Each week we share indigenous news, stories and media from around the world in our weekly round-up. With a focus on arts, culture & promoting the strength of indigenous knowledge. We also introduce new members who have joined our global collaboration network.
This week, we’re happy to feature:
Dutch NGO FERN, concerned with counceling of the European union about possible threats to rainforests and the indigenous people that live there.
American documentary-maker Phil Borges and his project Crazywise, pointing out the importance of indigenous knowledge for our western health crisis.
Hope for Health wants to transform the ways in which indigenous Australians experience and engage with their own health. Founders Kama and Tim Trudgen have therefor recently developed a health retreat on Elcho Island, where Australian indigenous people can learn how to cook and eat healthy during a program of 2 weeks. The initiative is led by a core group of 12 Yolngu women, they are very good at explaining the advantages and sheer necessity of this program for their community and re-occuring health issues:
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