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Mona Polacca: 13 “Grandmothers”

By Mona Polacca — 2013

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Malaria and "Silent Spring" | Retro Report

In 1962, Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” highlighted the dangers of widespread use of synthetic pesticides. Decades later, rising malaria rates have led some to question whether the ban on DDT is to blame. .

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Rachel Carson
2017
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Blessings and Songs from Grandmothers - Maria Alice Freire and Mona Polacca

Grandmothers Mona Polacca and Maria Alice Freire from the The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers offer blessings and songs for Water, the World Water Law and World Water Year 2021.

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Mona Polacca
2021
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Interview with Mona Polacca and Jose Stevens, PhD

Jose Stevens interviews 2018 Eagle Feather Recipient, Mona Polacca.

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Mona Polacca
2019
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Mona Polacca Represents Indigenous Grandmothers at Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Water

Petra Brussee interviews M.S.W. Mona Polacca representing the International Council of 13 indigenous grandmothers at the multi-stakeholder dialogue on water in the post-2015 agenda in the Peace Palace in The Hague, The Netherlands. 21 March 2012.

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Mona Polacca
2013
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Mona Polacca
2012
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Mona Polacca of the Thirteen Grandmothers Speaks About Taking Action

This video is an excerpt from the upcoming documentary ECO WARRIORS, which is a film about the issue of labeling environmental activists as 'terrorists'.

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Mona Polacca
2011
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Grandmother Mona Polacca Blue Water: Hopi /Tewa and Havasupai - Traditional Knowledge

Grandmother Mona Polacca believes that her origins are as important as her name, Polacca, which means butterfly in the Hopi language. On her father's side, she a Hopi-Tewa from the Sun and the Tobacco Clans. It was her paternal grandfather who named her.

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Mona Polacca
2017
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Mona Polacca + Marina Abramović: Rites and Rituals

Our world is shaped by ritual. Hopi/Havasupai/Tewa Grandmother Mona Polacca meets with the “grandmother of performance art” Marina Abramović to talk about the essential role that ritual, repetition, and durational experiences play in reminding of us of our relationships to all things.

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Mona Polacca
2018
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The Top 4 Crises Facing the World Today | Jared Diamond | Big Think

According to historian Jared Diamond, we currently have four global crises to address: the ongoing threat of nuclear attacks, climate change, running out of resources, and socioeconomic inequality.

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Jared Diamond
2019
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Resilience in Environmental Activism | Sumaira Abdulali | TEDxSCAC

Sumaira Abdulali recounts her memories of how resilience helped her through thick and thin in both environmental activism and life.

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2020
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