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.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.

Ms Tai Simpson works in anti-racism education and community organizing. She calls on her non-native audience to embody “old ways” when voting, teaching, and living in the world.

This talk addresses the need to revitalize the Menominee Native American language.

Indigenous people are all over Brazil are speaking out against these changes and fighting for their right to live on their ancestral lands in peace. Nixiwaka asks us to consider why a way of life that is designed to be entirely in tune with its environment and resources is being destroyed by a way of life that isn’t. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community

The study attempted to better understand Gadaa system by reviewing related research at antecedent, present and future levels. The author also discussed the further challenges and new approach needed.

The purpose of this study was to analyze Oromo’s mentality of traditional ecological knowledge as viewed in the folk narratives of the Arsi and Bale-Robe Oromo society.The research findings revealed that indigenous practices related to ecology and weather patterns are experiential and based on the axiomatic relationship of the society with its nature and culture.

In this video Ms Lyla June discussed several examples of Indigenous food systems both in pre-Columbian times as well as in the present. These examples show the ways to live in more harmony with earth's processes to create abundance for all life, including, but not just for humans.

This paper is intended to address why indigenous concepts matter in today’s peace building processes, and to explain the Oromo Gadaa system with respect to peace building from below point of view.The paper concludes that, the indigenous Oromo world view based on the Gadaa system deals with peace building process in broader and holistic ways than the way it is experienced at different corners.

This talk is a part of the Faith and Moral Courage series, where they are exploring how they can reconnect people with their faith or deepest values, so they can face many crises with courage. This project is funded by Fetzer.