive – a testament to their unbreakable spirit. In recent years, a growing movement has emerged calling for decolonization – a recognition that true justice can only be achieved by dismantling systems of power that perpetuate inequality. This movement is led by indigenous voices demanding control over their own destinies. At the forefront of this fight are organizations dedicated to amplifying ...

By Nina Tyler, part of the January 20, 2025 project to highlight the vital connection between indigenous peoples and environmental solutions, showcasing various initiatives, organizations, and leaders advocating for sustainable practices rooted in traditional knowledge. The earth is our greatest teacher, its rhythms and cycles a reminder of the interconnectedness of all things.    as i walk through the forest, i feel the pulse of life beneath my feet, a heartbeat that echoes my own. we modern humans have lost touch with this primal wisdom, spending too much time staring at screens and not enough listening to the whispers of nature. but when we quiet our minds and tune into the earth's frequencies, something magical happens. we begin to see ourselves not as separate individuals but as part of a vast web of life. every rock, every stream, every tree becomes a mirror reflecting back our own inherent worth and connectedness. this realization can be both humbling and empowering...