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1200+ Indigenous Delegates from around the world are in New York this week for a UN Forum, many of whom are Nia Tero partners, who are working to protect and preserve native lands. Learn more about Nia Tero online at www.niatero.org  Learn more about Personal Rewilding online at www.rhnaturereconnect.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/truth-be-told-paranormal--3589860/support.

Listen to this episode in EnglishO Acampamento Terra Livre (ATL) é a maior mobilização indígena do Brasil. Em 2024, ano de seu 20º aniversário, 9 mil indígenas do Brasil e do mundo reuniram-se em Brasília para defender seus direitos e suas terras. Atualmente, a representação indígena no governo brasileiro é a maior de todos os tempos. Muito mudou ao longo desses 20 anos de ATL, mas pairavam sobre a reunião as preocupações de todos com a tese do marco temporal, que poderia limitar os direitos de muitos povos indígenas a suas terras. Neste episódio, ouviremos muitos dos sons, cantos, músicas e vozes do Acampamento Terra Livre 2024. A luta pelos direitos indígenas no Brasil é uma luta de todos: uma luta pelo planeta Terra, pelo clima e por justiça social. Independentemente de onde você estiver, essa luta também é por você.    Apresentação, produção, tradução e mixagem de áudio: Marianna Romano.  Produção adicional: Idjahure Kadiwel.  Edição de histórias: Jenny Asarnow e Maria Fernanda Ribeiro.  Agradecimentos especiais a Nara Baré e Daniela Lerda.    Saiba mais sobre o Acampamento Terra Livre e o trabalho da Apib:  Site da Apib: https://apiboficial.org/?lang=en#  Siga a Apib no Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apiboficial/  Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

Acampamento Terra Livre, or Free Land Camp, is the largest Indigenous mobilization in Brazil and 2024 marked its 20th year, as 9,000 Indigenous People from across Brazil – and the world – gathered in Brazil's capital, Brasilia, to defend their rights and their lands. With more Indigenous representation in the Brazilian government than ever, some things have changed in twenty years, but the “Marco Temporal” law that could limit many Indigenous Peoples' rights to their lands loomed over the gathering. In this episode, hear many of the sounds, chants, music and voices from Acampamento Terra Livre 2024. The fight for Indigenous rights in Brazil is a fight for everyone: for planet Earth, for the climate, for social justice. No matter where in the world you are, this fight is also for you. Host, Producer, Translator, Audio Mix: Marianna Romano. Additional Production: Idjahure Kadiwel. Story Editors: Jenny Asarnow, Maria Fernanda Ribeiro. Special thanks to Nara Baré and Daniela Lerda.  Learn more about Acampamento Terra Livre and APIB: APIB Website: https://apiboficial.org/?lang=en# Follow APIB on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apiboficial/ Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

Convidamos você a curtir esse episódio em português aqui!“Indigenous Peoples, who want their territory demarcated for the protection of their own lives, automatically protect the life of humanity.” – Dinamam Tuxá (Tuxá People, Brazil) Brazil is home to an outsized portion of the world's biodiversity. It is also one of the most dangerous places in the world for environmental defenders – but also a place guarded by hundreds of powerful Indigenous tribes.   This week, thousands of Indigenous Peoples from across Brazil are gathered in the country's capital, Brasília, with bold hope for the future, and to share culture, celebrate, and demand their rights to their lands and to their cultural ways of being. This gathering is called Acampamento Terra Livre (ATL), or in English, Free Land Camp – and it's been happening for 20 years.   To celebrate its twentieth anniversary, we're sending our Seedcast producers to Brasília, and today on Seedcast, we're getting a preview of Acampamento Terra Livre with Dinamam Tuxá, of the Tuxá People. A lawyer and Indigenous social activist, Dinamam is a legal advisor to the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples and Organizations of the Northeast, Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo (APOINME), and the coordinator of the Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB). APIB strengthens, unifies, and mobilizes Indigenous Peoples to promote and defend their rights. APIB also organizes Acampamento Terra Livre.   Dinamam joins us in conversation with Ha'ahaeo Auwae-Dekker (Kanaka Maoli).  Special thanks to Nia Tero colleagues Maria Fernanda Ribeiro, Nara Baré and Leslie Benzakein.   Host: Ha'ahaeo Auwae-Dekker. Producer, Translation and Audio Mix: Marianna Romano. Additional Production: Jenny Asarnow, Idjahure KadiwelLearn more about APIB: APIB Website: https://apiboficial.org/?lang=en# Follow APIB on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apiboficial/ Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

 Listen to this episode in English   “Os povos indígenas que querem o seu território demarcado para a proteção da sua própria vida automaticamente protegem a vida da humanidade.” Dinamam Tuxá (Povo Tuxá, Brasil)   O Brasil abriga uma enorme parte da biodiversidade global. É, também, um dos lugares mais perigosos do mundo para os defensores ambientais — mas também está sob a guarda de centenas de poderosas nações indígenas.   Esta semana, milhares de povos indígenas de todo o Brasil estão reunidos na capital do país, Brasília, com ousada esperança no futuro para compartilhar cultura, celebrar e exigir seus direitos a suas terras e a seus modos culturais. Esse encontro — o Acampamento Terra Livre (ATL) — já acontece há 20 anos.    Para celebrar o 20º aniversário do ATL, nossos produtores do Seedcast estarão em Brasília. Hoje teremos uma visão prévia do Acampamento Terra Livre com Dinamam Tuxá, do Povo Tuxá, aqui no Seedcast. Advogado e ativista social indígena, Dinamam é assessor jurídico da Articulação dos Povos e Organizações Indígenas do Nordeste, Minas Gerais e Espírito Santo (APOINME) e coordenador da Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do Brasil (APIB). AAPIB é uma articulação de todos os povos indígenas do Brasil que fortalece, unifica e mobiliza os povos indígenas para promover e defender seus direitos. A APIB também organiza o Acampamento Terra Livre.    Dinamam se junta a nós numa conversa com Ha'ahaeo Auwae-Dekker (Kanaka Maoli).    Agradecimentos especiais aos colegas da Nia Tero Maria Fernanda Ribeiro, Nara Baré e Leslie Benzakein.   Apresentação: Ha'ahaeo Auwae-Dekker, Marianna Romano, Idjahure Kadiwel Produção, tradução e mixagem de áudio: Marianna Romano  Produção adicional: Jenny Asarnow, Idjahure Kadiwel    Saiba mais sobre a APIB: Site da APIB: https://apiboficial.org/?lang=en# Siga a APIB no Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apiboficial/ Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

Close your eyes. Imagine standing on land that your family has held for generations. The waters that trickle nearby sing your family name, and your ancestors are there with you, buried deep in the earth. Now, imagine a stranger coming along and violating this land with no regard to the lineage it carries. This is the story at the heart of our latest Sonic Journey. We're sharing the story of the Fukumitsu family who is protecting their land -- their ‘āina -- through the Emmy Award-winning film “Pili Ka Moʻo” by Justyn Ah Chong with Malia Akutagawa (both Kanaka Maoli.) “Pili Ka Moʻo” is a part of the first season of our sibling initiative Reciprocity Project. This is also the film that inspired Seedcast producer Stina Hamlin to embark on our whole Sonic Journey Series, and we understand why: this film not only includes the strong voices of the Fukumitsu family and their ancestors, but it also includes beautiful sounds from their kalo, or taro, fields and the collective voice of a community standing up for the land and their ancestors. Justyn's film is part of Reciprocity Project, a collaboration between Nia Tero and Upstander Project, in association with REI Co-op Studios. Host and Story Editor: Jessica Ramirez. Producer: Stina Hamlin. Story Editor and Audio Mix: Ha'aheo Auwae-Dekker.  Learn more:  Watch the film and learn more here.  Listen to our previous episode with Justyn: Celestial Wayfinding and Pili Ka Mo'o with Justyn Ah Chong   Listen to previous Sonic Journey Episodes:  Sonic Journey One: Sonic Journey One: Diiyeghan naii Taii Tr'eedaa  Sonic Journey Two: Sonic Journey Two: Weckuwapok (The Approaching Dawn)  Sonic Journey Three: SŪKŪJULA TEI (Stories of My Mother)  Sonic Journey Four: Ma's House Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

In this episode, Annika Fain interviews Rena Priest. Rena Priest is an enrolled member of the Lhaq'temish (Lummi) Nation. She served two years as Washington State's 6th Poet Laureate (2021-2023). Her work has been recognized with awards and fellowships from the Allied Arts Foundation, Academy of American Poets, Indigenous Nations Poets, University of Washington Libraries, and Nia Tero. She is the author of three books and editor of two anthologies, including I Sing the Salmon Home: Poems from Washington State. Learn more at nwfishpassage.com and renapriest.com. Enjoy!  

