Ărramăt – Biodiversity Conservation & Indigenous Health and Well-Being: An Overview
Languages: English
Video Length: 2.06.49
Speakers:
- Dr. Brenda Parlee: Ărramăt Nominated Principal Investigator; McGill University; Tracking Change Project; University of Alberta
- Danika Billie Littlechild: University of Manitoba; Ermineskin Cree Nation; UNESCO Co-Chair
- Dr. Murray Humphries: McGill University; Braiding Knowledges Canada
This session introduces the Ărramăt concept of well-being—encompassing the environment, animals, and humans—while exploring ethical space, collaborative relationships, and diverse knowledge integration, with a goal to develop principles for ethical governance and teamwork.
Global Health, Human Rights, and Food Security
Languages: English
Video Length: 40.42
Speaker:
- Dr. Mariam Wallet Aboubakrine, Ărramăt Co-Principal Investigator and T4 Co-Lead; Association Tin Hinan; University of Ottawa, UNESCO Co-Chair
Discover Dr. Mariam Wallet Aboubakrine’s insights on global health, human rights, and food security, highlighting the Ărramăt Project’s holistic approach to biodiversity, well-being, and the preservation of Indigenous Knowledge.
Indigenous Health through Conservation-Development
Languages: English
Video Length: 36.39
Speaker:
- Dr. Fikret Berkes: Distinguished Professor Emeritus at University of Manitoba; Ărramăt Advisory Circle Member
Explore Dr. Fikret Berkes’ work on Indigenous health through conservation-development, focusing on community-based resource management, social-ecological resilience, and sustainable use of biodiversity to balance conservation and livelihoods.
Indigenization, Reconciliation, and Decolonization in Science
Languages: English
Video Length: 1.11.17
Speakers:
- Dr. Kim Tallbear: Ărramăt T5 Co-Lead, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience, and Society,
Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta
Join Dr. Kim TallBear as she explores the intersections of Indigenization, reconciliation, and decolonization in science, highlighting efforts to transform research and technology for the benefit of Indigenous and marginalized communities.
Médecine Traditionnelle pour le renforcement des systèmes locaux de santé au profit des communautés
(Traditional Medicine to reinforce health local systems for the communities)
Languages: French
Video Length: 33.47
Speakers:
- Dr. Rokia Sanogo, Professeur de Pharmacognosie, Faculté de Pharmacie – USTTB Bamako; Ărramăt ILPBP Co-Applicant
Il s’agit d’échanger sur les opportunités des ressources Médecine Traditionnelle pour contribution à la couverture sanitaire universelle et les interrelations avec les autres savoirs et savoir-faire des communautés pour un développement endogène ouvert sur le monde.
Māori Relationships with the Natural World and Legal Personality of Landscape Features in Aotearoa
Language: English
Video Length: 38.32
Speaker:
- Dr. Carwyn Jones: Te Wānanga o Raukawa; University of Wellington; Ărramăt T2 Co-Lead
Discover how Māori legal traditions shape relationships with the natural world, as Dr. Carwyn Jones explores the recognition of legal personality for landscape features and co-governance mechanisms in Treaty of Waitangi settlements.
Communities, Conservation, & Livelihoods
Languages: English
Video Length: 29.33
Speaker:
- Dr. Tony Charles: Saint Mary’s University; Ărramăt T3 Co-Lead
Join Professor Tony Charles as he delves into the vital role of local communities in environmental stewardship and sustainable livelihoods, drawing on decades of research, the Community Conservation Research Network, and his latest book, Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods.
Indigenous and Community-led Rewilding as a Means to Realize Wellbeing and Rights in the European North
Languages: English, Spanish
Video Length: 1.11.00
Speakers:
- Tero Mustonen: President of NGO Snowchange Cooperative
Learn from Tero Mustonen about Indigenous and community-led rewilding in the European North, exploring restoration of degraded habitats to enhance biodiversity, cultural well-being, and carbon storage through the integration of traditional knowledge and science.
Our Backyard Medicine Cabinet
Languages: English, Spanish
Video Length: 37.00
Speakers:
- Former Chief Wanda Pascal: Elder/Knowledge Holder, Teetł’it Zheh; Ărramăt Collaborator
Join Chief Wanda Pascal as she shares her journey of leadership and her passion for preserving traditional knowledge and culture, highlighting the importance of Indigenous practices for future generations in Our Backyard Medicine Cabinet.
Qhip nayra uñtas sartañani: método de conocimiento
(Qhip nayra uñtas sartañani: A Method of Gaining Knowledge}
Languages: English
Video Length: 43.51
Speaker:
- Maria Eugenia Choque Quispe: Aymara Indigenous Leader; Ărramăt T9 Co-Lead.
“Qhip nayra uñtas sartañani” embodies the wisdom of walking towards the future with an understanding of the past, guided by traditional authorities and elders whose oral memory shapes a holistic comprehension of reality.
Weaving Ways of Knowing in Wildlife Ecology
Languages: English
Video Length: 32.10
Speakers:
- Dr. Jesse Popp: University of Guelph; Ărramăt T7 Co-Lead
Dr. Jesse Popp, a scholar from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, integrates Indigenous and Western knowledge through a two-eyed seeing approach to address wildlife population declines, advancing conservation, sustainability, and reconciliation in environmental science.
