(Text) John Kempf. This article really gets at the heart of what we aim for in the act of Eco-Respondence and does one of the best jobs explaining it. These principles apply to all realms of soil work, whether growing crops or remediating soil.
Several organizations and citizens across the Great Lakes region are working to prevent oil from entering the Great Lakes and promote a transition to a clean energy economy.
We come from all walks of life and have our own areas of focus, including concerns about water quality, Indigenous rights, climate change, pollution, sustainable economies, protecting sporting, commerce, and tourism, and protecting the jobs that are dependent on our water and our Pure Michigan way of life.
The IINÁH (pronounced ee-nah) is a physical and virtual space where we teach Indigenous lifeways to native youth, native communities, and non-native communities who are willing to sincerely learn and apply the knowledge appropriately. Rooted in Diné lands and leaders, we also partner with and serve native nations worldwide.
The Experimental Farm Network (EFN) works to facilitate collaborative plant breeding and sustainable agriculture research in order to fight global climate change, preserve the natural environment, and ensure food security for humanity into the distant future. They believe participatory plant breeding on a massive scale can lead to breakthroughs to help us not only adapt to climate change, but one day actually stabilize the climate.
Founded in 2013, EFN is composed of professional and amateur farmers, gardeners, plant breeders, and researchers. The network's main organizing tool — formerly this open-source website, now https://citsci.org/organizations/experimental-farm-network/ — is free to use and open to all.
(Video) In this seminar talk, Dr. Lydia Jennings discusses what constitutes Indigenous data, how to apply an Indigenous data sovereignty framework to environmental research, examples of Indigenous data governance, Tribal Nations’ leading the scientific inquiry process, and how environmental scientists can co-create with Indigenous communities to answer community driven research questions.
(Text) Sandor Ellis Katz. A d-i-y guide to cultural manipulation. The booklet version of the well-known work on Wild Fermentation.
Ojibwe.net is an independently run non-profit website. “This site represents many things, most of all, it is evidence that Anishinaabemowin is alive and well. One component of a living language is one that is not only spoken fluently, but also used creatively. Unfortunately, Anishinaabemowin is also defined as endangered because we are losing speakers faster than we are gaining them. This is why saving the language has become of utmost importance in many communities – on the rez, in the cities, in schools, in homes, in the lodge; where there are elders who speak the language and where there are none. We have created this cyber space so that the ancient sounds are not lost and can be connected to anyone willing to listen, learn, and labor with us in the effort to maintain Anishinaabemowin. We are humbled by our teachers and those who have preceded us in this work.”