81. Sami People An indigenous people with a strong position The sami are indigenous people whohave lived in this northern region long before the countries established http://www.vasterbotten.se/english/arkives/samipeople.htm

German French Italian Portuguese Spanish Facts Environment EU regional IT Education County Council ... County Adm inistration Communications Tourism Trade and industry Webeditor: christer.abrahamsson@vasterbotten.se Tel. +46 This guide is a joint effort by the County Administrative Board, the County Council and the municipalities of Västerbotten. News story - read more Did you know that the Sami people have eight seasons a year? The reindeer breeding year is divided into eight seasons in the Sami language. Each season is a separate phase of reindeer breeding. These seasons start in the late winter March and April when the reindeer are moved from the winter grazing ground in the low lands to the mountain areas where calving will take place. The year progresses through the various phases that include calving, building of corrals, marking the calves, grazing, mating, slaughtering of the bulls, and ends in December-March when the herds are divided into smaller groups. The reindeer are moved to winter grazing where the white reindeer moss is easier to find in the snow. Reindeer herding is run on a modern basis. Nowadays, modern equipment like helicopters, snowmobiles, motorcycles, GPS and mobile slaughterhouses are used to make the herding more efficient. Truly an indigenous people in tune with the times. Picture: Mountain Landscape from Samiland.

82. Arctic: [Becoming Visible: Indigenous Politics & Self-government] demands by the sami as to their situation as an indigenous people. Year ofthe World s indigenous People held in 1993, the Centre for sami Studies http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3712/is_199706/ai_n8761467

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83. LWF News - Sami People Support Autonomy Within Church Of Sweden There are an estimated 17000 members of the indigenous sami people in Sweden.According to the sami parliament, a distinct congregation for the sami would http://www.lutheranworld.org/News/LWI/EN/1449.EN.html

The Lutheran World Federation Lutheran World Information Sami People Support Autonomy within Church of Sweden Sami Council to Clarify Possible Consequences STOCKHOLM, Sweden/GENEVA, 12 May 2004 (LWI) Kyrkans Tidning According to the Sami parliament, a distinct congregation for the Sami would give them the possibility of appointing their own pastors and other church workers. They would have their own premises, could promote the Sami liturgy and provide better pastoral care. There are currently five non-territorial congregations within the Church of Sweden. Their continuation was affirmed after a 2000 discussion, also linked to the new church constitution. More than 80 percent of the Swedish population belongs to the 7.1-million member church, the largest of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches. During the LWF Tenth Assembly, July 2003 in Winnipeg, Canada, Indigenous Peoples for the first time in the history of the LWF had meetings in which they shared their concerns and need to stand together in addressing common issues. Representatives of Indigenous Peoples from Bangladesh, Bolivia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Greenland, Honduras, India, Papua New Guinea, Norway and Sweden formulated the issues that confront them in a message that was presented to the Assembly. The Assembly in its Message acknowledged that the Indigenous Peoples feel powerless and voiceless regarding self-determination, access to education, health care and job opportunities. There are over 300 million Indigenous Peoples worldwide, representing 4,000-5,000 of the 6,000 languages spoken all over the world. While they are an essential part of the cultural diversity of the human family, Indigenous Peoples also represent the most threatened cultures globally, and in most cases the poorest, most marginalized and most discriminated-against populations.

84. Aboriginal Planet - Swedish Inquiry Looks At Canadian Aboriginal Hunting And Fis The proportion of indigenous people in the total population is Approximately 2500 of Sweden s 20 000 sami are engaged in reindeer husbandry. http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/aboriginalplanet/archives/january2005/art7_main-en.

