Proud to Be Indigenous Weeks start Monday, April 24
Proud to Be Indigenous Weeks start Monday, April 24
Public Event at the Naropa University Nalanda Events Center – Thursday Evening, April 13th
Rising Voices 5 brings together Indigenous science and western science in addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation. A distinguished panel of Indigenous activists and leaders will share their experiences and provide an opportunity for public dialogue on developing strategies for an actionable future in an era of uncertainty and climate change denial.
Speakers include:
Indigenous Community Radio and Grantmaking in Nepal
Jamie Malcolm-Brown, Communications and Information Technology Manager, graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, with a degree in Anthropology. Before coming to Cultural Survival, he helped establish a computer lab at the Charles J. Andrew Youth Treatment Centre in Sheshatshiu Labrador, Canada. He has since conducted similar work in Kenya with Maasai Education Discovery. Jamie is passionate about nature photography and has been working at Cultural Survival since 2001. Contact Jamie at jamie@cs.org.
By Chantelle Bacigalupo
It is no secret that communities of color face a disproportionate burden of environmental hazards, and tribal communities are no exception. Marathon for Justice is a documentary by EmpathyWorks Films that tells the story of marginalized communities in Philadelphia, the Navajo Nation, and the Black Hills emphasizing the environmental injustices that these groups struggle against and fight with daily.
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we are headquartered on Massachusett land, in Cambridge, MA, and we thank the past, current, and future Indigenous stewards of this territory.