NiaTero - 2020 Annual Report - Flipbook - Page 5
INTRODUCTION
Our first three years were dedicated to building Nia
the art, history, and voices of Indigenous leaders.
Tero from the ground up, establishing trust with
Looking ahead, we continue to celebrate an exciting
Indigenous collaborators and forming long lasting
story of growth across all our communities and
relationships. We needed to expand our team and our
initiatives.
board, establish our programs, and build meaningful
Nia Tero's approach is rooted in reciprocity: the
partnerships. We identified the regions
way of life that prioritizes a mutually
where we could begin to form such
beneficial exchange and sharing
RECIPROCITY
collaborations—Amazonia, Pasifika,
between all beings, human and
AND STORYTELLING
and Boreal—and from there we began
nonhuman, seen and unseen, on
the joint efforts which led to further
Earth, our only home. Reciprocity
ARE BOTH OUR
initiatives such as the Wayfinders Circle,
and storytelling are both our anchors
ANCHORS AND
Biocultural Monitoring System, and the
and actions in community; therefore
ACTIONS IN
Blue Abadi Fund.
this annual report embodies the story
We’ve also begun threading the
of our work as an organization, and
COMMUNITY.
power of Indigenous storytelling
intentionally tells it like one. As we
throughout many of our strategies.
conclude this year and begin dreaming
For example, we launched the Creative, Policy, and
for the next, we are invigorated and resolved to
Leadership Fellowship programs. We also formed an
continue our support of Indigenous-led efforts towards
exciting partnership with Amplifier and IllumiNative
a sustainable future for all.
towards a national multimedia campaign interweaving
NIA TERO - THRIVING PEOPLES. THRIVING PLACES.
INTRODUCTION
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