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This video formed part of impact evaluation of the National Geographic Society project on Indigenous crafting in Guyana. It highlights the importance, concerns and aspirations of crafters today. ...
Local Authorities require a radical rethink in how communities are empowered to tackle the climate emergency. With support from the Local Government Association, Spelthorne Borough Council, in partnership with the Talking Tree Climate Emergency Centr ...
A short video explaining the aims of the Indigenous crafting in Guyana project led by the Cobra Collective Guyana/UK and funded by the National Geographic Society. ...
Village members of Santa Rosa in Moruca, North-West Guyana, show us how they make a traditional dress. ...
Village members of Santa Rosa in Moruca, North-West Guyana, tell us why it’s important to revitalise their Indigenous langage of Lokono. ...
Village members of Waramuri in Moruca, North-West Guyana, tell us why it’s important to keep their Indigenous langage of Warrau alive. ...
This video shows how agroprocessing, particularly of casssva, supports community members in Nappi Village in the Rupununi. ...
This video shows how the BITS Catering programme supports community members in Nappi Village in the Rupununi. ...
This video hightlights the importance of craft in the everyday livelihoods of Indigenous peoples in Guyana, with a focus on Nappi Village in the Rupununi. ...
In 2021, UN Women's Second Chance programme partnered with The Open University and Cobra Collective to produce video-based courses using a participatory video approach. This video presents the experiences of those who did the filming and describes ho ...
In this video, you will see how the Darwin Initiative "Traditional Knowledge in Guyana" project has impacted governmental organisations in their views on the importance of traditional knowledge. ...
In this video, you will see how the Darwin Initiative "Traditional Knowledge in Guyana" project has impacted Indigenous organisations in their views on the importance of traditional knowledge. ...
In this video, you will see how the Darwin Initiative "Traditional Knowledge in Guyana" project has impacted communities in their views on the importance of traditional knowledge. ...
In this video, you will see how the peer-to-peer knowledge exchange facilitated by the Darwin Initiative "Traditional Knowledge in Guyana" project has impacted communiy members in their views on the importance of traditional knowledge. ...
In this video, you will see the important role of video-mediated dialogue in the Darwin Initiative "Traditional Knowledge in Guyana" project. ...
In this video, you will see the importance of the Traditional Knowledge National Action Plan (TKNAP) as the major output of the Darwin Initiative "Traditional Knowledge in Guyana" project. ...
In this video, you will see how the Darwin Initiative "Traditional Knowledge in Guyana" project has contributed to biodiversity, protected areas and traditional knowledge. ...
In this video, you will see peoples' experiences of peer-to-peer knowledge exchange as part of the Darwin Initiative "Traditional Knowledge in Guyana" project. ...
In this video, you will see the the impact on youths of the Darwin Initiative "Traditional Knowledge in Guyana" project. ...
In this video, you will see the important role of participatory video in the Darwin Initiative "Traditional Knowledge in Guyana" project. ...
In this video, you will see the Darwin Initiative "Traditional Knowledge in Guyana" project impacted peoples traditional knowledge. ...
This is a recording of an online event presenting the findings and methodologies from a Darwin Initiative project on the inclusion of traditional knowledge in policy and practice in Guyana. ...
This video highlights how Indigenous farming in the North Rupununi, Guyana was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
This video shows what the Indigenous communities of the North Rupununi, Guyana thought about leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
This video shows the impact of Covid-19 on the lives and livelihoods of Indigenous communities of the North Rupununi, Guyana. ...
This video provides a glimpse into the Traditional Knowledge National Action Plan (TKNAP) for Guyana and its consultation process. ...
This video presents the view of women from the North Rupununi, Guyana about their traditional knowledge. ...
This video outlines how changes in traditional knowledge can affect conservation of the Kanashen Amerindian Protected Area, Guyana. ...
This video outlines some of the challenges of managing Kanashen Amerindian Protected Area, Guyana. ...
This video outlines how traditional knowledge contributes to conservation of the Kanashen Amerindian Protected Area, Guyana. ...
As part of a process of video-mediated dialogue between protected areas managers and Indigenous communities in Guyana, participatory videos made on traditional knowledge and current relationships between the parties, were screened to the management t ...
This video documents the community owned solutions of a sustainable management plan by the community of Fair View in the North Rupununi, Guyana. ...
This video documents the community owned solutions of farming by the community of Parikwarinau in the South Rupununi, Guyana. ...
