Protection of intangible heritage

Healing Totem Pole

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 …

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Learning Landscapes – Tribal Language and Cultural Teachings Immersion

Local Partner: Native American Land Conservancy  NALC will organize a Learning Landscapes program for Native American youth and families that focuses on Indigenous Language immersion. The beautiful sacred lands of their ancestors along with the teachings from their own Indigenous languages are critical for the intergenerational transmission of culture, spiritual values, and identity. The NALC …

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Yucatán and Oaxaca, México; Quetzaltenango, Guatemala; Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, USA

Local Partner: YAKANAL Indigenous Youth Cultural Exchange Program The project will be based on the transmission and practice of 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 Moon …

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Improved food security for the Gamo in Southwest Ethiopia through the perpetuation, protection and processing of the Enset Crop

Local Partner: Dere Integrated Development Action (DIDA) Background and objective: Enset is the staple crop for the Gamo indigenous community with high food security values and different non-food values, with every part of the enset crop used and nothing wasted. It is primarily produced in some areas of Ethiopia that are least developed and most …

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Indigenous youth tracing the ancestor´ Paths

The one year Project “Indigenous Youth Tracing the Ancestors’ Paths” enabled indigenous youth to explore and document indigenous knowledge, with a focus on the protection and utilization of ancestral land and territories, and the management of social, political, economic, and natural resources. Barisan Pemuda Adat Nusantara (BPAN) is AMAN’s autonomous wing organization, established on January …

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