Indigenous Fisheries Science
Languages: English, Spanish
Video Length: 1.15.15
Speakers:
- Dr. Andrea Reid: University of British Columbia; Centre for Indigenous Fisheries; Ărramăt Co-Applicant
Cuerpos e identidades; hacía la construcción de una etno-cartografía global de las identidades de género Indígenas
(Bodies and identities; towards the construction of a global ethno-cartography of Indigenous gender identities)
Languages: English, Spanish
Video Length: 28.02
Speaker:
- Amaranta Gómez Regalado – Mokexteya; Asesoría Técnica Comunitaria en Salud SC and Ărramăt T4 Co-Lead and Co-Applicant
Global Perspectives on Indigenous Health/Wellness
Languages: English, Spanish
Video Length: 42.59
Speakers:
- Dr. John O’Neil: Simon Fraser University; Ărramăt Co-Principal Investigator
Dr. John O’Neil examines global efforts to address health disparities in Indigenous communities by indigenizing health service systems, drawing on experiences from Canada, Latin America, and Southeast Asia to inspire connections between health, biodiversity, and land use.
Case study, child soldiers from the Tuareg Indigenous Community in Mali
Languages: English, Spanish
Video Length: 39.30
Speaker:
- Aminata Diallo: from the Kel Tamasheq (Tuareg) and Peul (Fulani) communities in Mali, is a Mandela Rhodes Scholar pursuing an MPhil in Justice and Transformation, specializing in Transitional Justice and Indigenous practices for restorative justice.
Aminata Diallo sheds light on the plight of child soldiers from Mali’s Tuareg Indigenous community, emphasizing the urgent need for quality data and initiatives to restore their role as knowledge bearers and contributors to peace and economic stability in the Sahel region.
Conceptualizing the Tayal speaking and thinking in wellbeing
Languages: English, Spanish
Video Length: 44.35
Speaker:
- Wasiq Silan: Ărramăt Co-Applicant, Tayal, College of Indigenous Studies, National Dong Hwa University
Wasiq Silan (I-An Gao) presents her research on Tayal elderly care, using photovoice to examine how Taiwanese social policies intersect with indigeneity and coloniality, while exploring cultural dynamics in care centers within the Tayal community.
GONAEWO – An Indigenous Worldview
Languages: English, Spanish
Video Length: 56.33
Speaker:
- John B. Zoe: Tłįchǫ Government; Ărramăt ILBPB Co-Applicant
Community-Based Monitoring and the Opportunities for Indigenous Led Biodiversity Conservation for Health and Well-Being
Languages: English, Spanish
Video Length: 39.20
Speaker:
- Dr. Brenda Parlee: Ărramăt Nominated Principal Investigator; McGill University; Tracking Change Project
Dr. Brenda L. Parlee has over 20 years of experience in collaborative research focused on community-based monitoring, social-ecological change, Indigenous knowledge, and the impacts of resource development on biodiversity and community well-being.
“Taking our youth back to the future”- The Living Cultures Alliance
Languages: English, Spanish
Video Length: 50.49
Speaker:
- Samwel Nangiria: Maasai Activist; Ărramăt ILPBP Co-Applicant
- Nick Lunch: InsightShare
“Taking Our Youth Back to the Future” explores how participatory video empowers Indigenous communities, fostering self-representation, justice, and intergenerational knowledge-sharing through the Living Cultures Alliance.
Contributions of fishers knowledge to understand tropical aquatic ecosystems in the Brazilian Amazon
Languages: English, Spanish
Video Length: 43.40
Speaker:
- Dr. Renato Silvano: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Dr. Renato Silvano highlights how fishers’ knowledge in the Brazilian Amazon provides invaluable insights for fisheries management, conservation, and ecosystem understanding, bridging science and local expertise to address biodiversity and food security challenges.
Dearvvuođat Sámis – Greetings from Sápmi: Land and relationalities
Languages: English, Spanish
Video Length: 47.00
Speaker:
- Jelena Porsanger: Head of The Sámi Museum in Karasjok (Sámiid Vuorká-Dávvirat), RiddoDuottarMuseat in Norway & Ărramăt Co-Applicant
- Irja Seurujärvi-Kari: Sámi Knowledge Holder, University of Helsinki, Ărramăt Co-Applicant
- Hanna Guttorm: Sámi Scholar, University of Helsinki, Ărramăt Co-Applicant
This presentation invites you into a Sámi sisterhood, exploring connections to land, language, and relational well-being across Finland and Norway, through collaborative and personal research.
Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Food Systems and Well-Being/Biodiversity and its interface with Language and Culture
Languages: English, Spanish
Video Length: 51.39
Speaker:
- Dr. Vincent Ekka: Indian Social Institute; Ărramăt Co-Applicant
- Neelam Kerketta: Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Dr. Anabel Benjamin Bara: Indian Social Institute
The India Social Institute Team for Ărramăt Research explores the connections between biodiversity, sustainable food systems, well-being, and the preservation of Indigenous languages and culture, highlighting the vital role of Indigenous knowledge in fostering environmental stewardship and resilience.
Youth Initiatives: Community Freezer Gardening Initiative
Languages: English, Spanish
Video Length: 39.17
Speaker:
- Kacey Yellowbird: Samson Cree Nation; Ărramăt Collaborator
Kacey Yellowbird, manager of the Samson Cree Nation and founder of the Samson Cree Hunting Program, has transformed a food security initiative into a platform for inspiring youth to reconnect with traditional practices, earning the Communities ChooseWell Most Significant Change Award in 2019.
Decolonizing beyond inclusion and recognition of Indigenous ways of knowing: An Indigenous Feminist Perspective
Languages: English, Spanish
Video Length: 30.34
Speaker:
- Dr. Sherry Pictou: Ărramăt Co-Principal Investigator; Dalhousie University
Dr. Sherry Pictou, a Mi’kmaw scholar from Bear River First Nation, is an Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University specializing in Indigenous Governance, with a focus on decolonizing treaty relations, social justice for Indigenous women, and the role of Indigenous women in food systems and governance.
