Amazonian Indigenous leader Artemisa Xakriaba

Amazonian Indigenous leader Artemisa Xakriaba

PROGRAMS - indigenous voices

Amplifying Indigenous voices

 

The voices of Indigenous peoples, both youth and elders, have long been marginalized by a colonial capitalist project grounded in an ideology of white supremacy, which has led us to the brink of climate catastrophe and the sixth great extinction.

Indigenous peoples have been fighting back against this genocidal and ecocidal system for centuries, preserving more sustainable ways of living. We support their ongoing fight for a livable future where all our relations are respected.

Indigenous activists can request resources for their projects below:

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Indigenous Voices projects

 
Impact
American Indian Law Association's Fight to Return Maple Bay
Indigenous Voices
American Indian Law Association's Fight to Return Maple Bay
Indigenous Voices

This past year AILA has made meaningful progress on The Return Maple Bay project by advancing both rigorous scholarship through indigenous leaders speaking and presenting about the lake as well as fostering a movement that fights for honoring treaties, protecting water and a balanced and just future. 

Indigenous Voices
Trees Water People and Utz Ché Promote Local Food Sovereignty Through Mayan Ancestral Knowledge.
Regenerative Agriculture, Indigenous Voices
Trees Water People and Utz Ché Promote Local Food Sovereignty Through Mayan Ancestral Knowledge.
Regenerative Agriculture, Indigenous Voices

Earth Rising is proud to support TWP’s work with Utz Ché, a network of over 40 communities and collectives in Guatemala. Utz Ché means “good tree” in the Mayan language, K’iche’, and the organization represents approximately 200,000 people throughout the country, more than 90% of them Indigenous.

Regenerative Agriculture, Indigenous Voices
TERA's Indigenous-led Stewardship Strengthens Relationships Among Communities and with the Land
Indigenous Voices
TERA's Indigenous-led Stewardship Strengthens Relationships Among Communities and with the Land
Indigenous Voices

Earth Rising is a proud supporter of Tribal Ecorestoration Alliance (TERA), which is a community based intertribal nonprofit organization working to revitalize ecology, economy and culture through Indigenous-led stewardship

Indigenous Voices
Friends of Amarun Pakcha Support Livelihoods and Regenerative Agriculture in Ecuador
Regenerative Agriculture, Indigenous Voices
Friends of Amarun Pakcha Support Livelihoods and Regenerative Agriculture in Ecuador
Regenerative Agriculture, Indigenous Voices

The Fundación Amarun Pakcha, based in the Kichwa community of Wawa Sumaco, Ecuador, uses three areas to drive change: conservation, regenerative agriculture, and community tourism. Together, these efforts are building a resilient, sustainable future.

Regenerative Agriculture, Indigenous Voices
The Mesoamerican Institute of Permaculture celebrates 25 years of work
Indigenous Voices, Regenerative Agriculture
The Mesoamerican Institute of Permaculture celebrates 25 years of work
Indigenous Voices, Regenerative Agriculture

Earth Rising Foundation is proud to support the important work of the Institute for Mesoamerican Permaculture (IMAP). IMAP is celebrating their 25th anniversary of operations this April.

Indigenous Voices, Regenerative Agriculture
Crushing Colonialism Supports Indigenous Storytelling from around the Globe
Indigenous Voices
Crushing Colonialism Supports Indigenous Storytelling from around the Globe
Indigenous Voices

Crushing Colonialism was founded and is operated by Indigenous storytellers from around the world. They work to promote indigenous storytelling in all its forms by supporting artists, funding projects and increasing access to indigenous content.

Indigenous Voices
Edible Forest Initiative Benefits Environmental and Community Well Being
Indigenous Voices
Edible Forest Initiative Benefits Environmental and Community Well Being
Indigenous Voices

Andes Amazon Conservancy (AAC) works with Indigenous communities to co-create Conservation Land Use Plans (CLUP) that identify and map wildlife migration corridors through the Amazonian biome.

Indigenous Voices
More Young Climate Ambassadors in Cameroon
Youth Activism, Indigenous Voices
More Young Climate Ambassadors in Cameroon
Youth Activism, Indigenous Voices

We were so happy to partner with Meg Wah again, this time to support a joint project with another Cameroonian non-profit, Voice of Nature (VoNat). Together, Meg Wah and VoNat led a six-month youth program, with over 120 participants from the Mount Cameroon Area and the Bamenda Highlands.

Youth Activism, Indigenous Voices
Education and Advocacy in Cameroon
Indigenous Voices, Youth Activism
Education and Advocacy in Cameroon
Indigenous Voices, Youth Activism

With the support of a grant from Earth Rising, and led by Hilary Ewang Ngide, CCREAD carried out an important educational project in the Bakossi forest area of Cameroon where deforestation is a significant problem.

Indigenous Voices, Youth Activism
Young Climate Ambassadors in Cameroon
Youth Activism, Indigenous Voices
Young Climate Ambassadors in Cameroon
Youth Activism, Indigenous Voices

Earth Rising was one of the organizations that supported Meg Wah’s youth education initiative in Cameroon, which helped raise awareness of issues related to the climate crisis, with a particular focus on teaching Indigenous stewardship practices to fight local deforestation.

Youth Activism, Indigenous Voices