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Sharing Circle 2008

Sharing Circle Spring /Summer | 2008

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System-Wide Action Plan on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

This action plan builds on the momentum and spirit of the 2014 World Conference on Indigenous…

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UN Strategy for Inclusion and Visibility of Indigenous Women

UN Strategy for Inclusion and Visibility of Indigenous Women

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UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The Declaration covers all areas of human rights as they relate to Indigenous peoples. This…

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Comparative Regional Report. Development of the rights to FPIC, territory, health and education recognized in ILO Convention 169.

This regional comparative report discussed the implementation of four rights included in ILO Convention 169…

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A Funder’s Toolkit: Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

A Funders Toolkit: Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples…

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Centering Indigenous self-determination and economic opportunity in Australian agriculture and food systems transformation

The Western industrial agricultural system, with its practices of extraction, individual ownership, and overdevelopment, has…

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Disrupting Paradigms in Australian Philanthropy

When CAGES Foundation started in 2009, our vision was ‘for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…

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Transforming Philanthropy: A Call for Indigenous-Centric Approaches in Australia

It has been a busy and exciting time since starting as the Regional Manager, Australia…

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Realizing the right to self-determination

Of all the rights that are elaborated in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights…

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Self-Determination and Creative Capital: Keys to Realizing Indigenous Economic Success

Indigenous Peoples have had varied, complex, and complete economic visions for thousands of years. These…

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Moving Philanthropy in Australia Together

Learn more about the perspectives of Australian Indigenous Organisations, Indigenous Led Funds, Funders and IFIP…

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“Engage What You Own:” Your Investment Portfolios and Indigenous Peoples Rights

Steven Heim is a Managing Director at Boston Common Asset Management, an investment firm that…

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Drops in the soil, not in the bucket

This article begins with the question of how philanthropy can possibly address the magnitude of…

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Comparative Regional Report. Development of the rights to FPIC, territory, health and education recognized in ILO Convention 169

This regional comparative report discussed the implementation of four rights included in ILO Convention 169…

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Pacific Indigenous Women’s Network (PIWN) Bears Fruit

Indigenous women throughout the world play a critical role in the transmission of traditional knowledge,…

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Philanthropic Funding to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities

Thank you to IFIP for being interested in elevating information on the philanthropic space in…

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He wai ola ko Moananuiākea: Sharing good water in Moananuiākea

Unlike Western perspectives that view the oceans as a separator of islands and continents, the…

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Rising for our Mother

Photojournalist and filmmaker, Rucha Chitnis, produced this inspiring video called Rising for Our Mother, which…

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Oceans of Opportunity

Samqwane’jk project to build on partnership and innovation By Joey Fitzpatrick When Glooscap slept, Nova…

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Recognizing the Ocean Stewardship of Indigenous Peoples

Oceans underpin human livelihoods by supporting 80 per cent of the world’s biodiversity, supplying almost…

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Nia Tero and Indigenous Guardianship in Pasifika

Indigenous peoples uphold many of the planet’s healthiest ecosystems, rich in biodiversity and essential to…

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The Ocean is Our Protector. Now We Must Protect It

Some early mornings during this tumultuous pandemic when there was no calm or accessible refuge…

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Women’s Rights and Environmental Justice

When it comes to supporting Indigenous women’s rights, we often face assumptions about how the…

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Healing Justice: A New Pathway for Health and Wellbeing within Climate Justice

“Healing justice is a framework that recognizes the impact of trauma and violence on individuals…

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Indigenous Women Walking Together Towards Change

The history of the struggle for our individual and collective rights goes far back, inscribing…

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Arctic Indigenous Fund Invests in Movement Making Across the Circumpolar North

I volunteered to share about our group because it brings me joy. My intention is…

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Indigenous Led Funds Unite: Observations on Pawanka Fund’s Indigenous Led Fund Meeting in Sampi Territories

On behalf of the peoples of the South Pacific and Indigenous peoples in Canada, Pacific…

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Land is Life Launches Indigenous-Led Security Fund in Sub-Saharan Africa to Address Growing Threats

Indigenous people in Africa are under increased threat, according to a 2019 Minority Rights Group…

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Indigenous Sacred Natural Sites: Under Pressure

“Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinctive spiritual relationship with their…

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Southeast Asia Forum on the Challenges and Opportunities with Indigenous Knowledge, Systems & Practices and Rights-based Sustainable Development

Recognition, respect, protection and fulfillment of Indigenous Peoples rights, specifically to their Indigenous Knowledge Systems…

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Protecting the Ancestral Territory of the Cofán: Unrestricted Funds and Trust

“We continue to be frustrated by the lack of understanding about the tremendous importance of…

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The Indigenous Peoples Funding and Resource Guide

The Indigenous Peoples Funding and Resource Guide provides resources for groups seeking funding for Indigenous…

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Learning is a Collaborative Journey: IFIP’s Learning Institute Convenes Funders to Amplify Indigenous Philanthropy

“The future of philanthropy is one centered on funding solutions that are led by communities…

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Why Funders Need Capacity Building

Throughout my career in sustainable development and now philanthropy, I’ve always wrestled with the concept…

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Skill-sharing on Grantmaking – A Journey in Engaged Indigenous Philanthropy

