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Stories That Light Up The Dark
by Sanjay Khannaposted Sep 17, 2010 - The experiences of our ancestors offer us wisdom for surviving today's crises.
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A New Age of People Power: Lessons from the Dongria Kondh
by John Perkinsposted Sep 03, 2010 - With greater power to build alliances across boundaries, the Davids of the world are having more success throwing off the Goliaths.
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Tribes Unite to Fight BP
by Sue Sturgisposted Jul 07, 2010 - Indigenous leaders from Ecuador visited Louisiana to share what they learned in a decades-long battle with Texaco.
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Western Showdown: Saving the Klamath
by Alice Outwaterposted May 27, 2010 - How the tribes of the Klamath River stood up for the salmon—and won.
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Alaska Native Wisdom for Modern Times
by Llarion Merculieffposted May 27, 2010 - The Roman Empire lasted for 500 years; southwest Alaska’s Aleuts for 9,000. As the economy crumbles, what can Alaska Natives teach us about sustainable economics?
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Ancient Traditions Keep Desert Waters Flowing
by Arturo Sandovalposted May 13, 2010 - New Mexico's acequias—communal irrigation canals—still function as a tool to preserve and share scarce desert water.
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Cochabamba’s Message: Let the People Speak
by Janet Redmanposted Apr 29, 2010 - The World People's Summit broke new ground by allowing those most affected by a changing climate the chance to speak out about their ideas for just solutions.
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From Crisis to Opportunity
by Velcrow Ripperposted Apr 21, 2010 - Will the World People's Summit be a turning point in the climate crisis?
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Local Knowledge and Local Technologies
by Elizabeth Cooperposted Apr 21, 2010 - At the World People's Conference on Climate Change, the emphasis on local and indigenous knowledge stands out.
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The Open Veins of Climate Change
by Eduardo Galeanoposted Apr 20, 2010 - Message from Eduardo Galeano, the author of Open Veins of Latin America, to participants of the First World Peoples’ Summit on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba.
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A Thousand Suns
posted Apr 12, 2010 - Our new problems might require paying attention to old wisdom. A new documentary looks to indigenous leadership for answers—and throws our way of life into sharp relief.
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Climate Game Changer
by Sarah van Gelderposted Apr 02, 2010 - Can Cochabamba pick up where Copenhagen failed?
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Economic Recovery, Hawaiian Style
by Lurline Wailana McGregorposted Mar 29, 2010 - What indigenous economies can teach us about abundance.
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Bolivia to Host Climate Summit for the People
by Margit Christensonposted Feb 26, 2010 - Bolivian President Evo Morales has called for an alternative climate-change conference, this one involving governments as well as non-governmental organizations, indigenous groups, scientists, and environmentalists.
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Avatar in the Amazon
posted Feb 23, 2010 - Indigenous Amazonian communities in Ecuador share their take on the American blockbuster, Avatar.
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