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Land is Life was founded in June of 1992 in a forested valley in Brazil in a village called Kari-Oca. Nearly 1,000 Indigenous leaders from around the world had gathered there to contemplate the state of the world, to share their stories, and to encourage the leaders of the world’s governments, who were meeting in Rio de Janeiro for the United Nations Earth Summit, to take urgent action to address the social and environmental crises facing humanity.

This historic gathering was a defining moment in the international movement for indigenous peoples’ rights; the moment where many peoples’ struggles came together and became one. Two landmark documents were drafted and unanimously adopted there - the Indigenous Peoples’ Earth Charter, and the Kari-Oca Declaration - Land is Life was formed to pursue the ideals expressed in these documents.

Since its founding, Land is Life has played an important role in the struggles of indigenous peoples around the world, working in partnership with communities to advance their rights locally, nationally and internationally. Today, indigenous communities and organizations from around the world – from the heart of the Amazon, to the plains and forests of Africa, the islands of the Pacific, and the Arctic tundra – depend on the strategic, financial and moral support that Land is Life provides.

The Coalition

Land is Life is a diverse, indigenous-led, international coalition working to advance the self-determination and collective rights of indigenous peoples. Indigenous peoples and their representative organizations play a central role in the coalition’s governance structure, which ensures that our work is focused on priorities identified by indigenous peoples themselves, is transparent, and has the flexibility necessary to respond to unexpected challenges and opportunities.

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