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Members of the Rapa Nui comnunity welcome attendees at the screening of their film - "Te Pits o Te Henua" or "The Navel of the World" - during the Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture in June. Photoby Dan Lin, Nia Tero.
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July 8, 2024

Rapa Nui Celebrates and Shares Beautiful Rich Culture at FestPAC Wayfinders Circle Film Screening

Traveling more than 4,600 miles in June to attend the Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture (FestPAC) in Hawai’i, members of the Rapa Nui delegation welcomed attendees to a preview of their film “Te Pito o Te Henua” or the “The Navel of the World.”

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July 1, 2024

Trailer: Inia Ikiampri

The fourth film of a series highlighting Indigenous Peoples from the Wayfinders Circle initiative, a thriving Indigenous community in the Ecuadorian Amazon clings to tradition and connections to land while preparing for an uncertain future.

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Members of the Dayak Iban group in the Sungai Util community, where they live in a longhouse that serves as a space for collective decision-making. Photo credit to Dayak Iban Menua Sungai Utik.
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June 12, 2024

‘The Land is Our Mother’: The Sungai Utik’s Resistance to Extractive Industries in Indonesia

Through customary law and collective decision-making, an Indigenous community protected an estimated 1.31 million metric tons of forest-based carbon.

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May 12, 2024

Trailer: Te Pito o Te Henua

An indigenous community on the most remote inhabited island in the world prepares to host its most important annual celebration, and reinforce deep connections to their culture, language and land.

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May 12, 2024

Trailer: Tuhayamani'chi Pal Waniqa

In the first of a series of global films highlighting Indigenous Peoples from the Wayfinders Circle initiative, water and culture bring together a father and daughter as they fight to protect their Indigenous homelands in Southern California.

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May 12, 2024

Trailer: Ngarridurndeng Kured

Ngarridurndeng Kured (We Going Home Now) follows Dean Yibarbuk, his family and community as they return to their traditional homeland in Kuwarddewardde – the rock country - to help protect their country.

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