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Courageous and diverse storytelling about nature, language, and culture in Langscape Magazine. Largest repository of #bioculturaldiversity stories. Explore stories and support our work: www.terralingua.org

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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In "When Birds Were Human Beings," Mary Sellars traces Charles Darwin's rare act of Western scientific humility, and what Western science still has to learn from Yahgan ways of knowing. Read the full story: terralingua.org/stories/when...
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When Birds Were Human Beings - Terralingua
At the “End of the World” in southern Chile, Mary Sellars learns about responsibility, ethics, and kinship with more-than-human species.
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In “Rung Roots,” Dhananjay Rongkali shares a promo video for his upcoming documentary on Rung cultural heritage. Read the full story and watch the trailer: terralingua.org/stories/rung... #IndigenousYouthStorytellersCircle
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In "Porotarium Austral," women seed keepers show that unity in biocultural diversity is already practiced, seed by seed. Read the full story: terralingua.org/stories/poro...
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
When economies are organized around scale and profit, relationships become obstacles rather than foundations. Biocultural diversity erodes. Read "Weaving Community Ecosystems" terralingua.org/stories/weav...
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Today, take time to learn about the Indigenous Nations whose lands you live on, and to listen to the stories they are telling in their own words.
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On September 30, Canada marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Indigenous Peoples have borne the brunt of the assault on biocultural diversity, and this history continues into the present in many systemic ways. Nobody can remain indifferent at this point or continue preferring not to know.
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In "Reviving the Mukkuvar Kanicam," the authors document Kanicam, the Mukkuvar marine fisher community of South Kerala’s living system and the Ocean Arts School working to carry it to the next generation. Read the full story on our website: terralingua.org/stories/revi...
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Reviving the Mukkuvar Kanicam - Terralingua
Marine fishers in southern India restore a traditional knowledge system that embodies interconnected, more sustainable ways of life.
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
30 years ago, Terralingua was founded on a conviction that the diversity of life on Earth is inseparable from the diversity of human languages and cultures. That path Terralingua calls "Unity in Biocultural Diversity," is an ancient one, and it is still beckoning. terralingua.org/2026/09/01/t...
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
30 years ago, Terralingua was founded on a conviction that the diversity of life on Earth is inseparable from the diversity of human languages and cultures. That path Terralingua calls "Unity in Biocultural Diversity," is an ancient one, and it is still beckoning. terralingua.org/2026/09/01/t...
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The pluriverse holds that many worlds exist side by side, each with its own ways of knowing and relating to nature. Read “A World of Many Worlds”: terralingua.org/stories/a-wo... Read “The Connection Song”: terralingua.org/stories/the-...
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
For International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we feature four young storytellers from our Indigenous Youth Storytellers Circle on our blog, who write about identity, reviving language, and restoring traditions. terralingua.org/2026/08/04/i...
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
All print collections are 30% off: terralingua.org/tlshop/langs... PDF (free to download): terralingua.org/tlshop/langs...
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Print - Foundations in Biocultural Diversity - Terralingua
These four issues of Langscape explore the foundations of biocultural diversity through the stories, knowledge systems, values, and sacred relationships that connect people and place.
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
For our 30th anniversary, we're excited to share a series of curated Langscape collections. Foundations in Biocultural Diversity: four issues on oral traditions, sacred natural sites, diverse cultural worldviews, and living traditions.
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
In "The Donkey's Moral Lesson," Nuri Sılay writes about quarries carving through mountains, construction encroaching on national parks, and a biocultural heritage lost to short-term profit. The proverb's lesson has never been more urgent. terralingua.org/stories/the-...
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Mi'kmaq people of the Miawpukek Nation in Newfoundland share a story of erasure, resilience, and a historic 1999 voyage that reclaimed five centuries of ancestral presence on the land. This is the first of three (1/3) Mi'kmaq stories this year. terralingua.org/stories/wejgwigwitnaq-come-by-canoe
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
30 years of Terralingua. 15 volumes of Langscape Magazine. This milestone issue gathers voices from around the world to ask if unity is still possible in an uncertain world. Print copies are limited, and orders placed before September 14th come at a discounted price. terralingua.org/tlshop/langs...
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Meli Bees Network is raising funds for an agroforestry workshop in Alto Solimões, Brazilian Amazon, developed with Omágua, Kokama, and Tikuna peoples to strengthen food sovereignty and keep the forest strong. Donate: maearth.com/meli-bees/ag...
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Indigenous agroforestry in Alto Solimões, Amazonas
Help us bring an Agroforestry workshop to the Alto Solimões region! I started Meli (Meli Bees Network, non-profit recognized by the German government) after growing up in some of the...
