OUR STORY
Despite our proven sustainable cultural practices that respect and honor the natural environment, the lived experiences of our communities are overlooked. In many policies and strategies for action, the scientific world is looked to for both water policy development and climate change strategies. As original caretakers and guardians of Mother Earth, we have valuable insights for sustainable water practices that could inform and suggest alternatives to current water management and governance systems. A growing community of Indigenous leaders from across the regions of Mother Earth is unifying to address the imbalance in humanity’s relationship with water. In 1999, at the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education in Hilo, Hawai’i, a call was issued to Indigenous peoples to address water issues by organizing an Indigenous-led Conference on Water.
Since then, there have been similar calls at the World Water Forum, and at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. In 2008 a meeting was held at Beecher Bay, Coast Salish Territory, under the leadership of Tom Goldtooth, Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network, a gathering was convened with indigenous leaders who have worked on water issues for many years. These people formed an International Advisory Body for the planning of the next Indigenous World Forum on Water and Peace. The IWFWP is converging to develop innovative water solutions, seek new opportunities for positive adaptation, Indigenous resiliency, and applications for the recognition and implementation of our water rights and our responsibilities. Through this effort we are raising the awareness of the need for our voices to be heard and to participate in guiding the way toward the preservation of our sacred World of Water. IWFWP is just one step in reclaiming balance; knowledge, experience and traditional wisdom will contribute to the dialogue of science, offering solutions for a sustainable future that are rooted in language and cultural practices. This work is not just about Indigenous peoples: it is for all humanity, and all life on Mother Earth.” (Darlene Sanderson)
Despite our proven sustainable cultural practices that respect and honor the natural environment, the lived experiences of our communities are overlooked. In many policies and strategies for action, the scientific world is looked to for both water policy development and climate change strategies. As original caretakers and guardians of Mother Earth, we have valuable insights for sustainable water practices that could inform and suggest alternatives to current water management and governance systems. A growing community of Indigenous leaders from across the regions of Mother Earth is unifying to address the imbalance in humanity’s relationship with water. In 1999, at the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education in Hilo, Hawai’i, a call was issued to Indigenous peoples to address water issues by organizing an Indigenous-led Conference on Water.
Since then, there have been similar calls at the World Water Forum, and at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. In 2008 a meeting was held at Beecher Bay, Coast Salish Territory, under the leadership of Tom Goldtooth, Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network, a gathering was convened with indigenous leaders who have worked on water issues for many years. These people formed an International Advisory Body for the planning of the next Indigenous World Forum on Water and Peace. The IWFWP is converging to develop innovative water solutions, seek new opportunities for positive adaptation, Indigenous resiliency, and applications for the recognition and implementation of our water rights and our responsibilities. Through this effort we are raising the awareness of the need for our voices to be heard and to participate in guiding the way toward the preservation of our sacred World of Water. IWFWP is just one step in reclaiming balance; knowledge, experience and traditional wisdom will contribute to the dialogue of science, offering solutions for a sustainable future that are rooted in language and cultural practices. This work is not just about Indigenous peoples: it is for all humanity, and all life on Mother Earth.” (Darlene Sanderson)
Mensaje Indígena sobre el Agua / Mensaje Indígena de Agua fue un esfuerzo colectivo, una movilización poética, una antología de chaski –mensajero quechua–, una herramienta pedagógica, una ofrenda a la Madre Agua, y un puente transindígena.
Despite our proven sustainable cultural practices that respect and honor the natural environment, the lived experiences of our communities are overlooked. In many policies and strategies for action, the scientific world is looked to for both water policy development and climate change strategies. As original caretakers and guardians of Mother Earth, we have valuable insights for sustainable water practices that could inform and suggest alternatives to current water management and governance systems. A growing community of Indigenous leaders from across the regions of Mother Earth is unifying to address the imbalance in humanity’s relationship with water. In 1999, at the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education in Hilo, Hawai’i, a call was issued to Indigenous peoples to address water issues by organizing an Indigenous-led Conference on Water.
