Connect
Our steadfast intention is for this site to unfold in collaboration with the Peoples that are honored here. Committed efforts will be made to contact each individual or their appointed advocates to invite participation in collective decision-making and collaborative creativity.
In addition to building resources here, we are also highlighting specific Indigenous and Maroon sustainability projects addressing common environmental issues through our weekly newsletter that will also incorporated recorded and live conversations you can take part in! If you want to take tangible actions to help our planet, engage in deep reflections, and discuss broader systems, histories and beliefs that influence our sustainability struggles and pursuits…
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We’re Open to Input
Anyone who has a recommendation for Peoples who have not yet been represented in this collection is encouraged to contact us with your suggestion.
Criteria for Proven Sustainable & Proven Resilient -Peoples who have lived in place for 500 years or longer, stewarding and defending their land while making no efforts to colonize distant peoples.
Criteria for Proven Free & Proven Resistant - Peoples of African descent who have lived in place for 150 years or longer in the Caribbean and the Americas, stewarding and defending their African roots land against white supremacy.
We welcome critical feedback to improve this site to make it genuinely respectful of all the Peoples represented.
Please use the form below or send a direct email to our Program Director at kelsey@provensustainable.org.
Educate
The most reliable information about each of the Peoples or individuals represented in Proven Sustainable™ will always come directly from themselves. We encourage direct engagement with the Peoples through their websites or those of their advocate groups, which are shown on each educational page we’ve created.
This site provides ready-to-use, simple prompts that enable the use of these materials in a wide variety of ways for different purposes and groups.
Proven Enduring & Proven Resilient Peoples
Khomani San
Africa
Zhongnan Hermits
Asia
Chukchi
Arctic
Kogi & Arhuaco
South America
Hadzabe
Africa
Ainu
Asia
Inuit
Arctic
Quechua
South America
Yolngu
Australia
Sámi
Europe
Haudenosaunee
North America
Hawai'ian
Oceania
Noongar
Australia
Basque
Europe
Hopi
North America
Maori
Oceania
Proven Free & Proven Resistant Peoples
Saamaka Maroons
Jamaican Maroons
Quilombolas
Gullah Geechee
Vodouists
Black Seminole
“The more non-Indigenous people can learn about Indigeneity, the more likely they can become allies for Indigenous sovereignty. More importantly, the greater the chance for a sustainable world.”
A UNESCO Sustainability video narrated by Four Arrows
Support
Become an advocate for the Peoples honored in Proven Sustainable™ by taking the following actions:
Donate to the organizations listed on each individual’s page.
Host a sharing session with friends and encourage each one to support the organizations and Peoples whose pages you visit.
Contact the political and NGO powers responsible for protecting the lands, languages and rights of the People to affirm your support for their continued survival.
Learn from and about more Indigenous & Maroon sustainability projects you can directly support through our newsletter and live conversations.