by Rubina Cohen | Apr 24, 2019 | Blog, Seeds of Wisdom 2019
By Alison Wearing For most of us, water is available at the simple turn of a tap. It’s easy to lose our connection to its source, its significance, its spiritual essence. But there are people among us with a deep connection to water and its wisdom, Indigenous Elders...
by Rubina Cohen | Feb 6, 2019 | Blog, Grant, Language, Art and Culture, Seeds of Wisdom 2019, Youth
The customs of Q’eqchi Mayan communities in Belize have been under threat from recent evangelical colonization that prohibits the practice of Indigenous cultural traditions. In response, an intergenerational project was created to rekindle an interest among...
by Rubina Cohen | Oct 24, 2018 | Blog, Seeds of Wisdom 2018
For more than twenty-five years, Elder Pahan Pte San Win (Lakota, Cree & Metis) has been offering counseling support to residential school survivors, incarcerated men and youth, and women who have experienced abuse. In 2016, she had a vision: We will dance on...
by Rubina Cohen | Apr 12, 2018 | Blog, Seeds of Wisdom 2018
Source: UNDESA Indigenous communities play a vital role as custodians of our planet, possessing vital knowledge that will support global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But despite progress to protect their rights, many of the world’s 370...
by Rubina Cohen | Mar 29, 2018 | Blog, Seeds of Wisdom 2018
By Alison Wearing In the foothills of Meztitla, beneath the sacred cliffs of Tepoztlán, the 2018 Voices of Wisdom event, Voces de la Sabiduría, lit its flame. Jacaranda blossoms shimmered in the bone-dry air and dust rose from the roads and footpaths. It was a...
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