Since then, there have been similar calls at the World Water Forum, and at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. In 2008 a meeting was held at Beecher Bay, Coast Salish Territory, under the leadership of Tom Goldtooth, Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network, a gathering was convened with indigenous leaders who have worked on water issues for many years. These people formed an International Advisory Body for the planning of the next Indigenous World Forum on Water and Peace. The IWFWP is converging to develop innovative water solutions, seek new opportunities for positive adaptation, Indigenous resiliency, and applications for the recognition and implementation of our water rights and our responsibilities. Through this effort we are raising the awareness of the need for our voices to be heard and to participate in guiding the way toward the preservation of our sacred World of Water. IWFWP is just one step in reclaiming balance; knowledge, experience and traditional wisdom will contribute to the dialogue of science, offering solutions for a sustainable future that are rooted in language and cultural practices. This work is not just about Indigenous peoples: it is for all humanity, and all life on Mother Earth.” (Darlene Sanderson)
Sobre la traducción y los mensajes trans-indígenas
Despite our proven sustainable cultural practices that respect and honor the natural environment, the lived experiences of our communities are overlooked. In many policies and strategies for action, the scientific world is looked to for both water policy development and climate change strategies. As original caretakers and guardians of Mother Earth, we have valuable insights for sustainable water practices that could inform and suggest alternatives to current water management and governance systems. A growing community of Indigenous leaders from across the regions of Mother Earth is unifying to address the imbalance in humanity’s relationship with water. In 1999, at the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education in Hilo, Hawai’i, a call was issued to Indigenous peoples to address water issues by organizing an Indigenous-led Conference on Water.
Since then, there have been similar calls at the World Water Forum, and at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. In 2008 a meeting was held at Beecher Bay, Coast Salish Territory, under the leadership of Tom Goldtooth, Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network, a gathering was convened with indigenous leaders who have worked on water issues for many years. These people formed an International Advisory Body for the planning of the next Indigenous World Forum on Water and Peace. The IWFWP is converging to develop innovative water solutions, seek new opportunities for positive adaptation, Indigenous resiliency, and applications for the recognition and implementation of our water rights and our responsibilities. Through this effort we are raising the awareness of the need for our voices to be heard and to participate in guiding the way toward the preservation of our sacred World of Water. IWFWP is just one step in reclaiming balance; knowledge, experience and traditional wisdom will contribute to the dialogue of science, offering solutions for a sustainable future that are rooted in language and cultural practices. This work is not just about Indigenous peoples: it is for all humanity, and all life on Mother Earth.” (Darlene Sanderson)
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NUESTRO EQUIPO
Despite our proven sustainable cultural practices that respect and honor the natural environment, the lived experiences of our communities are overlooked. In many policies and strategies for action, the scientific world is looked to for both water policy development and climate change strategies. As original caretakers and guardians of Mother Earth, we have valuable insights for sustainable water practices that could inform and suggest alternatives to current water management and governance systems. A growing community of Indigenous leaders from across the regions of Mother Earth is unifying to address the imbalance in humanity’s relationship with water. In 1999, at the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education in Hilo, Hawai’i, a call was issued to Indigenous peoples to address water issues by organizing an Indigenous-led Conference on Water.
Since then, there have been similar calls at the World Water Forum, and at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. In 2008 a meeting was held at Beecher Bay, Coast Salish Territory, under the leadership of Tom Goldtooth, Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network, a gathering was convened with indigenous leaders who have worked on water issues for many years. These people formed an International Advisory Body for the planning of the next Indigenous World Forum on Water and Peace. The IWFWP is converging to develop innovative water solutions, seek new opportunities for positive adaptation, Indigenous resiliency, and applications for the recognition and implementation of our water rights and our responsibilities. Through this effort we are raising the awareness of the need for our voices to be heard and to participate in guiding the way toward the preservation of our sacred World of Water. IWFWP is just one step in reclaiming balance; knowledge, experience and traditional wisdom will contribute to the dialogue of science, offering solutions for a sustainable future that are rooted in language and cultural practices. This work is not just about Indigenous peoples: it is for all humanity, and all life on Mother Earth.” (Darlene Sanderson)
TRADUCTORES Y COLABORADORES
Despite our proven sustainable cultural practices that respect and honor the natural environment, the lived experiences of our communities are overlooked. In many policies and strategies for action, the scientific world is looked to for both water policy development and climate change strategies. As original caretakers and guardians of Mother Earth, we have valuable insights for sustainable water practices that could inform and suggest alternatives to current water management and governance systems. A growing community of Indigenous leaders from across the regions of Mother Earth is unifying to address the imbalance in humanity’s relationship with water. In 1999, at the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education in Hilo, Hawai’i, a call was issued to Indigenous peoples to address water issues by organizing an Indigenous-led Conference on Water.
