4 videos tagged indigenous
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Terry Tamminen
What can past cultures teach us about the dangers of overconsumption?
Tamminen looks to history to dramatize the choices we now face. He points out how the Easter Island civlization destroyed itself by a reckless consumption of the material sources…
Recorded: 10 March 2007
Julia Butterfly Hill
What is wrong with our attitude towards indigenous cultures?
Julia Butterfly Hill talks about her work with indigenous groups globally. She describes the charity-based approach many ‘westerners’ take when responding to the plight…
Recorded: 22 April 2005
John Perkins
Does the US have an empire? (part 2)
Former economic hitman John Perkins sees positive change emerging from different quarters. He believes the social movements that have emerged in recent years point to real progress.…
Recorded: 28 January 2005
Vandana Shiva
Why does biodiversity loss matter?
Dr. Shiva talks about the damaging ecological effects of agricultural monoculture – the large-scale production of single crops. She goes on to warn that the loss of biodiversity…
Recorded: 12 September 2004
