Indigenous Peoples, comprising 5% of the global population, safeguard 80% of the world's biodiversity. This fact underscores their critical role as experts in resource management and climate

Indigenous Peoples, comprising 5% of the global population, safeguard 80% of the world's biodiversity. This fact underscores their critical role as experts in resource management and climate action, yet their knowledge is often undervalued in institutional spaces.

To move beyond mere acknowledgment, we must center and strengthen Indigenous rights in climate initiatives. Indigenous Rights activist Jade Begay will share insights on the progress of Indigenous leadership and how to empower it—a necessity for planetary survival.

This keynote was presented at the Bioneers 2023 Conference. Learn more at http://www.bioneers.org.

Erin Matariki Carr, a Maori lawyer and member of RIVER, is a leader in Aotearoa New Zealand's movement for constitutional transformation, honoring Te Tiriti o Waitangi 1840. This movement

Erin Matariki Carr, a Maori lawyer and member of RIVER, is a leader in Aotearoa New Zealand's movement for constitutional transformation, honoring Te Tiriti o Waitangi 1840. This movement challenges human superiority over land. A key initiative is the legal personhood granted to Te Urewera rainforest, ancestral homelands of Ngāi Tūhoe. This innovative approach removes human ownership, establishing a new kawa (law) focused on management for the land's benefit.

Carr previously helped implement policies for Te Urewera's legal personhood. As a project lead at RIVER, she continues to advance constitutional transformation, collaborating with groups like Tūmanako Consultants and Te Kuaka NZA.

Learn more at http://www.bioneers.org.

The "Rights of Nature" movement aims to protect rivers, mountains, and entire ecosystems by recognizing their inherent legal rights to exist, persist, flourish, and evolve, rather than treating

The "Rights of Nature" movement aims to protect rivers, mountains, and entire ecosystems by recognizing their inherent legal rights to exist, persist, flourish, and evolve, rather than treating them as property. This radical framework has gained global momentum, spreading from tribal lands to cities and nations.

In this session, activist attorneys Frank Bibeau, Thomas Linzey, and Samantha Skenandore, moderated by Alexis Bunten, will update us on their successes and challenges in Indian Country and beyond.

Watch more videos from the 2022 conference here.

Nick Estes, Ph.D. (Kul Wicasa/Lower Brule Sioux), is an Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico and a member of the Oak Lake Writers Society. He co-founded The Red

Nick Estes, Ph.D. (Kul Wicasa/Lower Brule Sioux), is an Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico and a member of the Oak Lake Writers Society. He co-founded The Red Nation in 2014, an organization dedicated to Native liberation, serving on its editorial collective and writing its bi-weekly newsletter. Estes is the author of "Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline" and "The Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance."

For more talks and discussions from the 2022 Conference, visit www.bioneers.org.

“Called From Darkness” is a six-part documentary series exploring the spiritual dimensions of addiction recovery, emphasizing community, meaning, and purpose. It features diverse individuals

“Called From Darkness” is a six-part documentary series exploring the spiritual dimensions of addiction recovery, emphasizing community, meaning, and purpose. It features diverse individuals from rural, suburban, and urban settings, including former gang members, recovering addicts, Native Americans, Hispanics, and Homeless Veterans.

Produced by Paul Steinbroner and David Okimoto of TouchPoint Productions, Inc., this series offers powerful insights. To arrange a screening, please contact Paul at (541) 941-5317.

On August 17, 2020, the Trump administration opened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's 1.5 million-acre Coastal Plain to oil and gas lease sales, possibly by December. This decision, amidst an

On August 17, 2020, the Trump administration opened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's 1.5 million-acre Coastal Plain to oil and gas lease sales, possibly by December. This decision, amidst an oil glut and climate change concerns, targets the last 5% of America's previously protected Arctic Coastal Plain. It threatens to transform these wild lands into an industrial complex, jeopardizing the Gwich'in Nation's food security, spiritual, and cultural heritage—they call it "the sacred place where life begins." This move also endangers polar bears, the Porcupine Caribou herd, and migratory birds, marking a critical environmental and social justice conflict.

A video features Gwich'in community members from the 2016 Gwich'in Gathering, testifying against this development.

In September 2016, the critical importance of sacred lands, exemplified by the Standing Rock movement, gained significant attention.

This movement underscored the vital link between

In September 2016, the critical importance of sacred lands, exemplified by the Standing Rock movement, gained significant attention.

This movement underscored the vital link between protecting these lands and addressing climate change, emphasizing the need for responsible environmental stewardship.

The Kashia Band of Pomo Indians, a federally recognized tribe also known as the Kashaya Pomo, resides in Sonoma County, California. Their reservation, Stewarts Point Rancheria, is located in

The Kashia Band of Pomo Indians, a federally recognized tribe also known as the Kashaya Pomo, resides in Sonoma County, California. Their reservation, Stewarts Point Rancheria, is located in Stewarts Point.

The tribe's success in securing a private deed and management rights to their ancestral lands may be the first such achievement by a U.S. tribe. For more information, visit [Trust for Public Lands](https://www.tpl.org/our-work/kashia-coastal-reserve).

Malcolm Fleschner of TYT Network interviews Michael A. Wood Jr. and Ashleigh Jennifer Parker.

Wood, a former Marine and Baltimore Police Officer, became a whistleblower on

Malcolm Fleschner of TYT Network interviews Michael A. Wood Jr. and Ashleigh Jennifer Parker.

Wood, a former Marine and Baltimore Police Officer, became a whistleblower on police violence. He also co-founded Veterans for Standing Rock, an effort to bring veterans to North Dakota to support water protectors. Parker serves as the PR coordinator for Veterans for Standing Rock.

The Standing Rock movement, centered at the O�héthi ŠakówiÅ‹ camp, brought together over 200 indigenous nations and

The Standing Rock movement, centered at the O�héthi ŠakówiÅ‹ camp, brought together over 200 indigenous nations and 6,000 people in unprecedented solidarity. This fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline is crucial for protecting water and asserting indigenous sovereignty against a colonialist state.

On Indigenous People's Day 2016, we stood with #StandingWithStandingRock. Journalist Jonathan Klett, US Representative Candidate Chase Iron Eyes, and Native Organizers Alliance director Judith LeBlanc discuss the critical issues at stake in this vital indigenous rights movement.