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Yaku Raymi: The Quechua Ritual to Save a Glacier

Geraldine Santos, Elizabeth Salazar Vega

March 06, 2025 |

Mongabay |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Peru, Santa Fe

In Santa Fe, Peru, an ancestral system of water storage is helping communities cope with water scarcity: qochas are artificial lagoons built to store rainwater during the wet season, which is later used during droughts. The use of qochas has allowed Santa Fe to have 41 reservoirs that store 2.9 million cubic meters (102.4 million cubic feet) of water, three times more than before.

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Early results suggest communities stop logging during basic income pilot project

Sonam Lama Hyolmo

January 27, 2025 |

Mongabay |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Amazon, Peru

After two seasons, an unconditional cash-transfer pilot project for Indigenous peoples in Peru’s Amazon has resulted in a positive impact on families who, in the past, would turn to unsustainable or illegal forest activities as a response to economic stress and food insecurity. According to the pilot's latest internal assessment, three communities are no longer engaging in illegal forest activities to make ends meet.

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A building wave: The corporate-Indigenous partnerships doing things differently

Anna Patton

December 03, 2024 |

Pioneers Post |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

New philanthropic funding models are distributing to Indigenous peoples and local communities in climate and biodiversity hotspots, enabling them to continue traditional practices that greatly benefit the environment. One core principle is the building of strong on-the-ground relationships, then providing “no-strings” grants with little follow-up reporting required.

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Building Food Sovereignty in San Francisco and Detroit

Kevin McClendon

December 01, 2024 |

Proximate |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

The Black Community Food Sovereignty Network and the Native Foodways Program strengthen community connections to food, not only enhancing access, but also restoring culturally significant relationships with the Earth, supporting local economies, and healing historical traumas.

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El náhuat florece: instrucciones para salvarlo de la extinción

Diana Anzora

November 18, 2024 |

Elementos |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: El Salvador

Timumachtikan Nawat involucra directamente a los abuelos y abuelas hablantes de náhuat en la enseñanza dentro de su plataforma, organizando talleres virtuales sobre diversos aspectos de la cultura náhuat salvadoreña, como la vestimenta tradicional, sabores artesanales, mitología náhuat, música en náhuat y la cultura del maíz, entre otros—esfuerzos que no solo preservan el idioma, sino que también mantienen vivas las prácticas y conocimientos ancestrales.

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Renewables Are Expanding on Indigenous Lands, Co-Ownership Offers a Solution

Andrew Kaminsky

October 21, 2024 |

Triple Pundit |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Arhauco, Colombia

Energy developers and Indigenous communities are coming together to share ownership of renewable energy projects to promote equity and inclusion within the projects directly impacting Indigenous land. Co-ownership is on the rise globally and offers benefits like insights from Indigenous knowledge of the land and less risk of the project being canceled or protested in court.

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The tiny potato at the heart of one tribe's fight against climate change

Joseph Lee

October 14, 2024 |

Vox |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Coeur d'Alene Tribe, United States, Idaho

The Coeur d’Alene Tribe is in the middle of a multi-decade effort to restore an important wetland that will make the local environment more resilient to climate change. Using tribal knowledge and expertise, they’re encouraging beavers to return, reintroducing salmon, planting trees, and building connections between people and the land.

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Ancient seeds, new roots: Cherokee corn thrives at St. Edward's University's food forest

Nicole Williams Quezada

October 08, 2024 |

Hilltop Views |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

A food forest at St. Edward’s University has cultivated two heirloom varieties of Cherokee corn, helping Cherokee peoples connect to their ancestors and agriculural history.

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Cherokees take new approach to helping addicts

Felix Clary

August 27, 2024 |

ICT News |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Cherokee Nation, United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Cherokee Nation harm reduction program provides supplies like clean needles and Narcan to those using drugs and even offers safe, clean environments for drug use with staff available to assist during overdoses. As opioid addiction has disproportionately impacted Indigenous communities, the program also provides opportunities for people in recovery to participate in cultural activities. So far, the program has encountered several thousand people and has saved 44 lives with Narcan distribution.

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#HungerProtest: Soaring Food Cost Is Restricting Community-Led Meal Clubs In Kano

Abdulaziz Bagwai

August 07, 2024 |

The Solutions Paper |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

Women in resource-challenged households in Kano, Nigeria, are turning to a communal tradition rooted in Hausa culture to make meals that meet their families' needs. They pool their money together to buy ingredients, cook together, and equally distribute portions of the meals.

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