In our latest Sonic Journey, join us on the lands of the Shinnecock Nation, which have been cared for by the Shinnecock People for over 10,000 years. Here, photographer and artist Jeremy Dennis has restored his family's home in order to create a place for creativity, care, and community for a new generation of BIPOC artists. This unique space is called Ma's House, and Jeremy documented the building's restoration in a short film of the same name. Lean closer and listen to fond remembrances of Ma from her descendants. Sense the transformation with the sawing and hammering of Jeremy's construction. And feel your hair rustled by the salty breezes of the Atlantic Ocean.  Jeremy's film is part of Reciprocity Project, a collaboration between Nia Tero and Upstander Project, in association with REI Co-op Studios. Host: Jessica Ramirez. Producer: Stina Hamlin. Story Editor and Audio Mix: Jenny Asarnow.  Relevant Links: Learn more about Ma's House: Website + Instagram Watch the film Ma's House on Reciprocity.org. Previous Sonic Journey Episodes: Sonic Journey One: Sonic Journey One: Diiyeghan naii Taii Tr'eedaa Sonic Journey Two: Sonic Journey Two: Weckuwapok (The Approaching Dawn) Sonic Journey Three: SŪKŪJULA TEI (Stories of My Mother) Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

Loren Waters (she/her) is a filmmaker and citizen of the Cherokee Nation and the Kiowa Tribe. Focusing her art on the intersection of film and Indigenous storytelling, Loren has a passion for sharing stories that center environmental knowledge and impact. Loren has participated in fellowships such as Nia Tero 4th World Media Lab and the Intercultural Leadership Institute Year 4. Her second short documentary ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (Meet Me at the Creek) premiered at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival this February 2024. The short is the fourth installment of a documentary film series that focuses on tribal environmental professionals. The first two films, celebrating tribal environmental professionals Polly Edwards and Yvette Wiley, premiered in 2019. The third film, Restoring Néške'emāne recently won Best Short Documentary at North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival.In this episode, Loren opens up about her journey as a filmmaker. We talk about her quartet of films centering tribal environmental professionals. Loren tells us about the currently reality of indigenous voices in both the filmmaking space and the environmental justice community. She talks about her experience on Killers of The Flower Moon and Reservoir Dogs.This episode refers to the following works and histories: the Concho Indian Boarding School, Tar Creek Superfund, Rebecca Jim and Loren's films Restoring Néške'emāne, and ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (Meet Me at the Creek).Loren Waters (she/her) is a filmmaker and background casting director based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. @lorenkwatersNadine Reumer (she/her) is an actress and producer based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who's ready for a little Indigenous joy, knowledge, and inspiration? We're starting Seedcast Season Four with deep listening, as a powerful way to witness one another.  Welcome to the rich desert landscape of the Wayuu People on the Guajira Peninsula in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela. You hear more from birds, goats, and cacti in this story than you do people, and when you do hear human voices, they're speaking Wayuunaiki, the language of about half of Wayuu Peoples, a language currently undergoing a revitalization. This Sonic Journey centers the film SŪKŪJULA TEI (Stories of My Mother), the story of two Wayuu women teaching the next generation valuable lessons about reciprocity. Even if you don't speak Wayuunaiki, the rhythms and tones of the elders in the story will no doubt stir in you memories and lessons from your own parents, grandparents, and ancestors. SŪKŪJULA TEI (Stories of My Mother) is a collaboration between director David Hernández Palmar and his mother, Flor Palmar. The film is part of the first season of our sibling initiative Reciprocity Project. Reciprocity Project is a collaboration between Nia Tero and Upstander Project, in association with REI Co-op Studios. Host and Story Editor: Jessica Ramirez. Producer: Stina Hamlin. Audio Mix: Ha'aheo Auwae-Dekker.  Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

We can't believe that we are kicking off Season 4 of Seedcast on February 14! With so much chaos and noise around us, we're going to start off this season by getting grounded and listening to Indigenous song and language. So here's an invitation: Close your eyes, and get quiet: What do you hear from the world around you, from the lands you're on? And what does that stir inside of you? Season Four of Seedcast starts with a series of Sonic Journeys, which immerse us in the deep knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and the homelands they're connected to, as featured in our sibling initiative, Reciprocity Project. Enjoy this sneak peek at the next three Seedcast episodes. And until the first one is released on February 14, listen to our previous Sonic Journeys and watch the films in the first season of Reciprocity Project. Reciprocity Project is a collaboration between Nia Tero and Upstander Project, in association with REI Co-op Studios. Host: Jessica Ramirez. Producer and Audio Mix: Jenny Asarnow. Relevant Links: Listen to Sonic Journey One: Sonic Journey One: Diiyeghan naii Taii Tr'eedaa Listen to Sonic Journey Two: Sonic Journey Two: Weckuwapok (The Approaching Dawn) Watch the first season of Reciprocity Project. Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

Here in the northern hemisphere, as the winter solstice approaches, the light is changing quickly, and the sun sits lower on the horizon with each passing day. By now, all the harvest celebrations have come to an end, but the practice of gratitude and acknowledgement for the rewards of summer's hard work continues.  As we wrap up Season 3 of Seedcast, this very special final episode is dedicated to the hard work that has gone into this podcast. We revisit the diversity of nine productions created since last autumn by different producers. Through this journey, Executive Producer of Seedcast, Tracy Rector, shares her gratitude for how each of these creatives have played a vital role in the storytelling of Seedcast. Storytelling is one of the most connective experiences people have with each other. Throughout the world during the coldest months, Indigenous Peoples wintertime traditions most often include sharing stories about who they are, their histories, and lessons of the season to offer wisdom and inspiration across the generations. Winter is a time to share what we have, to draw from what has been gathered to give us energy and offer lessons of survival through the coldest of seasons and it is through storytelling that the link between humans and all life on Earth – seen and unseen - is understood, maintained, and nurtured.  As our team settles in for the winter, we ask you, our listeners: How will you come together in kinship this winter? Wintertime is the perfect occasion to get to know one another better through storytelling, ceremony, and joy. Enjoy! Special thanks to special artistic contributors Jennifer Kreisberg, Joel Schomberg and Mia Kami.   Host + Co-Producer: Tracy Rector. Co-Producer + Story Editor: Stina Hamlin: Audio Mix: Ha'aheo Auwae-Dekker Episodes Mentioned: Indigenous Sovereignty Begins At Birth: A Conversation with Camie J Goldhammer Princess Daazhraii Johnson and the Generation Reclaiming Gwichʻin The Omen Birds Still Sing in Sungai Utik How Stories Give Life to Knowledge and Culture: Two Decades of imagineNATIVE ʻNo Climate Justice Without Racial Justiceʻ: Rev. Yearwood and Leo Cerda with Tracy Rector The Life-Giving Pottery of Katsitsionni Fox Indigenous Narrative Sovereignty on TikTok DJ Eric Terena: The Collective Sounds for a New Era ʻWeʻve Become Paolo for Everyone': Creating UTOPIA for Queer and Trans Pacific Islanders Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

~Co-presented by The New School and the Racial Healing Initiative at Commonweal's Retreat Center Collaboration~ ¿Qué significaría "volverse nativos" al lugar en el que estamos ahora? ¿Cómo viviríamos si lo fuéramos? Nuestras comunidades y líderes indígenas tienen una sabiduría antigua que ofrece una visión profunda sobre los desafíos a los que nos enfrentamos hoy en día. A medida que navegamos los cambios culturales, climáticos y de ecosistemas que están ocurriendo en nuestro planeta en la actualidad, necesitamos oír la sabiduría y las ideas que descienden de estas tradiciones. Para poder escuchar y verdaderamente valorar estas ideas, necesitamos continuar cicatrizando las heridas de la división racial y dentro de nuestras culturas y comunidades. En la segunda parte de esta serie, súmate a la presentadora Brenda Salgado en su charla con Sherri Mitchell, activista Penobscot, autora y abogada Indígena. Hablarán sobre historias que se transmiten, historias que nos transmiten, historias que queremos lanzar en este momento y cómo podemos nutrir narrativas para el futuro. Presentada en inglés con interpretación simultánea. Sherri Mitchell, o Weh'na Ha'mu Kwasset, es abogada Indígena, activista y autora, oriunda de la Nación Penobscot. Es egresada del Programa de Embajadores Indios Americanos y del Programa de Pasantías del Congreso Udall de Nativos Americanos. Sherri es la autora de Sacred Instructions (Instrucciones Sagradas); Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change (Sabiduría Indígena para el Cambio Radicado en el Espíritu).  Es colaboradora en once antologías, incluyendo All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis (Lo único que se Puede Salvaguardar: La Verdad, La Valentía y Las Soluciones en la Crisis Climatologica), así también como Resetting Our Future: Empowering Climate Action in the United States (Reconfigurar Nuestro Futuro: Potenciar las Medidas en El Campo del Clima).  Sherri es la Directora Ejecutiva de la Fundación para la Paz de la Tierra, se desempeña como Fideicomisaria del Instituto Indígena Americano, miembro del Consejo Asesor Indígena del Programa Tutela de Tierras Indígenas de Nia Tero e integrante de la Junta del Instituto Post Carbono. Brenda Salgado es la directora del programa Iniciativa para la Cicatrización Racial en el Centro de Colaboración para Retiros de Commonweal.  Ella es autora espiritual y de concientización, oradora, guardiana de la sabiduría, sanadora, cabeza de ceremonial y Consultora sobre Organizaciones. Tiene 25 años de experiencia en desarrollo de Liderazgo Transformador, Gestión sin Fines de Lucro, Curación y Ceremonial Tradicionales, Capacitación en Liderazgo Consciente, Salud de la Mujer y Justicia Social. Brenda está en proceso de establecer el Nepantla Land Trust (El Fideicomiso de Tierra Nepantla) y el Nepantla Center for Healing and Renewal (El Centro Nepantla para la Sanación y Renovación). Es autora de Real World Mindfulness for Beginners: Navigate Daily Life One Practice at a Time (La Concientización en el Mundo Real para Principiantes: Cómo se Practica Paso a Paso).  Recibió instrucción de sabios ancianos sobre medicina tradicional y ceremonial de curación en el linaje Purépecha, Xochimilco, Tolteca y otros linajes indígenas. Tiene títulos universitarios en Biología, Psicología del Desarrollo y Comportamiento Animal. Find out more about The New School at Commonweal on our website: tns.commonweal.org. And like/follow our Soundcloud channel for more great podcasts. #indigenoushealing #racialhealing #retreatcentercollaborative #earthhealing, #indigenouslens #newschoolcommonweal #commonweal #conversationsthatmatter

“Our way of life is a collective. All Blackfoot people are one.” - Johnathon Red Gun (Siksika) In Blackfoot Territory, a powerful people is in relationship with a powerful place. At the Continental Divide, the snow-capped Rocky Mountains leap out from prairies that stretch out flat for what feels like forever. Rivers from Blackfoot Territory flow across much of North America, and the Blackfoot see their territory as the source of water for this vast continent. Spend time with people from the Blackfoot Confederacy who are resisting ongoing colonialism, awakening their culture, listening to elders, and regaining sovereignty of their land, language, and spirit. As Liz Fox (Kainai) shares, “Living your culture and wanting to preserve it; there's a lot of work that goes into it, and there's a lot of peace that comes from it.” In addition to Liz Fox, we're also honored to share the voices and stories of Doane Crow Shoe (Piikani), Rose Fox (Kainai), Johnathon Red Gun (Siksika), Tyson Running Wolf (Blackfeet Nation), and Lona Running Wolf (Blackfeet, Haida, Little Shell Creek.) There are four tribes within the Blackfoot Confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, and Amskapi Piikani (commonly referred to as Blackfeet Nation.) This episode includes interviews and audio from the Wayfinders Circle film “Siksikaitsitapi,” which has been co-created with the Blackfoot Confederacy and directed by Bryan Gunnar Cole, with additional production support from Nils Cowan and Jacob Bearchum.  We're grateful for the collaboration on this story with the Blackfoot Confederacy, which is part of the Wayfinders Circle. Wayfinders Circle is a global network of Indigenous Peoples from around the world who work to strengthen self-determination in managing their lands and territories and maintain the cultural and spiritual continuity through intergenerational transmissions. It is a joint effort convened by the Pawanka Fund, World Union of Indigenous Spiritual Practitioners, and Nia Tero. Special thanks  to Nia Tero colleagues Mariana López, Marianna Olinger, Michael Painter, and David Rothschild. Host: Jessica Ramirez. Producer + Audio Mix: Jenny Asarnow: Story Editor: Jacob Bearchum.  Links: The Blackfoot Confederacy website + FacebookBlackfeet Eco Knowledge More Wayfinders Circle Collaborations:The Boat of Dreams: How the Achuar Embraced Solar Power The Omen Birds Still Sing in Sungai UtikTuhaymani'chi Pal Waniqa (The Water Flows Always) in the Mojave DesertSeedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

In place of our regular Hudson Mohawk Magazine programing, today we share this episode of The Aunties Dandelion podcast called "Auntie Katsitsionni Fox (Kanyen'kehà:ka) Filmmaker, Artist, Potter." Show Notes: AUNTIE: Wa'tkwanonhweráton. Greetings, love, and respect from me to all of you. On this edition of The Aunties Dandelion we're visiting with Katsitsionni Fox who is a beloved Bear Clan filmmaker, potter, and artist from our Kanyenkehà:ka territory of Akwesasne. After decades of teaching Indigenous media and Rotinonhsyón:ni culture in her community's schools – Katsitsionni has become an independent artist and filmmaker after receiving the Nia Tero's storytelling fellowship in 2021 that unleashed her unique storytelling skills and perspective onto a global stage. She's created two movies that aired on PBS with another on its way to completion and each film is profoundly tied to our Onkwehonwe teachings and practice. KATSITSIONNI: I am not telling the story and disappearing. I'm going to be here. People come into the communities and try to harvest our stories and then it is not coming from the inside because they don't have that connection and respect and that way of being I guess that comes from living in the community. AUNTIE: Back in the day Katsitsionni trained at the acclaimed Institute for American Indian Arts in Santa Fe and her art installations and films have been featured at the Museum of Art and Design in New York, Musée Du Quai Branly in Paris, Everson Museum in Saracusev, the Ganondagan Seneca Museum and beyond. Her art extends to new variations on traditional Rotinonhsyón:ni pottery and Katsitsionni attributes her prolific storytelling and art to the relationships she tends to in everything she does. KATSITSIONNI: Whether its, you know, having a relationship with that clay. It is not something you just grab and slap together. For me I always greet that clay and I say “Nyá:wen” to the clay and I put my intention in there. What am I making? I have that intention. I share it with the clay before I start. AUNTIE: I'm Kahstoserakwathe and we are Yéthi Nihsténha ne Tekarónyakénare. The Aunties Dandelion. We're focused on revitalizing our communities through stories of land, language, and relationships. And we want to say Nyá:wenkò:wa – or big thanks – to Canada's Indigenous Screen Office – teyonhkiwihstekénha – for making this podcast possible through their New Media fund. Learn more about https://www.theauntiesdandelion.com

“If you want to talk about the Indigenous Food Warrior, that's what we all are.  We're here to protect. We're here to give. We're here to heal.” - Chef Crystal Wahpepah (Kickapoo) How Indigenous people show up in the kitchen is how they will show up for community, so the responsibility and care in creating food for others is taken very seriously, from the recipes created to the sourcing of ingredients. Our latest Spotlight comes from the amazing team behind The Native Seed Pod. In this episode, we get to hear a fast-moving conversation between guest host Sara Moncada (Yaqui) with Indigenous chef Crystal Wahpepah (Kickapoo), who is the owner of Wahpepah's Kitchen in Oakland, California. Crystal received the Indigenous Artist Activist Award and has been inducted into the Native American Almanac for being one of the first Native American women to own a catering business. In 2016, she was the first Native American Chef to compete in The Food Network's show, Chopped, and in 2022, she was a finalist for a prestigious James Beard Award in the category of “Emerging Chef.” Crystal and Sara talk about Native foods, how they carry their shared work of educating the next generation on preserving Indigenous food systems, and what it means to be an Indigenous Food Warrior. In addition to hosting this episode of The Native Seed Pod, Sara is also the current CEO of The Cultural Conservancy, which is the home of The Native Seed Pod, as well as a grantee of Nia Tero. The Native Seed Pod has just started their fourth season, so catch up on their episodes on their website or on your favorite podcast platform. Special thanks to the vibrant team behind The Native Seed Pod: Mateo Hinojosa, Melissa K. Nelson, Sara Moncada, Raven K. Marshall, and more. Learn more:  Learn more about and listen to more episodes of The Native Seed Pod Learn more about Crystal Wahpepah and Wahpepah's Kitchen Learn more about The Cultural Conservancy, home to The Native Seed Pod Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

“I'm sacred, the next person is sacred, and all life is sacred. That connection we have to each other and to all forms of life is sacred and must be cherished. In the same way, the relationship we have with land and the relationship the land has with us should be honored.” - Agaiotupu Viena (Samoan) Colonization has disrupted the identities of queer Indigenous Peoples, and because of this, they practice deep forms of care, often making chosen families as a built space of refuge. In Samoa, one way to describe a refuge is “paolo,” which means “to give shade” or “protect.” Care and shade are inherently a part of queer and trans Pacific Islander identity.  This summer, Seedcast producer Ha'aheo Auwae Dekker (Kanaka Maoli) was a guest at UTOPIA Washingtonʻs Hoʻolauleʻa, a community event dedicated to celebrating queer and trans Pacific Islanders, or QTPIs. In this episode, they share the sounds and music from the event along with wisdom from fellow QTPIs Ara Sifainu'ululei “Ara-Lei” Mahealani Yandall and Agaiotupu Viena. Both share about their experiences as fa'afafine, a gender identity embedded in the lands of Samoa, as well as the reason UTOPIA was created, and the unique role they play in caring for the wider Pasifika community and each other. Special thanks to Ara-Lei, Agaiotupu, and UTOPIA Washington for welcoming Seedcast into their Hoʻolauleʻa earlier this year and for sharing their time, stories, and energy with us. Thanks also to our Nia Tero colleagues Michael Painter, Nichlas Emmons, and Anne Quidez for their feedback on this episode. Host: Jessica Ramirez. Producer and Audio Mix: Ha'aheo Auwae-Dekker. Story Editor: Jenny Asarnow. Resources: UTOPIA Washington Enjoy the full video recording of the 2023 Hoʻolauleʻa showcased in this episode of SeedcastFollow UTOPIA Washington on Instagram  Learn more about UTOPIA in this South Seattle Emerald piece Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

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For this episode of Seedcast, let's meet in the Mojave Desert in a spot where we can gaze upon Mamápukaiv, also known as the Old Woman Mountains. We're surrounded by boulders, mesquite, deer, bighorn sheep, and even eagles. The air smells of creosote, and when it rains, you can smell tar. Water is an extremely precious resource here, and the survival of every living thing - humans, animals, and plants - depends on it.  Almost thirty years ago, a group of Native Peoples came together to form the Native American Land Conservancy to protect not only the land their peoples are from but to revitalize their cultural wellbeing.  “With the land comes a lot of knowledge. And this knowledge is inside the rocks, it's inside the water, it's inside the plants,” explains Sean Milanovich, a member of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in Southern California, a PhD, and the Vice President of Native American Land Conservancy. Right now, Native American Land Conservancy is fighting a big corporation threatening their lands, their water, and their traditional ways of life. In this episode, Sean shares about Native American Land Conservancy's work to buy back land, to protect the water, and to engage people like you to help them in their work to heal our shared planet through interviews with Sean and audio from the Wayfinders Circle film about Native American Land Conservancy, “Tuhaymani'chi Pal Waniqa (The Water Flows Always)", directed by Nils Cowan and Gina Milanovich (Cahuilla, Cupeño.) We're grateful for the collaboration on this story with Sean Milanovich and Native American Land Conservancy, which is part of the Wayfinders Circle. Wayfinders Circle is a global network of Indigenous Peoples from around the world who work to strengthen self-determination in managing their lands and territories and maintain the cultural and spiritual continuity through intergenerational transmissions. It is a joint effort convened by the Pawanka Fund, World Union of Indigenous Spiritual Practitioners, and Nia Tero. Special thanks also to Nia Tero Wayfinders Circle collaborators Mariana López, Marianna Olinger, Michael Painter, and David Rothschild. Host: and Producer: Jessica Ramirez. Story Editor: Nils Cowan. Audio Mix: Jenny Asarnow.  Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

This week I want to tell you about the most beautiful, powerful, impactful classroom posters I've seen on the internet. And they're totally free.  This isn't the first time I've talked about Amplifier Art on the podcast, and it probably won't be the last. I've even had their executive director, Emily, on the podcast to talk about their incredible wellbeing series.  But since it was Indigenous Peoples Day this week, I think it's the perfect time to recommend their “Thriving People, Thriving Places” campaign. These posters help to rewrite old narratives and counter stereotypes by featuring modern Indigenous leaders showing strength and courage.  Here's how Amplifer describes the series: “The Thriving Peoples Thriving Places campaign was a collaboration between Nia Tero and Amplifier, and uplifts the stories of fifteen Indigenous women leaders from locales spanning from the Philippines and New Zealand to the Brazilian Amazon and the Arctic.” To find these posters, just visit Amplifier Art's Free Downloads section, then choose Indigenous Resistance and click down at the bottom to show all the posters. Here's the link.  While you're at Amplifier, I highly recommend looking around at their wellbeing series as well, and all their amazing free poster downloads, to see what else might be a helpful addition to your walls. It's really an amazing site, and you can easily sign up for their updates while you're there. They're hosting their first ever educator's conference in Los Angeles soon, if you happen to be in that area.  Go Further:  Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Join our community, Creative High School English, on Facebook. Come hang out on Instagram.  Enjoying the podcast? Please consider sharing it with a friend, snagging a screenshot to share on the ‘gram, or tapping those ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ to help others discover the show. Thank you!   

