Issue 26: Learning from Indigenous People
Editorial: Learning from Indigenous People Thoreau expressed his contempt for mankind when he said, “It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep […]
Month: June 2016
Playing for Keeps
If we want to stop this culture from killing the planet, we might instead try asking how so many indigenous cultures lived in place for […]
Ziro-ing on a Tribe In Arunachal Pradesh Where Man And Nature Co-exist In Perfect Harmony
Ziro is a wonderful landscape with beautiful forests, rolling hills and rice fields, and also home to a unique culture which sets an example to […]
You’ve seen Warli paintings before…
Did my car slow down on its own near a house made of karvi sticks? Or did the muscle memory of my legs press on […]
Forest Food of Indian Tribes can overcome the Nutrition Crisis
Living Farms, an NGO that works with tribal villages in the eastern state of Odisha, has documented 357 forest foods harvested by tribes in the […]
Is traditional wisdom a key to combating climate change?
Farmers have been known to observe the movement of ants and butterflies to forecast rainfall. Do such indigenous practices hold the key to addressing climate […]
The Difference Between My Psychiatrist and My Shaman
Nowhere is the disconnect between science and spirit felt more intimately than in matters of mental health. We can speak empirically on this by saying […]