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Know the Rights of Indigenous Women and Girls
For Indigenous Peoples and the wider society, women are pillars of various social structures although this merit is often overlooked especially for roles that are perceived as mundane, but are, in fact, fundamental. For years, women and many feminist movements have struggled for the recognition and respect of women’s rights. Several victories from this struggle meant the gradual inclusion and recognition of women and their capabilities in the contemporary era. Yet despite these, they still...
Nainu: The ingenuity of the Guna Indigenous Peoples
The food production system of the Guna people, known as nainu is an eloquent example of traditional and sustainable agriculture. More than just an agricultural practice, the nainu is the materialization of a profound worldview that intertwines subsistence, community well-being, and unwavering harmony with nature. This is a reflection on the transcendence of the nainu system and the key lessons learned from efforts to reinvigorate our Indigenous food systems, based on the experience and the...
Lessons from Revitalising the Tharakan Indigenous Food System
The Tharaka homeland, also called Nthiguru iri Njuki or “Land of the Bees”, is a place where nature still hums with ancestral memory. Nestled between the slopes of Mount Kenya and the sweeping Tana River, its scrublands and hill ranges are stitched together by permanent rivers and dotted with sacred springs. This semi-arid paradise has endured decades of ecological strain, colonial disruption, and cultural erosion. Against this backdrop, the Tharaka people are rekindling an ancient...
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