Nodo is an indigenous cultural resiliency DAO that uses art for cultural and environmental preservation to fund the expansion and economic reinsertion of local cooperatives and provide a platform for indigenous knowledge to be shared and protected through blockchain technology.

The overarching objectives of nōdo are to:

1) Amplify indigenous voices,

2) Allow communities to self-fund their economic reinsertion in support of a larger value-led community, and

3) Preserve knowledge as an asset for the ones who have safeguarded and maintained it.

The main problems nōdo is trying to solve are:

1) Limited access to cultural resources and infrastructure,

2) Inadequate representation and recognition of indigenous cultural rights, and

3) Exploitation of native cultural heritage without their consent or benefit.

The solution proposed by nōdo is to use indigenous knowledge for positive social and environmental change. nōdo aims to establish a global community of individuals who share the conviction that returning to our roots is crucial in co-creating a thriving future. The use of web3 technology is a way to assure cultural, environmental, and economic autonomy for indigenous communities.

The mission of nōdo is to advance positive social and environmental change through the valuation and preservation of ancestral knowledge. nōdo aims to establish a global community of individuals who share the conviction that returning to our roots is crucial in co-creating a thriving future.

The vision of nōdo is to create a network of sovereign, connected, and resilient indigenous communities globally, within a larger network of individuals who share the same belief systems.

The steps proposed by nōdo to achieve their mission and vision are:

1. Activate local and virtual community hubs, start web3 education initiative and start having round table talks.

2. Quico proof of concept, start with one women-led local coop initiative: activate coop expansion project for economic self-reinsertion separately while creating/growing community through Nodo.

3. Physical larger events/day retreats + virtual events to enhance community connection.

4. First NFT early adopter DAO membership sale, to go to Nodo fund.

Stay tuned for more updates on our roadmap for 2023.

As a Nodo member, you will have access to exclusive features and perks within the nōdo ecosystem, as well as a voice in the direction of the project. You will also be part of a community of individuals who share the same belief systems.

Art is important because it is used for cultural and environmental preservation. It is also a way to transmit knowledge between generations and strengthen intergenerational ties. Art as expression allowed for co-creation and space in learning, so that one could learn what one was ready to learn.

Indigenous knowledge holds the key to change the world. By preserving and valuing ancestral knowledge, nōdo aims to advance positive social and environmental change.

Web3 technology is a way to assure cultural, environmental, and economic autonomy for indigenous communities. Traditional financial models, and non-profits end up falling in assistentialist approaches. Web3 technology provides transparency in transactions through blockchain, smart contracts tied to funds to assure the follow-through of an agreement, royalties giving back power to creators/knowledge keepers, and DAO memberships to leverage the power of a greater value-based community.

The objectives of the Quico project are to activate cooperative expansion projects for economic self-reinsertion separately while creating/growing community through nōdo. The project aims to fund social entrepreneurship/coop, with a percentage of earnings going to community development projects.

The NFT early adopter DAO membership provides funding for the project. The NFTs will be made by an intergenerational partnership of indigenous artists and a famous web3 artist.

The Quico DAO will allow for economic self-reinsertion for and from indigenous communities. It acts as a crowdfunding campaign for the project and provides dividends to members who get to team consolidation/retreat and act as angel investors for the local coop initiative. (in a separate legal identity than Nodo)

On a longer term plan- the blockchain traditional knowledge database is significant to nōdo because it is a way to preserve and share indigenous knowledge. The database is owned by indigenous communities and shared through merit-based membership.