Unprecedented Conversations with Hawaiian healer and elder Mahilani Poepoe. Filmed at an international gathering of indigenous elders in Bali, 2002. Supported by the Ford Foundation.
Unprecedented Conversations with Hawaiian healer and elder Mahilani Poepoe. Filmed at an international gathering of indigenous elders in Bali, 2002. Supported by the Ford Foundation.
The Snow Leopard Conservancy (SLC) of Sonoma, CA is a partner of WISN. The SLC is the world’s leading authority on the study and protection of the endangered snow leopard, serving twelve Central Asian nations.
Dr. Apela Colorado was among the first generation of Native Americans to receive a Ph.D. from a leading US university (Brandeis). In her doctoral dissertation she coined the term “indigenous science” and used it in an effort to create a bridge of understanding between Western science and indigenous knowledge.
Provided consultation on the integration of indigenous knowledge within higher education curriculum development, and was appointed International Fellow to the South African Research Chair in Development Education.
Brought together Indigenous Elders and big cat conservationists to discuss new forms of conservation, bridging the two ways of knowing. Indigenous cultural practitioners developed a statement that was presented at the UN Forum for Big Cat Conservation–the first time ever that Indigenous Elders were given a seat at the table on conservation issues.
Partnered with South African Bushmen, Canada’s Nechi Institute’s addictions program, and PROMETRA, Promotion of Traditional Medicine, to design and deliver a culture-based treatment to the Kalahari—a first on the African continent. In 2016, we completed Phase I, sponsoring a Community Addictions Treatment program, training sober Bushmen how to support their community during Phase II.
WISN was invited to present two workshops, the Indigenous Mind, academic program as ceremony, and Indigenous Dreaming. More than 400 organizations applied.
“…I was a teacher at the school, I dreamed to write a book which every parent could use. I was the first person who translated horoscopes “Human capabilities”, “Humans, we are amazing beings” from Russian literatures and gave to regional newspapers for the publication. It was a sensation at that time. Once one of the […]