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Indigenous Peoples and Cultures

Indigenous culture encompasses the knowledge, arts, traditions, medicines, values, habits, lands, economic, political and social systems of indigenous communities. Indigenous people can be subject to discrimination, inequality, and threats to their culture, and are working to preserve their culture and fully realize their human rights.

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culture, arts, traditional knowledge, protection, conservation, oral history, skills, tradition, family life, community, stability, cultural heritage, tribe, tribal, aborigines, native peoples, first peoples, autochthonous, education, minority, racism, cultural diversity, cultural freedom, population, traditions, healing, ethnobotany, human rights, discrimination, autonomy, social exclusion, earth medicine, herbal medicines, ethnobiology

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Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples' International Centre for Policy Research and Education) is an indigenous peoples' organization born out of the need for heightened advocacy to have the rights of indigenous peoples recognized, respected and protected worldwide.

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Indigenous People's Global Summit on Climate Change

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A joint statement by the indigenous community on climate change and indigenous rights.

First Peoples: Indigenous Cultures and Their Futures , book published din May 2005

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Dawuro 1 day ago

My name is admasu Abebe. I come from S/N/N/P region, Dawuro zone. I am graduated from jimma university in 2006 and teaching in one of the higher institution for three years. as your organization remember the most frequent problem in the zone especially in Gena Bossa woreda. this area was mostly affected by drought, poverty and food insecurity. I am from this area and now I am following my MA education In Addis Ababa university in field of Institute of Ethiopian studies, which incorporate social institution, museum, and contemporary global issues. but I am self-sponsor. It is too difficult for me to continuous my education by being self-sponsor. My father is farmer and limited source of income. in addition to that the societies are not educated. Promoting equality, development, reducing poverty without education is nonsense to me. Since I come from this area I may contribute the best solution to the society if I am educated first.

Finally, my personal request is about sponsorship for my education. The two years program of MA requires more than 65,000 birr but now I have 25,000 birr and started the class. How can I get the remaining amount it is paradox for me. Please, do have any idea to support me? I am waiting for your response

Thank you!!!

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