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This month, the global community marked the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. This year’s theme, “Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Future... This month, the global community marked the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. This...

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From the second boat in our small convoy, we follow the first (loaded to capacity with white pvc pipes) up the Bocay River toward Amak. We navigate small rapids and narrowing ... From the second boat in our small convoy, we follow the first (loaded to capacity with white pvc pip...

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With powerful, life-sustaining properties; unparalleled abilities to protect life, health, and the very fabric of existence; relied upon by every cell, every organism, and eve... With powerful, life-sustaining properties; unparalleled abilities to protect life, health, and the v...

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The vehicle-swallowing-sized mud puddles signal the entrance to San Juan. It’s where the pavement ends. And where the lack of resources begins. We are welcomed with a traditio... The vehicle-swallowing-sized mud puddles signal the entrance to San Juan. It’s where the pavement en...

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The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day — For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment — reads a little like a book dedication. Like a line of... The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day — For ALL women and girls: Rights. Eq...

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Important Intersection Ahead Indigenous Languages and Climate Change  As the Indigenous lands of the Bosawás, Nicaragua are increasingly encroached upon by non-Indigenous sett... Important Intersection Ahead Indigenous Languages and Climate Change  As the Indigenous lands of the...

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We arrive in boats on the Coco River to the Miskito indigenous community of Pamkawás. We climb up the bank and meet the women and girls who have navigated the hilly terrain of... We arrive in boats on the Coco River to the Miskito indigenous community of Pamkawás. We climb up th...

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Yuri Betania, from the community of Los Reyes, Nicaragua, is a mother of four. Until recently, Yuri (with a baby in one arm and bucket in the other) and her her three young gi... Yuri Betania, from the community of Los Reyes, Nicaragua, is a mother of four. Until recently, Yuri ...

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We recently had the privilege of witnessing the kindness culture that thrives in the Garifuna communities we visited in northern Honduras. In San Juan, Profesora Martina opene... We recently had the privilege of witnessing the kindness culture that thrives in the Garifuna commun...

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It was quite a journey for these green machines, but five mechanical rice threshing machines have reached not only the shores of the Rio Coco inside the borders of the Bosawas... It was quite a journey for these green machines, but five mechanical rice threshing machines have re...

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