Indigenous Women’s Voices in their Indigenous Language
Karen Indigenous Women’s Group members of Mae Yod Village from Northern Thailand articulates their forest voices in their indigenous language.
Indigenous Knowledge
Knowledge is Wealth Not Money
The Law-wer [Lua] community living in the Mae La Noi District of the Maehongsong Province does not measure wealth with money but cotton cultivation and the abundance it provides to the community through the production of cotton fabric woven and dyed with natural pigments.
The community elders hold crucial knowledge of medicinal herbs still used today. For example, in postpartum healing.
“Land Tenure Security is the Foundation for Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems”-A Webinar on Indigenous Women as Global Game Changers
It has been widely acknowledged that the world’s dominant food systems are unsustainable: as key drivers of climate change, they generate adverse environmental, socio-economic, and health impacts on the entire …
Celebrating and Amplifying Her Stories through Indigenous Food Systems
Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP), Indigenous Knowledge and Peoples of Asia (IKPA), Global Hub on Indigenous Food Systems, International Land Coalition (ILC)-Asia, and the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) …
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Celebrating and Amplifying Her Stories through Indigenous Food Systems
Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP), Indigenous Knowledge and Peoples of Asia (IKPA), Global Hub on Indigenous Food Systems, International Land Coalition (ILC)-Asia, and the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) …
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CELEBRATING AND AMPLIFYING HER STORIES: INDIGENOUS WOMEN, ANCESTRAL WISDOM
Millions of Indigenous Peoples in Asia live in remote areas in the mountains, hills, plains, river basins, forests, and coastal areas. The homes of Indigenous Peoples overlap with the most …
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Let’s Go Back Home: Revisiting Indigenous Knowledge
“Ker Say Choo Ler-a Khoh May, Pgakenyaw Choo Leu-Ah Pho Ahlee” “A horse draws its strength from its hooves. But humans draw their strength from their children.” Proverb of Karen …
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Traditional Amchi Practices among Indigenous Communities in Nepal
The Amchis have been contributing significantly to public healthcare in the remote mountains of Nepal. Amchi tradition has been the most reliable means of ensuring good health of indigenous communities …
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Water Management in the Trans-Himalaya Rain Shadow of Lo-menthang: The Kghyamba System Steers Irrigation Practice for Lhoba People
This case study unravels the example of how a customary institution is embedded in the social and physical uniqueness of a community of indigenous peoples. It demonstrates the value of …
Thailand: Learning and understanding living in harmony with nature from Karen knowledge holders in the Karen language
Language is not only a tool for communication but also the identity of Indigenous Peoples which represents who we are and our distinct relationship with land, territories and resources. Most …