ᰐᰪᰊᰩᰵ ᰎᰴ
Experience the stories of our Mutanchi Rongkup participants
ᰛᰩᰵ ᰕᰫᰊᰪᰰᰆᰧᰶ ᰃᰤᰬᰰᰜᰤᰶᰓᰫ ᰠᰴᰍᰪᰰ ᰔᰦᰳᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰠᰪᰵᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰛᰨᰭᰀᰨ ᰡᰴ.
ᰞᰬᰰᰊᰩᰱᰓᰫᰠᰴ
Meet the Mutanchi Rongkup youth participants
ᰃᰤᰬᰰ ᰜᰤᰶᰓᰫ ᰣᰦᰌᰤᰲᰶ ᰕᰫᰊᰪᰰᰆᰧᰶ ᰛᰩᰵᰀᰪᰱᰠᰴ ᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰗᰪᰮᰍᰪ ᰣᰨ.
ᰡᰩᰭᰌᰪᰰᰊᰩᰱᰓᰫ/ᰜᰩᰰᰓᰫ
Learn about the Knowledge Keepers of the project
ᰎᰬᰃ᰷ᰥᰧᰭ ᰎᰬᰣᰤᰨᰭ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰠᰦ ᰚᰮᰶᰊᰰᰶᰎᰰᰶᰠᰴᰠᰦ ᰎᰬᰀᰦ ᰚᰮᰶᰀᰨ ᰜᰤᰶᰣᰨ.
ᰛᰧᰵᰶᰌᰦᰯᰓᰫᰠᰴ
Meet the mediators of meaning, tone, and intent
ᰣᰦᰅᰦᰳ, ᰉᰪᰮᰈᰩ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰆᰧᰵᰶᰋᰩᰠᰦ ᰓᰬᰭᰣᰤᰨᰭ ᰕᰦᰳᰓᰫᰠᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰗᰪᰮᰍᰪ ᰣᰨ.
A glimpse at some project themes
What is this project about?
The “Discovering Sacred Lands” brought Indigenous youths of the Mutanchi Rongkup community together with Knowledge Keepers and encouraged them to seek their sacred connection to the landscape and engage with their ancestral roots. It is a community-based project.
Storytelling
We acknowledged that stories carry the knowledge of Mutanchi Rongkup ancestors.
Sacred
We asked the participants to seek for the sacred within themselves.
Land
We encouraged the participants to embody elements of the environment they connected and build relationships with human and non-human beings—including felt unexplained presence.
Language
We addressed the importance of translation of language and of Mutanchi Rongkup worldview and discussed intent and the purposeful use of words.
Healing
We engaged in creating a safe space and using a language of care in all interactions.
Empowerment
We encouraged co-creation and reciprocal exchange among the contributors.
ᰎᰬᰃ᰷ᰥᰧᰭ ᰎᰬᰣᰤᰨᰭ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰠᰦ ᰛᰤᰬᰯᰉᰬᰳ ᰎᰫᰮᰊᰰᰶᰏᰴᰀᰦ ᰅᰭᰶᰘᰳᰶ.
ᰎᰬᰃ᰷ᰥᰧᰭ ᰎᰬᰣᰤᰨᰭ ᰣᰦᰛᰬ ᰡᰫ ᰊᰰᰶᰀᰦ ᰃᰩ?
᰼ᰃ᰷ᰥᰧᰠᰀᰨᰟᰶᰛᰧᰵᰶ ᰠᰬᰀᰥᰬᰃ᰷ᰥ ᰜᰬᰰᰃ᰷ᰥ᰼ ᰎᰬᰃ᰷ᰥᰧᰭ ᰎᰬᰣᰤᰨᰭ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰍᰪᰰ ᰓᰴᰊᰤᰬᰰᰕᰫ ᰕᰪᰊᰪᰰᰆᰧᰶ ᰣᰦᰘᰩᰭᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰌᰤᰲᰶ ᰣᰩᰵ ᰠᰴ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰚᰮᰶᰊᰰᰶᰎᰰᰶ ᰠᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰀᰦᰳᰜᰨᰰᰀᰦ ᰔᰦᰳᰜᰪᰵ ᰊᰌᰨ ᰉᰫᰋᰧᰵᰶ ᰣᰦᰑᰤᰦᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰜᰫᰵᰋᰤᰦᰭᰜᰪᰵ ᰝᰪᰚᰫᰠᰦ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰇᰩ ᰎᰴᰀᰦ ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰜᰳᰶ ᰌᰤᰬᰱᰊᰩᰮ ᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰌᰩᰵᰌᰤᰮᰶᰡᰴᰀᰦ ᰠᰦᰭᰝᰪᰳ ᰜᰫᰵᰕᰦᰳᰢᰪᰵᰃᰪᰮ.
