Terralingua and Langscape Magazine

06/23/2026

“When people lose their relationship with themselves, with nature, culture, and their own dignity, both the soil and society suffer.”

06/23/2026

Mate mate au: to die is to return.

Conservation laws meant to protect native birds have also cut Māori off from customary practice. Aroha Matchitt-Millar reclaims that connection, learning to skin and pelt a tūī, a tradition held in her whakapapa (genealogy). She talks to the tūī as she works, the way her kaiako (teacher) taught her, the way her nan did before her. Through karakia (prayer) and broken bone, the tūī moves between worlds, returning to the earth.

Read the full story on our website: terralingua.org/stories/to-skin-a-tui-i-use-my-nans-hands-iysc

06/21/2026

What a treat to listen and move to the music of Maka and her family, known as 808 Ohana, at Indigenous Peoples Weekend on Salt Spring Island, BC, this summer solstice evening.

Their music shares the message that real change starts at home, in our hearts, and love is the ultimate solution and also "stewardship, not ownership." Maka is considered one of Hawai‘i’s most inspiring voices for justice, culture, and aloha ‘āina.

makagallinger.com/about

https://youtu.be/i1vAqhvpfCQ?si=be9cLG_S7g5HCpCa

Provided to YouTube by DistroKidConnected By Canoes · 808 Ohana ·...

06/19/2026

Êtes-vous un∙e jeune Autochtone en train de (re)découvrir votre langue ancestrale, votre culture, vos savoirs traditionnels ou votre terre ? Le Cercle des jeunes narrateurs autochtones souhaite vous entendre, tout comme le reste du monde ! Soumettez votre récit au Cercle pour l’année 2027. 🌿

terralingua.org/indigenous-youth-storytellers-circle/iysc-contribuez-une-histoire

06/17/2026

As ecological and social challenges deepen, how do we find our way back to belonging?

In this photo essay from Kashmir, Fayaz Ahmad Dar shares the story of Sagg Eco Village Kashmir, an initiative rooted in the belief that regeneration is not only about restoring landscapes, but also about renewing connections between people and place.

Read the full story: terralingua.org/stories/the-soil-remembers-us

06/15/2026

📣 New Fellowship Opportunity

Terralingua and the Institute for Environmental Learning (IEL) at Simon Fraser University are launching a new fellowship program to support Indigenous educators and researchers in place- and land-based environmental learning.

📅 August 4-16, 2026
📍Haida Gwaii
👫🏽 Open to Indigenous educators and researchers

Submit your proposal before June 30, 2026. Learn more about the fellowship: terralingua.org/2026/06/12/announcing-the-terralingua-institute-for-environmental-learning-fellowship-program

06/15/2026

For this milestone issue, marking Terralingua’s 30th anniversary and Langscape Magazine’s 15th, we asked our contributors a simple but pressing question:

In a world this divided, can we still find unity in biocultural diversity?

This issue gathers responses from people around the world, carrying the wisdom of place-based knowledge systems, Indigenous perspectives, and evolving understandings of our relationship with the more-than-human world.

Langscape Vol. 15 invites you to reflect, connect, and think through what a more bioculturally vibrant future could look like. Inside its 160 ad-free, full-color pages, you’ll find a chorus of perspectives from contributors around the globe.

Pre-order your copy: terralingua.org/tlshop/langscape-magazine/print-langscape-15

06/10/2026

“Aman imane” — water is life. 💧

Houssine Soussi returns to his home oasis of Timoulay in southern Morocco, where water has long been shared through systems built on cooperation and collective responsibility. He reflects on what is lost when water becomes disconnected from the community, as drought intensifies and traditional practices fade.

Read the full story: https://terralingua.org/stories/water-wisdom/

06/03/2026

Can biodiversity truly be protected when the cultures intertwined with it are marginalized or erased?

In this story, Giulia Sajeva reflects on the risks of compartmentalizing the living world into separate “diversity boxes.” The article highlights the deep interconnections between biological and cultural diversity, drawing on examples from conservation and politics.

Read the full story: https://terralingua.org/stories/on-dis-unity-in-biocultural-diversity/

05/27/2026

“The Circle of All Nations” draws on Indigenous philosophies and the teachings of Anishinaabe Elder William Commanda to reflect on spirituality, democracy, and humanity’s relationship with the living world.

Indigeneity, as reflected by author Pedro Favaron and illustrated through Shipibo-Konibo artist Chonon Bensho’s embroidered works, is not merely an ethnic category but an ontological and ethical disposition. It is a calling to recognize ourselves as living threads in a greater web, united in plurality, native not only to our territories, but to this planet, solar system, and galaxy. By honoring plurality without requiring sameness, diverse forms of life and thought are woven into the same fabric. Democracy becomes a sacred bond with the living world and not just a human system.

Read the story and see the artworks: terralingua.org/indigenous-youth-storytellers-circle/contribute