Modernity

“Our vital traditions are being lost. They are bing ‘modernized’.” – A tribal mother’s concerns (interviewed for Survival International) in “Factory Schools: Destroying Indigenous People in the Name of Education” (accessed 28 March 2021)
https://www.survivalinternational.org/about/factoryschools
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=34514

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education: “Language teaching must be the collective undertaking of all teachers, teaching all subjects” – Educational Initiatives

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By Anu Krishnan - Educational Specialist | To read the full article, click here >> Inclusive education faces a myriad of challenges in the present setup. If the agenda of inclusive education has gained momentum with the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education, along with it comes a bunch of social associations, cultural norms, belief systems, and economic … Read more

Sustainable resource use and Forest Conservation by the Kaani indigenous community of Kanyakumari forest in the Western Ghats – Tamil Nadu

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Courtesy Davidson Sargunam 17 August 2016 The Kaani indigenous people live in 48 Settlements in the deep jungles, forests and hills of Kanyakumari in the biological Hot spot of the Western Ghats in India. The district receives two Monsoons and maintains a mediocre climate between 22 C to 32 C. The Kaani indigenous people live in … Read more

Spreading innovative technology in rural areas: Internet comes to Kakrana – Madhya Pradesh

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Photo courtesy Shri Ninga Solanki, Headmaster of the Kakrana school using the community internet facility installed by Arjun Venkatraman (http://hackergram.org) Report and photographs by courtesy Rahul Banerjee (Indore), Friday, August 5, 2016 | To view more photos and read the full article, click here >> The name Anaarkali in the present context has many meanings – Anaar … Read more

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples & Sustainable Development Goals | United Nations For Indigenous Peoples

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For up-to-date information, visit the UN-website here >> By resolution 49/214 of 23 December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly decided that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People shall be observed on 9 August every year during the International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People. The date marks the day of the first meeting, in 1982, … Read more

Tracing the loss of language over three generations: Films on indigenous culture directed by Helen Haig-Brown – Canada

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My Legacy follows Helen Haig-Brown as she explores the often tenuous relationship between a mother and daughter made more complex by the legacy of residential school, taking us through a journey of healing the impacts of intergenerational trauma on trust, bonding, love and self worth. Source: Helen Haig-Brown’s Legacy Trailer on VimeoAddress: https://vimeo.com/85854539Date Visited: Sun … Read more