The Eagle-Condor The Eagle-Condor Exchange Exchange Project:Project:Success Success StoriesStories

Eagle-Condor Project Eagle-Condor Project Successes:Successes:

Eagle-Condor Exchange Workshop, Eagle-Condor Exchange Workshop, Peru, April 2006Peru, April 2006Fred Chu, Luis Campos, IIAP, PeruFred Chu, Luis Campos, IIAP, Peru

Indigenous Aquaculture NetworkIndigenous Aquaculture NetworkMike Skladany, Jim Bowman, ACRSPMike Skladany, Jim Bowman, ACRSP

The Workshop:The Workshop: Ucayali Region, PeruUcayali Region, Peru Shipibo-Conibo Shipibo-Conibo indigenous groupsindigenous groups

6-day workshop6-day workshop Presentations by both Presentations by both “Eagles” and “Eagles” and “Condors”“Condors”

Visits to IIAP, Visits to IIAP, villages, aquaculture villages, aquaculture projects, Universidad projects, Universidad Intercultural de la Intercultural de la Amazonía Amazonía

Scenes from the Scenes from the workshop:workshop:

Eagles Eagles during the during the Paiché Paiché ((Arapaima Arapaima gigasgigas) ) cage cage cultureculturedemonstratdemonstration tour.ion tour.

One of One of the fish the fish ponds at ponds at the IIAP the IIAP campus campus in in PucallpaPucallpa, Peru., Peru.

Paiché Paiché ((ArapaimArapaima gigasa gigas) ) feeding feeding demonstrdemonstra-tion.a-tion.

Aerial Aerial view of view of Ucayali Ucayali River River Region, Region, Peru.Peru.

The Success:The Success: Establishing links and relationships between indigenous leaders in the South and the North

“I believe we accomplished what we set out to do—building relationships. Without building relationships before we work together we can make mistakes”

Indigenous Aquaculture Indigenous Aquaculture Network:Network:

Peru workshop stimulated the revitalization Peru workshop stimulated the revitalization of the of the Indigenous Aquaculture NetworkIndigenous Aquaculture Network — to — to facilitate communications among North facilitate communications among North American indigenous groups interested in American indigenous groups interested in aquacultureaquaculture

Specifically, “Eagles” returning from Peru Specifically, “Eagles” returning from Peru worked to revive and strengthen the IAN:worked to revive and strengthen the IAN: IAN prospectus presented to Heifer IAN prospectus presented to Heifer InternationalInternational

IAN website now sponsored by IENIAN website now sponsored by IEN Heifer and IEN continue to seek funding for IANHeifer and IEN continue to seek funding for IAN

“The IAN will work with Indigenous communities to enhance traditional aquatic resources through education, empowerment and capacity building. The means for doing this are through North-South cultural exchanges, information dissemination and small village based seed projects. The IAN will have as its mission statement:

“Strengthening food security, health and community development in a way that reflects Indigenous standards and sovereignty as related to the Water World and its interlinked natural resources through education, empowerment and capacity building by Indigenous Peoples.”

For more IAN info:For more IAN info:

Indigenous Aquaculture Network:Indigenous Aquaculture Network:http://www.ienearth.org/ienaqua/http://www.ienearth.org/ienaqua/

Indigenous Environmental Network:Indigenous Environmental Network:http://http://www.ienearth.orgwww.ienearth.org//

Heifer International:Heifer International:http://www.heifer.org/http://www.heifer.org/

To see ACRSP Reports on To see ACRSP Reports on the Peru Eagle-Condor the Peru Eagle-Condor Workshop: Workshop:

http://pdacrsp.oregonstathttp://pdacrsp.oregonstate.edu/pubs/featured_titlee.edu/pubs/featured_titles/eagle-condor.htmls/eagle-condor.html

Exchange Workshop in Mexico, Exchange Workshop in Mexico, March 2007March 2007

(look for reports on our website (look for reports on our website soon!)soon!)

Eagle-Condor Project Eagle-Condor Project Future:Future:

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