“Our language is a land acknowledgment, you know, when we use that language, it automatically imbues our world with life force. We're not going to cut down that tree. And if we do, we're going to offer something, you know, because it's a being just like us.” ~Jeremy Dutcher, Member of the Wolastoqiyik People of the Neqotkuk  Today we're listening to music that is an act of language revitalization and a crafted response to the crises we collectively face.   Recently, Nia Tero brought musician and storyteller Jeremy Dutcher together with a group of young Indigenous creators and culture bearers to talk about the intersections of artistic practice and Indigenous sovereignty. During this gathering, Jeremy performed on “Live on KEXP and shared a powerful conversation with musician and long-time KEXP DJ Gabriel Teodros.   Jeremy Dutcher is a member of the Wolastoqiyik People of the Neqotkuk (formerly known as Tobique First Nation) in eastern Canada. Jeremy is a Two-Spirit song carrier, a classically trained musician and composer, an activist, and ethnomusicologist who writes and sings music in their Native language as an act of language preservation and Indigenous sovereignty. In this episode, Jeremy shares songs from their first album, “Sakomawit”, as well as their new album “Motewolonuwok ᒣᑏᐧᐁᓓᓄᐧᐁᒃ”, which came out October 6, 2023. We greatly appreciate this unique collaboration with our long-time friends at KEXP. This episode was hosted and produced by Jessica Ramirez, with story editing and audio mix by Jenny Asarnow. More information: Learn more about Jeremy and find their music here. Keep up with Jeremy's album release and current tour dates by following them on Instagram. Get to know KEXP! Listen to their live content via their website and catch up with a rich treasure trove of past episodes of Live on KEXP here. Get to know Gabiel Teodros on Instagram, and follow his post-KEXP journey here. Mentioned in this episode: Elder and Language Keeper Maggie Paul Buffy St. Marie Kehkimin Wolastoqey language immersion school  4th World Media Lab Seattle International Film Festival Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

[In Passamaquoddy] “And all of a sudden the sun begins to rise until everyone could see the sun. And the sun felt so nice and was very bright. The Knowledge Keeper says, ‘The People of the First Light know that the sun loves us.'” ~ Roger Paul, Passamaquoddy Language Keeper and Storyteller In Seedcast's second Sonic Journey, join the circle as we bear witness to a Wabanaki ceremony singing up the sun. We'll listen to spoken words, music, and the ocean breeze that fills the soundscape of the short film Weckuwapok (The Approaching Dawn). We will have a front seat to a story by Passamaquoddy Language Keeper and Storyteller Roger Paul, warm words from filmmaker Chris Newell, a special contribution from Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland (the first Native cabinet secretary in the United States), and a collaboration of music and songs from Chris, Yo-Yo Ma, and Lauren Stevens. This Sonic Journey is dedicated to Wayne Newell, father to Chris Newell and now an ancestor whose values carry through his son, spirit, and the people of the light.  We send much gratitude to the collective of filmmakers who created this film as part of the first season of the Emmy-winning Reciprocity Project, which is a partnership between Nia Tero and Upstander Project, in association with REI Co-op Studios. Host: Jessica Ramirez. Producer and Editor: Stina Hamlin. Story Editor & Audio Mix: Jenny Asarnow.  Relevant Links: Watch the film Weckuwapok on the Reciprocity Project website. Learn more about Yo-Yo Ma's nonprofit Our Common Nature Learn more about Reciprocity Project and partners Nia Tero, Upstander Project, and REI. Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

Imagine learning a language that is spoken by only a few hundred people—an Indigenous language that belongs to a people and a land that have been in relationship with each other for countless generations. This is the heart of our episode about Gwich'in language revitalization in the Boreal. Princess Daazhraii Johnson (Neets'aii Gwich'in) is an Indigenous TV and film producer on a patient journey of learning, reclaiming, and revitalizing Gwich'in. The language connects her to the land and to the people who came before her. “Our generation is really making the effort to use the language, and express ourselves in the language, and it's really powerful,” she explains.   Princess and her dear friend Alishia Carlson (also Neets'aii Gwich'in) talk with language journalist Kavita Pillay about the struggles of learning Gwich'in, and the joy with which they approach the effort, especially in relation to the language learning of children. Princess is inspiring a whole new generation to be curious about Indigenous languages through her work as a screenwriter on the Peabody award-winning PBS Kids series Molly of Denali. Also in this episode: a celebration of caribou. Content note: The episode touches on the violence of residential schools on Turtle Island and how they contributed to today's language crisis. Learn more: Dinjii Vadzaih Dhidlit: The Man Who Became a Caribou (bilingual book) "Diiyeghan naii Taii Tr'eedaa (We Will Walk the Trail of our Ancestors)" (short film by Princess and Alishia, part of Reciprocity Project) Seedcast Sonic Journey episode featuring “Diiyeghan naii Taii Tr'eedaa (We Will Walk the Trail of our Ancestors)” Molly of Denali (PBS) Subtitle, a podcast co-hosted by Kavita Pillay and Patrick Cox This episode won a 2022 Indigenous Journalists Association (IJA, formerly Native American Journalists Association) award for Best Radio/Podcast Coverage of Native America, Second Place. Host: Jessica Ramirez. Producer: Kavita Pillay. Story Editor: Jenny Asarnow. Special thanks to Michelle Hurtubise and Patrick Cox. Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

“I'll always remember my grandfather's stories... about what it means to be a Gwich'in person. We want our children to live like our Ancestors.” - Alisha Carlson, translation from Gwich'in We hope you're ready for something different. In this episode of Seedcast, we're going on a Sonic Journey, immersing ourselves in the words and sounds from a story told entirely in the Gwich'in language. “Diiyeghan naii Taii Tr'eedaa (We Will Walk the Trail of Our Ancestors)” is a short film created by friends Princess Daazhraii Johnson and Alisha Carlson, who are working to revitalize the Gwich'in language and keep the lessons of their elders and ancestors alive in the Boreal. In this episode, hear the sounds of snowshoes crunching on ice, crackling fires, and lessons passed down from Alisha's grandfather to her and her children. We send much gratitude to both Princess and Alisha for sharing their beautiful film. We also extend thanks to Alisha's grandfather, Chief Reverend Trimble Gilbert, and the other community members whose voices we hear in this episode. Thanks also to our sibling initiative, the Emmy-winning Reciprocity Project, which is a partnership between Nia Tero and Upstander Project, in association with REI Co-op Studios. Host: Jessica Ramirez. Producer and Editor: Stina Hamlin. Story Editor: Jenny Asarnow. Audio Mix: Ha'aheo Auwae-Dekker. More:Watch the film Diiyeghan naii Taii Tr'eedaa (We Will Walk the Trail of our Ancestors).Learn more about Reciprocity Project and partners Nia Tero, Upstander Project, and REI. Listen to this Season One episode about Gwich'in language revitalization, featuring Princess and Alishia, produced by Kavita Pillay.Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

“It's a radical act of solidarity in itself to take care of the Earth that we are all living on. We can't be here without the nurturing that we get from the Earth.” ~Korina Emmerich Indigenous cultures have contributed to some of the most exquisite and incredible fashion designs that people wear today, and it's no surprise that Indigenous fashion designers are thinking about their impact and how it affects climate change.  Our latest Spotlight comes from the amazing team behind The Solidarity Index, and they're sharing their conversation with Indigenous fashion designer and community builder Korina Emmerich (Puyallup). Most notably her work has been featured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in the pages of Vogue and Elle, and been worn by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and actor Devery Jacobs (Reservation Dogs). Korina is the founder of the slow fashion brand EMME Studio, and co-founder of Relative Arts, a community space that celebrating sustainable and subversive art and fashion in New York. Emmerich speaks with The Solidarity Index host Zahyr Lauren, aka The Artist L. Haz, about solidarity and sustainability. Special thanks to Stina Hamlin for your beautiful work and your generous introduction to The Solidarity Index team. And big hugs to everyone behind The Solidarity Index: Zahyr Lauren aka The Artist L. Haz, Jen Bell, Shalva Wise, and Stina Hamlin. Learn more:  The Solidarity Index  Korina Emmerich's EMME Studio and Relative Arts NYC Also mentioned in this podcast: Seattle Indian Health Board (Estelle Lucero, Abigail Echohawk) Finding Tamika (Erika Alexander) Dr. Adrienne Keene Indigenous Companies: Eighth Generation  Urban Native Era Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

Sometimes it's important to go back to your roots. Seedcast is proud to re-release our third episode ever, an interview with filmmaker Brit Hensel (Cherokee Nation). When first released in December of 2020, our team was just beginning to learn how to produce a podcast. We still love the rawness and honesty of this conversation between Brit and host Jessica Ramirez. In this episode, Brit talks about the meaning of reciprocity, cultural preservation by way of language, how the ways in which we treat animals reflect how we treat each other, and the importance of narrative sovereignty. When we made this, we already knew that Brit was a bright star. Since the original release of this episode, Brit's film ᎤᏕᏲᏅ (What They've Been Taught), which she created with Keli Gonzales (Cherokee Nation), was a selection of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival – which made Brit the first ever female Cherokee director to have a film featured at Sundance – and earned an IDA Award nomination for best short film. Brit has also worked on all three seasons of the FX series Reservation Dogs. We cannot wait to hear what Brit is going to do next.  ᎤᏕᏲᏅ (What They've Been Taught) is part of the first season of Reciprocity Project, a partnership between Nia Tero and Upstander Project, in association with REI Co-op Studios. Host: Jessica Ramirez. Producers: Jessica Ramirez, Felipe Contreras, Tracy Rector Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

