Explore the meaning of #LandBack and how to engage with this vital movement. This panel, delivered at the 2023 Bioneers Conference, features leaders sharing diverse approaches to the return and

Explore the meaning of #LandBack and how to engage with this vital movement. This panel, delivered at the 2023 Bioneers Conference, features leaders sharing diverse approaches to the return and "rematriation" of ancestral territories. Discussions cover organizational, fundraising, and legal strategies for tribal members, alongside guidance for non-Native allies.

The panel was moderated by Cara Romero, with PennElys Droz, Corrina Gould, Tom Little Bear Nason, and Kawenniiosta Jock. Learn more at bioneers.org.

The Yurok and Karuk peoples fought for decades to remove dams on the Klamath River, which decimated salmon populations and riparian ecosystems vital to their traditional lifeways. In 2022, the US

The Yurok and Karuk peoples fought for decades to remove dams on the Klamath River, which decimated salmon populations and riparian ecosystems vital to their traditional lifeways. In 2022, the US government agreed to remove four dams, launching the largest river restoration project in US history. This monumental achievement highlights tribal activism and groundbreaking partnerships.

Learn about this success, culture-based restoration, and tribal collaboration with state and federal governments. This talk, delivered at the 2023 Bioneers Conference, was moderated by Cara Romero, with Samuel Gensaw, Isaac Kinney, and Craig Tucker. For more information, visit bioneers.org.

Amid growing success in Indigenous-led #landback campaigns and triumphs over extraction, this session highlights the crucial link between land restoration and addressing collective trauma. It

Amid growing success in Indigenous-led #landback campaigns and triumphs over extraction, this session highlights the crucial link between land restoration and addressing collective trauma. It explores how #landback efforts can benefit from including Black and other marginalized groups, and critically examines if ‘call out culture’ hinders decolonization movements.

Moderated by Eriel Deranger, with Jodie Geddes and Carlee Loft, panelists will share practical strategies. These include an intergenerational focus, ceremony, and spending time on the land.

This talk was delivered at the 2023 Bioneers Conference. Learn more at bioneers.org.

Corrina Gould (Lisjan Ohlone), from Huichin (Oakland, CA), chairs the Confederated Villages of Lisjan and co-founded Indian People Organizing for Change, sponsoring Shellmound Peace Walks. She

Corrina Gould (Lisjan Ohlone), from Huichin (Oakland, CA), chairs the Confederated Villages of Lisjan and co-founded Indian People Organizing for Change, sponsoring Shellmound Peace Walks. She advocates for Shellmound protection, tribal sovereignty, and Indigenous land rights globally. Her work established Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, a women-led Bay Area organization healing colonization's legacies.

This talk was delivered at the 2023 Bioneers Conference. Learn more at bioneers.org.

Indigenous Peoples, comprising 5% of the global population, safeguard 80% of the world's biodiversity. This fact underscores their critical role as experts in resource management and climate

Indigenous Peoples, comprising 5% of the global population, safeguard 80% of the world's biodiversity. This fact underscores their critical role as experts in resource management and climate action, yet their knowledge is often undervalued in institutional spaces.

To move beyond mere acknowledgment, we must center and strengthen Indigenous rights in climate initiatives. Indigenous Rights activist Jade Begay will share insights on the progress of Indigenous leadership and how to empower it—a necessity for planetary survival.

This keynote was presented at the Bioneers 2023 Conference. Learn more at http://www.bioneers.org.

Erin Matariki Carr, a Maori lawyer and member of RIVER, is a leader in Aotearoa New Zealand's movement for constitutional transformation, honoring Te Tiriti o Waitangi 1840. This movement

Erin Matariki Carr, a Maori lawyer and member of RIVER, is a leader in Aotearoa New Zealand's movement for constitutional transformation, honoring Te Tiriti o Waitangi 1840. This movement challenges human superiority over land. A key initiative is the legal personhood granted to Te Urewera rainforest, ancestral homelands of Ngāi Tūhoe. This innovative approach removes human ownership, establishing a new kawa (law) focused on management for the land's benefit.

Carr previously helped implement policies for Te Urewera's legal personhood. As a project lead at RIVER, she continues to advance constitutional transformation, collaborating with groups like Tūmanako Consultants and Te Kuaka NZA.

Learn more at http://www.bioneers.org.

The "Rights of Nature" movement aims to protect rivers, mountains, and entire ecosystems by recognizing their inherent legal rights to exist, persist, flourish, and evolve, rather than treating

The "Rights of Nature" movement aims to protect rivers, mountains, and entire ecosystems by recognizing their inherent legal rights to exist, persist, flourish, and evolve, rather than treating them as property. This radical framework has gained global momentum, spreading from tribal lands to cities and nations.

In this session, activist attorneys Frank Bibeau, Thomas Linzey, and Samantha Skenandore, moderated by Alexis Bunten, will update us on their successes and challenges in Indian Country and beyond.

Watch more videos from the 2022 conference here.

Nick Estes, Ph.D. (Kul Wicasa/Lower Brule Sioux), is an Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico and a member of the Oak Lake Writers Society. He co-founded The Red

Nick Estes, Ph.D. (Kul Wicasa/Lower Brule Sioux), is an Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico and a member of the Oak Lake Writers Society. He co-founded The Red Nation in 2014, an organization dedicated to Native liberation, serving on its editorial collective and writing its bi-weekly newsletter. Estes is the author of "Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline" and "The Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance."

For more talks and discussions from the 2022 Conference, visit www.bioneers.org.

We are thrilled to partner with Thousand Currents and 7th Generation Fund for a special edition of Native Pulse: Interwoven Voices.

Tune into this unique conversation featuring Haydee

We are thrilled to partner with Thousand Currents and 7th Generation Fund for a special edition of Native Pulse: Interwoven Voices.

Tune into this unique conversation featuring Haydee Sanches (Centro Cultural Techantit), Shelley Cabrera (Red Ñuqanchik Maronijei Noshaninka), and Berta Cumez (Asociación de Mujeres Ixpiyakok). Brenda Perez will moderate.

Nixiwaka Yawanawa, from the Yawanawa tribe, highlights our intrinsic connection with

Nixiwaka Yawanawa, from the Yawanawa tribe, highlights our intrinsic connection with nature. He presented these insights at TEDxHackney.

Nixiwaka also delivered a second TED Talk, available here, further exploring his perspectives.