Native Conservancy The Initiative seeks to heal, recover and revive the habitat and cultural connections of four formerly warring tribes (Tlingit Chugach Eskimo, Aleut) who are going to participate with tribal members and youth in carving the Totem. To finally promote the revitalization of the Eyak language, place names, the revitalization of sacred sites through …
Nuorta-Finnmárku Duodjeinstituhtta Many Sami have lost their Sami identity, duodji (craftsmanship) competence and/or language due to the process of Norwegianization. Through duodji, individuals have the opportunity to recover their identity and pass it on to future generations. Work can have a positive impact because duodji is a cultural marker to reinforce or recover the lost …
Regaining duodji traditions and language in Várjjat Leer más »
Innuit Circumpolar Council In July 2023 the 50th anniversary of the Arctic Indigenous Peoples Conference was celebrated, and during two days the achievements and successes of 50 years were evaluated and, vision for the next 50 years of Arctic Indigenous Peoples discussed. The main purpose of distributing publications about 50 years of work as ICC. …
Uksi Productions Sámi people have fished the Deatnu River for centuries as a livelihood and spiritual practice. However, Finnish government in 2016 imposed strict regulations that criminalized the traditional fishing practice. In 2017 three women and their children broke this government-imposed law to reclaim their traditional rights and turned themselves in, intending in this way …
Jahkagaska Tjiellde The goal of our initiative is to prevent Beowulf Mining PLC and its swedish subsidiary Jokkmokk Iron Mines from opening an iron ore mine and the swedish company BDX from opening limestone quarry in Samii land. Get to courts to invalidate the concession permit for kallak and the reject to BDX application. Expected …
Kallak and Noarvejaure – Preventing mines on indigenous Sami land Leer más »
Ikaarvik Ikaarvik seeks to empower Inuit youth to be the leaders in reshaping Arctic science. Inuit youth are exploring the potential for an Indigenous-led research assessment tool in Pond Inlet, Nunavut. Inuit youth have brought together their community, academic researchers, the Nunavut Research Institute as well as federal government researchers. Expected outcomes: The result will …
Local Partner: Yayasan Saniri Alifuru (Alifuru Council Foundation) Parents and traditional elders held the Hunahane Customary School to teach history, traditional dances and hand-woven Nuaulu rattan and bamboo and other things about Nuaulu. About their rights how to protect them and how to keep their culture and language to be live forever. So then the …
