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Ubuntu | Uplift Connect

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In many African tribes, when someone does something harmful, they take the person to the centre of the village where the whole tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days, they will remind him of all the good things that he has done. The tribe believes that each human being comes into the world as good. Each one of us only desiring safety, love, peace and happiness. But sometimes, in the pursuit of these things, people make mistakes. The community sees those mistakes as a cry for … Continue reading

From Systems Thinking to Systems Being | Kathia Castro Laszlo, Ph.D

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"This is the leading edge of the sustainability movement: the realization that no matter how many solar panels we install, how many green products we consume, how much CO2 we remove from the atmosphere, we will not be living better lives if we do not transform ourselves, our lifestyles, choices and priorities. Sustainability is an inside job, a learning journey to live lightly, joyfully, peacefully, meaningfully. "Systems being involves embodying a new consciousness, an expanded sense of self, … Continue reading

The Story of How Humanity Fell in Love with Itself Once Again by Lyla June Johnston

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"I spend a lot of time honoring and calling upon my Native American ancestors. I am keenly aware that my father's people hold a venerable medicine as well. He has ancestry from the Great Sacred Motherland of Europe. "I have been called a half breed. I have been called a mutt. Impure. I have been told my mixed blood is my bane. That I'm cursed to have an Indian for a mother and a cowboy for a father. "But one day, as I sat in the ceremonial house of my mother's people, a wondrous revelation … Continue reading

Indigenous Knowledge Systems / Alaska Native Ways of Knowing

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"The depth of indigenous knowledge rooted in the long inhabitation of a particular place offers lessons that can benefit everyone, from educator to scientist, as we search for a more satisfying and sustainable way to live on this planet. "Indigenous peoples throughout the world have sustained their unique worldviews and associated knowledge systems for millennia, even while undergoing major social upheavals as a result of transformative forces beyond their control. Many of the core values, … Continue reading

9 Examples of Indigenous Sense in a Nonsensical Time

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"Sometimes it seems like we live in nonsensical times. Do you ever wonder what happened to good old common sense? Indigenous voices from around the world who are fighting for cultural survival and protection of nature in their homelands offer simple wisdom in the face of climate change, mining and other development projects. These voices are highlighted in Standing On Sacred Ground, a four-part film series airing on the PBS World Channel through May and June." Read the full story by Rucha … Continue reading

‘Standing on Sacred Ground’ Trailer

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"Indigenous communities around the world resist threats to their sacred places — the original protected lands — in a growing movement to defend human rights and restore the environment. In this four-part documentary series, native people share ecological wisdom and spiritual reverence while battling a utilitarian view of land in the form of government megaprojects, consumer culture, and resource extraction as well as competing religions and climate change. "Narrated by Graham Greene, with the … Watch video

Three Indigenous Women Leaders Share their Wisdom | Bioneers

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Findhorn Fellow and Co-founder of Bioneers, Nina Simons, shares, “Bioneers has always been a place where we have sought to raise indigenous voices and saw indigenous cultures as the old growth cultures.” This article raises the voices of three respected indigenous women leaders: Dr. Tieraona Low Dog on Greening Medicine Jeannette Armstrong on Human Relationship as Land Ethic Ohki Siminé Forest on the Return of the Ancient Council Ways Read the full story by Ana Yglesias … Continue reading

Nina Simons on Indigenous Wisdom

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Findhorn Fellow, Nina Simons, is an award-winning social entrepreneur and visionary thinker. In 1990, she co-founded Bioneers with her husband and partner, Kenny Ausubel. As President, she has helped to lead the organization through 23 years of identifying, gathering and disseminating breakthrough innovations that reveal a positive and life-honoring future that’s within our grasp, today. In this 2-minute video, Nina celebrates the re-emergence of indigenous wisdom and knowledge in uplifting and … Watch video

Seven Things We Must Do to Advance the Rights of Mother Earth with Dr. Daniel Wildcat | Bioneers

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In the face of large global institutional (economic, political, educational, etc.) obstacles to advancing the Rights of Mother Earth, it is time to explicitly state what we can and must do. In this 23-minute video, Dr Dan Wildcat reports on what Indigenous Peoples from around the World are saying about activities and actions that must be encouraged and enhanced in the struggle to defend Mother Earth from human abuse and misuse. Dr. Dan Wildcat is the Director of Haskell Environmental Research … Watch video

Tomorrow’s Ancestors Speak: carrying the voices that awaken humanity

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A deeply moving and inspiring video from the Tomorrow's Ancestors Speak project. The intent of the project is to travel the world reflecting with indigenous elders and other ancestors of tomorrow on humanity's relationship to the water, land, and nature as a whole. We will be bringing you periodic videos from the team, as they make their way around the globe, featuring the wisdom of diverse indigenous elders that will guide us to become the ancestors of tomorrow. In this first video, The … Watch video

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