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Patrick Kahawaiolaa, a Kupuna (Elder) and a lessee of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) narrated, based on a 1900s congressional record how non-Hawaiian landowners and ranchers testified against the establishment of homestead lands. Then Prince Kūhiō was forced to compromise on geographic distribution of homestead lands and on the blood quantum in order …

Harvesting Knowledge through the Hoʻoulu ʻĀina Community Project Leer más »

This video showcased the highlights of the Pawanka Fund Sungai Utik Indigenous Youth Exchange held in Indonesia which is about the key role of indigenous youth in traditional knowledge transmission.

The year 1932 is forever marked in the memory of El Salvador’s indigenous peoples. Known before as Cuzcatlán, which means «country of medals» or «City Jewelry» because of its beautiful and fertile land with vegetation, hills and volcanoes, El Salvador has seen continuous struggles for land beginning with the expropriation of indigenous territories by conquerors. …

From silent and clandestine life to harmony with mother naturee Leer más »

The Borana pastoralist people of Northern Kenya had been observing how climate change impacts on their communities with the gradual erosion of traditional coping practices. Women used to churn milk to make ghee during the rainy season in preparation for drought. Milk made into yoghurt and preserved lasted for half a year. When drought came, …

Documenting and Promoting Community Understanding and Adaptation to Climate Change in Moyale Sub-County Leer más »

The Baka pygmies in Cameroon, Central Africa have a wealth of knowledge on traditional healing and medicinal plants from their forests. Specific animals are also sources of treatment for particular ailments such as the shells of giant snails for lumbago, or leopard’s bones as aphrodisiac, or the turtle’s egg for haemorrhoids. It is interesting to …

Strengthening Indigenous Baka Traditional Medicine, Traditional Healing and Health Care Systems Leer más »

Indigenous Peoples Exchange Program: “Key role of Indigenous Youth in traditional knowledge transmission” held in Indonesia last August 2019. The goal: To contribute to the leadership development and empowerment of indigenous youth partners through an inspiring and challenging exchange.

Sustaining Indigenous Knowledge Spells the Survival of Indigenous Peoples A Thematic Report on Intergenerational Transfer of Indigenous Knowledge INTRODUCTION With regard to the intergenerational transmission of indigenous knowledge, Article 13 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) stipulates that “indigenous peoples have the right to revitalize, use, develop and transmit …

Sustaining Indigenous Knowledge Spells the Survival of Indigenous Peoples Leer más »