Indigenous People and Sustainable Environments

Description

As the custodians of the oldest continuing cultures on Earth, Indigenous Peoples across the globe demonstrate an extraordinary capacity to withstand the most drastic processes of change, as well as holding acute understandings of our environments. These vital capabilities to adapt to environmental and other external factors provide an invaluable lens through which we can explore climate change and sustainable environments from Indigenous viewpoints. From historical adaptation to current issues faced by Indigenous peoples on the frontlines, this course considers both the vulnerability and resilience of Indigenous peoples in policy and practice across the world. Focusing on a range of different global locations and the Indigenous peoples of those places, we explore the ongoing challenges of colonialism in all its forms with an emphasis on the resistance and ingenuity of Indigenous peoples in leadership, innovation, adaptation and survival today and into the future. All ABOR courses are developed in alignment with the Wollotuka Institute’s Cultural Standards Framework, ensuring respect for cultural principles and practices.