Caleen A. Sisk, Spiritual Leader and Tribal Chief of the Winnemen Wintu, discusses indigenous values, such as preserving their sacred culture. This interview took place at the 2012 Annual Bioneers Conference.
“Like on of our elders said, ‘We don’t need any more scholars, we need people with hearts.'”
Dan Wildcat, Ph.D., discusses what we need to do to save Mother Earth, beginning with changing our view of our place on the Earth. This speech was part of the Indigenous Forum at the 2012 Bioneers Annual Conference.
Ohki Siminé Forest, a spiritual teacher of Canadian Mohawk decent, explains the vital importance of the Mayan resistance in Chiapas and the applicability of their ancient council ways as a model for all humanity.
This speech was presented at the 2005 Bioneers Annual Conference.
Holly Near, a singer-songwriter and activist, speaks to the importance of creativity, via inspirational song, entitled “The Souls Are Coming Back.”
This performance took place at the 2003 Bioneers National Conference.
Drew Dellinger, activist and spoken word poet presents his original poem, Hieroglyphic Stairway.
“My great-great-grandchildren ask me in dreams, ‘What did you do when the planet was plundered?'”
This performance was given at the 2009 Bioneers National Conference.
How do we move rapidly from 1% solar and wind energy in the U.S. to 50%? To 100%? Is it just a fantasy? One of the nation’s leading technology entrepreneurs, co-founder of SmartTransportation.org and chairman of AmericansforCleanEnergy.org, Jack Hidary, explains what we have to do politically, economically and socially to realize that necessary revolution.
This speech was given at the 2009 Bioneers National Conference.
Hai Vo, a 2009 winner of the Brower Youth Award, speaks with author Terrence McNally about his experience with the industrial food system and his work doing real food advocacy.
This interview took place at the 2011 Bioneers National Conference.
Dekila Chungyalpa, buddhist and Director of the World Wildlife Fund’s Sacred Earth Program, discusses the powerful role of faith in the environmental conservation movement.
This speech was given at the 2013 Bioneers National Conference and is part of the Nature, Culture and Spirit Collection, Vol. 1 .
Terrance McNally speaks with Tom Goldtooth, the Executive Director of The Indigenous Environmental Network on environmentalism and indigenous activism.
This interview was given at the 2011 Bioneers National Conference.
Terrance McNally speaks with Maya Wiley, Founder and Director of The Center for Social Inclusion, on structural injustice and racism.
“Structural racism, in a nutshell, is simply the way that we’ve created institutions and the way they interact, and the policies on top of them, that create pathways to opportunities for some, but barriers to opportunities to others.” – Maya Wiley
Terrence McNally speaks with Philippe Cousteau, Jr., the grandson of Jaques Cousteau and CEO of EarthEcho International, on continuing the legacy of his family of environmental activism.
“My grandfather always taught me that everything is interconnected. I mean, we have coal dust from China that lands on the beaches of the Bahamas. Whatever we do in one spot effects another. And that’s what nature is all about.” – Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
This interview was given at the 2011 Bioneers National Conference.
Terrance McNally speaks with Meiny Prins, the CEO of Priva, on her work with the Dutch horticulture and building sustainability company.
This interview was given at the 2011 Bioneers National Conference.
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