Traditional knowledge

Castellers de la Vila de Gràcia team compete to make a human tower, or castell. 

Human towers contest returns to Catalonia after 4-year hiatus

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Kids as young as 4 compete to build castells, or human towers, a centuries-old tradition tied to Catalan identity. 

Yawalapiti Chief Aritana is seen in the Xingu National Park, Mato Grosso State, May 9, 2012.

Brazil’s Indigenous communities suffer grave losses from coronavirus 

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A team of researchers in northern Australia have documented kites and falcons, “firehawks,” intentionally carrying burning sticks to spread fire. It'ss just one example of Western science catching up to indigenous traditional knowledge.

It’s taken thousands of years, but Western science is finally catching up to indigenous knowledge

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