The Ecuadorian Amazon expresses solidarity with the Sioux Nation in North Dakota. This support is for their peaceful struggle against an oil pipeline crossing their sacred land at Standing

The Ecuadorian Amazon expresses solidarity with the Sioux Nation in North Dakota. This support is for their peaceful struggle against an oil pipeline crossing their sacred land at Standing Rock.

This message, published February 27, 2017, champions the #NoDAPL movement.

Sarayaku, from the Ecuadorian Amazon, stands in solidarity with the Sioux Nation in North Dakota.

They support the peaceful struggle against the oil pipeline crossing sacred land at

Sarayaku, from the Ecuadorian Amazon, stands in solidarity with the Sioux Nation in North Dakota.

They support the peaceful struggle against the oil pipeline crossing sacred land at Standing Rock. #NoDAPL

For generations, the Gwich'in people of Alaska and northern Canada have depended on caribou migrating through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plain. Their traditional culture faces

For generations, the Gwich'in people of Alaska and northern Canada have depended on caribou migrating through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plain. Their traditional culture faces threats from oil extraction and climate change. Two Gwich'in women continue a decades-long fight to protect their land and future.

The Arctic Refuge is vital for Alaska Native subsistence and represents an unspoiled natural world. Despite its importance, the Trump administration plans to allow oil and gas drilling in the coastal plain. This drilling would destroy intact wilderness and violate the human rights of the Gwich'in, who rely on this sacred place.

The Gwich'in are fighting to protect their future and need support.

Heidi Kritz has dedicated nearly half her life to protecting Alaska's Bristol Bay from the proposed Pebble Mine. This copper and gold project threatens the world's largest salmon fishery, which is

Heidi Kritz has dedicated nearly half her life to protecting Alaska's Bristol Bay from the proposed Pebble Mine. This copper and gold project threatens the world's largest salmon fishery, which is vital for the local economy, ecological stability, and native cultures.

Kritz has tirelessly fought the mine, organizing rallies and a letter-writing campaign that gathered over 6,000 voices. She also mobilizes new activists by working with tribal high school students. Her leadership has significantly advanced the decade-long effort to defend Bristol Bay, and she remains committed to this crucial fight.

A 2012 video by The Mending News explains REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), an international carbon offset mechanism. It examines California's cap-and-trade

A 2012 video by The Mending News explains REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), an international carbon offset mechanism. It examines California's cap-and-trade system, which has a placeholder for sub-national REDD carbon credits. California's Governor's Forests and Climate Task Force explores partnerships with regions like Chiapas, Mexico, and Acre, Brazil, for these credits.

While some see California's REDD project as an international model, groups like IEN oppose its inclusion in the state's carbon trading system. The video asserts REDD credits lack environmental integrity and pose high risks to Indigenous Peoples and forest communities, citing fraud, land grabs, evictions, and human rights abuses. It concludes REDD is a deceptive solution, enabling pollution and threatening vulnerable communities and the environment.

Conference participants highlighted the destruction of land values when Indigenous Knowledge is disregarded. They emphasized the choice between ignoring sustainable systems and embracing ancient

Conference participants highlighted the destruction of land values when Indigenous Knowledge is disregarded. They emphasized the choice between ignoring sustainable systems and embracing ancient wisdom that sustained people for millennia.

Online participant Quese IMQ, an Indigenous HipHop Artist, shared the spiritual significance of building earth lodges in his life. He noted the shifting balance of life on Earth and asserted that it is time for Indigenous Peoples to lead.

Haskell University students and faculty presented at the Right of Mother Earth - International Indigenous Conference, sharing the area's profound history. Their presentation detailed the site's

Haskell University students and faculty presented at the Right of Mother Earth - International Indigenous Conference, sharing the area's profound history. Their presentation detailed the site's past as an Indian boarding school, where students faced abuse, including forced cultural separation and language prohibition. Tragically, many students and families hid or died in the surrounding wetlands while attempting to escape.

The marsh and its land hold deep historical and spiritual significance, embodying these struggles and resilience. For several years, the university community has actively worked to preserve these vital, diverse living areas, recounting their efforts to protect this sacred space.

Indigenous solutions stem from a spiritual power inherent in our being and deeply connected to ancestral lands and waters. This place-based power shapes our identity, informing a spiritual ecology

Indigenous solutions stem from a spiritual power inherent in our being and deeply connected to ancestral lands and waters. This place-based power shapes our identity, informing a spiritual ecology where communities are bound by home's knowledge. We must renew ancient traditions, adapting them to contemporary challenges while honoring our ecological community and living in harmony with all life.

Moving forward requires validating indigenous ecological knowledge and recognizing our responsibilities to "relatives," not resources. We must commit to building systems that enhance life for all nature. This is a call to action: work together, grounded in spiritual heritage and accountable to ancestors, to create a better future.

The Indigenous Law Institute engages in significant discourse on various legal and cultural topics.

Among its areas of focus is the subject "Pagans in the Promised Land," exploring the

The Indigenous Law Institute engages in significant discourse on various legal and cultural topics.

Among its areas of focus is the subject "Pagans in the Promised Land," exploring the complex intersections of indigenous law and diverse spiritual identities.