Safeguarding of ancestral territories

ABOUT THIS EVENT

For thousands of years, Indigenous Peoples have been caretakers of their lands and waters, respecting all beings and protecting their territories with their ancestral wisdom while adapting to changes in climate and the social political economical context affecting them.

Indigenous Peoples and local communities live and manage more than half of the world’s land. Their territories are their home and a repository for their culture, language, belief system, and way of life. These biodiverse ancestral lands are vital to the people who steward them and the planet we all share. Secure land tenure can take many forms, from communal legal land titles to recognition of customary forest agreements, but governments only recognize Indigenous and community legal ownership of 10% of the world’s lands.

Technodigenous: Safeguarding of Ancestral Territories will focus on the challenges and opportunities Indigenous Peoples experience today in their efforts to protect their ancestral territories and their ways of living. We will discuss how technology, old and new, may support Indigenous Peoples and local communities in a process that is becoming more and more urgent. We will look at ways of caring for ancestral lands that are essential for all of humanity.

AGENDA | Safeguarding of ancestral territories 

May 17-19, 2022 | Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, English
10:00 PT // 13:00 ET // 14:00 BRT // 19:00 CET // 23:30 IST

Tuesday,
May 17

DAY 1

10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Pacific Time
13:00 ET // 14:00 BRT // 19:00 CET // 23:30 IST

Welcome to Technodigenous!

Technodigenous #1 Recap: KaraSolar

Grounding Session: Technology and Governance of Territories

Case Study 1: Information into Action: Kiwcha leader Betty Rubio on how she is using technology to defend her territory

Case Study 2: Biocultural Monitoring, Mulokot, and Suriname

Community Discussion Moderated by Thin Lei Win

Closing remarks: Margarita Mora, Nia Tero

Wednesday,
May 18

DAY 2

10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Pacific Time
13:00 ET // 14:00 BRT // 19:00 CET // 23:30 IST

Welcome to Day 2 of Technodigenous

Technodigenous #2 Recap: ForestFi

Grounding Session: Storytelling to Strengthen Governance

Case Study 1: Midia India

Case Study 2: If Not Us Then Who emerging filmmakers program, providing theoretical and practical narrative tools to Indigenous storytellers

Community Discussion Moderated by Thin Lei Win

Closing remarks: Paula Alvarado, The Tenure Facility

Thursday,
May 19

DAY 3

10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Pacific Time
13:00 ET // 14:00 BRT // 19:00 CET // 23:30 IST

Welcome to Day 3 of Technodigenous

Introduction to Breakout Sessions

Breakout session 1: Guided discussion based on content from day 1

Breakout Room #1: Storytelling

Breakout Room #2: Monitoring

Reconvene and introduction to next round of Breakout Sessions

Breakout session 1: Guided discussion based on content from day 2

Breakout Room #1: Storytelling

Breakout Room #2: Monitoring

Breakout Room #3: General Discussion and Feedback

Reconvene, Session participants share back

Closing Remarks

PAST EVENTS

EVENT 1

Sovereignty of Travel | October 6-8, 2020

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EVENT 2

Diversity of Tenure and Technology | June 1-2, 2020

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