In 2018, during an informal meeting between Leila Salazar-López, Amazon Watch’s (AW) Executive Director; Lourdes…

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Lessons in Listening: Guidance from Indigenous Leaders

The recent release of the grave UN assessment detailing the impact of humans on the…

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Indigenous Funds are Changing the Conversation in Global Philanthropy

Since the implementation of our strategic framework, IFIP’s global community is growing. This includes Indigenous-led…

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Language is born of land

When my Danish grandfather knew it was his time to walk on, he called his…

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The power of participatory video and digital dictionaries in preserving Indigenous languages

“We need to have our language back as a matter of pride, because if we…

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Wolastoqiyik Grandmothers Camp at Sission Lake New Brunswick

?así horįsha dëne: Indigenous Languages the Key to Solving the Climate Crisis

At Indigenous Climate Action (ICA) we believe that Indigenous peoples are the keepers of valuable…

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Indigenous Language, Climate Change & Forced Displacement

During the First Peoples Convening on Climate-Forced Displacement, which brought together over sixty First and…

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Children from Duke of York Islands in PNG making a firm message against experimental seabed mining – Photo Credit PANG

IFIP Funder Briefs to Resource Indigenous Defenders

This year IFIP launched three briefs for funders on Indigenous defenders in Russia, Latin America…

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Indigenous Fund Lead the Way to Decolonize Philanthropy

Institutional philanthropy, in a nutshell, is a Western construct. Often it can seem transactional, likened…

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Indigenous Women Leading in the Implementation of the SDGs

One of the most salient evolutions from the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to…

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Brazil’s Political Crisis Places Indigenous Rights at the Crossroads

The election of the extreme right-wing politician Jair Bolsonaro to Brazil’s presidency represents a profound…

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Reimagining Renewable Energy: Indigenous Peoples Driving Solutions

We need to understand the realities on the ground in relation to renewable energy. It’s…

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Decolonizing Climate Finance: Listening to Indigenous Communities Protecting Earth’s Lungs

“As Indigenous Peoples and members of local communities from the Amazon, Mesoamerica, Indonesia and Brazil,…

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“When Indigenous Peoples’ rights to their lands are protected, they are the best guardians of the world’s forests and biodiversity.” Vicky Tauli-Corpuz

Indigenous Territories a New Way Forward with Funders

“We are not small islands. We are a vast oceanscape,” said Maureen Penjueli at the…

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IFIP Learning Institute’s Commitment to the Four R’s of Indigenous Philanthropy

In recent years, the funding sector has been more prominently embracing equity, justice and a…

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Indigenous Women leading at the United Nations.

Advancing and Supporting Indigenous Women’s Rights

Indigenous women have made a vast imprint on global processes as change agents. This includes…

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Putting Relationships First: How Social Enterprise and Impacting Investment Leverage the Relationship & Reciprocity in IFIP’s 4 Rs

Relationships and Reciprocity – two of 4 Rs (alongside respect, and responsibility) are foundational values…

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Combining Traditional Knowledge with University-Based Research to Address Social and Economic Issues

“The Mitacs collaborative web-based mapping tool project is partially funded by Mitsubishi Foundation for the…

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A Lush Fresh Handmade Approach to Grantmaking

Lush Handmade Cosmetics is a cosmetics retailer most commonly known for their ethically and sustainably…

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Beaver Lake Cree Bring the Power of the Sun to Tar Sands Ground Zero

When you live in the middle of the biggest sacrifice zone on Earth, how do…

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Going to the Fundamentals: How the Sculpture Gardens of Native Science and Learning can Shape the Way We View Solutions to Climate Change

Indigenous philanthropy agrees that solutions to climate change should be underpinned by Indigenous knowledge, which…

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Grupo Ecologic de Sierra Gorda (GESG) Paving a Way Forward in Climate Change Mitigation

Since December of 2016, the Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas has been supporting the…

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IFIP Convening: Philanthropy with Indigenous Peoples around Territorial Stewardship

IFIP held a funder dialogue on December 6th, 2017 with participants from philanthropy as well…

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A Dialogue with Myrna Cunningham on FILAC

On November 14th El Fondo para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas de América Latina…

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The Latin America Indigenous Funders Conference Report

The Latin America Indigenous Funders Conference Report provides learnings from grantmakers and Indigenous Peoples who…

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Strategy for Inclusion of Indigenous Women

UN Strategy for Inclusion and Visibility of Indigenous Women

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Funding Indigenous Peoples Strategies for Support

IFIP has been working together with GrantCraft, a service of The Foundation Center, to produce…

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2014 IFIP World Summit on Indigenous Philanthropy Report

2014 IFIP World Summit on Indigenous Philanthropy Report provides learnings from grantmakers and Indigenous Peoples…

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A Call to Action: Insights into the Status of Funding for Indigenous Women’s Groups

IFIP, FIMI, and AWID came together in 2014 realizing there is a gap in conversation,…

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The Grantmaker’s Guide : Strengthening International Indigenous Philanthropy.

The Grantmaker’sGuide : Strengthening International Indigenous Philanthropy. A pioneering report that supports grantmakers in their…

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Global Impact, Local solutions

IFIP Global Conference 2025

18749

Funding Indigenous Self Determination
and Leadership

February 19 - 21 2025
Enashipai Report and Spa – Naivasha, Kenya.

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