Udege traditional knowledge and sustainable boreal forest management
UDEGE- Center for support of indigenous peoples of the North
2022
Strengthening Indigenous Identities of Kyrgyzstani People through Acquaintance with Other Indigenous Cultures
“Arysh Kench” Public Association The initiative aims to understand and strengthen the indigenous identities of the peoples of Kyrgyzstan through their acquaintance with the spiritual culture of Native Americans based on the translation of Apela Colorado’s book “Woman Between The Worlds.” Translation of the “Woman Between the Worlds” book into Kyrgyz with comments and its …
Cultural Heritage Meets Modern Technology
SolTech, LLC The project involves developing animated video materials to reveal the tradition of pilgrimage practices to sacred sites based on the journey of two main characters and the multifaceted nature of cultural heritage through the visualisation of legends about the origins of sacred sites from different regions of the country. Production, screening, and discussion …
Traditional water knowledge of mountain lake communities in Kyrgyzstan
The initiative group “Suuchular” (The Waterers) The initiative’s goal is to document, interpret, and disseminate local climate change indicators from indigenous communities living around Lake Ysykkul (which represents a unique combination of mountain and coastal ecosystems) that have accumulated a large body of traditional ecological knowledge that contains local indicators of climate change based on …
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Preservation of the language and lifeways of the Yaghnobi
Public organization “Anahita” The initiative “Preservation of the Yagnoban Language and Identity” is the next step in studying and preserving the Yagnoban ethnic language and traditions, which are increasingly under pressure due to rapid economic and social transformations. Consequently, the project will primarily focus on the general trends and major issues in responding to the …
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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 project includes preparing and organising the Indigenous Youth Forum – a collaborative platform focused on reflecting, and reinventing the meaning and relevance of traditional knowledge, cultures, and philosophies of nomadic civilisations of Central and Inner Asia in a contemporary world. The project reached more than 70 …
“Sutain Khishig” The Blessing of sacred Sutai Mountain—Arvai Barley Flour
Cooperative “Bayalag Sutain Khugjil” The initiative’s goal is to revitalise the culture of respect for local food and the practice of Arvai sowing, growing, harvesting, and eating as an integral part of a healthy and prosperous life in the mountainous communities of Western Mongolia and beyond. The intrinsic connection between people and the landscape is …
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Strengthening promotion of agrobiodiversity of seed systems based on community
Public organization “Zan va Zamin”(Women and the Earth) The main goal of the initiative is to promote the conservation of rare valuable local varieties of agricultural plants and the development of local seed production for food by supporting and strengthening 3 established community seed banks and increasing the capacity of women seed keepers in the …
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Nomadic Nature Trunk (NNT)
Land of Snow Leopard Network (LOSL) The NNT program is an award-winning conservation project that designed portable trunks containing conservation education materials comprising 15-20 highly interactive game-based lessons covering native biodiversity, habitats, and human-wildlife conflict. LOSL is committed to decolonising mainstream conservation by incorporating and prioritising Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and indigenous spiritual traditions in …
Documenting and Promoting Traditional Medical Knowledge and Skills: Midwives as Bearers of Centuries-Old Health-related Traditions
Public Association “Miralina” The project aims to document traditional medicinal knowledge about curing people using medicinal plants. In particular, the traditional medical knowledge related to childbirth and skills related to caring for an infant and the infant’s mother are being lost and are safeguarded only by a few knowledge bearers. 320 knowledge bearers in very …