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Rights for Nature and Recognition of
Ecuador’s Cultural Diversity to be Proposed
in New Constitution  

On April 11th, Fundación Pachamama received 65 representatives of 15 indigenous pueblos, 6 regional indigenous organizations, and 8 NGOs from Bolivia, Perú, Colombia and Ecuador at the first international workshop to exchange innovative experiences and proposals for reclaiming the integrity of ancestral territories among Amazonian Indigenous Peoples and Nationalities whose territories are divided by national borders. The participants include Amazonian indigenous peoples and nationalities from the trans-border regions of Ecuador-Peru, Peru-Boliva-Brasil, and Ecuador-Colombia, as well as NGO and individual allies of these indigenous communities. For full story, click here...

How the Awakening the Dreamer Initiative Works to Change the Dream 

  How DO we “change the dream of the modern world” as requested by our indigenous partners? The Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposium moves people into a state of mind, a way of being, in which that question is being asked deeply and consistently in all aspects of our lives, without prescribing one answer. For full story, click here...

Different Ways of Changing
the Dream of the North

To achieve our mission, The Pachamama Alliance has committed itself to partnering with like-minded individuals and organizations whose motivation is to apply their personal abilities and resources to help "change the dream of the North."  These individuals and groups come in many forms, with many different backgrounds and skills. Recent examples include a British man who raised $51,000 for The Pachamama Alliance through the World Internet Summit and a woman who created a unique website where people can use their 2008 tax rebates to support organizations about which they are passionate. For the full story, click here...

Restoring Indigenous Land Stewardship in the U.S.
 

Tuesday, May 13th - San Francisco, CA: Join us for a special evening with the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council, a nonprofit organization comprised of 10 Northern California Indian Tribes. Chairperson and founder Priscilla Hunter and Executive Director Hawk Rosales will share the story of how the first InterTribal Indian wilderness area in the U.S. was established to permanently protect the Sinkyone redwood rainforest by returning a portion of it to local indigenous peoples’ traditional stewardship. Priscilla and Hawk will explain the process of community activism, Tribal organizing, watershed restoration, and education involved in reestablishing the cultural ecology of Sinkyone, and the resulting benefits to the land and the people. The presentation will include a slideshow of the beautiful Sinkyone Wilderness, a discussion of the cultural history of the Sinkyone people, and time for audience questions. For venue information and to RSVP, click here...

Photo © by and courtesy of Nancy Kittle

Awakening the Dreamer,
Changing the Dream Symposium

The Symposium explores the link between three of humanity's most critical concerns: environmental sustainability, social justice and spiritual fulfillment. Using video clips from some of the world's most respected thinkers, along with inspiring short films, leading edge information and dynamic group interactions, the Symposium allows participants to gain a new insight into the very nature of our time and the opportunity we have to shape and impact the direction of our world with our everyday choices and actions. To learn more about the symposium click here...

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