feather collection January 04, 2016jillian rose Today there is growing awareness that indigenous knowledge that had been ignored and marginalized as a primitive knowledge system is something we need to look to to build a sustainable, fairer system where food security, nutrition and well being of people is held together. — Phrang Roy / indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com We facilitate the use of traditional Indigenous knowledge in solving today’s challenges, including climate change, food security, medicine, governance and sustainable development. — www.firstpeoples.org Cultural Survival envisions a future that respects and honors Indigenous Peoples inherent rights and dynamic cultures, deeply and richly interwoven in lands, languages, spiritual traditions, and artistic expression, rooted in self-determination and self-governance. — www.culturalsurvival.org There’s a particular time that we’re in that’s about a real reemergence, a real resurgence of our people that’s producing all of this new media, this new artistry, this new culture, which is amazing. — Jarrett Martineau / http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/legal-warriors-five-indigenous-lawyers-1.3371819 Media is not a passive thing. We cannot be passive in making media content. The thinkers, doers, warriors, philosophers, leaders–people who are gifted, we have a responsibility with media to create the future. That’s a huge responsibility. We have amazing potential as creators of our own content. — Iron Eyes / www.cbc.ca Before the DAY is over, an Indigenous homeland will be clear-cut, strip-mined, or flooded by a dam.Before the WEEK is over, an Indigenous person will be killed or displaced, because of economic interests or simply because he or she has a different culture.Before the YEAR is over, dozens of languages could disappear forever, taking with them ancient worldviews and a priceless record of earth’s biodiversity. — www.culturalsurvival.org Comment categories digi digi, bloomsandshrooms, feather project tags start something that matters, earth conscious, feathers