13:41 min
CLEAR ALL
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.
Satish Kumar explains the crucial link between spirituality and agriculture. A former monk and long-term peace and environment activist, Satish Kumar has been helping to set the global agenda for change for over 50 years.
Agnes Baker Pilgrim talks of her early life and family, of her Takelma heritage, of the Sacred Salmon Ceremony, of going to Southern Oregon University and graduating at age 61, about the Circle of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers and about water, life and the earth.
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“The people who are currently facing the harshest impacts of climate change are people of color.”
Sumaira Abdulali recounts her memories of how resilience helped her through thick and thin in both environmental activism and life.
BIPOC EARTH is an environmental justice collective focused on intersectional environmental justice that activates, supports, heals, and empowers Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities at The New School and beyond.
Rebecca Solnit is the best-selling author of numerous books, including A Field Guide to Getting Lost; Wanderlust: A History of Walking; Hope in the Dark; and Storming the Gates of Paradise: Landscapes for Politics.
Winona LaDuke talks about indigenous economic thinking.
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Mona Polacca is a Hopi-Tewa/Havasupai elder and member of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers. Grandmother Mona has a Masters degree in Social Work and serves in several United Nations indigenous issues committees.