We’re looking for someone to work with us during the SAMI Riddu Riđđu Festival in Samuelsberg and then drive us to JOKKMOKK in SWEDEN, where we will film sami…
Indigenous Rights
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INDIA: The Supreme Court (SC) of India has directed 16 states to evict all Scheduled Tribe members and other traditional forest-dwellers before July 27, whose claims were rejected under the Forest Right Act, 2006 (FRA).
by adminThe order could force more than a million forest dwelling people out of their homes, making it the biggest mass eviction for conservation ever proposed in India, say several tribal…
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…after interviewing the amazing SAMI artist Anders Sunna and activist Juhán Niila Stålka and many more… [Photo courtesy of Iara Lee.]
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screen in FINLAND/ HELSINKI Maailma kylässä | World Village Festival, the new film on climate change in SOUTH PACIFIC: Wantoks: Dance of Resilience in Melanesia. then re-start production on our…
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Where the “most environmentally damaging project in country’s history” is being built in the Arctic! What can we do to stop it and protect the indigenous Sami? “Norway has approved…
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The Pacific Islands are facing the brutal effects of climate change—not in the future but right now!
by adminListen to researchers from the islands and Australia discuss efforts to find solutions here, via our ally 350 Pacific: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/newcastle/programs/drive/pacific-island-science/10931396 Check out how the Cultures of Resistance Network supports 350…
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Like many indigenous peoples, the Inuit people in the Arctic are struggling to preserve their traditions. One inspiring effort to do this comes from Qaggiavuut Nunavut Performing Arts, which is…
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Felipe Jacome’s set of photos Amazon: Guardians of Life documents the struggles of indigenous women defending the Ecuadoran Amazon through portraits combined with the powerful written testimonies.
by adminThe words across each photograph are a self-reflection of the lives of women, their culture, history and traditions, and especially about the reasons for fighting oil drilling on their ancestral…
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Check out this new clip from Survival International and hear Jorge, from the Murunahua tribe in Peru, talk about how his tribe was forced into contact. Let this serve as…
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“More than 896,000 indigenous people live in Brazil, in 300 tribes speaking more than 270 languages. After winning the Brazilian Presidential election, Jair Bolsonaro said: ‘If it were up to…