A master session with Dr. Daniel Lavelle, U.S. Director for SurvivalInternational.org.

We apologize for some of the audio quality! Yes it gets noisy at time. We were having trouble throughout the session, but Daniel was so “on” we didn’t want to stop. Please bear with the various pops and purrs. Also, Daniel's dog joins us at a few key moments. 

Daniel Lavelle is US Director for Survival International, one of the world’s leading human rights groups working to empower tribal peoples with “control of their lives and lands and the freedom to determine their own futures.” IN this episode we talk about why indigenous empowerment is priority one for the global environmental solution. Daniel earned his PhD in Philosophy and Environmental Science, Policy and Management from UC Berkeley in 2016. Here are the questions we explore in this eye-opening session. 

• Tell us why Indigenous Peoples are so important to the global environmental solution? 
• What woke you up to Indigenous rights as a focal issue for human advancement?
• What have you learned from Indigenous Peoples after working with them in the field? 
• Is “indigenous wisdom” (stewardship of the earth) a real thing?
• What are the best ways to help indigenous people now? 
• What does the future look like if and after we achieve the Indigenous Peoples’ Solution? (Ubiquitous empowerment of land occupation rights, self-determination, basic safety and human rights, and respect for all traditional peoples. 

“These are insights I will think about and integrate over time.” — Jared

Recommended links

• SurvivalInternational.org
• Stephen Corry's blog series exploring the worldview behind today's conservation
• Survival's page about Uncontacted Tribes
• Survival's petitions page