Nia Tero 2022 Annual Report - Flipbook - Page 38
WAYFINDERS CIRCLE
GLOBAL MEMBERS
Sámiid
Riikkasearvi
Udege
Lhoba
Hin Lad Nai
Gabbra
Sungai Utik
Warddeken
ACHIEVEMENTS
In 2022, grants were made by Wayfinders Circle
conveners Nia Tero and Pawanka Fund to each
member of the Wayfinders Circle to strengthen
self-governance and collective management
of territories and natural resources—a priority
of all Wayfinders Circle members. The annual
grants have been used to:
• Strengthen economic, education, health, food,
communications systems, Indigenous languages,
and transmission of knowledge systems.
• Monitor and defend territories and natural
resources, including investments in GPS,
cameras, community mapping, and legal advice.
• Organizational strengthening, including
strengthening capacities to make collective and
inclusive decisions, responses to emergencies,
and building alliances and networks.
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In 2022, the Wayfinders Circle completed
communications training for members, and
launched the Wayfinders Circle website,
creating an engaging hub for external audiences
to learn about the Wayfinders’ guardianship
work. The Wayfinders Circle Governance Report
was finalized and published in four languages
and presented at a successful event held in
April in New York City at the United Nations
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, where
a new five-minute introductory video about the
Wayfinders Circle was also screened.
The Wayfinders Circle celebrated our first
in-person members and conveners gathering
in October 2022—the first in-person gathering
since the beginning of the pandemic and a
highlight of 2022, which included a visit to
Achuar Territory in Ecuador. Additionally, the
Wayfinders Circle brought key members to the
United Nations Conference of Parties of the
Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15)
