June 2025

Published on Swamphen, a journal of cultural ecology of the University of Sydney, Australia

Keynote Essay : Indigenous Embassy

As Indigenous Peoples, we are afflicted in modernity by the barriers and borders of transgressive cultures and imperial bullies. Our own orientation to boundaries is incompatible with these oppressive constructs because, for us, borders are dynamic, semipermeable sites of relational increase. We will share this orientation from our unique experience of emergent embassy rituals between Cañari and Kara::Kichwa of the Andes::Amazon and Bama/Murri of Australia’s northeast (see Jacobs & Narváez; Yunkaporta).

2023-Present

Cross-cultural and intellectual partnerships that are shaping my perspectives and work.

Tyson Yunkaporta Embassy

Role: Embassy Collaborator

I've been engaged in meaningful embassy with author and dear friend, Tyson Yunkaporta since 2023. This collaboration, which originated through the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab, has evolved into a journey of ceremonial practice and lateral thinking. Our work has created rich webs of exchange and mutual learning through patient and deliberate engagement, informing contemporary challenges through cross-oceanic dialogue.

2023- Present

La Fundación Biocorredores Amazónicos

Co-led the establishment of la Fundación Biocorredores Amazonicos (BioAm) in Ecuador, successfully securing legal status in 2023. Post securing our initial seed funding a united a diverse board of directors comprising Indigenous leaders, urban professionals, and community advocates came to from the board.

We intentionally anchored our work in Andean modalities, ceremony, and development as the foundation for all initiatives.

Our current focus is on elevating Indigenous voices in academia and creating "Corredores Silvestres" / "Wild Corridors" - establishing strategic connectivity sanctuaries throughout the Andes.

Spring 2026

Emergence Magazine V.7

“Seeds and Structures”

By Tyson Yunkaporta, Gabriela Romero, and Stephanie Beck

Emergence’s seventh print volumewill explore the role of seeds and structures in bridging the worlds and sowing a future where we embody an ontology of spiritual ecology. Central to this inquiry will be an examination of ancient and existing ways humans work with seeds and structures—spanning physical, cosmological and spiritual, and ecological knowledge systems that honor our sacred relationship with the Earth.