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Category: Region: South America

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021decolonialatlas

Precolonial Cities and Villages of Abya Yala

November 19, 2017November 25, 2017decolonialatlas

Surreal Images of Earth from Space

June 2, 2017June 2, 2017decolonialatlas

How America Got Its Name

April 18, 2017February 9, 2019decolonialatlas

Colorful River Basin Maps

June 15, 2015May 8, 2017decolonialatlas

Place Name Etymology in Western Hemisphere

February 11, 2015February 2, 2017decolonialatlas

Quechua Country

February 2, 2015February 2, 2017decolonialatlas

Taino Names of the Caribbean Islands

December 1, 2014February 2, 2017decolonialatlas

The World in Guarani

November 27, 2014February 2, 2017decolonialatlas

Taino and Island Carib Territories

November 11, 2014February 2, 2017decolonialatlas

South America in Quechua

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Pumpkins are one of Turtle Island's oldest crops. Thanks to thousands of years of breeding and diversification, pumpkins are now one of the most variable crops in the world in shape and size.
When planning a protest or direct action, organizers should understand what their movement’s relation to space is and who will show up to arrest them. Stand like a rock or “be water?” Some movements may need to occupy specific areas, while others may be able to move about a city, across multiple jurisdictions, to escape arrest or police responses. Tactics should be considered based on the movement’s relationship with space.
The Equal Earth Physical Map isn't just gorgeous to look at, it's also:
It’s important as we work through the steps of language revitalization to nurture the linguistic and dialectical beauty of Indigenous languages— and not to promote a singular or couple dialects over the preservation of smaller, regional dialects.⠀
In the Philippines, mining, agribusiness, logging and coal plants are driving attacks against environmental activists – with household brands such as Del Monte Philippines and Dole Philippines, and Filipino giants like San Miguel Corporation linked to local partners accused of attacks and murders of protestors.⠀
It's a #nobones day and jellyfish populations are on the rise almost everywhere.⠀
They lied, thousands died.
Human-made materials now weigh as much as all living biomass.
The Korean peninsula, undivided. Made by an unknown cartographer sometime in the 19th century. This is the only known map from the Joseon dynasty labelled exclusively in the Korean alphabet.⠀
After years of privatization eroding the quality and accessibility of public goods and services - like water, transport, housing, energy, electricity, telecommunications, waste treatment, health, and education - there's a growing movement for the return of public services to public ownership, and it's happening mostly at the grassroots municipal level.⠀
The forests that gave rise to the world's tallest trees are also a hotspot of Indigenous cultural and linguistic diversity.
Tonight is one of the largest bird migration nights of the year. For those in areas under heavy migration advisories, this will be a great opportunity to experience nocturnal migration by listening at night to vocal birds in flight, or by observing the following morning for new arrival and departures. ⠀
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