North America Native Museum (NONAM) – Switzerland
The NONAM is dedicated to the arts and cultures of the indigenous peoples of Canada and the United States. Without false romanticism it offers attractive approaches for visitors of all …
Video | Adivaani at TEDxXLRI: Ruby Hembrom on professional publishing and self-expression by Adivasis in the modern world – Jharkhand & West Bengal
A presentation by Ruby Hembrom, co-founder of Adivaani (Kolkata); the first independently organized TED Talk held at the Xavier School of Management (Jamshedpur) Published on Apr 19, 2014 When Ruby joined a publishing …
Tip | Stories well told and images worth viewing: India’s tribal customs portrayed on fountainink.in
To read this and other stories, and also to view more photographs, click here >> Murali Maash went to the remote forests of Edamalakkudy as a teacher. He’s still there today, a living legend …
Revisiting India’s reservoir of knowledge traditions: The creative sector seen as as an organic agency for human development and sustainability
Sharada Ramanathan, The Hindu, June 5, 2012 India must pay more attention to its creative industries not just for the profits they generate but as enablers of sustainable human development The …
Video | Keynote “Whose environment, whose laws?” Oregon’s Public Interest Environmental Law Conference – Survival International
Transcription from the video excerpt From 30:38 What Survival isn’t about: It’s not about keeping anybody as they are. It’s not about preserving cultures. And the reason we stress that is: …
Video | Kalpvriksha, the “heavenly” coconut tree: Useful and eco-friendly household items made by the Gawda community – Goa
For more information, visit videovolunteers.org >> Coconut is used widely in Goa, but it’s only the tribals such as Gawdas who weave mats out of the coconut fronds. The Gawdas are a …
Empowering tribal youth through education: Seminar on “Nomadic Tribes and their Developmental Scenario” – Tamil Nadu
Amutha Kannan, The Hindu, COIMBATORE, December 24, 2013 Chakravarthy Karthikeyan, a student of Social Work of PSG College of Arts and Science, has been able to motivate a few Domura youth …
Indian women’s rights are “self-evident and constitutionally secured”: Building capabilities by implementing good laws – The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy
Vasundhara Sirnate, The Hindu, Opinion » Lead, February 1, 2014 | Read the full article here >> In the last two years the highest courts in the country have responded to a …