WHO CARES WINS
EPISODE 7 l 12 NOV 2020
IS THIS THE END OF AN EMPIRE?
WITH WADE DAVIS, VANESSA NAKATE, SAM LEE, PUTANY LUIZA AND CHIEF NIXIWAKA
In this episode of Who Cares Wins, Lily speaks to a selection of thinkers and leaders to talk about the cultural, political and social forces that are at play in shaping how we respond to the ecological crisis: whether identity politics risks damaging community; and whether we can protect and preserve cultural identity without xenophobia. Professor of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia Wade Davis, speaks to Lily about his Rolling Stone Article highlighting Covid-19 as the pivotal shift in the unravelling of the American Empire, but also what we can learn from the indigenous communities he’s studied during his career.
This episode also features an interview with two members of the the Yawanawa Amazonian tribe on what they believe our different cultures can learn from one another. Lily speaks to youth climate activist Vanessa Nakate about how clan identities in Ugandan culture have been used to preserve ecosystems; whilst folk song collector Sam Lee talks about how he seeks out the ancient oral traditions in the British Isles. The episode concludes with songs from Sam Lee and the Yawanawa.
IN CONVERSATION WITH
WADE DAVIS
ANTHROPOLOGIST
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PUTANY LUIZA
MEMBER OF THE YAWANAWA AMAZONIAN TRIBE
CHIEF NIXIWAKA
MEMBER OF THE YAWANAWA AMAZONIAN TRIBE
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