Français Contact Us Help Search ... About Us Swedish Inquiry looks at Canadian Aboriginal Hunting and Fishing Rights Indigenous peoples in Canada and Sweden "Great differences - and many similarities There are great differences between Sweden and Canada. Yet there are many similarities in the situations of their indigenous peoples. This was the conclusion drawn in a Swedish inquiry into the hunting and fishing rights of indigenous peoples after a study visit to Canada. Canada is far larger than Sweden and even though the population is three and a half times that of Sweden, there are enormous areas of land that are very sparsely populated. The proportion of indigenous people in the total population is considerably larger in Canada than it is in Sweden. In the northern parts of Canada, the indigenous people constitute a majority of the area's population. There are, however, areas in the southern part of Canada where the proportion of indigenous people in the total population is similar to the situation in Sweden. The fundamental issues affecting the indigenous people are the same in Canada and Sweden. Moreover, both countries have many social, economic and political similarities. In April 2003 the Swedish Government set up an inquiry on hunting and fishing in the traditional Sami homeland in Sweden, which is also the area where Sami reindeer husbandry is still practised. Approximately 2 500 of Sweden's 20 000 Sami are engaged in reindeer husbandry. The inquiry is to be completed by 1 December 2005.

85. Aboriginal Planet - International Day Of The World's Indigenous People, Stockhol The sami people are indigenous to Sweden, Norway, Russia and Finland. Relationsbetween the Swedish government and sami people have come a long way. http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/aboriginalplanet/archives/october2003/art4_main-en.

Français Contact Us Help Search ... About Us International Day of the World's Indigenous People Ethnographic Museum Stockholm, Sweden In early August, the International Day of the World's Indigenous People was celebrated at the Ethnographic museum in Stockholm. The event was a success; there were many interesting speakers from different parts of the world. Just before lunch the Congo's Marius Billy and his band sang and played traditional instruments. Their music was very much appreciated by the audience. After the individual presentations in the morning and the afternoon, a panel discussion ended the day. Outside the Ethnographic Museum in Stockholm Ms. Andrea Carmen, representing the UN Working Group on Indigenous People, started the presentations by discussing the United Nations' work. She mentioned that indigenous peoples "are the true experts in many areas". For example, she mentioned their deep scientific and political knowledge. "Holding a line, never giving up" is a phrase often used in their efforts to be recognized. This sentiment was also present when Ms. Carmen spoke about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and how human rights is a central issue for many indigenous peoples. Ole Henrik Magga, President of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

86. World Christian Gathering On Indigenous People World Christian Gathering on indigenous People in Kiruna. sami people are alsoknown as the Laplanders, Lapps or Reindeer People. Today, the sami mostly http://www.wcgip.com/

87. Saami Of Scandinavia Excerpt The history of the sami people has been one of colonisation, missionising,prohibitions, The Sámi are the indigenous people of Norway, Sweden, http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/sami.html

Saami of Scandinavia An Introduction to the Sami People Excerpt: "A presentation to share information and knowledge so that others may come to understand us. An overview of the native Sami art, culture, current issues, history plus a few pages of recent events presented from an indigenous perspective. We hope that this taken together with the links on a separate page will give an overall picture of the Sami people and what the contemporary life is like." Resource Centre for Rights of Indigenous Peoples Excerpt: "Welcome to the web site for Resource Centre for Rights of Indigenous Peoples. On this site you will find information about the centre and its activities. You will also find reports on Sami rights and on channels for Sami political influence made by the centre." By Veli-Pekka Lehtola The Sami: Reindeer People of Alaska The Yupiit Piciryarait Museum in Bethel, AK has asked the Saami Baiki Foundation of Oakland, CA to prepare an exhibit called "The Sami: Reindeer People of Alaska" to commemorate the history and contributions of the Sami ("Lapp") herders in Alaska. The project has just been awarded a planning grant from the Alaska Humanities Forum.

88. Sametinget - News Sweden has also recognized the sami as an indigenous people. But concerning theright for the sami to own land it is very difficult, almost impossible. http://www.sametinget.se/sametinget/view.cfm?oid=2000&sat=no

89. Colummn Published Dec 1998 . Around the world the indigenous peoples are allowed some variety of The Samipeople have the right to their own land, where they will be allowed to http://www.oloft.com/tribalpark.html

