Culture

The A’i Cofán community of Sinangoe lives in a critical situation regarding its education. Without educational infrastructure and with scarce…

As a teacher in Siekopai communities, Wilmer Piaguaje wanted to make sure that the boys, girls and young people he…

By making a sieve, a child learns mathematics. By recognizing the plants in their territory, children learn botany. By learning,…

Waorani leader Nemonte Nenquimo travels the world spreading the word on how essential it is that Indigenous knowledge be incorporated…

A home for sacred species Imagine: the sharp song of the pëëriri (nocturnal curassow) travels between the thick foliage before…

For Us, By Us: Indigenous-Powered Solar Energy in the Amazon As Indigenous nations of the Upper Amazon, we are well…

On World Water Day, we’re writing from the Amazon, the biggest watershed in the world…

What does it mean to secure land back? What does it mean to actually recover a territory, when it isn’t…

For decades, the legendary Siekopai elder and healer Don Cesáreo Piaguaje had a clear vision: recovering the ancestral homeland of…

After 500 years of conquest, our peoples are still singing. After centuries of imposition, our peoples are still remembering. After…

Just like the spirit of the jaguar that they invoke through their songs, Waorani women exude power. In the face…

Summary  Education, the bedrock for building a diverse world, is indispensable for the cultural survival and thriving of Indigenous communities,…