If Not Us Then Who supports environmental leadership from Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities to build networks and cultivate inclusive impact driven storytelling.
Stories
If Not Us Then Who works in partnership with communities to co-create impact-driven art and media – telling stories through film, photography, podcasts, writing and digital communications
Knowledge Sharing
If Not Us Then Who works with Indigenous, Afro-descendent and Local Community filmmakers & photographers to support their journey to becoming professional creatives – curating learning spaces for peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, providing mentorship, delivering training and developing opportunities to distribute their work.
Impact Events
In collaboration with our global partners, If Not Us Then Who produces an impact event series ‘Our Village’ – experiential gatherings where communities, activists, artists, and decision makers connect to showcase ideas and generate dialogue and collaboration, with the shared vision of healing our planet.
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Indigenous Impact Storytellers Podcast Season Two
Amplifying Voices for Climate Justice
We continue our mission to amplify the voices of Indigenous communities, creatives, and leaders. This season, is co-hosted by the Indigenous Storytellers Isabela Santana and Elizabeth Swanson, both part of the INUTW team, connect the audience with insightful narratives of Indigenous cultures and explore their stories, deeply rooted in traditional knowledge and creative insights. Listen to the podcast and discover powerful stories from guests Myrna Cunningham Kain, Edivan Fulni-ô, João Victor Pankararu, Helena Gualinga, and Alexis Grefa.
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Launching a fresh batch of films by our Emerging Filmmakers
The Emerging Filmmakers program is starting its third year, and we are celebrating by showcasing the films from our first cohort. The program, funded by CLUA, The Tenure Facility and the Perspective Fund, is aimed at mid-stage creatives in Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. Through one-on-one mentorship, masterclasses, financial support and impact campaigning we have been partnering with our mentees since 2021. And now, we are releasing a set of films created by these Emerging Filmmakers in Indonesia, Mesoamerica, the Amazon Basin and Brazil. Have a look at their trailers and films and share the word.
Knowledge Sharing
Since 2013 If Not Us Then Who? has been connecting with and amplifying communicators from across the tropical forests regions.
Vibrant Indigenous visual storytelling supports:
Cultural resilience and resistance
Record ancestral knowledge and raise pride and profile of Indigenous Communities
Defence of Indigenous territories and rights
Digital storytelling enables injustices and incursions to be denounced to the world and catalyse action against them
Building solidarity
Sharing stories and solutions across greater distances than ever before
Biodiversity
Indigenous Peoples are guardians of 80% of the world’s biodiversity and strong Indigenous land rights have been recognised as an important climate solution
If Not Us Then Who? works with Indigenous networks and NGOs to deliver strategic communications and capacity building.
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