ᰠᰪᰵᰌᰪᰰ
ᰠᰪᰵ,ᰠᰪᰵᰕᰫ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰎᰴᰍᰪᰰ ᰕᰫᰊᰪᰰᰆᰧᰶ ᰉᰫᰋᰧᰵᰶᰠᰴᰠᰦ ᰚᰮᰶᰊᰰᰶᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰓᰪᰋᰨ ᰡᰴᰜᰦ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰍᰪᰰ ᰌᰤᰮᰶᰀᰨ ᰢᰪᰵ ᰕ.
ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰓᰫ/ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰜᰳᰶ
ᰃᰤᰬᰰᰜᰤᰶᰓᰫ ᰠᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰊᰌᰨᰓᰬᰭᰀᰦ ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰜᰳᰶᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰌᰩᰵ ᰡᰴ ᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰀᰬ ᰀᰩᰰ ᰢᰪᰵ ᰕ.
ᰜᰤᰦᰵ
ᰃᰤᰬᰰᰜᰤᰶᰓᰫᰠᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰟᰦᰲᰊᰩᰀᰦ ᰍᰪᰮᰡᰧᰮᰶ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰍᰪᰮᰡᰧᰮᰶ ᰕᰌᰫᰭᰓᰫ ᰓᰬᰭᰠᰦ ᰙᰫᰭᰊᰩᰵ ᰜᰩᰮᰊᰩᰵᰠᰦ ᰌᰤᰬᰱᰊᰩᰮᰜᰳᰶ ᰋᰦᰮᰁᰩᰰᰣᰦᰛᰧᰵᰶᰎᰴ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰠᰦᰭᰟᰤᰨᰭ-ᰠᰦᰭᰕᰤᰫᰵᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰉᰧᰮᰜᰳᰶᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰐᰪ, ᰡᰬᰳᰡᰴ ᰜᰫᰵᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰀᰬ ᰢᰪᰵ ᰕ.
ᰣᰦᰛᰧᰵᰶ
ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰍᰪᰰ ᰕᰫᰊᰪᰰᰆᰧᰶᰠᰴᰠᰦ ᰆᰧᰵᰊᰩᰵ ᰅᰭᰶᰊᰩᰵ ᰜᰩᰮᰕᰤᰫᰎᰴᰀᰦ ᰣᰦᰛᰧᰵᰶ ᰣᰦᰌᰦᰯᰠᰦ ᰃᰨᰮᰇᰧᰮᰶᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ , ᰣᰪᰰ ᰣᰶᰀᰦ ᰘᰪᰭᰎᰩᰳ ᰎᰴᰠᰦ ᰊᰤᰬᰰ-ᰊᰤᰬᰰ ᰙᰪᰲᰋᰦᰱᰢᰪᰵᰓᰫ ᰊᰪᰰᰌᰩᰭ ᰜᰩᰮᰕᰤᰫᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮᰜᰦ ᰛᰧᰵᰶᰎᰬᰳ ᰕᰦᰳᰢᰪᰵᰜᰦ ᰃᰪᰮ.
ᰝᰧᰶᰜᰧᰵᰶ
ᰣᰦᰎᰩᰰ (ᰡᰫᰛᰧᰶ ᰎᰩᰰᰢᰦᰮᰓᰫ ᰚᰴᰍᰬ ᰣᰶᰠᰦ ᰎᰩᰰᰜᰳᰶ). ᰃᰪᰰ ᰋᰩ ᰓᰬᰭᰎᰤᰬᰳ ᰎᰴᰀᰦ ᰣᰦᰛᰧᰵᰶᰠᰦ ᰊᰤᰰᰶ ᰍᰩᰵᰊᰩ ᰕᰦᰳᰜᰪᰵ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰍᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰀᰤᰬᰳᰠᰦ ᰋᰩᰀᰦᰳ ᰃ᰷ᰥᰧᰭᰙᰫᰭᰡᰴᰀᰦ ᰓᰤᰪᰭᰢᰪᰵᰓᰫᰜᰦ ᰃᰪᰮ.