Column by: Olof T. Johansson Time for a Sami managed national park! The time have come to look at new ideas. Around the world the indigenous peoples are allowed some variety of selfdetermination, everywhere but in Sweden. The creation of a tribal park might be an interesting challenge which might become a proof that we're able to manage the preservation and developement of our mountains. With this fact known, the locals as well as the native communitys have been rather sceptical to these plans. When the state administration then failed to present a plan for the creation of a national park my friend in the Sami community Per-Erik Jonasson stated: "Well lets create a Sami tribal park instead." After considering this proposition for a while, i arrived at the conclusion that it is a splendid suggestion. It could be the first step toward a Sami territory under our own management. International commitment Trough the creation of a Sami tribal park Sweden would finally begin to follow the international treatys and conventions for the rights of the indigenous peoples. It is six years since Sweden participated in the Rio conference, and it might be time that the nation shows that they were serious by proclaiming that they intend to "acknowledge and strengthen the rights of the indigenous people as well as their society." The Swedish government are investigating if they are going to sign the ILO-convention 169, in which there's several paragraphs about native propertyrights, as well as landrights to traditional lands. Also the rights of the indigenous rights to participate in the preservation and developement of such lands. Something that corresponds with the idea of a tribal park.

90. INDIGENOUS PERSON FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA CLAIMED IN US GOVERNMENT Patenting indigenous People In an unprecedented move, the United States In contrast, at the Beijing Women s Conference, sami indigenous women from the http://www.spunk.org/texts/colon/sp001144.txt

* INDIGENOUS PERSON FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA CLAIMED IN US GOVERNMENT PATENT * "Another major step down the road to the commodification of life" says Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) Director Pat Mooney. * RAFI moves to take the life patenting issue to the World Court. * Patenting Indigenous People In an unprecedented move, the United States Government has issued itself a patent on a foreign citizen. On March 14, 1995, an indigenous man of the Hagahai people from Papua New Guinea's remote highlands ceased to own his genetic material. While the rest of the world is seeking to protect the knowledge and resources of indigenous people, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is patenting them. "This patent is another major step down the road to the commodification of life. In the days of colonialism, researchers went after indigenous people's resources and studied their social organizations and customs. But now, in biocolonial times, they are going after the people themsleves" says Pat Roy Mooney, RAFI's Executive Director, who is at The Hague investigating prospects for a World Court challenge to the patenting of human genetic material. The Hagahai, who number a scant 260 persons and only came into consistent contact with the outside world in 1984, now find their genetic material - the very core of their physical identity - the property of the United States Government. The same patent application is pending in 19 other countries. Though one of the "inventors,"resident in Papua New Guinea, apparently signed an agreement giving a percentage of any royalties to the Hagahai, the patent makes no concrete provision for the Hagahai to receive any compensation for becoming the property of the US Government.. Indeed, the Hagahai are likely to continue to suffer threats to their very survival from disease and other health problems brought by outsiders. RAFI's Jean Christie has recently returned to Australia after consultations with the governments of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands (one of whose citizens is also subject to claims in a related US Government patent application). On her return from Port Moresby and Honiara, Christie said "This outrageous patent has provoked anger in the Pacific and is a matter of deep concern worldwide." In response to 1993 investigations by the Government of the Solomon Islands and RAFI, NIH's Jonathan Friedlander (Physical Anthropology Program Director) wrote to the Solomon Islands Ambassador to the United Nations, allaying their concerns by saying that the patent applications "will likely be abandoned entirely or not allowed." Contrary to Friedlander's indication, in the course of routine research prior to Christie's trip to the Pacific RAFI discovered that the patent was issued 6 months ago. Linked to the "Vampire Project"? The first-ever patent of an indigenous person comes as an international group of scientists are embarking on the Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP), which aims to draw blood and tissue samples from as many indigenous groups in the world as possible. While the Hagahai are not specifically mentioned in the draft "hit list" of the HGDP dubbed the "vampire project" by its opponents worldwide it has targeted over 700 indigenous groups, including 41 from Papua New Guinea, for "sampling" by researchers. Friedlander, who wrote that the patent application would likely be withdrawn, participated in the development of the HGDP and was among those at its founding meeting. Within weeks of the patent's issue, Friedlander returned the Pacific on business related to the collection of blood samples. At the same time, indigenous people and NGOs from across the Pacific are working on the implementation of a "Lifeforms Patent-Free Pacific Treaty." As recently as last week's UNESCO Bioethics Committee meeting, HGDP Director Dr. Luca Cavalli-Sforza claimed that the project did not support the patenting of indigenous peoples' DNA. In contrast, at the Beijing Women's Conference, Sami indigenous women from the Nordic countries added their voice to the dozens of indigenous peoples' organizations that have denounced the project as a violation of their rights. "The thin veneer of the HGDP as an academic, non-commercial exercise has been shattered by the US government patenting an indigenous person from Papua New Guinea," said Edward Hammond, Program Officer with RAFI-USA in North Carolina. The Value of Human DNA: Mining Indigenous Communities for Raw Materials NIH's patent (US 5,397,696) claims a cell line containing the unmodified Hagahai DNA and several methods for its use in detecting HTLV-1-related retroviruses. The team that patented the cell line is headed by the 1976 Nobel Laureate in Medicine, Dr. D.Carleton Gajdusek. Recent cases have concretely demonstrated the economic value of human DNA from remote populations in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and development of vaccines. Blood samples drawn from the asthmatic inhabitants of the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha were sold by researchers to a California-based company which in turn sold rights to its as yet unproved technologies for asthma treatment to German giant Boehringer Ingelheim for US $70 million. NIH patent claims on indigenous people's genetic material are pursued abroad by the National Technical Information Service, a division of the US Department of Commerce. Ronald Brown, the US Secretary of Commerce has left no question as to his interpretation of the controversy, stating "Under our laws... subject matter relating to human cells is patentable and there is no provision for considerations relating to the source of the cells that may be the subject of a patent application." The Hagahai, and millions of other indigenous people, in other words, are raw material for US business. RAFI believes that this is only the beginning of a dangerous trend toward the commodification of humanity and the knowledge of indigenous people. Whether human genetic material or medicinal plants are the target, there is scarcely a remote rural group in the world that is not being visited by predatory researchers. Indigenous people, whose unique identity is in part reflected in their genes, are prime targets of gene hunters. Says Leonora Zalabata of the Arhuaco people of Colombia: "This could be another form of exploitation, only this time they are using us as raw materials." RAFI Challenges the Patenting of Human Beings RAFI has been closely following the patenting of indigenous people since 1993, when pressure from RAFI and the Guaymi General Congress led to the withdrawal of a patent application by the US Secretary of Commerce on a cell line from a Guaymi indigenous woman from Panama. RAFI is currently investigating prospects to bring the issue of human patenting to the World Court at the Hague as well as the Biodiversity Convention and relevant multilateral bodies. CONTACTS: Pat Mooney, Executive Director Ottawa, ONT (Canada) (613) 567-6= 880 Jean Christie, International Liaison Queensland, Australia (61) 79 394-792 Edward Hammond, Program Officer Pittsboro, NC (USA) (919) 542-1396 DATE: 4 October 1995

