Indigenous communities do not consider land as personal property. They share it with all beings and maintain relationships with it. By contrast, forms of action shaped by purely capitalist logics appropriate the earth in ways that place heavy strain on ecosystems and cause suffering.
The two Indigenous women Jackie Hookimaw-Witt, a Cree from Canada, and Jocabed Reina Solano Miselis, a Kuna from Panama, offer insights into Indigenous relationships with the earth as the foundation of life. Jackie Hookimaw-Witt illustrates how spiritual relationships to land, food sovereignty, and traditional food production are inseparably linked to cultural and physical survival. Jocabed Reina Solano Miselis addresses the importance of Indigenous memory, spirituality, and political responsibility in the struggle for environmental and climate justice and for the rights of Indigenous communities.
The webinar invites participants to take Indigenous worldviews and knowledge systems seriously and to reflect together on how care for the earth, responsibility for one another, and peace are deeply interconnected.
Jackie Hookimaw-Witt, PhD,is an educator, photographer, human rights activist, and chef-de-cuisine from the Mushkegowuk-Cree community of Attawapiskat, Canada. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) graduate from the University of Toronto, she has presented her work at international conferences and contributed to projects with the Legacy of Hope Foundation (CAD), the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CAD), and Incomindios (CH). In addition, she leads a food-sovereignty gardening project for youth in Attawapiskat and advocates for the rights of indigenous communities.
Jocabed Reina Solano Miselis is a member of the Gunadule nation in Panama, director of Memoria IndÃgena and is currently doing her doctorate in theology at the theological college „NAIITS - An Indigenous Learning Community“. She is part of the Indigenous reference group within the World Council of Churches. Her work focuses on empowering Indigenous communities through theology, the preservation of cultural memory, and the promotion of conscious leadership in addressing the climate crisis. A passionate advocate for the recognition and strengthening of Indigenous peoples' rights, she contributes actively to the global dialogue on social and environmental justice.
Moderation and concept: Manuel Menrath, Program Manager Educational Events, Mission 21
Lectures and discussion in English, with simultaneous translation into German and translation aids.