ᰣᰬᰮᰎᰦᰟᰩᰲᰕᰬᰰᰀ᰷ᰥ
ᰢᰳᰶ,ᰠᰦᰭᰢᰳᰶ (ᰀᰦᰳᰓᰬᰭᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰝᰪᰚᰫᰏᰴ ᰠᰦᰭᰊᰩᰮ ᰓᰴᰢᰳᰶ ᰓᰧᰶᰡᰴ). ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰍᰪᰰ ᰃᰤᰬᰰᰜᰤᰶᰓᰫᰠᰴ ᰓᰬᰭᰀᰦ ᰣᰦᰘᰩᰭ ᰎᰬᰣᰤᰨᰭ ᰃ᰷ᰥᰧᰭᰀᰩᰰᰜᰪᰵ ᰝᰪᰚᰫ ᰊᰌᰨᰠᰦ ᰕᰤᰬᰯᰚᰴᰆᰬᰰᰓᰫ ᰎᰬᰣᰤᰨᰭ ᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰀᰦᰳᰓᰬᰭᰀᰦ ᰎᰦᰳᰡᰴᰀᰦ ᰜᰪᰵᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰀᰬ ᰢᰪᰵᰜᰦ ᰃᰪᰮ.
What is sacred to me?
ᰀᰠᰪ ᰊᰰᰶᰀᰦ ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰓᰫ ᰛᰬ ᰡᰫ ᰃᰩ?
Mutanchi Rongkup youth explored the meaning of sacred space through their respective expressions.
ᰣᰦᰌᰤᰲᰶ ᰕᰫᰊᰪᰰᰆᰧᰶ ᰛᰩᰵᰀᰪᰱᰠᰴᰍᰪᰰ ᰊᰌᰨᰠᰦ ᰐᰪᰊᰩᰵ ᰜᰩᰮᰕᰤᰫᰠᰦ ᰜᰩᰮᰍᰪ ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰓᰫ ᰜᰤᰦᰵ, ᰋᰩ ᰎᰴᰠᰦ ᰣᰦᰅᰦᰳᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰓᰥᰧᰯᰅᰭᰶ ᰣᰦᰀᰨᰲ ᰕᰦᰳᰢᰪᰵᰓᰫᰜᰦ ᰃᰪᰮ.
Engagement with methods
Discovering Sacred & Safe Spaces
ᰋᰩᰱᰃᰤᰫᰎᰴᰌᰤᰬᰱ ᰣᰶᰠᰦ ᰇᰩᰊᰩᰵ/ᰓᰤᰪᰭᰊᰩᰵ
ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰜᰳᰶ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰣᰦᰀᰤᰬᰳ ᰋᰩ ᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰌᰩᰵᰎᰥᰤᰩᰮ ᰡᰴ
Through storytelling, Indigenous Mutanchi Rongkup youth were encouraged to build a safe space and to reconnect with and revive ancestral knowledge systems and engage with narratives on conservation in the fragile Himalayan region. Watch us talk at the Himalaya Conference in Toronto in 2022 on how we attempted to seek alternative research methods. which give back to the community and bridge the gap in intergenerational knowledge transfer.
ᰠᰪᰵ ᰌᰪᰰᰡᰧᰶᰓᰫᰠᰦ ᰜᰩᰮᰕᰤᰫ ᰜᰩᰮᰍᰪ ,ᰓᰴᰊᰤᰬᰰᰕᰫ ᰕᰫᰊᰪᰰᰆᰧᰶ ᰣᰦᰌᰤᰲᰶ ᰣᰩᰵ ᰠᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰣᰦᰀᰤᰬᰳ ᰋᰩ ᰎᰴ ᰙᰫᰭᰜᰪᰵ ᰣᰶᰌᰤᰬᰱ ᰌᰤᰬᰱᰊᰩᰮ ᰜᰩᰡᰨᰭᰡᰴᰀᰦ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰣᰨᰜᰨᰮᰌᰨ ᰊᰌᰨ ᰉᰫᰋᰧᰵᰶᰠᰴᰍᰪ ᰔᰦᰳᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰚᰮᰶᰊᰰᰶ ᰜᰫᰭᰠᰨ ᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰞᰨ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰋᰩ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰂᰨᰲᰎᰴᰠᰦ ᰌᰪᰰᰊᰩᰵ ᰣᰦᰎᰥᰤᰦ ᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮᰜᰦ ᰃᰤᰶᰋᰨ ᰡᰴᰀᰦ ᰠᰦᰭᰊᰩᰱ ᰓᰧᰶ ᰢᰪᰵᰜᰦ ᰃᰪᰮ ᰕ ᰣᰨ.