Indigenous Perspectives on Conflict and Conservation: Māori and Ni'Van Communities [Video]
Publisher: Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Author(s): Gideon Edwards, Peter Mataira, and Mirali Shukla
Date: 2021
Topics: Governance, Livelihoods, Renewable Resources
Countries: New Zealand, Vanuatu
Community resilience in the face of drastic environmental changes requires a deeper understanding of the struggles being felt most dramatically. The speakers in this web series are part of a larger, global community of marginalized and Indigenous community members, and we highlight these voices as agents of change in the fight for environmental conversation and conflict resolution. The first person, Indigenous communication of the experiences and ideas presented is an extremely important feature of this event. We aim to present a platform for underrepresented indigenous voices to be highlighted as primary speakers on an international stage. After an introduction to each of the speakers and their respective communities, the panelists discuss the new conflicts that are being experienced in their communities and what seem to be shared factors and outcomes for them all.