Wisdom of the Ancestors: Boundaries
We live in a world that knows no boundaries. But for the indigenous people of Indonesia, boundaries are always potent invitations to see ourselves in new ways and change the ways we relate to the [...]
Wisdom of the Ancestors
Our last newsletter was entitled “Wisdom of the Ancestors” and that set me to thinking, what really is the ancestral wisdom that can serve us in this time? Several years ago I was [...]
Threads of Life goes beyond carbon neutral in support of the Global Climate Strike
In September 2019, Threads of Life became carbon neutral, purchasing our 2019 electricity from a small hydro generator in Sumatra and offsetting our 2019 fieldwork air travel emissions through a [...]
What can Threads of Life do about Climate Change?
In mid-April I was in the UK at an amazing and bewildering moment. No, I’m not talking about the here-again-gone-again Brexit deadline; I’m talking about the far more important arrival of Climate [...]
The Role of Culture in Development: The Bebali Foundation’s Culture-Ecology-Livelihoods Learning System (CELLS)
How do you facilitate profitable, scalable and sustainable business development for indigenous producers that aligns with their customary values and uplifts their cultural identity?