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Jonas Lima Guajajara share the story and animated video "When Maíra'yr Created Nightfall," a Guajajara legend about our interconnectedness with the more-than-human worlds of which we are all a part. terralingua.org/stories/when-mairayr-created-nightfall #IndigenousYouthStorytellersCircle
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
In "Learning to Befriend a Tree," Lena Dedyukina reflects on intentional care and how to cultivate relational, non-extractive ways of living and belonging. Read the story: terralingua.org/stories/learning-to-befriend-a-tree
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
In "Kulo Alam / I Am Nature," Andini Karmelia Ramadhani writes about nature as a faithful companion and the friendships at the pesantren that grow from the same spirit of acceptance. Read the full story: terralingua.org/stories/kulo-alam-i-am-nature-iysc #IndigenousYouthStorytellersCircle
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
In "The Wild Within," Jay Cooney traces how contempt for predators and contempt for Indigenous lifeways were the same impulse, and that reclaiming coexistence with one is inseparable from reclaiming the other. terralingua.org/stories/the-...
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
⏳ Applications close June 30. Join the fellowship for Indigenous educators and researchers from British Columbia, taking part in a place- and land-based field school on Haida Gwaii. terralingua.org/2026/06/12/announcing-the-terralingua-institute-for-environmental-learning-fellowship-program
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
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Contribuyas una historia - El Círculo de Jóvenes Narradores Indígenas - Langscape Magazine
Learn how to contribute to Terralingua's "Langscape Magazine" — an 80-page, full-colour, ad-free magazine dedicated ot biocultural diversity.
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
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Contribuyas una historia - El Círculo de Jóvenes Narradores Indígenas - Langscape Magazine
Learn how to contribute to Terralingua's "Langscape Magazine" — an 80-page, full-colour, ad-free magazine dedicated ot biocultural diversity.
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
¿Eres un joven indígena que está (re)conectando con su lengua ancestral, su cultura, sus conocimientos tradicionales o su tierra? El Círculo de Jóvenes Narradores Indígenas quiere saber de ti, y el mundo también. Envía tu historia para 2027. 🌿
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Conservation laws meant to protect native birds have also cut Māori off from customary practice. Aroha Matchitt-Millar reclaims that connection, learning to skin and pelt a tūī, a tradition held in her whakapapa (genealogy). Read the story: terralingua.org/stories/to-s...
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Le Cercle des jeunes narrateurs autochtones souhaite vous entendre, tout comme le reste du monde ! Soumettez votre récit au Cercle pour l’année 2027. 🌿 terralingua.org/indigenous-youth-storytellers-circle/iysc-contribuez-une-histoire
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Fayaz Ahmad Dar shares the story of @saggecovillage.bsky.social, an initiative rooted in the belief that regeneration is not only about restoring landscapes, but also about renewing connections between people and place. Read the full story: terralingua.org/stories/the-soil-remembers-us
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
📅 August 4-16, 2026 📍Haida Gwaii 👫🏽 Open to Indigenous educators and researchers Submit your proposal before June 30, 2026. Learn more about the fellowship: terralingua.org/2026/06/12/announcing-the-terralingua-institute-for-environmental-learning-fellowship-program
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Announcing the Terralingua – Institute for Environmental Learning Fellowship Program - Terralingua
Announcing the Terralingua – Institute for Environmental Learning joint fellowship program in support of place- and land-based environmental learning and capacity building.
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
📣 New Fellowship Opportunity Terralingua and the Institute for Environmental Learning (IEL) at Simon Fraser University are launching a new fellowship program to support Indigenous educators and researchers in place- and land-based environmental learning.
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
For this milestone issue, marking Terralingua’s 30th anniversary, Langscape Vol. 15 invites you to reflect, connect, and think through what a more bioculturally vibrant future could look like. Pre-order your copy: terralingua.org/tlshop/langscape-magazine/print-langscape-15
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
“Aman imane” — water is life. 💧 Houssine Soussi returns to his home oasis of Timoulay in southern Morocco, where water has long been shared through systems built on cooperation and collective responsibility. terralingua.org/stories/wate...
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Giulia Sajeva reflects on the risks of compartmentalizing the living world into separate “diversity boxes.” The article highlights the deep interconnections between biological and cultural diversity, drawing on examples from conservation and politics. terralingua.org/stories/on-d...
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
“The Circle of All Nations” draws on Indigenous philosophies and the teachings of Anishinaabe Elder William Commanda to reflect on spirituality, democracy, and humanity’s relationship with the living world. Read the story and see the artworks: terralingua.org/stories/the-...