“Pregnancy is a natural time to think about, ‘what is it that I'm going to pass down?' For most of us, that is culture... our spirituality, our language, our food, and our connection to land.”    Parenting is a cultural practice that has the power to heal historical trauma, according to Camie J. Goldhammer (mixed race heritage, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate). She is a birth worker and lactation consultant who is devoted to supporting Indigenous parents - both living on their homelands and in the diaspora. She describes her own spiritual experience of healing her ancestors through her first birthing experience, and the essential role non-parents play in the lives of new parents and families. Camie trains Indigenous doulas and lactation consultants across Turtle Island and is the founding executive director of Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services, an Indigenous agency that serves Indigenous babies and their families.       Host and Producer: Jessica Ramirez. Story Editor: Julie Keck. Audio Mix: Ha'aheo Auwae-Dekker. Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

Who are you? Where are you from? And who's your mob? This new Seedcast Spotlight is coming from friends in Australia, and we love this opening question offered by Lore of the Land, because for Indigenous peoples, where you're from and who your people are is at the center of stewarding the land we are connected to. Lore of the Land is a podcast produced by the Aboriginal Carbon Foundation. In this excerpt, host Sean Appoo (Birri Gubba and Kabi Kabi) interviews Joe Morrison (Dagoman and Torres Strait ancestry) of the Land and Sea Corporation, which helps Indigenous Australians to acquire and manage land and water rights.  As Joe shares, the land title process in Australia is complicated by requirements to prove sustained connection to land, which has been broken by centuries of discrimination, assimilation, and other types of social and physical violence. Joe shares some of the hurdles related to the formal land title process, the effects of settler colonialism on Indigenous identity, and why it's important to honor the elders who fought to hard so we could have a chance to be here, carrying forward their stories, knowledge, and important work of healing the planet. Special thanks to Joe Morrison for sharing your insights as well as a kind connection to the Lore of the Land team. Thanks also to host Sean Appoo of the Aboriginal Carbon Foundation and Sean Turtur with Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation for generously sharing this episode.  Learn more:  Lore of the Land Podcast Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation Aboriginal Carbon Foundation Find us at https://www.instagram.com/niatero_seedcast/ Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

“This Earth is an island, just like we inhabit Hawai'i as an island. Island mentality [is] that you live in this place that's confined in geography and limited in resources. Because of that, you depend on the community that you live with to take care of each other and to steward those resources in a meaningful way.” Justyn Ah Chong (Kānaka Maoli) is a climate storyteller who guides creative projects in support of Indigenous land sovereignty in Hawai'i. In this episode, Justyn shares the magic of circumnavigating the globe guided only by the wind and stars, on the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa that inspired a cultural renaissance. We also hear excepts from Justyn's Emmy-award winning film Pili Ka Moʻo, which shares the fight of the Fukumitsu ʻOhana (family) of Hakipuʻu trying to protect their ancestors' remains from a big corporate ranch.  Pili Ka Moʻo is part of the first season of our sibling initiative, Reciprocity Project. Watch the entire film here. Learn more about the Polynesian Voyaging Society at www.hokulea.com  The song “Island Views” was provided by Rexie. Hear more of her music here. Host: Jessica Ramirez. Producer: Stina Hamlin. Story Editor: Jenny Asarnow Find us at https://www.instagram.com/niatero_seedcast/ Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

“The land is our mother. The forest is our father. And the river is our blood.” Today we share a story of an Indigenous people who fought for their forest – and won. Sungai Utik is a village in the Indonesian province of Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, where people treat nature “as if it is our own bodies.” Since the 1970s, companies have tried to take trees and land, but the village has successfully defended their forest. In this special episode, 18-yr old Kynan Tegar, a Dayak Iban filmmaker from Sungai Utik, shares excerpts from his upcoming film, which he describes as a “love letter” to the forest and river he grew up with. In these clips, hear village elders explain how they heeded the warnings of the omen birds to ward off those who would endanger their forests and way of life. Thank you to Dayak Iban elders Apai Janggut, Apai Gadja, and Apai Kudi, whose voices and stories are included in Kynan's film, as well as this episode. Deep gratitude to Kynan Tegar and his filmmaking partners, Muhammed ‘Aldi' Khatami and Yogi Armada, for sharing audio from their film, which is being made in partnership with the Wayfinders Circle. Wayfinders Circle is a global network of Indigenous communities, including Sungai Utik, and is dedicated to unleashing the transformative potential of Indigenous lifeways, inspiring all people to reimagine development, conservation, and the way they relate to each other and to Mother Earth. The conveners of the Wayfinders Circle are the Pawanka Fund, the World Union of Indigenous Spiritual Practitioners and Nia Tero. Special thanks to our Nia Tero colleagues Joel Cerda and David Rothschild for kind guidance and generous introductions that made this episode possible. Host: Jessica Ramirez. Producer and Audio Mix: Jenny Asarnow. Story Editor: Nils Cowan. Learn more: Follow Kynan Tegar's journey on Instagram Learn more about Kynan Tegar's work on If Not Us Then Who? Learn more about the work of the Wayfinders Circle Find us at https://www.instagram.com/niatero_seedcast/ Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

In one episode of the docu-series Reciprocity Project, Connecticut-based educator and member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe Chris Newell teaches acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma a pow-wow song. Together, they play at sunrise, "singing up the sun" in the tradition of the Wabanaki or People of the Dawnland, a confederation of four tribes in Maine including Passamaquoddy. This hour, we hear about this film series from Newell and executive producer Tracy Rector, and about the increasing urgency of centering Indigenous perspectives on our planet and the climate. The series is intended to inspire conversation and action on climate; "to create a paradigm shift that reframes our relationships to the Earth, other living beings, and one another." Plus, a conversation on the Native food movement with Navajo journalist and podcaster Andi Murphy. GUESTS: Chris Newell: Co-Founder and Director of Education, Akowmawt Educational Initiative; Member of the Passamaquaddy Tribe; Museum Educator; Children's Book Author Tracy Rector: Managing Director of Storytelling, Nia Tero; Executive Producer, Reciprocity Project Jennifer Kreisberg: Composer; Member of the Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina Andi Murphy: Navajo Journalist; Host, Toasted Sister Podcast Cat Pastor contributed to this show which originally aired February 10, 2023.Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're overjoyed to share with you an episode from 5 Plain Questions, a podcast hosted by Joe Williams (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate). In this episode, Joe talks with Jeffrey Gibson (Choctaw/Cherokee), an artist who exemplifies the care of community and the sharing of resources that makes a difference for so many Indigenous peoples for collective benefit. Jeffrey speaks about the progression of his art, from his formal training as a painter to his more recent work in immersive installations incorporating “a lot of materials that I would find in the vendor circuit of powows.” 5 Plain Questions is a project of the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, North Dakota, and we're grateful to host and producer Joe Williams for sharing this episode with us. Learn more about:  Jeffrey Gibson, Guest Joe Williams, Host 5 Plain Questions Plains Art Museum Find us at https://www.instagram.com/niatero_seedcast/ Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

We're asserting joy in this conversation about Black and Indigenous solidarity work in the climate justice movement. Seedcast's Executive Producer Tracy Rector talks with global leaders who are connecting Black and Indigenous communities in their shared work toward building a healthier society and Earth for all. Reverend Lennox Yearwood Jr. is President and CEO of U.S.-based Hip Hop Caucus, which activates the Hip Hop community to create racial justice, healthy communities, and a sustainable planet. Leo Cerda (Kichwa from the community of Serena in the Ecuadorian Amazon) is at the center of global climate change and Indigenous rights conversations as the creator of the Black Indigenous Liberation Movement, a coalition of collectives, peoples, grassroots organizations, and social movements across Turtle Island and Abya Yala (North and South America) counteracting racism, discrimination, violence, colonialism, extractive industries and the ravages of racial capitalism. Hosts: Jessica Ramirez & Tracy Rector. Producer: Stina Hamlin. Story Editor: Tracy Rector Resources: Rev. Yearwood on InstagramHip Hop Caucus: Website + Instagram + Podcast Leo Cerda on Instagram Black Indigenous Liberation Movement: Website + Instagram Leo Cerda featured previously on Seedcast  Find us at https://www.instagram.com/niatero_seedcast/ Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

Na esteira de uma mudança política no Brasil em direção à justiça ambiental e aos direitos indígenas, o ativista e DJ Eric Terena (do povo indígena Terena) compartilha neste episódio de Seedcast como a música pode contribuir para o bem coletivo. Ele conta a história de como aprendeu a integrar suas identidades de ativista, comunicador e artista, e como suas colaborações com llideranças indígenas como Sonia Guajajara e Celia Xakriabá podem ajudar na conscientização sobre os direitos indígenas em todo o mundo. A produtora Marianna Romano nos traz esse episódio desde São Paulo e uma versão em português desse episódio será compartilhada anas próximas semanas. Apresentadora: Jessica Ramirez. Produtora: Marianna Romano. Editor de histórias: Jenny Asarnow. Produtor Executivo: Tracy Rector. Assim como a arte e a música são parte integrante do movimento pelos direitos indígenas, a música é central neste episódio. As faixas em destaque de Eric Terena são: Tetchi'arü'ngu (Remix) por Eric Terena e Djuena Tikuna (Assista ao vídeo aqui) Resistência Indígena (ft. Celia Xakriabá), destaque neste conjunto do Acampamento Terra Livre 2021 Inversões de Eric Terena e Gean Ramos Pankararu (Ouça aqui) Saiba Mais: Siga a Mídia India no Instagram Ouça mais da música de Eric no SoundCloud Saiba mais sobre o trabalho da produtora deste episódio, Marianna Romano This episode can be enjoyed in English as well. Listen here.Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

“If I want to make films about things I want to see, why not make them?”  - Sky HopinkaIn our first Seedcast Spotlight of the year, Sky Hopinka  – visual  artist, filmmaker, educator, and MacArthur Fellow – speaks with Maori Karmael Holmes on Blackstar's Many Lumens podcast about centering the stories Indigenous artists want to share and sidelining viewpoints of dominant white culture and artist spaces. BlackStar uplifts the work of Black, Brown, and Indigenous artists through their podcast, their film festival, and much more. Enjoy this episode, keep an ear out for the new season of Many Lumens, and subscribe on your favorite platforms. Special thanks to Maori and Sky for generously sharing this conversation, and to other members of the BlackStar team who made this spotlight possible, including Imran Siddiquee, Irit Reinheimer, and Mariam Dembele. Learn more about:  BlackStar  Many Lumens Podcast  Sky Hopinka COUSIN Seedcast is now a Webby Award-nominated podcast...and we need YOUR help to get us the rest of the way. VOTE TODAY to help us win in our category!Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

