Indigenous-led Permaculture Brings Resilience to Pine Ridge

Provided by: Rob Greenfield |Published on: April 27, 2021

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Synopsis

This video is about the Oglala Lakota on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and their cultural and economic revitalization through community projects.
Students will learn about Indigenous wisdom, permaculture, sustainable food production, housing, and the treatment of Indigenous people.

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Subjects: Geography

Authors: Rob Greenfield

Region: South Dakota

Languages: English

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Classroom Implementation:

Use this video to introduce a lesson on the Tragedy of the Commons.

Prerequisites:

Review the terms permaculture, Indigenous wisdom, and food sovereignty.

Interdisciplinary Connections:

History:
- Use this video when discussing colonization and the erasure of Indigenous peoples from North America.
- Use this video to help students understand that Indigenous Peoples are still here and struggling for sovereignty.

Extensions:

There is a link in the description to the OLCERI website where students can learn more and find ways to get involved.

Related Resources:

Other resources related to these topics include A Subsistence Culture Impacted by Climate Change, Youth Climate Story: First Foods and the Fight to Protect Indigenous Lands, and How to Be a Good Ancestor.

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Indigenous-led Permaculture Brings Resilience to Pine Ridge

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