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This is a collection of thought provoking talks with Indigenous and Maroon people and their supporters to realize and challenge our conscious and unconscious colonized thinking and behaviors. Each conversation explores individual and cultural beliefs and practices for living sustainably and resiliently amidst drastic environment changes and ongoing historical efforts of erasure. **The Proven Sustainable Conversation Series is a fiscally sponsored project of the Center for Transformative Acti ...
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In this powerful episode, we sit down with Dahr Jamail, Storytelling and Communications Manager at Home Planet Fund. A former mountaineer and war correspondent, Dahr shares his incredible journey—from growing up in suburban Houston, to witnessing the impacts of U.S. foreign policy in Iraq, and ultimately dedicating his life to environmental and Ind…
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In this illuminating episode, we sit down with Dr. Maria Fernanda Vivanco, known as Mara, a Peruvian rural sociologist, feminist, and champion of food justice and Andean knowledge preservation. Mara, a lecturer at Cayetano University's Nutrition Department and Gender and Agriculture Specialist for Resonance Global, shares her rich experiences and i…
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This is the first Proven Sustainable Conversation bringing together a wider collective to talk about the theme of water stewardship. The collective includes Alan Ereira, Kogi advocate and founder of the Tairona Trust, Four Arrows, Indigenous educator and Proven Sustainable Guiding Council member, Fred Tutman, Patuxent Riverkeeper, Grandmother Rabia…
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Join us in this deeply engaging episode as we sit down with Fred Tutman, the Patuxent Riverkeeper, and Grandmother Rabiah, a renowned medicine woman and healer. Fred and Rabiah dive into the hidden familial connections Fred has to the Patuxent River, and the profound power of sharing personal stories that bridge connections between people and the e…
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Listen to this captivating conversation with Dr. Aroha Spinks, an environmental scientist and independent consultant in New Zealand, who shares her profound insights on the centrality of familial and tribal relationships in Māori culture, the crucial role of language preservation, and the enduring impact of ancestral traditions for building a susta…
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Keeping Traditions Alive One Beat at a Time: With Khangelani Mhlanga, Founder of Project Imbizo
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Khangelani is a recent Biology graduate from Ithaca College with a passion for veterinary medicine, public health, and the preservation of Zimbabwean cultures. In this episode, she shares her dedication to preserving Zimbabwean traditions through her initiative, Project Imbizo. Through our conversation, we discuss the challenges Khangelani faced wh…
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In this episode, Nichole shares her journey of finding her voice through writing as a young immigrant from Jamaica to England. She delves into the rich history of the Jamaican Maroons, as told by her father, and how their ways of being fueled their fight for freedom. Nichole reveals how she has upheld her spirit and values as a strong Maroon fighte…
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Remembering We are Nature: Awakening to the kinship worldview with Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows)
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Join us for a captivating conversation with Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows), the former Director of Education at Oglala Lakota College and current Professor of Educational Leadership for Change at Antioch University. As the co-author of "Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earth," writ…
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Phil "Pompey" Fixico is an aspiring Seminole Maroon Descendant and Activist who learned about his native identity at the age of 52. He shares his journey and life’s mission in this lively interview. Among other topics, he addresses the Maroon Peace Belt, the definitions of Maroon, the Stono Rebellion, the Seminole Scouts and his founding of the Sem…
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This coversation features Diane Schenandoah, a faithkeeper of the Oneida Nation, Wolf Clan of the Six Nations Haudenosaunee Confederacy. She speaks about her efforts to encourage people to care for the Earth through her multifacted roles as a sculptor, published author, singer, and Syracuse University’s first Honwadiyenawa’sek, meaning “the one who…
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This eposode features Sheryll Durrant, an urban farming and food justice advocate who shares insights on her upbringing in Jamaica, her awakening to sustainability initiatives in Brooklyn, and how these experiences fueled her commitment to food justice in the Bronx. We delve into her journey from corporate marketing to leading community gardens, em…
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This is the first discussion amongst the founding group of the Proven Sustainable Conversation series about the origins of the projects, their personal interests in contributing, and what it means to embody the essence of the work in their existence. The participating collective consists of Sox Sperry, the founder of Proven Sustainable, Kelsey Gree…
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This pilot episode is a compilation of summarizing statements by Proven Sustainable's core team and Guiding Council members underlying the significance of elevating and learning from Indigenous and Maroon voices. -- Learn more at: provensustainable.org Subcribe for email updates at: provensustainable.substack.com…
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