News & Updates
Category: What’s happening
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What’s happening
Building global momentum
Indigenous People are increasingly holding leadership roles in negotiating and implementing key global conservation agreements–and the IEI has been part of the movement, with James ...
December 11, 2024
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Returning from the IEI retreat in Hé Sapa: Reflections from our team
James, IEI Co-Founder: Seeing people having fun and laughing, seeing people excited or moved to tears during the cultural events, was a key takeaway for me. ...
October 2, 2024
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A growing community of practice for Indigenous scientists
Gwen was at The Ecological Society of America’s (ESA) Annual Meeting in Long Beach, California in August, where she was pleased to notice a growing community of ...
September 2, 2024
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WILD12: A demonstration of Ethical Space
In late August, we were at WILD12 in Hé Sapa. Many of the themes raised are those that we cover at the IEI retreat and workshops: Tribal engagement, ...
September 2, 2024
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Indigenous engagement capacity development for your organization, with new virtual training options coming soon!
At the IEI, our signature workshop is our annual 2.5-day retreat, this year taking place in October on the beautiful homelands of the Lakota in ...
June 25, 2024
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Indigenous knowledge included for the first time on a continental scale
As part of our involvement in the USGS Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessment Guidance Committee, Gwen and James have been contributing to USGS Guiding Principles ...
June 25, 2024
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Conservation isn’t free
Conservation finance is a key strategy for achieving the commitments of the Global Biodiversity Framework, as well as other American, Canadian and transboundary climate change, ...
May 25, 2024
What’s happening
Indigenous data sovereignty
Indigenous Peoples assert their sovereignty today by defining and leading initiatives that govern the collection, storage and use of their community’s knowledge, information and data. ...
May 25, 2024
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Tribal Climate Knowledge guides us all
In April, Gwen and James presented at the Affiliated Tribes of the Northwest Indians Tribal Climate Leaders Summit in Washington. Among the 500 people representing 120 Tribal ...
May 25, 2024