The Gomaluku Podcast

As 300 bombs have been dropped in the Pacific, Brooke Takala fights for a nuclear-free Pacific region and hopes to see an army of people rise that will radiate love and hold the line for each other. Brooke is a loving mother, researcher and children’s book author. Tweet me your thoughts or takeaways.

Leilani Cruz-Martinez Rania Ganser (Kānaka Maoli & Chamoru) stopped by to talk about the history and decolonization of Guåhan and the Pacific region.

Nina Kantcheva Tushev is a Senior Policy Adviser on Indigenous Peoples and Local Community Engagement at the Nature for Development Programme at UNDP. Nina is also the co-founder of Tushevs Aerials, an initiative to democratize drone technology that includes design, building, data processing, and capacity building for Indigenous peoples, local communities, organizations and individuals to use dron...

Pavel and Rodion Sulyandziga (Udege, Russia), Elsa Stamatopoulou, Megan Davis (Cobble Cobble, Pacific), Carson Kiburo (Endorois, Africa), Raja Devasish Roy (Chakma, Asia), Laila Susanne Vars (Sámi, Arctic), Hindou Oumarou Ibrajim (Mbororo, Africa), Handaine Mohamed (Amazigh, Africa), Binota Moy Dhamai (Chakma, Asia) Mai Thin Yu Mon (Chin, Asia), Ghazali Ohorella (Alifuru, Pacific) and Tuomas Aslak...

Chat with Te Piha Niha, talking about his #JFDI30DayChallenge to kick off 2021 by improving mental, and physical health after a year loaded with adversity. He's also a contentcreator for Mahidogs, so we also caught up on content creation and how to use the internet and social media in 2021. Let me know what your goals are for 2021, tweet me @gomaluku

Get ready for a 4 hour marathon, its a new format I'm trying out for the #HowToIndigenousNow series. This episode was originally streamed on my birthday December 11th , with 19 guests from the Pacific indigenous region. To celebrate my birthday, indigenous knowledge, the Pacific region, I brought in amazing people from Australia, Hawaii, Aotearoa NZ, Guam, FSM, Marshall Islands and elsewhere, each...

Sachem Hawk Storm ( Schaghticoke First Nations ) and Sara Yawanawá (Yawanawá) talk about COVID in the Amazon, the exciting things they're working on and the crazy story that got them to this point, personal attacks, judgement, love and more. Tweet me your thoughts or takeaways.

Beaska and Aslat are very involved in Saami and international politics, activism, arts, and behind the amazing Supersapmi podcast. Tweet me your thoughts or takeaways.

Raja Devasish Roy (Chakma, Bangladesh), Maina Talia (Tuvalu), Claire Charters (Ngāti Whakaue, Aotearoa), Rukka Sombolinggi (Torajan, Indonesia), Jocelyn Ting-Hui Hung Chien (Pinuyumayan, Taiwan), Hunanatu Matoke (Nuaulu, Maluku), Tuomas Aslak Juuso (Sámi, Finland), join the #HowToIndigenousNow roundtable dialogue hosted by Carson Kiburo (Endorois, Kenya), and Ghazali Ohorella (Alifuru, Maluku). Tw...

Damon Corrie (Lokono Arawak) author of "Understanding Spirituality,  Anomalous Phenomena as life lesson‪s‬" and "The Amazon is Burning - The  Flames of 21st Century Resistance Inspired by Indigenous Wome‪n",  activist, ambassador, founder of Caribbean Amerindian Development  Organization, Indigenous Democracy Defence Organization and family man. In deep dives I bring in a diverse range of guests t...

Inga Anne Karen Sara is indigenous to the Sámi people. In deep dives I bring in a diverse range of guests to discuss almost  every subject imaginable, the conversations are typically long, mostly  touching the three hour mark. They're to inspire and empower Indigenous  Peoples, because I believe long form conversations allow us to have real  and in-depth exploration of somethin...

Dany Son is an indigenous youth representative to the United Nations for the Khmer Kampuchea-Krom Federation. In deep dives I bring in a diverse range of guests to discuss almost every subject imaginable, the conversations are typically long, mostly touching the three hour mark. They're to inspire and empower Indigenous Peoples, because I believe long form conversations allow us to have real and i...