91. Indigenous People Make Voices Heard I think it s good for indigenous people to rise up and make people listen. Sweden and Finland, the indigenous sami people are hard at work on a http://www.mapuche.nl/english/00sept.htm

Mapuche information in English sept. 2000 Indigenous people make voices heard By Joseph Coleman The Associated Press The plan seemed promising: Build a series of multimillion-dollar dams along Chile's spectacular BioBo River, boosting the country's troubled economy with foreign investment and jobs for thousands. The planners, however, hadn't counted on the Pehuenche Indians. The small tribe and its supporters have waged a decadelong struggle against the project, making their case before Chile's courts, Washington lenders and the world media. "We've been stepped on for 500 years," declared Hilda Huenteao, a 22-year-old Pehuenche whose family farm would be flooded by the project. "I think it's good for indigenous people to rise up and make people listen." All around the world, people like the Pehuenches - from Guatemala to Finland, from India to Japan - are rising up. The Aborigines of Australia are using the media focus on the Olympics in Sydney to draw attention to their suffering in the past two centuries and build international pressure for an apology from their government. In the snowy reaches of northern Norway, Sweden and Finland, the indigenous Sami people are hard at work on a different project: reviving their native language. Nearly 200 books in Sami - a language once banned in Norwegian schools - have been published in the past decade. "You can see it all levels," said Joji Carino, an ethnic Ibaloi-Igorot from the Philippines who campaigns for indigenous rights. "Local community organizations are much stronger, and at the national level there are a number of countries that are passing laws recognizing indigenous rights."

