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Move your chair into the circle: Indigenous women’s political participation in GuatemalaRaising Her Voice works in 17 countries to promote the rights and ability of poor women to increase their...
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Day 6: The Future of Agriculture is the Future of Mother EarthNothing is as ironic as the fact that we indigenous peoples, who brought so many foods to the world, lack the means to escape poverty and...
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Day 8: Frame new ideas within indigenous knowledgeExperts’ ideas about how resource-poor farmers could improve productivity ought to be guided by indigenous knowledge. Low-cost, micro-innovations that...
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