Indigenous Leadership

Learning from our oldest cultures.

Navajo Nation Council Votes For Green Jobs

posted Jul 31, 2009

The first green jobs bill from America's First Nations promises much needed, culturally appropriate jobs.

Age-Old Wisdom for the New Economy

by Sarah van Gelder, Rebecca Adamson

posted Jul 07, 2009

Indigenous peoples have learned a few things about making it through hard times. Rebecca Adamson discusses what traditional economies did to foster abundance, sharing, and harmony with Mother Earth.

Signs of Life :: Bolivia Constitution Reform Likely

by Jim Shultz

posted Oct 31, 2008

Bolivia is poised to pass a new constitution aimed at providing indigenous autonomy, land reform, and popular control of natural resources.

Ecuador: Protecting Diverse Forests and Peoples

by Brooke Jarvis

posted Jan 29, 2008

Ecuador's president Rafael Correa offered to stop development of one of the country's largest oil reserves in exchange for debt relief. The ITT oil fields, located within Ecuador's Yasuni National Park, have become the center of an experiment that could bring equity and human rights into the climate equation.

Reclaiming Our Freedom to Learn

by Gustavo Esteva

posted Nov 07, 2007

Creating alternatives to traditional schools, in Oaxaca they created their own university, "unitierra", where students learn whatever they want to learn, where students are their communities, and learn by apprenticeship.

Interview with Victoria Tauli-Corpuz

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Oct 29, 2007

An historic event happened on September 13, 2007. The United Nations, after nearly 25 years of work, adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Debra Harry Stands Up For Native Knowledge

posted Aug 29, 2007

Debra Harry Stands Up For Native Knowledge

Evo Morales: Indigenous Power

by Jubenal Quispe

posted May 11, 2007

Evo Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous president, is forwarding a socially just agenda that promotes the country's sovereignty and multiculturalism.

Declaration of La Paz

by Jallalla Indigenous Pueblos and Nations of Abya Yala

posted Apr 07, 2007

A message of resilience, hope and solidarity from the indigenous peoples of Abya Yala.

Evo's First Year

by Juliette Beck

posted Jan 25, 2007

Evo Morales' first year as President of Bolivia: Race Conflict threatens division while Andean cultural traditions restore balance

Local Energy, Local Power

by Winona LaDuke

posted Nov 07, 2006

Energy for Democracy - wind on the Great Plains could power the country. Tribes are working to bring energy production home.

Indigenous People Open Summit to Preserve Sacred Mountain

by Brian Cisneros

posted Aug 04, 2006

On the first day of the Summit of Nations, attention is paid to an endangered mountain in the South Dakota badlands and a discussion of key issues.

Surviving Hard Times: It's not for sissies

by John Mohawk

posted May 09, 2006

Hopi and Iroquois prophecies draw on long cultural memories, offering practical approaches to surviving hard times.

Book Review: Every Day is a Good Day by Wilma Mankiller

by Lilja Otto

posted Apr 18, 2006

Provides insights into the lives and ideas of indigenous women and invites readers to re-examine their own cultural and spiritual backgrounds.

Economic Rebirth After the Storm

by Meizhu Lui

posted Feb 24, 2006

United for a Fair Economy helps the devastated Houma Nation organize a new economic model for itself.