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The Sámi people live in reindeer herding communities throughout an extensive area of the Arctic. Photo by Sámiid Riikkasearvi.
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August 26, 2024

Four Reindeer Herding Communities Sue Swedish State to Grant Licenses for Small Game Hunting and Fishing in Sápmi

The Sámiid Riikkasearvi association supports the reindeer herding communities and aims to expand on a 2020 Supreme Court ruling.

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The young Indonesian filmmaker Kynan Tegar.
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August 1, 2024

Decolonizing Storytelling: The Value of Indigenous Perspectives. An Interview With Kynan Tegar

Growing up in and around the forested village of Sungai Utik and learning from the elders, Kynan Tegar continues to tell the stories of resistance in the face of colonization taught to him.

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Members of the Rapa Nui comnunity welcome attendees at the screening of their film - "Te Pits o Te Henua" or "The Navel of the World" - during the Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture in June. Photoby Dan Lin, Nia Tero.
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July 8, 2024

Rapa Nui Celebrates and Shares Beautiful Rich Culture at FestPAC Wayfinders Circle Film Screening

Traveling more than 4,600 miles in June to attend the Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture (FestPAC) in Hawai’i, members of the Rapa Nui delegation welcomed attendees to a preview of their film “Te Pito o Te Henua” or the “The Navel of the World.”

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July 1, 2024

Trailer: Inia Ikiampri

The fourth film of a series highlighting Indigenous Peoples from the Wayfinders Circle initiative, a thriving Indigenous community in the Ecuadorian Amazon clings to tradition and connections to land while preparing for an uncertain future.

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Members of the Dayak Iban group in the Sungai Util community, where they live in a longhouse that serves as a space for collective decision-making. Photo credit to Dayak Iban Menua Sungai Utik.
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June 12, 2024

‘The Land is Our Mother’: The Sungai Utik’s Resistance to Extractive Industries in Indonesia

Through customary law and collective decision-making, an Indigenous community protected an estimated 1.31 million metric tons of forest-based carbon.

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May 12, 2024

Trailer: Te Pito o Te Henua

An indigenous community on the most remote inhabited island in the world prepares to host its most important annual celebration, and reinforce deep connections to their culture, language and land.

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