Since then, there have been similar calls at the World Water Forum, and at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. In 2008 a meeting was held at Beecher Bay, Coast Salish Territory, under the leadership of Tom Goldtooth, Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network, a gathering was convened with indigenous leaders who have worked on water issues for many years. These people formed an International Advisory Body for the planning of the next Indigenous World Forum on Water and Peace. The IWFWP is converging to develop innovative water solutions, seek new opportunities for positive adaptation, Indigenous resiliency, and applications for the recognition and implementation of our water rights and our responsibilities. Through this effort we are raising the awareness of the need for our voices to be heard and to participate in guiding the way toward the preservation of our sacred World of Water. IWFWP is just one step in reclaiming balance; knowledge, experience and traditional wisdom will contribute to the dialogue of science, offering solutions for a sustainable future that are rooted in language and cultural practices. This work is not just about Indigenous peoples: it is for all humanity, and all life on Mother Earth.” (Darlene Sanderson)
NUESTRA HISTORIA
“A pesar de nuestras comprobadas prácticas de sostenibilidad a través de las cuales respetamos y honramos el medio ambiente, la experiencia vivida por nuestras comunidades no ha sido tomada en cuenta. El mundo científico tiene los ojos puestos en políticas de desarrollo y estrategias para combatir el cambio climático. Como pueblos originarios, guardianes de la Madre Tierra, guardamos tradiciones valiosas y prácticas sostenibles para preservar el agua, a partir de las cuales podemos aconsejar y sugerir alternativas para el manejo actual del agua y sus sistemas de administración. Una comunidad cada vez más numerosa de líderes indígenas procedentes de diversas regiones de la Madre Tierra se está consolidando para señalar la desequilibrada relación entre el agua y la humanidad. En 1999, en la Conferencia de los Pueblos Indígenas del Mundo sobre Educación en Hilo (Hawai’i) se realizó un llamado a los pueblos originarios para denunciar problemas sobre el agua y organizar una conferencia exclusiva sobre esta materia.
Desde entonces, se han realizado varios llamados en los Foros Mundiales sobre el Agua, y en el Foro Permanente de las Naciones Unidas para los Pueblos Indígenas. En el 2008 una importante reunión tuvo lugar en Beecher Bay, territorio costero Salish, bajo el liderazgo de Tom Goldtooth, director de la Red Indígena para el Medio Ambiente (IEN), colectividad de líderes y activistas indígenas que han estado trabajando por años con problemas relacionados con el agua en sus comunidades. Este conjunto de activistas formó un Grupo Internacional de Consejería para llevar a cabo el próximo Foro Indígena sobre el Agua y la Paz (IWFWP). El IWFWP es un camino para proponer soluciones innovadoras a los problemas que aquejan al agua en cada una de las comunidades, buscar nuevas oportunidades para adaptaciones positivas y de resistencia indígena así como modos de reconocer e implementar nuestros derechos y responsabilidades sobre el agua. A través de este esfuerzo, los pueblos originarios estamos cultivando una conciencia global en la que nuestras voces son necesarias para guiar los pasos hacia la preservación del sagrado universo del agua. El Foro Indígena Mundial sobre el Agua y la Paz (IWFWP) es un primer paso que clama por el equilibrio. Conocimiento, experiencia y sabiduría tradicional contribuirán al diálogo con la ciencia, ofreciendo soluciones para un futuro sostenible enraizado en lenguajes diversos y prácticas culturales. Desde luego, este trabajo no es sólo para los pueblos originarios, sino para toda la humanidad y toda la vida sobre la Madre Tierra.” (Darlene Sanderson)
