Posts Tagged ‘Traditional Knowledge’
Keystone XL Pipeline: The Effects on the Environment and Indigenous People
“I urge our allies to stand with Native people, heed our call for systemic change to how we create and utilize energy and the policies that regulate both, support our right to self-determination, and join our movement to protect the territorial integrity and sacredness of Mother Earth.” …
Read MoreSacred Red Corn Planting Takes a Stand Against KXL
The Ponca Trail of Tears and the proposed route of the Keystone XL pipeline are expected to intersect on the land of Mekasi Horinek in South Dakota, of the Lakota nation. Horinek has led an effort to bring back sacred and native plants and, in the process, combat poor health in tribal communities, and take…
Read MoreUniting and Fighting against Keystone XL
The proposed Keystone XL pipeline from TransCanada is having a profound effect on the people who call the middle west of the country home. Training for Resistance is an organization and training event started by Debra White Plume, a long-time organizer and activist against uranium mining in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Her newest…
Read MoreThe Original Tree Huggers: Let Us Not Forget Their Sacrifice
Blog by: Rucha Chitnis, Former WEA South Asia Program Director. 1730 CE “Sar santey rukh rahe to bhi sasto jan.” “If a tree is saved even at the cost of one’s head, it’s worth it.” Amrita Devi Nearly 280 years ago, the sacrifice of a brave woman, Amrita Devi, would have ripple effects in one of…
Read MoreTribal Community Members and Academic Researchers Gather for a Weekend of Listening and Collaboration
By: Kahea Pacheco, North America Program Team Member “How do we sustain? How do we become as adaptable as possible? How do we work smart? Thatis what this weekend is all about.” –Tribal Community Session The pressing need to sustain, adapt, and work smart was the impetus for a gathering on October 20-21, 2012, when…
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