Indigeneity is a Native-led Program within Bioneers that promotes Indigenous approaches to solve the earth’s most pressing environmental and social issues. We produce the Indigenous Forum, original media, educational materials and catalytic initiatives to support the leadership and rights of First Peoples, while weaving networks, partnerships and alliances among Native and non-Native allies.
Our mission is to support the leadership and rights of Indigenous Peoples while weaving networks, partnerships and alliances.
The program is Native-led and provides a space for in-depth explorations in an invitational format that encourages all people to re-indigenize ourselves. It supports all peoples to examine the history of colonization within their own roots and helps people to better understand and to respect the intellectual property rights and cultural privacy of Indigenous Peoples and their knowledge.
Since its inception, Bioneers has been fundamentally shaped by Indigenous knowledge, participants and partners, the original “Bioneers.” Bioneers’ Native-led Indigeneity Program invites allyship to support the leadership, rights and cultural survival of First Peoples.
Our program offers a mix of live events, media production, curriculum, and catalytic initiatives to support the leadership and rights of First Peoples, while weaving networks, partnerships and alliances.
We help to produce the annual Bioneers conference and the Indigenous Forum within it. We adapt these presentations and events into radio shows, TV broadcasts, online videos, media collections, articles, blogs and books.
We lead an initiative to bring Rights of Nature to Indian Country by conducting research, developing resources, and coordinating events to share ways that Rights of Nature can protect Tribal lands and beyond.
We prioritize cultivating future leaders through our Native Youth Leadership and Intercultural Conversations Programs, providing life-changing experiences that introduce youth to new ideas, role models, and each other to form lasting relationships and foster transformative learning.
“Indigenous peoples are like the miners’ canaries. When their cultures and languages disappear, it reflects a profound sickness in the ecology.”
– Dr. Gregory Cajete
Indigeneity’s Impact
Amplifies Indigenous Voices and Campaigns
Educates the Broader Public on Indigenous Issues
Provides Opportunities for Native Youth Leadership
Connects Indigenous leaders with Each Other and Allies
Results in Social Change