Opinions/Videos
What is Traditional Knowledge?
2018
Author(s): Centre for International Governance Innovation’s (CIGI’s)
The Centre for International Governance Innovation’s (CIGI’s) International Law Research Program has launched a new project supported by a Traditional Knowledge Expert Group called the Intellectual Property and the Governance of Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Traditional Cultural Expressions: Fostering Innovation and Improving Lives.
The Importance of Indigenous Rights and Knowledge in Conservation
2017
Author(s): IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature
Indigenous leaders and other participants at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 discuss the value of indigenous rights, knowledge and leadership in creating more sustainable ways of life on Earth.
Ms Abigail Echo-Hawk, Director of the Urban Indian Health Institute, through this video discussed research from the perspective of traditional storytelling.
Creating Environments for Indigenous Youth to Live & Succeed
2017
Author(s): Redvers T
Tunchai Redvers, co-founder of We Matter, a national non-profit organization committed to Indigenous youth empowerment, hope and life promotion. Tunchai makes the case that changing this reality and creating environments for Indigenous youth to both live and succeed means centering Indigenous youth voices, honouring Indigenous strengths, and challenging toxic norms and beliefs.
Indigenous Peoples Must be Part of Solution to Climate Change
2017
Author(s): United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
On Indigenous People’s Day at COP23, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa joined representatives of indigenous peoples assembled in Bonn, acknowledging their part in being a solution to the problem of climate change.
Indigenous peoples are key to protecting wildlife and rural livelihoods
2017
Author(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO
Sheila Wertz, FAO Senior Forestry Officer, explains the significant role of indigenous peoples plays in biodiversity conservation.
FAO, Indigenous Peoples and the Free, Prior and Informed Consent
2017
Author(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO
Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) is a specific right that pertains to indigenous peoples and is recognized in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). FPI...
As an urban Indigenous person growing up in Toronto, Mr Robinson Eddy shares his narrative and process of self-actualization to becoming the person he is today, through the spaces created by unexpected allies.
The Birdman of ChorĂŁo A documentary of an unsung Green Hero from Goa
2017
Author(s): The Energy and Resources Institute
Uday Mandrekar, a boatman, is now known as the Birdman of Chorão Island of Goa, for his in-depth knowledge of local avian life and his undying zeal to clean and protect the mangroves. TERI a...
Qátuw̓as explores the relationship between Indigenous knowledge and Western science through her relationship to place and work with Ocean Networks Canada. As society is attempting to drive forward with reconciliation and response to climate change, it is important to learn from evidence-based knowledge that has been built over generations.