Indigenous
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Education
Ecuador’s Yachay Wasi Teaches Climate Lessons Through Indigenous Language and a Garden
In Ecuador, a small intercultural bilingual school called Yachay Wasi treats environmental education as a political project rooted in Indigenous…
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ECONOMY
Panama Coffee Harvest Runs on Indigenous Hands and Vanishing Labor
In Panama's western highlands, prized coffee begins as a handpicked routine. Ngäbe Buglé families arrive for the harvest, chasing wages…
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AMERICAS
Brazil’s Amazon Defenders Rewrite Climate Politics from the Forest Floor
As Brazil's Amazon prepares to host November's UN Climate negotiations, the world's gaze turns to carbon charts and satellite maps.…
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LIFE
Mexico Monarchs Meet Mazahua Pride as Tourism Rewrites Michoacán Futures
In Mexico’s Michoacán highlands, Mazahua artisans stitch Day of the Dead regalia as monarch butterflies shift routes with climate change.…
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Education
Colombia Salt Cathedral Turns Zipaquirá’s Past Into Living Stone Underground
Inside Colombia’s Catedral de Sal de Zipaquirá, 180 meters underground, salt walls hold Indigenous memory and colonial ambition. Opened in…
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AMERICAS
Organized Crime Moves into Brazil's Amazon Led by the Comando Vermelho
As Belém prepares to host COP30, red graffiti and whispered threats trace the reach of the Comando Vermelho through Brazil's…
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Environment
Voices from the River: Indigenous Leaders Arrive in Belém with a Climate Manifesto
At the muddy mouth of the Guamá River, where the Amazon empties into the city of Belém, a three-decked boat…
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AMERICAS
When the Rain Speaks Louder Than the State: Panama’s Forgotten Children of Ngäbe-Buglé
High in Panama's western mountains, where clouds cling to the ridges and the radio signal fades long before the asphalt…
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LIFE
Maps, Memory, and Mercy: How Amazon Guardians Shield Colombia’s Uncontacted Peoples
When Colombia finally issued its October 2024 resolution acknowledging two voluntarily isolated peoples—the Yuri and the Passé—the applause rose first…
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LIFE
Ancestral Land vs. a Prison State: The Huancavilca Commune’s Battle in Coastal Ecuador
In the lowlands of Ecuador's Santa Elena province, where the air smells of salt and dry forest resin, the Huancavilca…
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