Glossary
Dialogue code – a quotation from an individual and an accompanying image intended to inspire collective reflection and action about how we might sustain ourselves on a living planet.
Proven Enduring & Proven Resilient (Indigenous) – collections of dialogue codes of individuals expressing beliefs and practices of Peoples living in place for 500 years or longer, stewarding their land while making no efforts to colonize distant peoples.
Proven Free & Proven Resistant (Maroon) - collections of dialogue codes of individuals expressing beliefs and practices of Peoples of African descent living in place in the Caribbean and the Americas while stewarding and defending their African roots and land against white supremacy for 150 years or longer.
Proven Sustainable – the overarching name of our efforts that encompasses the complete collection of all conversations, dialogue codes and associated materials from Proven Enduring and Resilient (Indigenous) and Proven Free and Resistant (Maroon) assemblies.
Assembly – a collection of eight dialogue codes from individuals of a particular People with associated introductory and resource materials.
The Peoples – cultural groups and ethnic communities that fit the definitions for the Proven Sustainable project.
Crediting & Fair Use
All speakers and image-makers are credited beneath the image and on the second slide or page of each dialogue code. A credits page also acknowledges the photographers of the images shown on this website’s pages.
Visitors are encouraged to seek out the original source material whenever possible to deepen awareness and appreciation of the wisdom and images in their original context. Please inform us if any of the credits are in error. Every quote and photo has been previously posted online.
All of these materials are offered on a fair-use basis. They are repurposed for non-commercial, educational purposes and offered without charge. Each quote and image is accompanied by three questions with the intention of transforming these for deepened awareness and classroom dialogue.
If you have any questions about the fair use purposes or citations please contact us.
Trademark:
Upon the recommendation of our Guiding Council member Four Arrows, we successfully applied for and received a trademark for our effort’s title - Proven Sustainable™. This step ensures that the concepts and terms we use are direct acknowledgments and arrows pointing back to Indigenous and Maroon people, and their worldviews, practices and projects.