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Are you an Indigenous young person (re)connecting with your ancestral language, culture, traditional knowledge, or land? The Indigenous Youth Storytellers Circle wants to hear from you, and so does the world. Submit your story for 2027. 🌿 terralingua.org/indigenous-y...
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Are you an Indigenous young person (re)connecting with your ancestral language, culture, traditional knowledge, or land? The Indigenous Youth Storytellers Circle wants to hear from you, and so does the world. Submit your story for 2027. 🌿 terralingua.org/indigenous-y...
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
As we celebrate #WorldDayforCulturalDiversity on May 21 and the #IDB2026 #BiodiversityDay on May 22, we encourage you to reflect on the interdependent web of life that interlinks the diversity of nature and culture. 📖 bit.ly/bcdday #BioculturalDiversityDay #BioculturalDiversity
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
It was only when Sumarni sat with Elder Iber Djamal in the forest that she began to understand what her mother had always said: that nature carries messages, and Indigenous languages are the bridge to hearing them. terralingua.org/stories/natu... #IndigenousYouthStorytellersCircle
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Dictionary of Radical Alternatives: dictionaryofradicalalternatives.org Global Tapestry of Alternatives: globaltapestryofalternatives.org
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The Dictionary of Radical Alternatives
This platform aims to share worldviews and practices around alternatives processes in a collaborative way. ➤
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The Dictionary of Radical Alternatives gathers living concepts from many groups and communities, especially Indigenous, peasant, and feminist traditions, honoring the many ways people define what it means to live well. 📖 terralingua.org/stories/a-di...
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Over 30 Indigenous youths from five continents gathered on March 20th to exchange stories and find solidarity in the particular experience of being Indigenous in today’s world. Learn what happened at the first IYSC Café and why it mattered. 📖 terralingua.org/2026/05/10/i...
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Indonesia is home to over 1,300 ethnic groups and 700 languages, and young people are slowly turning away from all of it. 📖 terralingua.org/stories/hono... #IndigenousYouthStorytellersCircle
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Honoring Our Differences - Terralingua
For Fauzi Bin Abdul Majid (FAUZ MA), a Palu’e-Malaysian youth, Indonesia’s rich cultural diversity mirrors its natural diversity.
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Mario Gerada recently brought the plight of Malta's turtle doves to our attention. His article, "The Mediterranean death trap for turtle doves and the region’s soul," grants us a unique biocultural perspective on turtle doves. www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opin...
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The Mediterranean death trap for turtle doves and the region’s soul
Protecting turtle doves is urgent, as is urgent protecting the human rights charter, the institutions that uphold it and the politics and mechanics that make the charter a real political force in the ...
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Upon receiving a tablet preloaded with multilingual stories, Salma Gadae developed a daily reading habit that eventually led her to compete in a four-province literacy challenge and champions her multicultural community's traditions. www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
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How a reading app helped a young woman in Thailand’s Deep South find
Twenty-two-year-old Salma Gadae is one of two UNESCO-nominated nominees to feature in a UN Day Exhibition that highlights the impact of the UN system across Thailand.
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Rosa Angelica Rodriguez writes about what it means to be a young Indigenous person in Colombia today, facing challenges while increasingly stepping into policy, environmental advocacy, and international spaces. Read the story: bit.ly/rosaiysc #IndigenousYouthStorytellersCircle
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
This International Mother Earth Day, we turn to the voices of Indigenous youths who are actively shaping the future of their communities and territories. Read their stories: bit.ly/terraearthday
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
📣 New feature on our website! The Learning Center offers accessible resources for those seeking integrative knowledge and diverse ways of knowing, including Indigenous and place-based perspectives. Thank you to Synchronicity Earth for supporting this project. terralingua.org/learning-center
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Maaori artivist THEIA describes how her tribal community in Aotearoa (New Zealand) practices kaitiakitanga, Indigenous stewardship rooted in ancestral connection to land. Read the full story on our website: terralingua.org/stories/indi... #IndigenousYouthStorytellersCircle
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Ethnobiologists Ceren and Soner named their son Toba after the endangered Laz word for stream-lake, as a biocultural pledge to protect both language and habitat. Read the full story on our website: bit.ly/tobasstory
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Terralingua.Langscape @terralingua.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Read the introduction and first story of the collective story written by the Indigenous Youth Storytellers Circle Ambassadors (IYSCA), "The Interconnectedness of Science and Culture," by IYSCA Coordinator Manju Maharjan: terralingua.org/stories/holding-hands-across-cultures/
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