Conversations with the Earth: Indigenous Voices on Climate Change
Photo essays and video projects from indigenous communities facing ecosystem disruption make up the collaborative project Conversations with the Earth. (Conversations with the Earth, 2011)
Languages: English
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A Chance to Speak, A Chance to Listen
Although indigenous peoples contribute very little to the underlying causes of climate change, many are now being severely impacted by erratic weather, flooding and drought. In this short film, indigenous peoples from a variety of tribal and indigenous groups across Indonesia and the Philippines offer their messages to policy makers at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP 15) in December 2009. (LifeMosaic, 2009)
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Canada’s indigenous groups hold nationwide protests
Indigenous groups in Canada are holding nationwide protests while one prominent chief has gone on hunger strike. They want the government to honour long-standing treaties that affect access to housing, food and education. (Al Jazeera's Daniel Lak, 2012)
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Climate Change
'Fever' is a unique set of videos for indigenous communities to raise awareness and build knowledge about the issue of climate change and how it relates to indigenous peoples, cultures, rights and territories. Dubbed into 6 languages, these videos have been disseminated to local communities in over 20 countries.