This video shows how community members of Aranaputa in the North Rupununi, Guyana maintain their best practice of timber harvesting. ...
This video documents the community owned solutions of gathering non-timber products by the community of Katoka in South Central Rupununi, Guyana ...
This video shows the community owned solution of gathering reources by Masakenarî village in Kanashen, Guyana. ...
In this video, members of the Kanuku Mountains Community Representative Group (KMCRG), an Indigenous organisation representing the communities of the South-Central Rupununi and who work closely with the Protected Areas Commission (PAC), give their vi ...
This video documents the community owned solutions of gathering non-timber products by the community of Rewa in the North Rupununi, Guyana. ...
This video documents the community owned solutions of farming and speaking Indigenous languages by the community of Maruranau in the South Rupununi, Guyana. ...
This video outlines how traditional knowledge and associated practices help to manage biodiversity and conservation of theKanuku Mountains Protected Area, Guyana. ...
This video provides a community perspective on some of the challenges of managing the Kanuku Mountains Protected Area, Guyana. ...
This video outlines how changes in traditional knowledge can affect conservation of the Kanuku Mountains Protected Area, Guyana. ...
In this video, the Wai Wai community of Masakenari village in Kanashen show us their community spirit in building their meeting place, the village benab. ...
This video gives a community perspective on using integrated space technologies for vector control in Guyana. ...
This short video was made as part of a training course for government agencies, NGOs and Indigenous leaders on traditional knowledge and methods of participatory video in Georgetown, Guyana in February 2020. ...
This video outlines how traditional knowledge and associated practices help to manage biodiversity and conservation of the Iwokrama Forest, Guyana. ...
This video outlines how changes in traditional knowledge can affect conservation of the Iwokrama Forest, Guyana. ...
This video provides a community perspective on some of the challenges of managing the Iwokrama Forest, Guyana. ...
In this video, members of the North Rupununi District Development Board (NRDDB), an Indigenous organisation representing the communities of the North Rupununi and who work closely with the Iwokrama International Centre, give their views on the relati ...
As part of a process of video-mediated dialogue between protected areas managers and Indigenous communities in Guyana, participatory videos made on traditional knowledge and current relationships between the parties, were screened to staff of the Iwo ...
This short video was made by participants of Apoteri village in the North Rupununi, Guyana, as part of field training in participatory video and traditional knowledge. ...
This short video was made by participants of Fair View village in the North Rupununi, Guyana, as part of field training in participatory video and traditional knowledge. ...
This short video was made by participants of Aranaputa village in the North Rupununi, Guyana, as part of field training in participatory video and traditional knowledge. ...
This short video was made by participants of Aranaputa village in the North Rupununi, Guyana, as part of field training in participatory video and traditional knowledge ...
This short video was made by participants of Rewa village in the North Rupununi, Guyana, as part of field training in participatory video and traditional knowledge. ...
This short video was made by participants of Katoka village in South Central Rupununi, Guyana, as part of field training in participatory video and traditional knowledge. ...
This short video was made by participants of Maruranau village in the South Rupununi, Guyana, as part of field training in participatory video and traditional knowledge. ...
This short video was made by participants of Parikwarinawa village in the South Rupununi, Guyana, as part of field training in participatory video and traditional knowledge. ...
This short video was made by participants of Masakenarî village in Kanashen, Guyana, as part of field training in participatory video and traditional knowledge. ...
This short video was made by participants of Masakenarî village in the Kanashen, Guyana, as part of field training in participatory video and traditional knowledge. ...
This video shows how community members of Apoteri in the North Rupununi, Guyana maintain their best practice of traditional hunting. ...
This video describes the importance of sharing stories for community mental health. ...
This video tells the story of Kena and how she flourished. ...
These short films are a series of tutorials to help facilitators and community researchers to use participatory video. ...
This short animation demonstrates the importance of the North Rupununi Wetlands in Guyana and how vital the link between the Amazon and the Essequibo rivers is for people and wildlife. ...
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This video provides an overview of the second phase of the project "Integrating traditional knowledge into conservation" that aims to enhance respect, use and preservation of Indigenous knowledge in Guyana. ...
This video was made during a workshop in Brasilia, Brazil in which Indigenous leaders, practitioners and policymakers came together to discuss how different forms of knowledge about fire could contribute to better management and policies. Organised b ...
