In this episode, we journey down the Amazon River with host Elizabeth Swanson and her guests: Helena Gualinga, Kichwa de Sarayaku, Ecuadorian activist and defender of Indigenous and environmental rights, and Alexis Grefa, Kichwa de Santa Clara, a young Indigenous leader. Both are integral to the Indigenous youth movement advocating for rivers, territory, life, and ayllu. Discover how rivers connect Amazonian communities as they share their personal experiences and hopes for a better future fo...
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In this episode, we journey down the Amazon River with host Elizabeth Swanson and her guests: Helena Gualinga, Kichwa de Sarayaku, Ecuadorian activist and defender of Indigenous and environmental rights, and Alexis Grefa, Kichwa de Santa Clara, a young Indigenous leader. Both are integral to the Indigenous youth movement advocating for rivers, territory, life, and ayllu. Discover how rivers connect Amazonian communities as they share their personal experiences and hopes for a better future fo...
Earth Narratives from Tonga: identity reconnection, artivism and intergenerational exchanges | Meet Mia Kami
Indigenous Impact Storytellers
32 minutes
2 years ago
Earth Narratives from Tonga: identity reconnection, artivism and intergenerational exchanges | Meet Mia Kami
Mia Kami is a native song writer, singer and teacher who uses art as a tool to fight for ocean protection, climate change and indigenous sovereignty. She believes in the power of storytelling through music as a way of reconnecting with our heritage and bringing communities together. On this episode, you will hear a warm and friendly conversation about ancestry reconnection, decolonization, climate action and resistance. &...
Indigenous Impact Storytellers
In this episode, we journey down the Amazon River with host Elizabeth Swanson and her guests: Helena Gualinga, Kichwa de Sarayaku, Ecuadorian activist and defender of Indigenous and environmental rights, and Alexis Grefa, Kichwa de Santa Clara, a young Indigenous leader. Both are integral to the Indigenous youth movement advocating for rivers, territory, life, and ayllu. Discover how rivers connect Amazonian communities as they share their personal experiences and hopes for a better future fo...