Some fascinating new submissions from our volunteer field-workers:

• Hunting in KwaZulu Natal‎
• History of Nkanyezi Mountain at Mbumbulu‎
• Background Behind the Name “INanda”‎
• Fikile Mtolo a young artist in Umbumbulu, Durban South Africa‎
• Link tabloid‎
• INYAMA YENKOMO‎
• Andrew Verster – Artist, Designer and Playwriter‎
• Qadi Clan Migration by King Shaka: Zulu – Kingdom, South Africa‎
• Intelezi‎
• Utshwala BesiZulu, Umbumbulu, Durban, South Africa

American Indian stalwarts of environmental justice recently met at a national workshop to write a milestone climate change declaration, clearly outlining a course on how to save the planet using indigenous science and knowledge.

Representatives from the White House also participated in the Native Peoples Native Homelands Climate Change Workshop II, a four-day event sponsored by NASA on the homelands of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community in Minnesota.

“In this Declaration, we invite humanity to join with us to improve our collective human behavior so that we may develop a more sustainable world – a world where the inextricable relationship of biological, and environmental diversity, and cultural diversity is affirmed and protected,” according to the declaration committee members.

Read the full article at Indian Country Today …

Durban Sings

More at www.durbansings.wordpress.com.

“[We] are to make a big deal around scientific exploration in indigenous knowledge,” Pandor told a conference on intellectual property rights in Johannesburg.

“Indigenous knowledge is a key part of our innovation technology.”

Pandor said that private companies in Europe had exploited knowledge gained by publicly-funded research in South Africa, including around solar panels.

Read the full article at The Times …

The gap: Indigenous knowledge and social media

There are various interesting initiatives trying to empower indigenous communities and document their cultural heritage and wisdom, but also documenting the vast impacts of climate change. One such initiative is spearheaded by the Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee (IPACC). This video documents IPACC’s work in the context of the Convention on Biological Diversity and how their members use ICTs and media to document biodiversity.

Read the full article at Web2forDev.