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OUR WORK
Global Gatherings
Update: Visitors weaving together at Emerson Collective's
NYC Climate Week Science Fair on the Highline | Lenapehoking,
North America | Emerson Collective - Barbara Kinney
Match of Our Lives at COP16 | Colombia, Amazonia
Luana Polinesio
JUNE
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER - NOVEMBER
Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC)
Climate Week New York City
16th Conference of the Parties (COP16)
Nia Tero’s Pasifik partners, global team, Board members, and Advisory Council members
came together at FestPAC in Honolulu, Hawai'i, as peoples from across the Pacific joined
in an exchange of reciprocity, cultural heritage, and Indigenous wisdom, emphasizing that
protecting their cultures means protection of the land and seas. This was the first time
our Board and Advisory Council gathered in person. During the week, the Wayfinders
Circle held the Rapa Nui community film screening of “Te Pito o Te Henua” at the Honolulu
Museum of Art. We also gathered at Board member Nainoa Thompson’s home with
partners and allies supporting ocean guardianship, volunteered at Ho‘okua‘āina, and shared
songs, stories, and meals throughout. We additionally garnered press attention, elevating
the critical role of Indigenous Peoples’ guardianship at FestPAC through a variety of
interviews with Nia Tero Board members, leadership, and partners.
During Climate Week in New York City,
three Wayfinders Circle films premiered
to a sold-out and enthusiastic crowd at
the American Museum of Natural History,
amplifying stories of Indigenous Peoples’
guardianship and self-governance from
the plains of North America, the forests
of Indonesia, and Australia’s Northern
Territory. Additionally, as part of the
Emerson Collective’s Climate Science
Fair, Nia Tero hosted an interactive booth
on New York City’s highline, with our
team directly engaging with the public
to advocate for supporting Indigenous
Peoples’ guardianship as a critical solution
to climate change.
During the United Nations Convention
on Biological Diversity’s COP16 in Cali,
Colombia, Nia Tero hosted and participated
in several events and engagements
elevating Indigenous Peoples' guardianship,
and launched the “Promise” campaign
alongside the Achuar Nation of Ecuador
and its partners, as well as the International
Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity, If Not
Us Then Who, the Tenure Facility, and the
Comisión Nacional de Territorios Indígenas
de Colombia. The campaign, which included
the release of the “Promise” film and
corresponding web hub offering ways to
take actions, highlighted the critical role
of Indigenous Peoples' guardianship in
achieving biodiversity conservation targets.
As part of the campaign, we co-sponsored
"The Match of Our Lives," a soccer
game between Indigenous Peoples and
professional women soccer players from
Colombian national teams, bringing attention
to Indigenous Peoples’ vital contributions to
environmental stewardship. We also hosted
a Nature House event, engaging Indigenous
leaders with allies in a discussion about
biodiversity solutions.
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Rapa Nui dancers at Te Pito o Te Henua screening | Hawai'i, Pasifik | Daniel Lin
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