Monkoxi leaders from the Indigenous territory of Lomerio, Bolivia, share experiences dealing with COVID-19. Though the pandemic led to 20 people dying, the Monkoxi were able to control further spread by blocking access in and out of their territories, coordinating with partners the delivery of biomedical equipment, and (esp. important) reviving traditional medicine and community care values and relations. Participatory indigenous research in collaboration with Nur University (Bolivia) and University of East Anglia (UK) is helping systematize this learning, for possible similar out-breaks in future, and to share with other indigenous nations. This builds on several years of process to claim self-determination rights to the territory.
| Webinar date | 2020/10/23 |
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| Topics | Environmental justice, Health, Leadership |
| Participants | Elmar Masay and Maria Chore |