92. Aboriginal Connections - Web Directory Europe Listings to resources of the indigenous people in Europe, sami People Anoverview of the native sami art, culture, current issues and history. http://directory.aboriginalconnections.com/Europe/

Bookmark this Site Info Forums Login ... Random Site Search the entire directory only this category Advanced Search Home : Europe Categories: There are currently no sub-categories! Listings: Pages: 1 Aboriginal Art Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands The place to experience contemporary Aboriginal art is the Aboriginal Art Museum in Utrecht, The Netherlands. In addition to the exhibition areas, the musuem also has a museum gallery, museum shop and museum caf©. http://www.aamu.nl/ (Added: Wednesday June 08, 2005 Hits: 13 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Alb@nian.com Home of the award winning Albanian home page where you will find information about the Albanians and the lands where they live: Albania, Kosova, Macedonia, Montenegro and others. http://www.albanian.com/ (Added: Thursday November 28, 2002 Hits: 173 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Ande Somby Cyber Ilbmi Ande Somby is a Sami and doctor of Law at Tromso University in Norway. He is also a traditional yoiker and an artist http://www.jus.uit.no/ansatte/somby/ (Added: Saturday January 22, 2000 Hits: 224 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)

93. Www.environment.fi - Sami People sami people are indigenous people that live traditionally in Finnish Lapland,Kola peninsula and central and northern parts of Sweden and Norway. http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?node=5461&lan=en

94. Unasylva - No. 186 - Forest - Dependent People - Boreal Forest Dwellers: The Saa The Saami are the indigenous people of Sápmi (LaplandSaamiland), Compared withother indigenous peoples, the Saami have come a relatively long way. http://www.fao.org/docrep/w1033e/w1033e05.htm

Boreal forest dwellers: the Saami in Sweden L.-A. Baer Lars-Anders Baer , a Saami. is vice-president of the Saami Council (the pan-Saami non-governmental organization grouping Saami in Russia, Norway, Finland and Sweden) and president of the Union of Saami People in Sweden. He is based in Jokkmokk. Sweden. An estimated 2 million indigenous people live in the Arctic zone, the majority living in the boreal forest area - the taiga. This article considers the Saami, reindeerherding forest dweller, and the impact on their lifestyle of changing land-use patterns and industrial forests, primarily in Sweden. The Saami language belongs to the Uralic language family which is divided into two main groups: the Samoyedic languages and the Finno-Ugric languages. Saami belongs to the Finno-Ugric language group. The Saami people are few in number, officially estimated at about 70 000 (35000 in Norway. 17000 in Sweden. 5 000 in Finland and 2 000 in Russia) However, it is difficult to estimate the true size of the Saami population since no census has been taken among the Saami as a whole and there are indications that the true numbers may be as high as 100 000. Keeping the population estimates of the Saami people low has been in the political interest of the different nations. The present Saami settlement area can be divided into four or five natural geographic areas: the Arctic coast; Finnmark: the high mountain range with its eastern spurs and the low mountains with their adjacent forests in the deep river valley; and the boreal woodlands (taiga) of northern Sweden and northern Finland, as well as the Kola Peninsula.

95. Odin - The Sami Of Norway It is clear that the sami, as an indigenous people in Norway, have a specialright to cultural protection. Norway s sami policies mark the consolidation of http://odin.dep.no/odin/engelsk/norway/history/032005-990463/index-dok000-b-n-a.

Odin Government Ministries Help ... Contact us The Sami of Norway The Norwegian state was founded on the territory of two peoples - Norwegians and Sami. It is clear that the Sami, as an indigenous people in Norway, have a special right to cultural protection. Norway's Sami policies mark the consolidation of this goal. The name Sami stems from sapmi which denotes both the geographical territory for the traditional Sami settlement areas and the people themselves. By Wenke Brenna The Sami live in the polar region in what today comprises the northern area of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia's Kola peninsula. Policies toward the Sami have diverged strongly among these four sovereign states. From the south the traditional Sami region extends from Femunden in Norway's Hedmark county to Idre, in Dalarne, Sweden. To the north it stretches to the Kola peninsula in Russia and down to Finland in the southeast. Norway has the biggest Sami population. The size of the Sami population has been reckoned at 75,000, but estimates vary in accordance with criteria used (genetic heritage, mother tongue, personal wishes, etc.). Official censuses have not given reliable counts. Because of the assimilation process, not all Sami have wished to acknowledge or declare their ethnic identity. For this reason, the Sami parliaments in the Nordic countries have worked out their own criteria for defining Sami from a combination of subjective and objective factors.

