In this episode, Emnet and Mckela talked with Dr. Leonardo E. Figueroa Holland (Associate Professor of Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management at New School). This episode, we discuss the significance of indigeneity and Indigenous people in upholding biodiversity and the general health of the planet. Throughout the conversation, we also discuss how to change a system that relies on exploitation and alienation of people from their land, food, and culture.
To read the transcription of Leonardo’s episode, click this link!

Reading mentioned in this episode:
Figueroa-Helland, L., Thomas, C., & Aguilera, A. (2018). Decolonizing food systems: Food sovereignty, indigenous revitalization, and agroecology as counter-hegemonic movements.

Music:
Oral Tradition, performed by Mob Bounce, 2015.

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