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Wamen Negarotê: Indigenous leadership, intercultural education, and the defense of life in the Guaporé Valley
Wamen Negarotê is an Indigenous leader of the Negarotê people in the Guaporé Valley (MT), working across intercultural education, community empowerment, and territorial defense. As president of the Negarotê Indigenous Women’s Association, she joined OGA’s Women Leaders’ Circle to highlight Indigenous women’s role in regeneration and ancestral knowledge.
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Retracing Black Diasporas Ancestral Roots Through DNA and Historical Research: A Journey of Healing and Identity
There is a deep human impulse to know who we are, where we come from, and who our people were. For many around the world, this journey feels sacred, a bridge connecting us to ancestors whose names and stories shaped our present.
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Roa Abu Rous: The Brutal Hierarchy of Grief and the Abandoned Dead in Gaza
Roa Abu Rous invites us into the heart of a grief the world too often ignores, exposing the brutal reality of those still buried beneath the ruins of Gaza. Read her powerful words on the hierarchy of sorrow and why we must stand with those left to dig for their loved ones with bare hands.
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Healing the Scars of War: How Bioremediation Restores Land and Justice
War poisons land long after conflict ends. From Ukraine to Palestine, soil contamination threatens health and food security. Bioremediation offers a low cost, community driven path to healing ecosystems and reclaiming land.
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Ludmilla Pataxó: contemporary indigenous fashion, living ancestry, and the legacy of the women of Jaqueira
Meet Ludmilla Pataxó, an Indigenous artist, mother, and entrepreneur from the Jaqueira Reserve in Bahia. Blending ancestral heritage, contemporary fashion, and female leadership, her story carries on the legacy of Dona Taquara and the women who helped revitalize Pataxó culture.
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When the Body is Territory, the Border Disappears
Territory is not a line; it is a relationship. When the body is territory, it ceases to be a boundary and becomes a living bond. To decolonize is to unlearn divisions and remember that we never exist alone.
If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is tied up with mine, then let us work together.
Lilla Watson (Indigenous Murri Elder of the First Nations of Sahul Continent, 1970)
