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Advancing Indigenous KnowledgeIndigenous Knowledge Systems advance self-determination in Native communities in the US

The Indigenous Knowledge Initiative supports Indigenous knowledge keepers, leaders, and organizations working to advance and protect community-based, culturally informed Indigenous knowledge systems that sustain and uphold Indigenous worldviews and sovereignty.

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