96. Wfn.org | Sami People Support Autonomy Within Church Of Sweden STOCKHOLM, Sweden/GENEVA, 12 May 2004 (LWI) * The sami people in Sweden There are an estimated 17000 members of the indigenous sami people in Sweden. http://www.wfn.org/2004/05/msg00117.html

From the Worldwide Faith News archives www.wfn.org Sami People Support Autonomy within Church of Sweden From "Frank Imhoff" < franki@elca.org Date Thu, 13 May 2004 05:35:47 -0500 http://www.lutheranworld.org/News/Welcome.EN.html LUTHERAN WORLD INFORMATION PO Box 2100, CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland Tel: (41.22) 791.63.54 Fax: (41.22) 791.66.30 Editor's e-mail: pmu@lutheranworld.org Browse month Browse month (sort by Source) WFN Home

97. Human Dignity And Humiliation Studies | Conference On Globalization And Indigeno Globalization and indigenous peoples Poverty and Education workers and Samiorganisations engaged in cooperation with indigenous peoples in the South. http://www.humiliationstudies.org/news/archives/000358.html

Home Start Conference on Globalization and Indigenous Peoples The Forum conference 2005 will focus on Globalization and Indigenous Peoples: Poverty and Education and take place at the University of Tromsø (Norway) October 5th - October 7th 2005. Globalization and Indigenous Peoples: Poverty and Education "Cultural resources documentation and mapping", art (music, painting), exhibitions etc. Program and more information will be availible in June/July 2005 Forum for Development Cooperation with Indigenous Peoples is a meeting-place for researchers, development workers and Sami organisations engaged in cooperation with indigenous peoples in the South. At our webpages you find information and reports from previous conferences. For more information consult our webpages: http://www.sami.uit.no/forum/indexen.html Sincerely Terje G Lilleeng University of Tromsø¸ Centre for Sami Studies 9037 Tromsø¸ Norway http://www.sami.uit.no/ Posted by Evelin at February 21, 2005 07:30 AM Comments Main Sections Who we are Research Education Intervention ... News Search Archives February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 ... January 2004 Recent Entries Just Published: Volume 7 of the Collected Clinical Works of Alfred Adler Conference on Globalization and Indigenous Peoples World Bank Joins SSRN The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution

98. Rainbowcooperative What if different combinations of indigenous musicians from around the world had a One day I asked, do the sami people have their own music? http://www.geocities.com/pherlevi/rainbowcooperative.html

Cranky Crow World Music Home About CCWM Artists Profiles Links Rai nbo w Mus ic Co oper ative The words harmony and dissonance derive from music as do the feelings of peace and oneness with the world. Although many various types of music come from a diversity of cultures, tribal or indigenous music connects us to the roots of Mother Earth. This music connects us to nature, to the seasons, the elements and to our souls. So I asked myself the question at the beginning of the year, what if I could bring Sami and Navajo musicians together? What type of music could they create together? What if different combinations of indigenous musicians from around the world had a sustainable community to visit, breathe clean air, meet with one another, share music ideas, record new music and teach workshops? Thus the idea or for the Rainbow Music Cooperative was born. I am seeking like-minded indivuals to join me in creating the Rainbow Music Cooperative and Rainbow Organic Farm Cooperative on Salt Spring Island (British Columbia, Canada). I am seeking those that wish to live in an intentional community, learn organic farming, build sustainable housing, convert a barn into a recording studio, work with indigenous musicians and create a non-profit to oversee these activities. Of course, being a cooperative, we would pool our resources together (financial and talent) to purchase or lease land. We could commit to living a healthy lifestyle that honors our bodies and the earth.

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