Rise Up! Voices Of Our Ancestors (Indigenous Liberation Week)
Rise Up! Indigenous Liberation Week will be at NieuwLand for a special collaborative event in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day 2026.
The Indigenous Liberation Movement (ILM) has been organizing events for Indigenous People's Day since 2018. This year we have expanded to Indigenous Liberation Week!
Any donations from tonight's event will go directly towards supporting ILM's Indigenous Youth Empowerment programs in the Netherlands and globally.
17:00 - Traditional Mapuche Food prepared by Juan Manque (donation based)
18:00 - Brazilian Night Open Mic: Resistance, Resilience, and Healing
19:00 - Discover the Mysteries of Ancient Indigenous Craftsmanship & Engineering - Willem Koning & other Indigenous, moderated by Skylar Joseph
There remain many ancient Indigenous construction, crafts, masonry, and terraforming techniques that still puzzle modern scientists. Specific stunning building techniques such as in the high Andes, the Nazca Lines, and others deserve more attention, discussion, and recognition for their ingenuity.
20:00 - Indigenous Global Resistance with International Special Guest: Thaline Karajá & ILM Co-Directors, Chautuileo Tranamil and Skylar Joseph
Thaline (she/her) is a socio-environmental activist, singer, and indigenous woman of the Karajá people. At 18, she joined the indigenous and feminist movements. At 19, she began working in environmental activism with organizations such as Engajama Mundo, Greenpeace Brazil, Climate Live, Jiboiana, among others, where she trained as a young Amazonian activist.
Thaline was the first Brazilian indigenous woman to participate in The Voice in Brazil (when there was no space for indigenous voices on TV).
Thaline travels the world representing her ethnicity, fighting for climate justice and the demarcation of indigenous territories, and actively participating in various international conferences.
Currently, she is participating in indigenous climate engagement, with ongoing environmental restoration projects within indigenous territories, and also with a project to conserve her indigenous languages, Iny Rybé and Enhagatu. She has been decolonizing for 12 years, showing the reality of indigenous peoples in Brazil and taking her ancestry around the world.
Juan Manque (he/him) is a Mapuche artist, activist, educator, traditional knowledge keeper, and amateur chef.
Willem Koning (he/him) is Karinja, a writer, artist and a co-founder of the former K'makah Foundation.
Chautuileo Tranamil (she/her) is Mapuche Pewenche from Wallmapu, Chile. She is a political scientist, youth mentor and a protector of mother Earth.
Skylar Joseph (she/her) is Sicangu Lakota from Turtle Island. She is a forensic anthropologist/archaeologist specializing in humanitarian actions, human rights, and Indigenous advocacy on a global level.
Upstairs in the Conference Room (no elevator) we will be screening the film Yanuni (2025) from 17:00-19-00h.
“The film follows the life and activism of Juma Xipaia, an Indigenous leader from the Brazilian Amazon. The film traces her journey from her community in Xipaya territory to national politics, where she became Brazil's first Secretary of Articulation and Promotion of Indigenous Rights under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. It highlights Juma's role in defending her people and the rainforest against illegal mining, land-grabbing, and corporate exploitation, despite surviving multiple assassination attempts.”
For anyone seeking a quiet or more private space during the evening, a Sanctuary Room will also be made available upstairs, opposite the Conference Room, for the duration of the event.
Art Exhibition: For the duration of the event, Biaverd.art will be exhibiting her nature themed artwork (also for sale), and Masharu Studios will be presenting “Non-binary” an Indigenous gender identities art & research exhibition (zines available for donations to their project).
The artwork by Biaverd.art is inspired by nature, focusing on animals and plants to help us connect more deeply with our roots. These pieces are hand-carved and hand-printed using linoleum. Stop by her booth to learn more about this technique!
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