"Black Indigenous people of color in the 21st century are navigating the digital space and grounding ourselves in joy, community, beauty, skincare, dancing, and storytelling, all through connection to land.” - Lofanitani Aisea  Did you say "influencer"? Seedcast's first ever Artist-in-Residence, Lofanitani Aisea (Black and Tongan, Modoc, Tahlequah Cherokee, and Klamath tribes), has gone viral on TikTok for her stories that celebrate her cultures and shine a light on others. Lofanitani speaks with Laura Obregón Cañola (Colombian of Indigenous / Embera Katío descent), another influencer who shares stories on TikTok to uplift Indigenous Colombian artists, decolonize folklore, and mobilize mutual aid resources.  As Lofanitani explains, “storytelling, and undeniably uplifting our rights as Indigenous peoples, is vital in nurturing our connection to land and culture.” Host: Jessica Ramirez. Producer and 2022 Seedcast Artist in Residence: Lofanitani Aisea. Mentor and Audio Editor: Stina Hamlin. Story Editor and Sound Mix: Jenny Asarnow.  Follow Lofanitani and Laura (Pülasü.co)  on TikTok. Seedcast is now a Webby Award-nominated podcast...and we need YOUR help to get us the rest of the way. VOTE TODAY to help us win in our category!Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

In one episode of the docu-series Reciprocity Project, Connecticut-based educator and member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe Chris Newell teaches acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma a pow-wow song. Together, they play at sunrise, "singing up the sun" in the tradition of the Wabanaki or People of the Dawnland, a confederation of four tribes in Maine including Passamaquoddy. This hour, we hear about this film series from Newell and executive producer Tracy Rector, and about the increasing urgency of centering Indigenous perspectives on our planet and the climate. The series is intended to inspire conversation and action on climate; "to create a paradigm shift that reframes our relationships to the Earth, other living beings, and one another." Plus, a conversation on the Native food movement with Navajo journalist and podcaster Andi Murphy. GUESTS: Chris Newell: Co-Founder and Director of Education, Akowmawt Educational Initiative; Member of the Passamaquaddy Tribe; Museum Educator; Children's Book Author Tracy Rector: Managing Director of Storytelling, Nia Tero; Executive Producer, Reciprocity Project Jennifer Kreisberg: Composer; Member of the Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina Andi Murphy: Navajo Journalist; Host, Toasted Sister Podcast Where We Live is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode! Cat Pastor contributed to this show which originally aired February 10, 2023.Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the heels of a political sea change in Brazil toward environmental justice and Indigenous rights, activist and DJ Eric Terena (of the Terena Peoples) shares how music is being used for the collective good. He tells the story of how he learned to integrate his identities as an activist, journalist and musician. His collaborations with political leaders like Sonia Guajajara and Célia Xakriabá raise awareness about Indigenous rights worldwide. Producer Marianna Romano brings us this episode from São Paulo and a Portuguese version will be shared later this spring. Host: Jessica Ramirez. Producer: Marianna Romano. Story Editor: Jenny Asarnow. Executive Producer: Tracy Rector. Voice-over: Felipe Contreras.  Just as art and music are integral to the movement for Indigenous rights, music is central to this episode. Featured songs by Eric Terena are: Tetchi'arü'ngu (Remix) by Eric Terena and Djuena Tikuna (Watch the video here) Indigenous Resistance (ft. Célia Xakriabá), featured in this set from Acampamento Terra Livre 2021  Inversões by Eric Terena and Gean Ramos Pankararu (Listen here) Learn more: Follow Mídia India on Instagram Hear more of Eric's music here Learn more about the work of the producer of this episode, Marianna Romano Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

Seedcast is back on March 15 with a new season, and host Jessica Ramirez will continue guiding us through a whole new series of stories at the intersections of Indigenous land guardianship, culture, and rights. Indigenous peoples protect 80% of the world's biodiversity, and Indigenous cultures, knowledge, and practices of reciprocity are the best guide to the future we all want to live in. In Season 3, we'll go around the world to hear from Indigenous peoples who want to grow our knowledge together. Featured voices include Laura Obregón Cañola (Colombian of Indigenous / Embera Katío descent), Lofanitani Aisea (Black and Tongan, Modoc, Tahlequah, and Klamath tribes), Leo Cerda (Kichwa community of Serena in the Ecuadorian Amazon), and Eric Terena (Terena People of Brazil). Featured song: Tetchi'arü'ngu (Remix) by Eric Terena and Djuena Tikuna.  Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

“When I'm making pots, I'm thinking all the way back to creation.” - Katsitionni Fox  Welcome to this final episode of Seedcast's second season, a story full of heart and warmth about the power of intention. Katsitsionni Fox (Haudenosaunee artist, Bear Clan) takes us inside her studio and shares how making clay pots connects her to her ancestors, the women who made pots for daily use in Akwesasne, a Mohawk Territory in upstate New York.  The practice of making these pots was lost for generations and the clay earth itself was contaminated, but now Katsitsionni and others are revitalizing this traditional craft with great care, sharing teachings across tribes, nations and generations. Making “grandmother clay pots,” Katsitsionni incorporates her cultural practice of gratitude while cultivating the curiosity of a new generation of potters. She has built deep relationships with the clay and shares her teachings with us: “If everybody was having that intention every day to be grateful and thankful and to acknowledge all of our relatives, this world would be a different place.”  See Katsitsionni Fox's pottery on her Instagram.  Katsitsionni is also an award-winning director and is creating a film for the second season of Reciprocity Project, a collaboration between Nia Tero and Upstander Project. Host: Jessica Ramirez. Producer: Taylor Hensel. Story Editor: Jenny Asarnow Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives. Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on social media: follow @NiaTero and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

Indigenous leaders at the forefront of the fight against climate change were at the COP27 climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt this month and Nia Tero showed up in solidarity. Break through the noise and the corporate greenwashing, and listen with us to Indigenous policy advocates, activists, storytellers and artists who made the trip to Egypt, often at risk to themselves -- because everything is at stake in this moment, and we need the collective power of all peoples to meet it.  Featured voices include:  Carmen Guerra (Kankuama), Policy Manager for Nia Tero's Global Policy Team and a mother and human rights defender from the Sierra Nevada, the Heart of the World  Kimaren Riamit (Maasai), executive director of ILEPA (Indigenous Livelihoods Enhancement Partners)  Leo Cerda (Kichwa), climate activist and Indigenous rights defender from the Ecuadorian Amazon, founder of the HAKHU Project and the Black & Indigenous Liberation Movement Gabrielle Langkilde (Samoan), Samoan writer and curriculum developer Sophia Perez (Mestiza / CHamorro & white), filmmaker and journalist This episode features the music of Eric Terena, a Brazilian D-J, journalist and activist who belongs to the Terena people and is a founding member of Mídia Índia.  Producers: Felipe Contreras, Stina Hamlin, and Jenny Asarnow. Story editors: Jessica Ramirez and Tracy Rector. Host: Jessica Ramirez. Special thanks to Shar Tuiasoa, Jacob Bearchum, Michael Painter and Valeree Velasco for help with this episode.  We want to hear your stories, too. What is at stake for YOU and YOUR communities in this moment of climate crisis, and what are you doing to fight for our future? Let us know by sending us an email at: seedcast@niatero.org Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives. Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on social media: follow @NiaTero and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

It's time for a new Seedcast Spotlight episode. This time we're sharing an episode from the podcast On Being with Krista Tippett featuring mother, scientist, and professor Robin Wall Kimmerer, an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. "In Indigenous ways of knowing, we say that we know a thing when we know it not only with our physical senses, with our intellect, but also when we engage our intuitive ways of knowing — of emotional knowledge and spiritual knowledge,” says Robin Wall Kimmerer in this episode. “Traditional knowledge engages us in listening.” Robin was just named a 2022 MacArthur Fellow. Her books Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants and Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses interweave traditional knowledge and scientific knowledge, showing the gifts that each has to offer.  In this episode, she shares stories of her personal relationship to the worlds of plants, how they teach us to live within our means and how we can apply those lessons to everyday life.  We'd like to thank On Being host Krista Tippett, senior producer Julie Siple, and On Being Project Vice President of Operations and Vitality Colleen Scheck for their generosity in entering into this collaboration with us.  Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives. Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on social media: follow @NiaTero and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

Seedcast is headed to Egypt! Seedcast Producer Felipe Contreras and Executive Producer Tracy Rector share notes from the road (or, rather, the sky) on their way to COP27, the U.N. global climate talks happening in Sharm el-Sheikh. No Blue Zone or Green Zone passes here, but Felipe and Tracy will be showing up in solidarity with Indigenous leaders from around the world and hearing stories from the front lines of climate change. Indigenous land defenders and storytellers don't make headlines enough at events like COP27 or the upcoming U.N. biodiversity talks in Montreal, unfortunately, but they are exactly the people who hold the knowledge we need to heal the world and the stories we center on Seedcast. Stay tuned for a whole episode filled with their stories later in November and more coverage in the coming months. We want to hear your stories, too. What is at stake for YOU and YOUR communities in this moment of climate crisis, and what are you doing to fight for our future? Let us know by sending us an email at: seedcast@niatero.org Listen to stories that came out of our conversations with female Indigenous leaders at COP26 in 2021: Indigenous women on the frontlines of climate change at COP26 Guided by her ancestors, Joan Carling fights back Indigenous Peoples Hold the Planet: A Conversation with Nara Baré (listen in Portuguese here) Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives. Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on social media: follow @NiaTero and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

