Barry Stevens talks about the program he and his wife, Nanci Wright co-founded called El Puente - The Bridge in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica. They offer educational assistance, food, and microloans mainly to indigenous people in Costa Rica.

They could use your support from both your heart and pocket. Give a little or a lot.

The School Program assists families with educational expenses for young children. The Food Program provides a gathering place, healthy meals, and additional support on Tuesday, Thursday, and SaturdayThe Microloan Program provides small loans from $20--$400, with approaches that have been helping people out of poverty globally since 1987.

Excerpt of an interview with Guujaaw (Haida): Guujaaw speaks to the importance of the land in meeting the needs of the Haida people, and of having an economy that works with his people's focus on the multigenerational aspects of life.
This clip is part of a series exploring the meaning of sustainability from the perspectives of indigenous leaders from the bioregion of Salmon Nation. See Native Perspectives on Sustainability project.

Excerpt of an interview with Wilson Justin (Althsetnay, Athabascan):  Justin shares his view of what entails true leadership, and he cites the need for a new generation of leaders at all levels of society. People who illuminate issues and have moral courage and speak out.

This clip is part of a series exploring the meaning of sustainability from the perspectives of indigenous leaders from the bioregion of Salmon Nation. See the Native Perspectives on Sustainability project .

Grandma Agnes Baker-Pilgrim talks about how people are crying for water and without water we will all die. We are all connected by water, we are all connected to each other.

Excerpt of an interview with Jeannette Armstrong (Syilx, Okanagan) from the Native Perspectives on Sustainability project with complete transcript at nativeperspectives.net. Armstrong speaks to the loss of community and the value of building long-term relationships with people and place. NativePerspectives — November 20, 2009 —

Excerpt of an interview with Roberta "Bobbie" Conner (Cayuse) from the Native Perspectives on Sustainability project with complete transcript at nativeperspectives.net. Conner speaks to the importance of developing intimate relationships with local landscapes and other species.NativePerspectives — December 10, 2009 —

Excerpt of an interview with Larry Merculieff (Aleut) from the Native Perspectives on Sustainability project (www.nativeperspectives.net). Merculieff critiques the use and meaning of the term "sustainability," and he speaks to the potential for human beings to draw upon our inherent intelligence to live in alignment with all of creation.