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Food Sovereignty Nepal_Sunuwar
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Food Sovereignty Nepal_Rai - Bantawa
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The idea of every human being’s ’right to food’ is nothing new these days, however, looking specifically at this idea in relation to Indigenous Peoples is an exciting and important movement that is gaining steam fast, and rightfully so. International conferences, under the title Indigenous Terra Madre, have been held across the globe first in Sweden in 2011 and then India to explore topics related to Indigenous food sovereignty and better spread the vast agricultural knowledge that has been passed down through Indigenous communities for generations.
Voices of Maize-- South Africa
Voices of Maize, by CS Radio Producer Shaldon Ferris. The importance of maize in South African culture is impossible to overstate. Listen to Shaldon Ferris describe some of the uses of this staple in his culture, and the variety cultures found throughout South Africa.
Indigenous Food As Medicine
Dr. Daphne Miller from the University of California tells us that Indigenous Peoples who eat the diets of their ancestors are immune to many chronic diseases. Indigenous diets are also suited to local environments: farmers farm in a cycle, use different kinds of seeds, conserve water, engaging practices that are not only sustainable and organic but also regenerative.
Produced by Dev Kumar Sunuwar and Jagat Dong from Nepal, for Cultural Survival after attending the Indigenous Terra Madre conference held in November, 2015 in Meghalaya, North East India.
Indigenous Pathways For Wellbeing
Researcher Elizabeth Hacker describes research about how Indigenous individuals create their own frameworks to define "well-being" to counter Western ideas of well-being. She found three important concepts for Indigenous well being are, Meeting basic material needs; social harmony and sense of belonging; and cultural identity. Dev and Elizabeth discuss examples from her research in India and Kenya.
Indigenous Food Sovereignty
Participants discuss what food sovereignty means for Indigenous Peoples. Speakers include Native American activist, and author Dr. Winona Laduke, and Dr. Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend, Global Coordinator of the ICCA Consortium, and David Strelneck, Senior Advisor at Ashoka Foundation.
Produced by Dev Kumar Sunuwar and Jagat Dong from Nepal, for Cultural Survival after attending the Indigenous Terra Madre conference held in November, 2015 in Meghalaya, North East India.
Food Security
Interviewees discusses the main challenges to food security for a rising global population. Dhrupad Choudhury of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, argues that Indigenous farmers are doing important work to tackle challenges the world is facing today due to climate change. Indigenous farmers have the building blocks of stress tolerant crops, as well as sustainable agricultural practices because they are dependent only on the resources available to them.
Dr. Winona LaDuke describes her practices experimenting with various types of maize.
The Slow Food Movement
The Slow Food movement was founded in Italy in 1986 to promote an alternative to fast food.
Analee Johnson, Sami, of Sweden, says that the Slow Food movement believes that the food we produce should be good, clean, and fair. She gives an example of marketing Sami traditional food of Reindeer meat.
Bibhudutta Sahu, of the North East Slow Food & Agrobiodiversity Society explains that local food is always the best, because mother nature has been kind enough to provide us what we need.
Threats to Indigenous Land Rights: Interview with Dayamani Barla
Dayamani Barla, Indigenous tribal journalist and activist from Jharkland, India, discusses how Indigenous Peoples have been displaced from their traditional farming lands in the name of dams, mining and other development projects.
Produced by Dev Kumar Sunuwar and Jagat Dong from Nepal, for Cultural Survival after attending the Indigenous Terra Madre conference held in November, 2015 in Meghalaya, North East India.
La Violencia Hacia la Mujer No le Hace Bien a Nadie, Ni Siquiera a los Mismos Transgresores"
Te presentamos nuestro especial de 21 minutos con 54 segundos, sobre la conmemoración del 25 de noviembre, día Internacional de la eliminación de la violencia contra la mujer el que tiene como fin, denunciar los asesinatos de mujeres y todas las formas de violencias a las que este género es sometido.
Mujeres Indígenas Demandan Cambios Reales para Mejorar sus Condiciones de Vida
Acompáñanos en explorar la historia de un grupo de mujeres Indigenas en Guatemala que están utilizando el CEDAW para alumbrar el estado de los derechos de las mujeres Indígenas en Guatemala; en el escucharemos a lideresas del Movimiento Tz'ununija' y sus principales demandas. También destacamos las principales recomendaciones que CEDAW ha hecho al país de Guatemala para mejorar las condiciones de vida de las mujeres Indígenas.
Entrevistadas
-Juana Sales Morales, Maya Mam, Guatemala
- Lilián Estela López Ixcoy, Maya Quiche, Guatemala
Mujeres Miskitas Trabajan Juntas para Poner Alto a la Violencia
En Wangki Awala Kupia, Municipio de Waspam, Región de la Costa Caribe Norte de Nicaragua tuvo lugar el Onceavo Encuentro de mujeres Indígenas del Wanki, reuniendo a más de mil mujeres Miskitas que durante 4 días participaron activamente de una variada agenda.
Cero tolerancia a la violencia
Día de la No Violencia Contra la Mujer
No tolere la violencia de cualquier forma - no en sus pueblos, ni afuera, ni con otros actores.
Vicky Tauli-Corpuz at UNPFII 2015
Vicky Tauli-Corpuz talks about the importance of Indigenous Peoples using the range of international instruments and mechanisms in place, to pressure their governments to implement changes.
Vicky Tauli-Corpuz On Paraguay at UNPFII 2015
Vicky Tauli-Corpuz talks about her visit to Paraguay in her capacity as UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples. She discusses the process and the preparation of these visits, highlighting the need for autonomy and security for the people she talks with.
It is an opportunity to meet with Indigenous communities, civil society organisations, government ministers and the private sector and encourage dialogue across society.
Vicky Tauli-Corpuz on Sustainable Development at UNPFII 2015
Statement from Special Rapporteur Vicky Tauli-Corpuz on the sustainable development goals proposed by the United Nations and how Indigenous Peoples' rights must be respected in order to solve climate issues such as deforestation.
Comunicado de Vicky Tauli-Corpuz sobre Enfrentamientos Violentos en Ecuador
Una comunicado de prensa de Vicky Tauli-Corpuz, Relatora Especial de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Derechos de Pueblos Indigenas sobre la situación de conflicto violento en Ecuador de Agosto 2015. El paro fue convocado por organizaciones indigenas para reconocimiento de sus demandas sobre una Ley de Tierras, Educación Bilingue, entre otras. Ms.
UN Special Rapporteur Vicky Tauli-Corpuz on Maya land rights in Belize
Listen to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples speak about an incident in July 2015 in Southern Belize affecting the rights of the Maya people.
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