Local Effects of Global Forest Conservation Policy: On Zapotec Resistance against a Protected Natural Area
This article looks at the controversial issue of forest conservation in the Southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.
indigenous peoples
Mapping Biocultural and Economic Diversity … Everywhere
The article shows how the Sami of northern Norway are creating new openings and opportunities for more localized management systems based on local environmental knowledge.
Yindabad
Yindabad deals with the flipside of Indian economic development, and how the enormous Narmada Valley Development Project impacts an indigenous population.
Itam Hakim Hopiit
Celebrating the Hopi Tricentennial, Itam Hakim Hopiit is a poetic visualization of Hopi philosophy and prophesy.
2012—Time for Change
2012—Time for Change sees the Mayan Calendar’s prediction of imminent doom as an opportunity for transformation.
São Miguel do Gostoso
A small seaside village in Brazil has been found by tourists and is now coveted by real estate developers.
Standing Silent Nation
The film deals with the sovereignty of native Americans and their farming community’s right to grow industrial hemp.
Nuhoniyeh—Our Story
Nuhoniyeh—Our Story provides a view on forced environmental migration.
The Last Yoik in Saami Forests?
The Last Yoik in Saami Forests? chronicles the logging damage that has taken place in the forests of Finnish Lapland over the past 50 years.
Learning to Drive the Yukon River: Western Cartography and Athapaskan Story Maps
This paper introduces the current conversations about the environment taking place between aboriginal and non-aboriginal peoples in the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada