11 videos about indigenous

1 short film10 interviews

A Message to the World

Zulu Sangoma (healer) Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa calls on all human beings to awaken the mother mind, that part of human consciousness that feels what is happening in the world.

(2:21)

An Indigenous Contribution

Elder, community leader and activist Trevor Moeke describes the philosophical and ethical contribution of indigenous cultures to global oneness.

(0:55)

Complete Interview

In this complete interview, Max "Duramunmun" Harrison, an elder of the Yuin Nation of Southeast Australia, explains fundamental differences between Aboriginal and Euro-Australian worldviews.

(17:00)

Mulla Rides

Basil "Mulla" Sumner, an elder and leader in the Ngarrindjeri community in South Australia, tells us that oneness starts from the individual.

(4:11)

No One Eats Dollar Notes

Medha Patkar, social activist and advocate for peoples vulnerable to massive dam projects in India, rejects the idea that indigenous peoples must assimilate to a market economy that is neither inclusi

(1:33)

Oursness

Bob Randall, a Yankunytjatjara elder and traditional owner of Uluru (Ayer's Rock), explains the Aboriginal understanding of land ownership as one of shared responsibility and kinship with the environment,

(5:36)

Sawubona

Youth worker and community leader Orland Bishop explains the meaning of the Zulu greeting Sawubona ("We see you") as an invitation to a deep witnessing and presence.

(3:46)

Song: "Where We Come From"

Bob Randall, a Yankunytjatjara elder and traditional owner of Uluru (Ayer's Rock), sings a song about where we come from.

(4:17)

We're Lookin After Her Cause She's Lookin After Us

Max "Duramunmun" Harrison, an elder of the Yuin Nation of Southeast Australia, reminds us that we share the same earth, water and air.

(3:18)

What Happens If You Don't Have a Relationship to the Land?

Chris Peters, director of the Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development, says the dominant culture's lack of relationship to the land must be changed

(7:31)

Who Are Your People?

Arana Collett, a leader in the Maori language revitalization movement, explains the subtlety of the term Maori (literally "ordinary") and its tragic misinterpretation by Europeans upon conta

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