Kalio Conservation & Development Society
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Inspire, support, be the change

Cultural documentation: Revitalize Indigenous adet & knowledge systems including language 

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Language. Publishing a Kelabit dictionary,  building a body of Indigenous language publications, promoting maintenance of Indigenous language use, and efforts to revitalize the language. 
Oral history. Recording and documenting Elders' life stories, adet (customs), traditions and ecological knowledge.
Engagement. Community organization:  organizing language conferences, workshops, land-based pedagogy (language camps).  Promote women entrepreneuralship & revive traditional crafts through workshops; stoking tree nurseries & tree planting.

Mapping and
conservation planning: supports ecological integrity, Indigenous rights, cultural continuity & adaptive governance

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Spatial mapping of Kelabit territory
  • A published Kelabit territorial map: As a visual tool for community engagement land-use planning
  • As advocacy to delineate a Meri'it community-based management area
  • As evidence to support land claims cases 

Capacity-building: sustaining life worlds of communities as a living and evovling process

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Leadership, citizenship, entrepreneurship
  • Workshop trainings - paralegal
  • Promoting knowledge-sharing about Indigneous rights and civic engagement
  • Promoting cooperation amongst entrepreneurs

Raising awareness:
​re intergenerational continuity, self-determination & community authority 

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  • Film screenings
  • Talks and presentations in schools & public
  • Linking to web resources
  • Highlighting relevant news 
  • Networking with other Indigenous groups
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