This video provides an overview of the first phase of the project "Integrating traditional knowledge into conservation" that aims to enhance respect, use and preservation of Indigenous knowledge in Guyana. ...
This video provides a summary of Project Cobra that took place between 2011 and 2015. It was a partnership between Indigenous associations, academic institutions and civil society organisations to support Indigenous communities in the Guiana Shield o ...
In 2011, a partnership between Indigenous associations, academic institutions and civil society organisations launched Project COBRA. Its mission was to support Indigenous communities in the Guiana Shield of South America to identify, record and shar ...
This film is made by a team of Indigenous researchers calling themselves 'Kremkrem' who were investigating fire knowledge and management in their Indigenous territory of Capoto-Jarina, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. The majority of people in Capoto-Jarin ...
This video provides an overview of the project "Integrating traditional knowledge into conservation" that aims to enhance respect, use and preservation of Indigenous knowledge in Guyana. This video is used as part of the Free, Prior and Informed Cons ...
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This video highlights the importance of forests for Indigenous communities in Guyana, and its relevance to the national and international community. ...
In September 2014, several Indigenous leaders and community members from across different countries of the Guiana Shield, South America, came together in a film festival to share experiences, challenges and lessons on biocultural heritage. This video ...
Traditional knowledge and culture is fundamental for the basis of social and ecological sustainability. In this video, the Pemón Arekuna of Kavanayén in the Gran Sabana, Venezuela show how they maintain their culture and transmit it to the younger ...
In this video, the Pemón Arekuna of Kavanayén in the Gran Sabana, Venezuela explain how they established and maintain their community owned tourism cooperative. ...
Growing, processing and cooking cassava is a fundamental part of Indigenous life for the Pemón Arekuna. In this video, community researchers from the village of Kavanayén in the Gran Sabana, Venezuela show us how people make cassava bread, from the ...
This video shows how the Pemón system of mayú or self-help is the basis of constructing homes in the village of Kavanayén in the Gran Sabana, Venezuela. ...
Inspired by stories of self-help from Indigenous communities in Guyana, in this video the Trio of Kwamalasamutu, Suriname show how they restored a broken bridge in their village through the participation of the whole community. ...
In this video, the Trio community of Kwamalasamutu in Suriname show the importance of their two farm system for food security. ...
There is an increasingly loss of Indigenous knowledge as children and youth attend formal schooling, and communities respond to new technologies and practices. In this video, the community of Katoonarib show how intergenerational transfer of culture ...
Forest or bush islands are an important source of many resources for the Wapishana of the South Rupununi, Guyana who live predominantly in a savanna landscape. In this video, the community of Katoonarib explain how they maintain and manage the bush i ...
This video is made by Wayana community researchers from Atecume Pata in French Guyana who were inspired by the self-help and good governance principles of the Indigenous communities of the North Rupununi, Guyana. Since they didn’t feel there was su ...
In this video, community researchers from the Wayana community of Antecume Pata in French Guiana explain their fishing techniques and how this maintains their fish populations. ...
In this video, the Makushi of Maturuca in Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Territory, Brazil, look at the potential of developing a community radio station inspired by their exchange with their relatives running Radio Paiwomak in the North Rupununi, Gu ...
This film tells the story of how a cattle project in Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Territory, Brazil helped the Makushi in the fight for land demarcation and land rights. ...
This film shows how methods of traditional Indigenous fishing in the Rupununi, Guyana promote the integrity of wetland and savanna ecosystems and contribute to food security for local communities ...
This film about the relationship between the North Rupununi District Development Board, an Indigenous association representing the communities of the North Rupununi, Guyana, and their members, highlights the need to promote governance models where lo ...
In the North Rupununi, Guyana, sustainable rotational farming is the basis of Indigenous life and culture. The methods of farming guarantee crop and farm diversity which in turn ensure forest conservation and food sovereignty for local communities. ...
Self help is an important part of community life in the North Rupununi, Guyana. Through collective actions such as clearing and weeding the village, building and maintaining infrastructure, and helping with community and household projects, self help ...
There needs to be greater focus on maintaining youth inclusion in social and ecological community activities to ensure stewardship in the future. In this film, communities of the North Rupununi, Guyana show how they are trying to transmit culture to ...
Radio Paiwomak is the first and only Indigenous-run radio station in Guyana. It provides representation and voice to the local North Rupununi communities, local, national and international news, as well helping to promote Indigenous culture and langu ...
