Gorgeous portraits of the world's vanishing people

The book attempts to explain why Eurasian civilizations (including North African) have survived and conquered others, while arguing against the idea that Eurasian hegemony is due to any form of Eurasian intellectual, moral or inherent genetic superiority.

Jared Diamond sets out to determine what we in the modern world can learn from traditional societies.

Joy Hendry argues that indigenous wisdom can provide models for the development of a sustainable future. To achieve this, she says, the definition of science needs to be broadened to include 'indigenous science.'

Here, The New York Times talks about drilling for oil in the Arctic waters of the Chukchi Sea and the environmental changes which affect the indigenous cultures living in these areas.

With record-breaking tourist visits in Kenya in 2005–2006, communities near the country’s renowned protected areas must undertake or revisit planning efforts to conserve and enhance the region’s natural, social and economic resources. The results indicate a need to reach consensus about what constitutes sufficient communication between national reserves and their community, and to what extent tourism-related revenue and employment should be distributed within the region.

This is one of my biggest photography inspirations.

This is a beautiful film about the Inuit surviving the harsh Arctic winters and the modern challenges they face.

This is a teaching guide to help students understand what we can learn from indigenous cultures.

Here is a map to help understand the challenges faced by indigenous cultures.