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WAYFINDERS CIRCLE
The Wayfinders Circle highlights Indigenous leadership
that manifests a time-tested understanding of human
responsibility to our planet. The Wayfinders Circle
currently includes 12 Indigenous communities from around
the world—with the expectation
that future partnerships will
continue to form—including:
the Qqs Projects Society
(Heiltsuk Nation, Canada),
Warddeken (Australia), Native
American Land Conservancy
(USA), Blackfoot Confederacy
(US/Canada), Achuar Nation
(Ecuador), Wampis Autonomous
Government (Peru), Mayangna
Nation (Nicaragua), Sungai
Utik (Indonesia), Udege People
(Russia), Sámiid Riikkasearvi
(Sweden), and Rapa Nui (Chile). All of the Wayfinders Circle
members have strong guardianship of their territories and
are eager to learn from each other and influence decision
makers through policy and storytelling.
Over the course of the year, Pawanka Fund, Nia Tero,
and the Council of Elders developed a manifesto for the
NIA TERO - THRIVING PEOPLES. THRIVING PLACES.
initiative and the guidelines which led to the identification
of the Wayfinders Circle members. Due to COVID-19, the
team had to adjust the rollout of the initiative. Maximizing
opportunities for virtual meetings, we met each Wayfinders
Circle member individually and
in group meetings to discuss
communications, storytelling, and
to better understand the members’
collective strengths. This led to
a follow-up meeting for cultural
exchange to share policy
and advocacy experiences.
2021 will be an exciting year for
the Wayfinders Circle, as they will
be working together on collective
advocacy efforts on guardianship,
employing their experiences in
different parts of the world. It will
also lead to advancements in storytelling approaches to
amplify Wayfinders Circle guardianship contributions.
Finally, dynamic exchanges between Wayfinders Circle
members will continue to foster collaborative learning and
share those learnings within their territories and with other
Indigenous peoples.
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