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Hlk’yak’ii Spruce Root Program

Haida Gwaii Museum Society The course will bring together experienced weavers and students to learn the entire process of spruce root weaving and will create 4 utilitarian baskets. With their new baskets, the students will go out to harvest berries, seafood, and medicines, deepening the connection to this place and observation of climate impacts we’re …

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The Pueblo Food Experience (phase II)

Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute In phase II of our continued initiative, “The Pueblo Food Experience”, we are working on establishing a food system that will help get the original foods to the pueblo communities. This would consist of growing out traditional crops, while teaching farming/gardening skills to interested youth. Harvested products will then get distributed …

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YAKANAL: Mother Moon

Yakanal – Indigenous Youth Cultural Exchange We propose to continue Mother Moon, an Indigenous-led effort to research, protect, and share traditional knowledge of the Moon to animate ancestral wisdom and practice related to women’s/non-binary and community wellbeing. Through intercultural collaborations including Maya/Zapotec/Mixtec//Pueblo young adults and elders, we hope to nourish unique attributes connected to the …

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Strengthening Indigenous Identities of Kyrgyzstani People through Acquaintance with Other Indigenous Cultures

“Arysh Kench” Public Association The initiative plans the translation of the book into Kyrgyz with comments and its publication.This initiative will make a positive contribution to the post-colonial movements that are taking shape in the country and the regions.

Preservation of the language and lifeways of the Yaghnobi

Public organization “Anahita” el proyecto promueve un programa para preservar su lengua y revitalizar sus valores e identidad, que incluye: ayudar a la comunidad a unirse en torno a su cultura, reunir a las generaciones y dar voz a su lengua, cultura y tradiciones únicas, así como ofrecer a la comunidad indígena la oportunidad de …

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Indigenous Youth Forum “Indigenous Philosophies and Traditional Knowledge and Cultures in the Changing World”

Center for Peace Dialogues and Holistic Development The proposed initiative includes the preparation and organization of the Indigenous Youth Forum – a collaborative platform focused on reflecting, and reinventing the meaning and relevance of traditional knowledge, cultures, and philosophies of nomadic civilizations of Central and Inner Asia in a contemporary world.

“Sutain Khishig” The Blessing of sacred Sutai Mountain—Arvai Barley Flour

Cooperative “Bayalag Sutain Khugjil” The ultimate goal of the Initiative is to revitalize the culture of respect for local food, and the practice of Arvai sowing, growing, harvesting, and eating as an integral part of healthy and prosperous life in the mountainous communities of Western Mongolia and beyond.