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Indigenous Knowledge
The Bemidji Statement on Seventh Generation Guardianship
The Circle of Courage – Native American Model of Education
Indigenous Principles of a Just Transition
A Thousand Rivers: What the Modern World has Forgotten about Children and Learning
Rose Pere: We Believe In The Oneness of Everything That Exists
Dear White People. An Open Letter to White People on Becoming Indigenous
Rights VS Responsibilities: "In Our Language, We Don't Have a Word for Rights. We Have Words for Responsibility."
Defend the Sacred Manifesto
It's Taken Thousands of Years, but Western Science Is Finally Catching up to Traditional Knowledge
Indigenous Wisdom for Living Responsibly
Indigenous Knowledge Systems / Alaska Native Ways of Knowing
Why Cultural Diversity Is as Essential to Human Survival as Biological Diversity
Arkan Lushwala Shares Indigenous Wisdom: The Earth Is Our Mother
Schooling the World (2010)
The Other Way of Knowing
The Western Idea of Private Property Is Flawed. Indigenous Peoples Have It Right
Earth Whisperers - Papatuanuku (2009) (trailer)
Lakota Wisdom: Why Native American Truths Can Heal the World
Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great Adventure
An Indigenous Approach to Healing Trauma
Fall and Winter (2013)
10 Quotes From an Oglala Lakota Chief That Will Make You Question Everything About Our Society
Standing Rock Wisdom: How Sacred, Nonviolent Activism Has the Power to Succeed
Biocultural Rights: A New Paradigm for Protecting Natural and Cultural Resources of Indigenous Communities
Red Cry (2013)
Why Tribal Societies Work: An Introduction
The Rights of Nature: Indigenous Philosophies Reframing Law
Daniel Quinn: a Return to Tribalism?
Tribal Revival: The Tribal Basis Of The Next Civilization
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Media Literacy
BEWARE OF IMAGES (2016)
PROPAGANDA (2012)
Incredible Animation Summarises Noam Chomsky's 5 Filters of the Mass Media Machine
The Century of the Self (2002)
Human Resources: Social Engineering In The 20th Century (2010)
Shopping for Freedom: Escape from the Cult of Consumerism (2019)
Stare Into The Lights My Pretties (2017)
War Made Easy (2007)
The Fantasy of Ultimate Purpose – How Films, Series and Video Games Reveal What Really Drives Us
Propaganda and The Engineering of Consent for Empire with Mark Crispin Miller
The Excitement Wars
The Creativity Delusion: There is no Genius
Corporate Jargon - Lying by Obscurity, Obscuring to Hide Corruption
Digital Hygiene: How We Might've F--ked Our Attention Spans
The AbsTract: Core Philosophy, Act I
Donald Trump: The Sitcom Misogynist
Peace, Propaganda And The Promised Land (2004)
How Marlboro Changed Advertising Forever
Exposing Liberal Hypocrisy and Conservative Close-Mindedness - Van Jones
Liberated: The New Sexual Revolution (2018) Watch on Netflix
The Adorkable Misogyny of The Big Bang Theory
This Incredible Animated Short Film Says So Much Without Saying a Word
How the Media's Weapons Fetish Primes Us for War
Wall-E as Sociological Storytelling
Rich or Poor? This Film Only Takes 1 Minute to Have You Completely Rethinking Those Words
Framed: The Politics of Stereotypes in News
The Miseducation of Dylann Roof
Digital Prophecies: The Medium Is the Message
The Ugly Truth in Beauty Magazines
The Social Construction of Reality
Calling Bullshit on the Bullshitters | Harry Frankfurt
Was The Soviet Union Really a Socialist Country? Noam Chomsky Dispels This Propaganda In 1 Minute
Social Media Platforms Need to Be Champions for Media Literacy
Born Sexy Yesterday: Another Gendered Hollywood Movie Trope That Needs to Die
The News Is Center Right
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A People's History of America: Documentaries by Director Scott Noble
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Emotional Literacy
Meet Me In Hard-to-Love Places: The Heart and Science of Relationship Success
Thich Nhat Hanh - Being Love: Teachings to Cultivate Awareness and Intimacy
Increasing Your Capacity to Feel
The Neurochemistry Of Empathy, Explained With Claymation
Core Nonviolence Commitments
The Ultimate Romance
The Myth of Positivity: Why Your Pain Holds a Mighty Purpose
Join the Empathy Revolution!
Stress: It's Not in Your Head, It's in Your Nervous System
It Didn't Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are
The Steps Toward Self Empowerment
Dealing With Painful Emotions
Esteem: The Power of Vulnerability (2016) ($3)
6 Simple Self-Compassion Exercises
Brené Brown on How to Reckon with Emotion and Change Your Narrative
Why Are so Many Adults Today Haunted by Trauma?
11 Traits of People With High Emotional Intelligence
Empathy: Why It's Important, Why We Should Nurture It in Our Kids
Healing Our Collective Trauma: The Key to Creating a Society Based on Trust Rather Than Fear
Women Are Better at Expressing Emotions, Right? Why It's Not That Simple
If You Do Not Transform Your Pain, You Will Transmit It
Depression Is a Disease of Civilization: Hunter-Gatherers Hold the Key to the Cure
What Is Emotional Intelligence and Why is it Important?
Harnessing Pain and Burning It as Fuel for the Revolution
How Cynicism Masks Pain
An Indigenous Approach to Healing Trauma
Masculinity is Killing Men: The Roots of Men and Trauma
Self-Esteem Might Boost Our Egos, But Self-Compassion Opens Our Hearts
Control is a Trap
The Demoralized Mind
The Important Difference Between Love and Being Loved
How Mindfulness Empowers Us
"I Love Being a Woman" - What Will It Take to Create a World Where Every Woman Can Say This?
Thich Nhat Hanh on Loosening the Knots of Anger
The Root Cause of Addiction
The Art of Communicating: Thich Nhat Hanh
The Role of Shame in Shaping and Undermining Activist Communities
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