Named after Terenke the Elder, indigenous wise woman, healer and midwife, was forcibly taken from her remote mountain hut, beaten, kicked and left for dead by an Ethiopian Orthodox priest. She brought herself back from death but was permanently bent at a 90 degree angle at the hip. Terenke died a few years later but […]
In 2018, WISN installed a six-and-a-half-foot black granite monument in Lahaina, Maui to honor Alice Kaehukai Shaw Kaae (1867-1956), the last traditional guardian of Mokuhinia. He ‘olelo nei ke kupuna i kekahi mo`olelo kahiko, mai ka wa kahiko. The Kupuna is telling an ancient story from the past. Alice’s memorial, Lahaina News
Bushmen – Veldt School and women healers The Khomani Bushmen, also known as the First People, are among the oldest tribes on Earth. WISNfunds the “Veld School” (veld = Bush), which was envisioned several years ago by the Khomani San as a means to pass Indigenous knowledge to the younger generations, to keep their traditional […]
Aigine Cultural Resource Center WISN supported Kyrgyz women shamans in exploring the meaning of petroglyphs through ayans—prophetic dreams and visions—leading to a deeper exploration of Kyrgyz indigenous knowledge. These projects were initiated and led by women, who played key roles in their development and implementation. WISN’s support facilitated the integration of cultural spiritual practices into […]
The Indigenous Science Research Institute is a forum for research, knowledge exchange, and learning. The projects of the Institute are set to achieve a variety of goals: Strengthen the worldwide network of Indigenous knowledge keepers through ongoing exchanges. Convene and publicize existing Indigenous science knowledge. Establish the philosophical framework for the practice of an Indigenous […]
The construction of the Indigenous Science Research Institute is the vehicle to bring together Western and Indigenous sciences and to ground this third way of knowing and being at a site that has the necessary catalytic power to seed changes of destructive paradigms. The finished building of […]
The linking of Indigenous Science and Western Science formulate breakthrough approaches to today’s greatest problems. Whether in policy, land management or the development of innovative technologies, Indigenous Science upends and transforms negative patterns of conventional science and social order.The ISPS Master’s Degree Program, at the University for Peace, Costa Rica, offers students the opportunity to […]
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Order you copy here Woman Between the Worlds: A Call to Your Ancestral and Indigenous Wisdom Apela Colorado shares her knowledge and experiences of indigenous wisdom and promotes an understanding between the indigenous and modern world perspectives. A journey back in time to preserve a connection to the ancestors, open a door to indigenous wisdom […]
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WISN Founder, Dr. Apela Colorado, signs historic agreement with the United Nations affiliated University for Peace in Costa Rica. This step marks the initiation of the world’s first Master’s and Ph.D. in Indigenous Science and Peace Studies. The program brings students, Elders, scholars and researchers together creating innovative solutions to some of the world’s most […]
A four day event, hosted by WISN, celebrating the women who kept and keep the history of West Maui.
Apela Colorado Ph.D., of Oneida-Gaul ancestry, founded the Worldwide Indigenous Science Network (WISN) in 1989 with assistance from the Canadian International Development Agency and private sector investment. Read more about Apela Colorado HERE
“Like Paleolithic people, when we enter the caves, we face our primal fears and are transformed and empowered by the experience. But unlike ancient humanity… we enter the caves in fervent hope that our actions will help invoke the return of the natural world.” Read full article HERE
Throughout history, Indigenous peoples have been responsible for the development of many technologies and have substantially contributed to science. Read full article from theconversation.com HERE
The re-emergence of the Bushmen, the First People and connectors of heaven and earth and all races, will ripple through time and space to heal humanity. Learn more about the vision of Bushman Healer Lys Kruiper for her people.
(video) Jaguars are a wild cat species native to the Americas. Globally, the species is listed as Near Threatened (IUCN Red List) with steadily declining populations. In the United States, jaguars have been nearly extirpated. Tashka Yawanawa (ICP and Yawanawa Community leader, Acre, Brazil) and Ernesto Olmos (ICP and Artist, Oaxaca, Mexico) work within their local […]
WISN created an innovative dream journal for our annual Chartres Indigenous dreamwork, inviting dreamers to participate in the gift of Chartres Dreaming, a reclamation and renewal of our Ancestral, life sustaining dream powers.
January 25, 2018 BY LOUISE ROCKETT , Lahaina News LAHAINA – The Waiola Church Cemetery, located on the border of the Waine’e and Waiokama ahupua’a in the moku of Lahaina, is the resting place of the renowned, revered and obscure of Old Lahaina. In the makai Olowalu corner is the modest gravesite of “Beloved Mother, Alice […]
WISN presents ‘Prayer and Resonance in Paleolithic Painted Caves of Southern France – An Indigenous Science Approach’ in Portugal at the third international multi-disciplinary conference on The Archaeology of Sound.
Sacred sites are conveners of indigenous science. The architecture of these spaces embodies teachings and demonstrates indigenous science insights and wisdom. To begin preliminary research for organizational collaboration in jaguar conservation in Mexico, WISN travelled to Oaxaca to meet with Mixteca cultural practitioner, artist and musician, Ernesto Olmos. Olmos invited WISN team members Beth Duncan […]
Archaeoacoustics is the study of how sound and vibration is an intrinsic element of natural and built environments. Since sound and vibration have the power to modify, entrain and transform human consciousness, WISN supports original archaeoacoustic research as an aspect of indigenous science.