Though Indigenous people make up about 5% of the world’s population, they protect 80% of our remaining global biodiversity. From the tiniest micro-organism to plants and animals that co-exist in an environment, everything has a role to play. And in return, they watch over vital ecosystems – rainforests, cloud forests, grasslands, the ocean and wetlands. Medicines from the plants, food, shelter. The land and surrounding bodies of water, provides everything they need. Historically, though they may be nomadic, roaming across a large territory, working with the seasons for food as hunter/gatherers or they remain in a given area, for the most part, they are not only dependent on the land for their survival, but their spiritually is rooted there as well. In short, they all refer to the ethnic groups who are the original or earliest known inhabitants of an area.
The same goes for the 325 million Indigenous peoples living on every continent except Antarctica.ĭepending on the region, Indigenous may also be referred to as First Peoples, First Nations, Aboriginal, Indian, Tribal or Native. You might be shocked to know there are over 570 federally recognized tribes with their own distinct language, traditions, ceremonies and culture. Unless you were fortunate enough to live near a reservation or pueblo, you might not have ever met an Indian. If you grew up in the United States for example, depending on where you went to school, Native America history, might appear to be exactly that history, a thing of the past. The handling of Occupy Vancouver was identified as a *”very important”* or *”moderately important”* issue by 70 per cent of respondents in the Angus Reid poll last week.From recent opinion pieces in The Hill on the importance of listening to the wisdom and worldview of Native and Aboriginal Elders to protect our planet, to stories about the connection between Indigenous knowledge, the protection of biodiversity and the prevention of pandemics like Covid-19 in outlets such as CNN and The National Observer (Canada) and the many articles and newsletters landing in your inbox from organizations like Sacred Fire Foundation and others, who are working with Indigenous partners around the world to support the continuance of their cultural traditions for the benefit of all people everywhere, you may find yourself asking, what exactly does “Indigenous” mean? Authorities in Calgary and Victoria are considering actions against encampments, while the City of Vancouver has gone to court to try to evict protestors after incidents including a woman dying of a drug overdose. Police in London, Ontario last week peacefully moved protestors out of a park. Later Mayor Rob Ford said that the Occupy Toronto protesters will be handed notices to vacate and they’ll be gone *« peacefully»*, *”very soon.»* Occupier’s across Canada stand with you! You are an essential service, respect goes out to the heroes who put their lives on the line to save lives.»* The firefighters were showered with applause from the Occupy Toronto protesters.ĭerek Soberal from Occupy Toronto was very please by the firefighters decision, *«Thank you Firefighters of Toronto! Our hearts go out to all of you! You are the 99% Toronto’s Mayor who wants to shut us down at St James Park is proposing austerity cuts to firefighters.
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