The Centre for Culture ,Indigenous Knowledge and Experiential Learning in Gotu, is promoting transfer of culture and indigenous knowledge from the old generation to the young generation by making young people to go through experiential cultural learning activities. Culture champions are among the most active culture club members who have the desire for culture that …
INTRODUCTION Indigenous peoples make up less than 6% of the global population, yet they speak more than 4,000 of the world’s almost 7,000 languages. There are dire predictions that up to 95 percent of the world’s languages may become extinct. Seriously endangered indigenous languages constitute the majority of these. The persistence of indigenous languages is …
When Indigenous Languages Are Threatened So Are Indigenous Peoples Leer más »
The International Learning Exchange on “Traditional Seeds, Food and Agro-Ecology” was held in Cambodia on October 20 – 27th, 2018. “To have this exchange all of our partners from different countries coming together to share, not only to share about our seeds, our food security but also to strengthen our relations, our solidarity as peoples,” …
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The Place for Culture Based Experiential Learning The mainstream education system has reduced home-based transmission of indigenous knowledge and instead promoted the process of assimilation of indigenous children into mainstream alien lifestyle. The experiential learning of cultural practices and skills are about practical learning by young people on culture through participation and training by elders. …
In Sanggau District, West Kalimantan Province in Indonesia, more than 6,000 indigenous Iban Sebaruk people were involved in Institut Dayakologi’s project of strengthening their customary institution for an effective and credible customary law system. They began with an assessment of the Iban Sebaruk Customary Administration as the highest legal authority and the indigenous territories under …
The Iban Sebaruk Indigenous Peoples Strengthen their Customary Institutions Leer más »
By Namaka Rawlins The Native Hawaiian group Hālau I Ka Leo Ola O Nā Mamo returned home to Hawaiʻi in March of 2019 after spending over a week in Aotearoa-New Zealand. The trip focused on strengthening bonds of language and culture revitalization to be further shared with other Indigenous peoples. Hālau I Ka Leo Ola …
Bees, like farmers all over the planet, are struggling with the onslaught of drought and extreme climatic changes. Additionally, deforestation, use of agricultural pesticides, pests, and diseases have contributed to an alarming decrease in the bee population that discourages beekeepers from pursuing this occupation. In Kenya, Africa, communities of the Borana, Gabra, Samburu, Ameru, and …
The Deatnu River flows between Finland and Norway and into the Atlantic Ocean. Alongside it lies Veahčak, a small Saami village. Fishing for North Atlantic salmon in the Deatnu River is the core of Saami culture in the Deatnu Valley and it has provided a livelihood for local Saamis since time immemorial. Fish define their …
Threat to Customary Land Use Curtails Saami Rights Leer más »
The Nuba people in Sudan inhabit the Nuba Mountains which have been ravaged with war and political issues in recent times. Against this backdrop, the Delibaya Nuba Women Development Organization (DNWDO) initiated a project to ensure the retention of their language that would be passed on to future generations. Their main mode of learning is …
