Tag Archives: indigenous culture

Amazon Tribe creates 500-page Traditional Medicine Encyclopedia

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Giorgio Bertini

In one of the great tragedies of our age, indigenous traditions, stories, cultures and knowledge are winking out across the world. Whole languages and mythologies are vanishing, and in some cases even entire indigenous groups are falling into extinction. This … Continue reading →

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Knitting meaning – Understanding a Cultural Practice of Indigenous Communities

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Giorgio Bertini

The main objective of this study is to understand the origin, history, and meaning that lie behind the practice of knitting mochilas, which is a daily activity of women, both young and old in the Arhuaca community. This study has … Continue reading →

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Cultural Genocide against Aboriginal People – Canada’s Report

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Giorgio Bertini

For over a century, the central goals of Canada’s Aboriginal policy were to eliminate Aboriginal governments; ignore Aboriginal rights; terminate the Treaties; and, through a process of assimilation, cause Aboriginal peoples to cease to exist as distinct legal, social, cultural, … Continue reading →