Holding the Fire: Indigenous Voices on the Great Unraveling

Written by: Post Carbon Institute: Indigenous Voices on the Great Unraveling
  • Summary

  • Indigenous thought leaders offer their unique perspectives on this moment of shared crises, the consequence of global industrialized society having been built on extraction, colonialism, perpetual growth, and overexploitation of nature. Award-winning journalist and author Dahr Jamail hosts in-depth interviews with leaders from around the world to uncover Indigenous ways of reckoning with environmental and societal breakdown. If you’re concerned about climate change, species extinctions, loss of social cohesion, the specter of collapse, and other aspects of the Great Unraveling, then tune in for insight and wisdom gained from lived experience and cultural memory.

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Episodes
  • Indigenous Voices Around the World
    Oct 5 2023

    Dahr Jamail discusses how he came to seek out Indigenous leaders for ideas on how to navigate the climate emergency and related environmental and social crises of our times. He highlights the importance of listening to Indigenous voices and introduces the people who will be sharing their wisdom in future episodes.

    Dahr Jamail is an award-winning journalist and author of several books, the most recent he co-edited with Stan Rushworth, We Are The Middle of Forever: Indigenous Voices from Turtle Island on the Changing Earth.

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    24 mins
  • Ancient Wisdom with Anne Poelina
    Oct 9 2023

    Dahr Jamail speaks with Anne Poelina about the root cause of the cascading environmental and social crises of the 21st century: the Western industrialized, extractivist mindset. Anne also presents ideas for changing our perspectives and perceptions to be in community with nature, and the importance of listening to Indigenous voices.

    Anne Poelina is a professor and chair of Indigenous Knowledge at the University of Notre Dame Australia, as well as the chair of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council.

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    56 mins
  • Fighting Ecosystem Collapse with Aslak Holmberg
    Oct 17 2023

    Dahr Jamail speaks with Aslak Holmberg about how the Great Unraveling has always been the inevitable result of an ideology built on unsustainability. Aslak also provides his stark assessment of the dominant global paradigm of constant growth, as well as an inspirational message of standing firm in our work for the planet, no matter what.

    Aslak Holmberg is an Indigenous Saami who lives on the Deatnu River, on the border of Norway and Finland. He is serving as the President of the Saami Council and works on various processes dealing with Indigenous knowledge, rights, and biodiversity conservation. He is also a salmon fisher, teacher, and holds a masters degree in Indigenous studies. Aslak is also a former member of the Saami Parliament of Finland.

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    35 mins

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