1999
Siguiendo la visión del Foro Mundial Indígena sobre el Agua y la Paz, así como la visión de las mayoras Mona Polacca y Darlene Sanderson, en 2014, Sophie Lavoie, Felipe Quetzalcóatl Quintanilla y Juan G. Sánchez Martínez coeditaron y tradujeron Mensaje Indígena sobre el Agua / Mensaje Indígena. de Agua, una antología multilingüe—inglés/español/lenguas nativas—que reunió sabiduría, pensamientos, versos, cuentos, poemas y reflexiones sobre diversas cuestiones locales relacionadas con el agua, escritas por sabios, activistas y poetas: amigos pinay, maorí, hau’ula y chamoru del Pacífico; sakha de Rusia; amigos cree, tsalagi, cherokee, yoeme, anishinaabe, lakota, lipan apache, metis, lōh y gitxan de Norteamérica; amigos k’iche’, kaqchikel y q’anjob’al de Guatemala; amigos mayas y náhuatl de México; amigos wayuu, palenque y gunadule del Caribe; uitoto, okaina y tikuna de la Amazonía; camëntsá del Putumayo; y amigos yanakuna y mapuche de los Andes.
2014
Mensaje Indígena sobre el Agua / Mensaje Indígena de Agua fue un esfuerzo colectivo, una movilización poética, una antología de chaski –mensajero quechua–, una herramienta pedagógica, una ofrenda a la Madre Agua, y un puente transindígena.
Una década después de esta iniciativa colectiva, estamos ampliando nuestro proyecto en una plataforma en línea sustentable con el apoyo de la Red Ambiental Indígena –IEN. Internet ha sido un medio ideal para artístas y activistas indígenas, por eso esperamos que Mensaje Indígena de Agua 2.0 genere conversaciones transindígenas entre escritores de diversos pueblos, así como entre el público en general. En este archivo multilingüe, algunos de los autores y artistas tienen ya una larga trayectoria, mientras que otros son jóvenes creadores. Finalmente, colaboraremos con traductores tanto profesionales como aficionados para brindar las mejores versiones disponibles.
2024
Sobre la traducción y los mensajes trans-indígenas
La mayoría de los escritores de los pueblos originarios que escriben en su lengua nativa auto-traducen su obra a lenguas como inglés, español o portugués. En este proyecto, incluiremos la obra en sus lenguas nativas y, si es posible, traduciremos directo de la lengua indígena, esperando anclar las poéticas y epistemologías respectivas. También traduciremos de versiones en inglés, español, francés, portugués e interlinguas. Es de aclarar que a pesar de la historia colonial del español y del inglés, por ejemplo, y de sus violencias epistemológicas en contextos legales y educativos, estas lenguas también son lenguas francas y son herramientas políticas y creativas que pertenecen a los pueblos indígenas de Abiayala, la Isla Tortuga, y el Pacífico.
contáctanos
NUESTRO EQUIPO
- Elder Mona Polacca, Indigenous Environmental Network
- Darlene Sanderson, PhD, University of Northern British Columbia
- Juan G. Sánchez Martínez, PhD, Lakehead University
- Sophie Lavoie, PhD, University of New Brunswick
- Felipe Quetzalcoatl Quintanilla, PhD, Western University
- Durin Mundahl, Information Technology Fellow, Indigenous Environmental Network
- Website Divi Build: Mapache Salazar Gonzalez, Comms Team, Indigenous Environmental Network
- Website Art & Assets: Achu Kantule
TRADUCTORES Y COLABORADORES
- Melissa D Birkhofer
- Carolina Bloem, PhD
- Carolina Camacho
- Gloria Chacón, PhD
- Andrea Echeverría, PhD
- Estefanía Fernández and her students.
- Lorrie Jayne, PhD
- Jocelyn Montalbán
- Nolan Schmerk
- Paul M. Worley, PhD
Alojamiento Web por || Indigenous Environmental Network
Arte Web por || Achu Kantule