"If climate change is the fight of our lives, we cannot win that fight by way of facts.” Julian Aguon is a CHamoru Indigenous human right lawyer from Guam and author of the essay “To Hell with Drowning,” which was published in The Atlantic and nominated for a Pulitzer Award in 2021. Alice Walker said this of Julian's soon-to-be-released memoir-manifesto, No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: “Its fierce love—of the land, the ocean, the elders, and the ancestors—warms the heart and moves the spirit.” Julian talked with Seedcast producer Felipe Contreras about the importance of storytelling in activism, the longstanding effects of colonialism, and why it's essential for Islanders to add their unique voices to the fight against climate change. Also included is Felipe Contreras' reflections on his own Puerto Rican heritage in the wake of the most recent hurricane, a shout out to Bad Bunny, and a preview of what kinds of conversations could be in store at November's U.N. global gathering in Egypt, COP27.Producer and Host: Felipe Contreras. Story Editor: Jenny Asarnow    Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives. Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. Keep up with Seedcast on social media: follow @NiaTero and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

At the start of each year, the Gabbra people of eastern Africa come together to celebrate. They spend much of the year traveling long distances, managing large herds of grazing animals across vast stretches of grasslands and deserts. In this episode, hear their songs of celebration and how they stay in close and constant dialogue with each other, exchanging knowledge they glean from the sun, moon, stars, clouds, slaughtered animals, the long memories of elders, and more, as they work to pass on their traditions and revitalize their knowledge.  This is the second episode in our two-part Gabbra series, which is a special collaboration with the Gabbra community, a member of the Wayfinders Circle.  You can hear the first part of this series here.  We extend gratitude to Ali Mero and Gabbra elder Molu Kulu Galgalo, who were our collaborators for this series.We also thank the Wayfinders Circle for their support on these episodes. The Wayfinders Circle was launched as a network dedicated to unleashing the transformative potential of Indigenous lifeways, inspiring all people to reimagine development, conservation, and the way they relate to each other and to Mother Earth. The conveners of the Wayfinders Circle are the Pawanka Fund, the World Union of Indigenous Spiritual Practitioners, and Nia Tero.  Host: Jessica Ramirez. Producer: Jenny Asarnow. Story Consultant: Kamna Shastri. Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.

One hundred years ago, Gabbra elders in the dry lands of eastern Africa told their nomadic people that a big change was coming. To get through it, they would need to hold their traditions close. In this episode of Seedcast - the first of two parts – hear from a Gabbra senior elder as he shares a story with a member of his community. He speaks about how Gabbra traditional knowledge has allowed their ecosystem to support human, animal, and plant life through generations, while also helping them navigate colonization and climate crisis. For this special Seedcast collaboration, the Gabbra community, a member of the Wayfinders Circle, shared recordings of their songs and celebrations along with the lands and animals they shepherd. We also thank Ali Mero and Gabbra elder Molu Kulu Galgalo, who were our collaborators for this series.We thank the Wayfinders Circle for their support on these episodes. The Wayfinders Circle was launched as a network dedicated to unleashing the transformative potential of Indigenous lifeways, inspiring all people to reimagine development, conservation, and the way they relate to each other and to Mother Earth. The conveners of the Wayfinders Circle are the Pawanka Fund, the World Union of Indigenous Spiritual Practitioners, and Nia Tero.  Host: Jessica Ramirez. Producer: Jenny Asarnow. Story Consultant: Kamna Shastri. Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.

“If you know where you're coming from, you know where you're going, and you cannot get lost.” At a tea house on the side of the road, on the way to Marsabit, Kenya, a Gabbra senior elder sat down with a member of his community to tell a story about how colonization has affected the rhythms of their peoples' nomadic ways of life in the grasslands and deserts of eastern Africa, and how traditional knowledge has gotten them through. Drawing from interpretations of the moon, the sun, the stars, the birds, and the entrails of slaughtered animals, the Gabbra's knowledge can be applied in the world we live in today. This is an invitation to be in dialogue.  Enjoy this sneak peek of our special two-part episode, and subscribe to Seedcast today so you can be the first to listen to both episodes when they come out. For this special collaboration, Gabbra community shared recordings of their songs and celebrations along with the lands and animals they shepherd. Ali Mero and Gabbra elder Molu Kulu Galgalo were our collaborators for these episodes. We'd also like to thank the Wayfinders Circle for their support of this episode. Wayfinders Circle is a joint effort between the Pawanka Fund, the Council of Spiritual Elders, and Nia Tero, launched as a network dedicated to unleashing the transformative potential of Indigenous lifeways, inspiring all people to reimagine development, conservation, and the way they relate to each other and to Mother Earth.Host: Jessica Ramirez. Producer: Jenny Asarnow. Story Consultant: Kamna Shastri. Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.

Filmmaker Loren Waters is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and the Kiowa Tribe. Focusing her art on the intersection of film and Indigenous storytelling, Loren has a passion for sharing stories that center environmental knowledge and impact. In prior years, Loren worked for the Cherokee Nation Film Office, and documentary-style television show, Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People. Recently, she has been the recipient of the 2020 Next Gen Under 30, while also taking part in fellowships such as 2021 Warner Media Bootcamp, and 4th cohort of the Intercultural Leadership Institute. Most recently, Loren was a Line Producer on the 2022 Sundance Film Festival selected short ᎤᏕᏲᏅ (What They've Been Taught), a film that is part of the Reciprocity Project by Nia Tero at Upstander Project. Recent projects to her experience include Season 1 of Reservation Dogs and the Martin Scorsese directed feature film, Killers of the Flower Moon. Currently, Loren is the Background Casting Director for Season 2 of Reservation Dogs. She is also in development of a short film titled, ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (Meet Me at the Creek), the fourth installment of a short documentary film series that focuses on tribal environmental professionals. The first two films, celebrating tribal environmental professionals, Polly Edwards and Yvette Wiley, premiered in 2019. The third film, Restoring Néške'emāne, screened at festivals such as deadCenter Film Festival, LA Skins, Durango Independent, and recently won Best Short Documentary at North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival. Website: https://lorenwaters.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lorenkaseyjewelry IG: https://www.instagram.com/lorenkaseyjewelry/

We're coming up on the two-year anniversary of Seedcast, and this week we're celebrating by re-releasing our very first episode featuring filmmaker, comedian, and poet Chad Charlie (Ahousaht First Nation/Black.) Chad, who is currently on the writing staff for Reservation Dogs, talks about his community approach to filmmaking, his journey toward activism, and what it means to him to be both Black and Indigenous. What we also get in this episode is another chance to hear Seedcast host Jessica Ramirez reflect on their own Indigeneity and what it means to them to guide you through each Seedcast story. Big thanks to Chad Charlie for being a part of this great episode. Keep up with Chad on Twitter and Instagram at @ChadCharlieee. You can listen to Seedcast on Buzzsprout, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the Nia Tero website, or your favorite podcast platform.  

Justyn Ah Chong is an award-winning Native-Hawaiian filmmaker from the island of O'ahu. He has worked as a director, cinematographer and editor at ʻŌiwi TV, and was a 2020 NIA Tero 4th World Media Lab fellow. His film “Down on the Sidewalk in Waikiki” premiered at the Maoriland film festival in New Zealand winning the Peopleʻs Choice Award for best short drama and has been screened at festivals all around the world from Toronto to Los Angeles. Most recently he helped produce the film “Hawaiian Soul” about the late great George Helm and continues to share culturally-inspired, place-based stories through his production company Olonā Media. In this episode we talk about filmmaking, what it means to be Hawaiian in these modern times, being connected to culture, and much more. Enjoy!

“É como se os povos indígenas estivessem segurando todo o planeta. Vai chegar um momento em que, se vocês não vierem conosco também para essa luta, a gente não vai conseguir sozinho.” — Nara Baré  Neste episódio do Seedcast, apresentamos Nara Baré, da Nação Baré. A história da Nara é de empoderamento por meio do conhecimento. Ela nos conta como, a partir de sua trajetória de educação e sua participação em manifestações estudantis, ela se aproximou do movimento mais amplo de apoio à soberania territorial dos povos indígenas em toda a Amazônia brasileira. A Nara é a primeira mulher a desempenhar o papel de coordenadora-geral da COIAB (Coordenação das Organizações Indígenas da Amazônia Brasileira). Anfitriã / Produtora: Marianna Romano. Editora de histórias: Jenny Asarnow.  Saiba mais sobre a COIAB em seu site e acompanhe seu trabalho no Instagram, Twitter e Facebook.  Você pode ouvir a série Seedcast em Apple Podcasts, Spotify, ou sua plataforma de podcast favorita. Listen to this episode in English. 

This week we're shining a light on the land of the Wabanaki through an episode by our friends at the Parks podcast. The state of Maine was established on the lands of tribes including the Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, Penobscot, and Passamaquoddy, collectively known as the Wabanaki, or “People of the Dawnland.” By the time the Rockefeller Family, who'd built their fortune on the oil industry, donated land to be used to form Acadia National Park, the Wabanaki people had already been long displaced from those lands, but that did not decrease their connection to them nor their responsibility for stewarding them. In this episode of Parks, scholars Darren Ranco (Penobscot) and Suzanne Greenlaw (Maliseet) share the history of the land's colonization and talk about the Wabanaki's recent efforts to access these lands in order to harvest cultural materials such as sweetgrass. We'd like to thank Parks host and co-creator Marty Mathis, co-creator Cody Nelson, and story editor Taylor Hensel (Cherokee.) Seedcast is hosted by Jessica Ramirez.We want to hear from you! What is your special place, the land YOU feel most connected to? We'd love to hear your stories and may share them on a future episode. Email seedcast@niatero.org or connect with us on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter as #Seedcast at @NiaTero. Learn more: Parks podcast, Instagram and Twitter First Blade of Sweetgrass, children's book by Suzanne Greenlaw with Gabriel Frey   Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. 

