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CROSSCUTTING, AMPLIFICATION & SCALING
SUPPORT, ELEVATE & AMPLIFY
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE,
ACTION, AND SOVEREIGNTY.
Crosscutting work at Nia Tero means we strive to
implement the most effective methods in support
of Indigenous peoples, Indigenous sovereignty, and
Indigenous action. Crosscutting includes the amplification
and scaling pathways that link and leverage efforts within
our partner regions, as well as the pathways required to
expand Indigenous guardianship through regional and
global initiatives.
Key examples of what crosscutting looks like include
strategies like storytelling, infrastructure, and Indigenous
ways and means. Storytelling ensures the existence of
platforms that enable Indigenous peoples to express their
own stories on their own terms, while infrastructure seeks
NIA TERO - THRIVING PEOPLES. THRIVING PLACES.
to identify solutions that can be adjusted to different
local and regional requirements or settings. Initiatives
such as Seedcast and the Storytelling Fellowship and 4th
World Media Lab demonstrate cross-platform storytelling
between online and real-world experiences of Indigenous
creatives and perspectives. Sovereign solar transportation
is a key example of Indigenous ways and means, sharing
solutions developed in the rivers of the Achuar territories
to be applied differently to rivers across Amazonia and
among the lagoons and waterways of Melanesia. These are
just a few ways crosscutting exists to support, elevate, and
amplify Indigenous knowledge, action, and sovereignty.
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