ᰝᰧᰕᰦᰜᰤᰬᰰ ᰀᰩᰰᰑᰥᰬᰰᰠ ᰀ᰷ᰥᰨᰛᰨᰰᰀ᰷ᰥᰨ ᰍᰦᰮᰀᰨᰲ ᱂᱀᱂᱂ᰀᰦ ᰠᰜᰨᰮ ᰕᰦᰳ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰍᰪᰰ ᰌᰩᰵᰓᰥᰧᰯ ᰋᰩᰱᰃᰤᰫᰠᰦ ᰊᰰᰶᰀᰦ ᰜᰩᰮᰕᰤᰫ ᰌᰩᰵ ᰡᰴ ᰃ᰷ᰥᰩᰀᰬ ᰋᰨᰓᰫ ,ᰣᰦᰛᰧᰵᰶ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮᰜᰦ ᰌᰤᰮᰶᰂᰪᰳᰡᰴ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰕ.ᰠᰛᰬᰍᰪᰰ ᰕᰧᰘᰩᰭᰀᰦ ᰣᰦᰛᰬᰍᰪᰰ ᰕᰧᰋᰫᰭ ᰍᰪ ᰕᰧᰋᰫᰭᰀᰦ ᰚᰮᰶᰊᰰᰶᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰊᰦᰳᰎᰨ ᰡᰴᰀᰦ ᰠᰩᰮ ᰀᰦᰳᰙᰴᰠᰦ ᰃᰤᰬᰰᰜᰦ ᰕᰦᰳᰢᰪᰵᰓᰫ ᰃᰪᰮ ᰕ ᰣᰨ.
Contributors
ᰞᰬᰰᰊᰩᰱᰓᰫᰠᰴ
Find out who embarked on the journey of finding sacred within, engaging with ancestral knowledge and connecting to land and people and feeling a sense of community and belonging.
ᰀᰦᰌᰨᰓᰬᰭ ᰀᰦ ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰜᰳᰶ ᰣᰦᰕᰤᰫᰵᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰌᰩᰵ ᰡᰴ, ᰊᰌᰨ ᰉᰫᰋᰧᰵᰶ ᰚᰮᰶᰊᰰᰶᰎᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰓᰪᰜᰪᰵ ᰊᰌᰨ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰑᰦᰳ ,ᰕᰪᰛᰩ ᰣᰪᰰ ᰕᰧᰘᰩᰭᰀᰦ ᰀᰦᰳᰜᰳᰶᰚᰴᰠᰦ ᰠᰦᰭᰘᰨᰜᰳᰶ ᰓᰪᰜᰦᰳᰜᰪᰵ ᰌᰤᰬᰱᰊᰩᰮ ᰜᰫᰵᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰊᰫᰃᰩ ᰕᰶ ᰚᰴ ᰜᰧᰶᰍᰪ ᰌᰩᰵᰌᰤᰮᰶᰍᰪ ᰣᰨ.
ᰠᰧᰊᰩᰵ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰠᰦ ᰗᰩᰵᰝᰧᰳᰓᰫ ᰌᰶ ᰀᰀᰤᰩᰭ
Impressions
ᰠᰦᰭᰝᰥᰤᰦᰜᰳᰶᰎᰴ
In April 2023 we had the opportunity to meet with some of our contributors in Buddhapada in Kalimpong. Here are some impressions of the days we spent together.
ᰠᰮᰶ ᰜᰦᰟᰨ, ᰍᰦᰮ ᱂᱀᱂᱃ᰀᰦ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰍᰪᰰ ᰛᰤᰬᰯᰉᰬᰳ ᰞᰬᰰᰊᰩᰱᰓᰫᰠᰴᰛᰤᰬᰮ ᰀᰦᰜᰬᰮᰎᰪᰵᰠᰦ ᰓᰫᰌᰦ ᰎᰦᰌᰦ ᰜᰤᰦᰵᰀᰦ ᰗᰪᰮᰡᰴᰜᰦ ᰣᰦᰋᰤᰪᰰ ᰋᰫᰱᰢᰪᰵ ᰃᰪᰮ.ᰣᰦᰓᰧᰶ, ᰠᰪᰭᰉᰧᰮ ᰣᰶᰎᰴ ᰀᰦᰚᰫᰃᰪᰰ ᰂᰦᰇᰧᰭᰀᰦ ᰃᰤᰫᰲᰋᰨᰓᰫ ᰊᰗᰳᰶᰎᰴᰠᰦ ᰛᰤᰬᰯᰉᰬᰳ ᰐᰪᰊᰩᰵ ᰎᰴᰜᰦ ᰉᰧᰶ ᰕ.
