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OUR WORK
Highlights
Building
Strength Together
A priority goal of Nia Tero’s work is increasing recognition
of Indigenous leaders, organizations, and narratives, and
supporting Indigenous Peoples’ inclusion across spaces of
influence – from policy to media and beyond.
We are proud to celebrate the following wins alongside our Indigenous partners,
highlighting their strength-building, recognition, and growing spheres of influence.
Amazon Frontlines Awarded
for Humanitarian Work
Achuar Leadership in
Solar-Powered Transportation
Amazon Frontlines, co-founded by
environmental defender and Nia Tero Board
member Nemonte Nenquimo (Waorani),
received the Hilton Humanitarian Prize
as the first organization to promote a
scalable, proven model of Indigenousled conservation operating exclusively in
South America. This is the highest global
humanitarian award recognizing worldwide
nonprofits dedicated to alleviating human
suffering. Together with the Ceibo Alliance,
Amazon Frontlines is showing innovative
pathways to strengthen Indigenous Peoples’
guardianship in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
In Ecuador, Nia Tero grantee Fundación
Kara Solar decided to transition the solar
boat company's leadership to the Achuar
People, passing it from founder Oliver
Utne to Achuar engineer Nantu Canelos.
Canelos was a Nia Tero Fellow, and is
committed to ensuring that Kara Solar
will grow and thrive while remaining
rooted in Achuar traditions.
U.N. Prize for UNIVAJA
Our partners at União dos Povos Indígenas
do Vale do Javari (UNIVAJA) were awarded
the 2024 Equator Prize by the U.N.
Development Programme for safeguarding
the biodiversity of the Javari Valley, Brazil’s
second largest Indigenous land, home to
many Indigenous groups living in voluntary
isolation. The award was presented at the
UN Conference on Biodiversity (COP16)
in Colombia. Nia Tero has supported
UNIVAJA's territorial monitoring efforts
from their inception, and seen it grow to
a sophisticated model led by an increasing
force of Indigenous protection agents who
deploy early detection and monitoring
systems using digital technology and
satellites, in addition to river and ground
patrols. Their efforts are closely coordinated
with public enforcement and intelligence
agencies, ensuring greater protection for a
territory that is similar in size to Portugal.
Nia Tero Incoming Board Member
The Mulokot Foundation’s founding
president, Jupta Itoewaki (Wayana), a former
Nia Tero Leadership Fellow and TED Salon
speaker, was named an incoming Nia Tero
board member, beginning in late 2024.
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Solar boats on the Kapawi river | Achuar Territory, Amazonia | Kara Solar
Nia Tero
Annual Report 2024
New Home for Kin Theory
Indigenous Media Makers Database
Nia Tero created Kin Theory as a global
Indigenous media makers database
supporting narrative sovereignty and cultural
vitality. In 2024, Kin Theory transitioned to
its new home with imagineNATIVE Film +
Media Arts Festival, where it can continue
to grow and thrive with the world’s largest
presenter of Indigenous film and media arts.
Yanomami Film Premiere
at Cannes Film Festival
“The Falling Sky” film – a production
inspired by the best-selling book The Falling
Sky by David Kopenawa and Bruce Albert
– premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in
May 2024. The film, which highlights the
cosmologic vision of the Yanomami People,
was selected for more than 60 festivals
worldwide and has received 13 awards so
far. Nia Tero is a proud supporter of the
film's production.
Seedcast Podcast
Honored by Webby Awards
Two of our Seedcast podcast episodes were
recognized with honorable mentions by the
2024 Webby Awards. “The Omen Birds Still
Sing in Sungai Utik” received an honorable
mention in the Best Podcast, Arts & Culture,
Individual Episode category. “Wolastoqey
Sounds Like This: Jeremy Dutcher - Live On
KEXP” received honorable mention for Best
Podcast Collaboration or Partnership.
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