Indigenous Spiritualities, Land Rights, and Climate Justice
Seminar Report, October 2024
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Publisher: World Council of Churches (WCC Publications)
ISBN: 9782825418703
Number of Pages: 84
Published: 16/04/2025
Width: 15.2 cm
Height: 22.8 cm
This text is a platform for the clear, urgent and much-needed voices of Indigenous peoples to expose the climate catastrophe through which we are living. These voices can inspire and challenge a common witness to bring change and transformation.
The contributors are uniquely and all too painfully placed to speak to the realities of the onslaught of climate change; the systemic violence of land loss, racism, poverty, and human rights violations; and the continuing legacies of colonization. These issues continue to disproportionately affect Indigenous peoples amongst all peoples.
The messages shared in this volume continue the tradition of Indigenous peoples in the ecumenical movement. They remind churches of our vital role in bringing change, and also of our responsibilities for the sins and structures that our unity must dismantle if it is to be a credible witness against the legacies and practices of colonialism today.
The contributors are uniquely and all too painfully placed to speak to the realities of the onslaught of climate change; the systemic violence of land loss, racism, poverty, and human rights violations; and the continuing legacies of colonization. These issues continue to disproportionately affect Indigenous peoples amongst all peoples.
The messages shared in this volume continue the tradition of Indigenous peoples in the ecumenical movement. They remind churches of our vital role in bringing change, and also of our responsibilities for the sins and structures that our unity must dismantle if it is to be a credible witness against the legacies and practices of colonialism today.
Preface
Introduction
Earth’s Pulse
Biodiversity and the Recyclable Indigenous Umbilical Chord
Indigenous Spiritualities and Land Rights: A View from the Bolivian Andes
Seeking Connection and Rebirth: Paiwan Storytelling and Art
Video Presentations
Voices of the Land
Indigenous Rights and Resilience in the Face of Climate Change
Poetry
Indigenous Peoples in India and Their Vulnerability to the Effects of Climate Change
Decolonising Eco-theology: A Tribal Naga Indigenous Perspective
Seeds of Return
Freedom from Colonial Christian Oppression
About the Authors