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Developing your organization’s Reconciliation Action Plan

Developing your organization's reconciliation action plan.
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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 ...
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Political seasons change. Indigenous People aren’t going anywhere

We are Indigenous. This transcends any primary allegiance to a political party. As the original stewards of the land, we will always be engaged in ...
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IEI principles

At the Indigenous Engagement Institute, we are guided by Wolakota principles. Wolakota represents a central concept within Lakota culture, deeply rooted in the understanding of ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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Behind the scenes of the Hé Sapa resolution:What it takes to get from concept to implementation

What does it take to convene 15 people from around the world to develop a new conceptual framework, have it endorsed by a global conservation ...
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The Hé Sapa resolution:Deepening the wilderness concept through Indigenous knowledge and wisdom

Both traditional Indigenous and Western sciences are needed to inform a more holistic philosophy and practice of wilderness conservation. At this critical time when Earth’s ...
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Revealing unconscious bias 

Have you heard the term unconscious bias, or hidden bias? It refers to the implicit stereotypes about certain groups of people that are held deeply within us, ...
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