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McGill Lecture: Indigenous Amazonian Lessons to (hopefully) Postpone the End of the World.
Singing, Dancing, Feasting, and Dreaming: Indigenous Amazonian Lessons to (hopefully) Postpone the End of the World.
One third of the Amazon, the largest tropical forest in the world, is under the stewardship of Indigenous peoples. For this reason, the territories of Amazonian Indigenous peoples are key for strategies to mitigate the global climate emergency. However, despite numerous calls for inclusive approaches to environmental conservation and climate change mitigation, Indigenous ways of thinking and doing continue to be largely excluded. Evidence shows that forests cared for by Indigenous peoples are often better preserved than those under other management regimes, including protected areas. What lessons can we learn from the ways in which Amazonian peoples relate to the forest? And, could these lessons help us postpone the end of the world?
The Patricia C. and Charles H. McGill III '63 Distinguished Lecture in International Studies
GIANCARLO ROLANDO,
Patricia C. and Charles H. McGill ’63
Visiting Assistant Professor of International Studies
Giancarlo Rolando is a sociocultural anthropologist who works with Indigenous peoples from Amazonia. His current work examines the ways in which Indigenous peoples of Peruvian Amazonia engage with and participate in development projects and environmental conservation initiatives that overlap with their ancestral territories.
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