August 1, 2021
The Falling Sky
By Margarita Mora
Davi Kopenawa, a Yanomami Indigenous leader and shaman from the Brazilian Amazon, and French anthropologist Bruce Albert, worked together for 30 years before publishing The Falling Sky.
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July 1, 2021
Nia Tero's Leadership Fellows Program
By Joel Cerda
The Leadership Fellows Program was established in 2018 to strengthen emergent leaders from Indigenous territories where Nia Tero partners with Indigenous organizations.
June 1, 2021
Indigenous Peoples' Representation in Guyana
By Sharon Austin
Guyana was initially colonized by the Europeans, who brought enslaved Africans to work on their plantations in the 17th century.
May 1, 2021
Announcing the First Two Sue Taei Ocean Fellows: Tepoerau Mai and Te Aomihia Walker
Tepoerau Mai and Te Aomihia Walker both bring the insights of Indigenous knowledge to some of the most pressing challenges for sustainable development in the Pacific region.
May 1, 2021
Amazonia Team Spotlight: Meet Sharon Austin
By Margarita Mora
At Nia Tero we have the privilege of working with Indigenous leaders from all over the world. Sharon Austin, Nia Tero’s regional lead for the Amazon, is one of them.
April 1, 2021
Indigenous Education Project in Micronesia
By Paul A. Hadik
On the island of Pohnpei, in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), a pilot education program is returning culturally relevant learning back into classrooms, and reinstituting traditional elders as formal teachers.