Filmmaker Loren Waters is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and the Kiowa Tribe. Focusing her art on the intersection of film and Indigenous storytelling, Loren has a passion for sharing stories that center environmental knowledge and impact. In prior years, Loren worked for the Cherokee Nation Film Office, and documentary-style television show, Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People. Recently, she has been the recipient of the 2020 Next Gen Under 30, while also taking part in fellowships such as 2021 Warner Media Bootcamp, and 4th cohort of the Intercultural Leadership Institute. Most recently, Loren was a Line Producer on the 2022 Sundance Film Festival selected short ᎤᏕᏲᏅ (What They've Been Taught), a film that is part of the Reciprocity Project by Nia Tero at Upstander Project. Recent projects to her experience include Season 1 of Reservation Dogs and the Martin Scorsese directed feature film, Killers of the Flower Moon. Currently, Loren is the Background Casting Director for Season 2 of Reservation Dogs. She is also in development of a short film titled, ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (Meet Me at the Creek), the fourth installment of a short documentary film series that focuses on tribal environmental professionals. The first two films, celebrating tribal environmental professionals, Polly Edwards and Yvette Wiley, premiered in 2019. The third film, Restoring Néške'emāne, screened at festivals such as deadCenter Film Festival, LA Skins, Durango Independent, and recently won Best Short Documentary at North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival. Website: https://lorenwaters.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lorenkaseyjewelry IG: https://www.instagram.com/lorenkaseyjewelry/

In the Arctic Circle, Innu peoples' relationship with caribou “is so sacred that we could become them, and they could become one of us,” says Valérie Courtois. She is a member of the Innu community of Mashteuiatsh, a forester by trade, and the Director of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative, an organization dedicated to strengthening Indigenous nationhood and leadership. Valérie has spent her life bridging traditional Indigenous knowledge and Western science. She shares stories about what it's like to live in the Boreal, home to hundreds of species of lichen and nesting ground to billions of birds. The special relationship between caribou and people in these lands goes back thousands of years and holds lessons about caring for Mother Earth and each other. Host: Jessica Ramirez. Producer: Felipe Contreras. Story editor: Julie Keck.  We want to hear from you! What is your special place, the land YOU feel most connected to? We'd love to hear your stories and may share them on a future episode. Email seedcast@niatero.org or connect with us on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter as #Seedcast at @NiaTero. Learn more about ILI on their website and connect with them on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. 

“It's as if the Indigenous peoples were holding the whole planet. And the time will come when if you don't come with us for this fight, we won't be able to do it alone.” – Nara Baré In this episode of Seedcast, meet Nara Baré, member of the Baré Nation. Nara's story is one of empowerment through knowledge. She shares how her educational pursuits, including participation in student protests, prepared her to join the larger movement to support land sovereignty for the Indigenous peoples across the Brazilian Amazon. Nara currently serves her community as the first female General Coordinator for COIAB (Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon). Host: Jessica Ramirez. Producer: Marianna Romano. Story editor: Jenny Asarnow. Learn more about COIAB on their website and follow their work on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms. 

After many delays due to the pandemic, final negotiations on the UN Convention on Biological Diversity are happening this year in Kunming, China, and preparations for it just ended in Geneva, so we are pleased to speak with Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations & Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Elizabeth Mrema, about the outcomes in Switzerland, why the world failed to meet the previous Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and how COP15 can provide a roadmap to actually halting biodiversity loss and safeguarding nature. Because the roles and rights of Indigenous communities are widely agreed to be key to its success, we also speak with Jennifer Tauli Corpuz, a member of the Indigenous Caucus at the Convention on Biological Diversity and senior global policy and advocacy lead for Nia Tero. Jennifer provides the Indigenous perspective on what's currently in the draft biodiversity framework, what changes are needed to better support Indigenous land rights, and the overall importance of Indigenous leadership toward preserving Earth's biodiversity. Related reading: Reaching the Paris Agreement without protecting Indigenous lands is ‘impossible', says report Indigenous land rights take center stage in a new global framework for biodiversity conservation Climate efforts won't succeed without secure community rights, says Nonette Royo Momentum is building for a ‘robust' biodiversity framework: Q&A with Elizabeth Mrema If you enjoy the Mongabay Newscast, please visit www.patreon.com/mongabay to pledge a dollar or more to keep the show growing, Mongabay is a nonprofit media outlet and all support helps! See all our latest news from nature's frontline at Mongabay's homepage, news.mongabay.com or find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by searching for @mongabay. Episode artwork: Red-eyed tree frog. Photo Credit: Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay. Please share your thoughts and ideas! submissions@mongabay.com.

Peter A. Seligmann is the CEO and co-founder of Nia Tero, working alongside Indigenous peoples and local communities in securing their rights, cultures, and well-being through agreements that secure the vitality of their oceans and lands. Peter is also the Chairman of the Board, and former CEO, of Conservation International. Listen to hear how from an early age Peter felt a deep connection to nature. This connection inspired his life’s work in conservation and passion today to help people understand the reciprocal nature of all beings and the earth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by John W. Reid, the author of Ever Green. John W. Reid is the founder of the Conservation Strategy Fund and the senior economist at Nia Tero. He is the author of Ever Green: Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet. Visit our website: https://lnkd.in/gZNKTyc7 Email Andrew: a.keen@me.com Watch the show live on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajkeen Watch the show live on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/gatW6J8v Watch the show live on Facebook: https://lnkd.in/gjzVnTkY Watch the show on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gDwPgesS Subscribe to Andrew's newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gzwFsxPV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) defines biodiversity to include the diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems. Such a holistic framing of the CBD thereby weaves humans and our basic needs into the health and resilience of ecosystems. The CBD is the first time in international law that the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity is referred to as “a common concern of humankind.” In this podcast, we speak to Jennifer Tauli Corpuz (Kankana-ey Igorot), who explains why the CBD is so important to Indigenous Peoples. Jennifer Tauli Corpuz is a lawyer by profession and is the Global Policy and Advocacy Lead for Nia Tero. Produced by Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan) and Polina Shulbaeva (Selkup) Interviewee: Jennifer Tauli Corpuz "Whispers" by Ziibiwan, used with permission "Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission.

In this episode we listen to a dialogue between five esteemed representatives of Indigenous Peoples sheding light on why it is important that Indigenous Peoples are part of any solution or decision making process. The dialogue between Anders Oskal, Secretary General, World Reindeer Herders, Executive Director, International Center for Reindeer Husbandry, Mandy Bayha, Director, Dene Ts'ı̨ lı̨ Dahk'ǝ́ (Department for Language, Culture, & Spirituality), Great Bear Lake, Canada, Catharyn Andersen, Vice-President, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Te Aomihia, Fellow, 2021 Sue Taei Ocean Fellowship is moderated by Gunn-Britt Retter, Head of Unit, Sami Council. Concluding remarks are made by Peter Seligman, Chairman, Conservation International, Chairman and Founder of Nia Tero. 

The Achuar people living in the rainforests of Ecuadorian Amazon are stewards of land that holds some of the richest biodiversity in the world. They rely heavily on river transportation, and in recent years, the Achuar have been on a journey to reduce their use of gas-powered boats to something less harmful to the environment. Jessica Ramirez talks with Nantu Canelos, Luciano Peas, and Oliver Utne about a partnership between the Achuar people and an organization called Kara Solar that has led to the incorporation of solar power into the everyday life of many Achuar people. This episode includes everything from jaguars to dream interpretation, and we hope you enjoy it. Host and Lead Producer: Jessica Ramirez. Story editor: Jenny Asarnow. Learn more: Kara SolarSeedcast at Nia Tero

Host Jessica Ramirez is back with new stories about the intimate connections of Indigenous peoples caring for their communities and the entire planet. The first episode of Season 2 debuts on February 2, 2022 - that's right - 2/2/22! We can't wait to spend another year with you.Link: Seedcast at Nia Tero

Indigenous storytelling is vital to a deeper understanding of our world as well as to addressing the climate crisis, but how do we best support those storytellers? The 4th World Media Lab does just that, supporting early and mid-career Indigenous filmmakers from around the globe. In this episode, members of the 2021 cohort - Brit Hensel, Ajuawak Kapashesit, Jared Lank, Erin Lau, Lucía Ortega Toledo, and Theola Ross - share how Indigenous-focused spaces make room for growth, why Native filmmaking is in an interesting moment, and what they envision next for themselves and those following in their footsteps. We're also joined by the founder of the lab, Tracy Rector (Managing Director, Storytelling, Nia Tero and Executive Producer for Seedcast), who shares about the generative partnerships that keep the 4th World fellowship going and what inspired the name. Hosted by Jessica Ramirez; Produced by Felipe Contreras and Michelle Hurtubise; Story edited by Julie Keck. Resource: 4th World Media Lab at Nia Tero

How are Indigenous communities central in the successful guardianship of key endangered ecosystems on a worldwide scale? Felipe Contreras is the Associate Producer at Nia Tero and the Producer for Nia Tero's Seedcast podcast. Nia Tero strives to ensure that Indigenous peoples have the economic power and cultural independence to steward, support, and protect their livelihoods and territories they call home.The conversation also explores the key role that Storytelling can play in ensuring that the voices and views of Indigenous communities are broadcasted to as wide an audience as possible.Tune in to learn more about why and how Indigenous peoples are so important for the successful guardianship of key habitats and much more, enjoy!Link to Felipe's LinkedIn profile

Leigh Morgan is a global executive and independent director whose mission is to build and scale high performing, purpose-based organizations that change the world for the better. Known for her ability to lead organizations in complex international and domestic environments, her experience spans the private & public sectors including biopharma/healthcare, philanthropy, academia, and social enterprise. Leigh is currently the Chief Strategy & Operating Officer at Nia Tero Foundation, a US-based, global social enterprise. Prior to Nia Tero she was COO at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which had $37B in assets and annual revenue of $5B during her tenure.

In this special bonus episode of the Seedcast podcast, Executive Producer Tracy Rector talks with Nia Tero CEO and co-founder Peter Seligmann about why he dedicated his life to being an ally to all beings on the Earth and how that led to founding Nia Tero. Tracy also gives us a glimpse into who makes up the Seedcast team. Produced and edited by Jenny Asarnow; hosted by Tracy Rector.

Leigh Morgan is the Chief Strategy & Operating Officer at Nia Tero Foundation, a Seattle-based non-profit dedicated to protecting and securing Indigenous people's guardianship of vital ecosystems. Morgan has underscored the importance of community work “across dimensions of difference” throughout her impactful career where she has served in many leadership capacities, including as the COO at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Associate Chancellor at UC San Francisco, and the VP and Global Head of Human Resources at Genentech. In this episode, Morgan emphasizes the importance of building relationships, demystifies what it means to be a leader, shares insight on how Gen Z is changing the world, and discusses the privilege she had in working with Melinda Gates.