
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:
Indigenous Voices projects
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.