Happy December 1st my friends, no doubt you're reflecting on 2020 as a year of trials and looking forward to 2021. I'd like to kick off the end of year sprint with a long-form talk. This episode is a conversation with Cvetka Poprask, we unpack our thoughts and challenge ourselves on literature, self-determination, perfectionism, and self-awareness. Enjoy! Let me know what you think, and hope the b...

On today's episode you get to listen in on a roundtable chat with the who's who in the indigenous rights scene talking about the state of the international Indigenous Peoples movement, diplomacy, advocacy, governance, why they do what they do, and everything in between. Today's episode is joined by Pavel Sulyandziga (Udege, Russia), Aili Keskitalo (Sami, Arctic), Elsa Stamatopoulou, Andrea Carmen...

Today's epside is a webinar I facilitated with Conservation International's Minnie Degawan on decolonizing conservation. I ask some questions to indigenous panelists and share some thoughts on how Indigenous Peoples perceive how conservation should be and how it can be achieved. This is so important if we really want to conserve ethically, and deploy respect, reciprocity, empathy and consent with...

On this episode we bring the final round of one-on-one conversations with indigenous leaders, as we flipped the format of the final 3 episodes to full roundtable conversations. Tomohiro Harada is my co-host and we get to talk about retirement, capacity building, individual or indigenous determined contributions, the status of the indigenous movement and more with Aili Kesitalo (President, Sami Par...

On today's episode you get to listen in to a dinner conversation Melanie Nielsen and I had in Geneva with Andrea Carmen (Yaqui Nation). Andrea is Executive Director of the International Indian Treaty Council and at the time of publishing this episode indigenous co-chair to the Facilitative Working Group of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform. This dinner chat includes tactics and...

On today's episode I'm bringing you the 4th episode of the #HowToIndigenousNow saga, co-hosted by the lovely Jocelyn Ting-Hui Hung Chien. We pick the brains of indigenous leaders for insights, views, and ideas. For example: Our Aymara sister Hortencia Hidalgo talks about constitutional recognition, AMAN's secretary-general Rukka Sombolinggi makes a bold statement about COVID-19, Estebancio Castro-...

Podcast, I'm bringing you another episode today, this one is with none other than Kenneth Deer, Mohawk, Kahnawake. From my early days at the Working Group on Indigenous Populations I immediately saw that Kenneth is someone people gravitate towards for guidance and wisdom. Over the years I have had the opportunity to observe his style, learn and work with him. For full transparency, I admit that I...

On today's episode we're bringing perspectives and practical ideas for Indigenous Peoples representatives in a special webinar series co-organized by Tuomas Aslak Juuso, Drumbeat Media, DOCIP and TV Indigena.  It presents a wide variety of the world's leading Indigenous Peoples representatives and allies. Please enjoy, review and let me know what you think, tweet me @gomaluku #HowToIndigenousNow....

This episode is a brief catch up with my friend Maina Talia in Geneva. Before this talk we last saw each other in Funafuti where I was invited to be a panelist on indigenous rights of th e workshop on climate-induced migration Toku Fenua , Toku Tofi (“My Island, My Birthright”). In this chat we talk about indigenous rights an that he wants Tuvalu to start looking more into. Enjoy the episode, and...

Podcast, my special guest for this episode is Esra Mandosir. He's a young activist from West-Papua, we sat down during the EMRIP of 2019 as he's working hard to make a serious impact for his Peoples following the footsteps of Leonard Imbiri and the late Viktor Kaisiepo.  Really interesting episode as we talk about the political movement in West-Papua, how he interned for the United Nations, how pe...

Today's episode is #2 of the special series "How To: Indigenous Governance and Diplomacy for the NOW". This series is all about bringing perspectives and practical ideas for Indigenous Peoples representatives. Co-organized by Tuomas Aslak Juuso, Drumbeat Media, DOCIP and TV Indigena we're bringing in a wide variety of the world's leading Indigenous Peoples representatives and allies. Please enjoy,...

Today's episode is an interview that I did in July 2019 with indigenous TV from Taiwan, where I update their viewers on the enhanced participation process of Indigenous Peoples governments at the United Nations General Assembly. Tweet me! @gomaluku.

Today's episode is an explanation that I gave earlier this year on Facebook Live where I explained the enhanced participation process of Indigenous Peoples' governments at the UN General Assembly and how Indigenous Peoples gathered in Quito Ecuador to develop a roadmap for this process. Subscribe and let me know what you think. Tweet me! @gomaluku