Eagle-Condor Exchange Project Today the water world is threatened. There are many reasons, including industrial development, urban expansion, agriculture,

Eagle-Condor Exchange Eagle-Condor Exchange ProjectProject

Today the water world is threatened. Today the water world is threatened. There are many reasons, including There are many reasons, including

industrial development, urban industrial development, urban expansion, agriculture, and colonial-expansion, agriculture, and colonial-western forms of governmental laws western forms of governmental laws

and regulation……and regulation……

Eagle-Condor Exchange ProjectEagle-Condor Exchange Project

Aquaculture, the controlled cultivation Aquaculture, the controlled cultivation of aquatic organisms, offers promise of aquatic organisms, offers promise for for expanding upon Indigenous expanding upon Indigenous Peoples’ health and sustainability of Peoples’ health and sustainability of the water worldthe water world. . Properly developedProperly developed, , aquaculture enhances aquaculture enhances core cultural core cultural objectivesobjectives such as biodiversity, such as biodiversity, sustainability, food security and sustainability, food security and community wellnesscommunity wellness

April 22-28April 22-28thth Pucallpa, Peru Pucallpa, Peru

OriginOrigin

The Eagle-Condor Project evolved out of The Eagle-Condor Project evolved out of discussions between A/CRSP and Heifer discussions between A/CRSP and Heifer International in 2004International in 2004

The project proposed to take 2 groups of The project proposed to take 2 groups of “Eagles”“Eagles” (Native American aquatic- (Native American aquatic-cultural-community development cultural-community development specialists) to exchange and share views specialists) to exchange and share views with counterparts in Peru and Mexico with counterparts in Peru and Mexico “Condors”“Condors”

ObjectivesObjectives

The exchange program builds an initial foundation for The exchange program builds an initial foundation for further exploration of the following components:further exploration of the following components: Appropriate aquaculture models and technologyAppropriate aquaculture models and technology Appropriate Indigenous economic and community Appropriate Indigenous economic and community

development pathways development pathways Aquaculture’s role and contribution to biodiversity, Aquaculture’s role and contribution to biodiversity,

sustainability, food security, and community wellnesssustainability, food security, and community wellness Aquaculture and Indigenous traditional ecological knowledgeAquaculture and Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge Aquaculture information transfer and network building Aquaculture information transfer and network building

between the North and the Southbetween the North and the South Organization of aquaculture in communitiesOrganization of aquaculture in communities Indigenous aquaculture and the non-indigenous worldIndigenous aquaculture and the non-indigenous world Aquaculture in the context of aquatic resources managementAquaculture in the context of aquatic resources management Planning for aquaculture developmentPlanning for aquaculture development Expanding educational and training opportunitiesExpanding educational and training opportunities

Why an Exchange Program is Why an Exchange Program is ImportantImportant

Creates an organizational framework for evaluating Creates an organizational framework for evaluating aquaculture in terms of Indigenous culture aquaculture in terms of Indigenous culture

Allows for balance between more economically-oriented Allows for balance between more economically-oriented and more community-based projectsand more community-based projects

Brings together Indigenous People from the North and Brings together Indigenous People from the North and South to learn from and share with each other in a South to learn from and share with each other in a comprehensive mannercomprehensive manner

Provides in-depth learning experiences and an Provides in-depth learning experiences and an opportunity to help envision aquaculture practices in a opportunity to help envision aquaculture practices in a manner that can benefit Indigenous people and the manner that can benefit Indigenous people and the water world. water world.

The Eagle-Condor Exchange The Eagle-Condor Exchange Project Project

ACRSP collaborators in Peru and Mexico ACRSP collaborators in Peru and Mexico coordinate workshops with Condors coordinate workshops with Condors

Indigenous Environmental Network (Indigenous Environmental Network (http://http://www.ienearth.orgwww.ienearth.org) contracted by Heifer to ) contracted by Heifer to coordinate Eaglescoordinate Eagles

Built on previous efforts undertaken by the Built on previous efforts undertaken by the Indigenous Aquaculture NetworkIndigenous Aquaculture Network

Peru: The MeetingPeru: The Meeting

Day 1Day 1: Eagle and Condor Presentations: Eagle and Condor Presentations

Eagles: Indian Tribal representatives from Eagles: Indian Tribal representatives from the Pacific Northwest; the Pacific Northwest; LummiLummi, , SwinomishSwinomish, , PuyallupPuyallup (Washington State), (Washington State), Confederated Tribes of Warm SpringsConfederated Tribes of Warm Springs (Oregon); (Oregon); WampanoagWampanoag (Massachusetts) (Massachusetts)

Fish-Field-Forest Holistic Approaches from Fish-Field-Forest Holistic Approaches from Traditional Traditional Political Political Eco-centric Eco-centric Cultural Resources FrameworkCultural Resources Framework

Wilson Wewa: Confederated Tribes Wilson Wewa: Confederated Tribes of Warm Springsof Warm Springs

Tom Edwards: LummiTom Edwards: Lummi

The ApproachThe Approach

The ApproachThe Approach

Condor PresentationsCondor Presentations

Development Project ApproachDevelopment Project ApproachSocial Forestry/ ManagementSocial Forestry/ ManagementCraftsCraftsFisheries/AquacultureFisheries/AquacultureFruit HarvestFruit Harvest

Condor Activities: CraftsCondor Activities: Crafts

Condor Activities; Condor Activities; Fisheries/AquacultureFisheries/Aquaculture

Arapaima Cage CultureArapaima Cage Culture

Arapaima Cage CultureArapaima Cage Culture

Arapaima Cage CultureArapaima Cage Culture

Arapaima Cage CultureArapaima Cage Culture

Day 2 & 3: Visit Calleria and Day 2 & 3: Visit Calleria and Caimito (Villages)Caimito (Villages)

Calleria and CaimitoCalleria and Caimito

Day 4: Eagle Visit to International Day 4: Eagle Visit to International Intercultural University of the Intercultural University of the

AmazonAmazon

International Intercultural University International Intercultural University of the Amazon (Museum)of the Amazon (Museum)

Conclusion (tentative)Conclusion (tentative)

Eagle-Condor impressions/observationsEagle-Condor impressions/observations Indigenous Sovereignty, Rights and Indigenous Sovereignty, Rights and

StandardsStandardsTraditional Practices; the Technology Traditional Practices; the Technology

QuestionQuestionCultural Survival vs. Modern Economic Cultural Survival vs. Modern Economic

DevelopmentDevelopmentEducation, Empowerment and Capacity Education, Empowerment and Capacity

BuildingBuilding