Episode 24 - Walking Between Worlds - NFTs and economic empowerment for Indigenous communities

In this episode, we have the privilege of being joined by Tim Lea and Vanessa Lee-Ah Mat, Founders of Walking Between Worlds, a movement to energize and empower global Indigenous communities through NFTs. We discuss the launch of their Genesis collection, the role NFTs can play in helping Indigenous artists become self-sufficient, and the long-term vision for their exciting, community-driven project.About Walking Between WorldsUnderstanding the historical economic and technological barriers faced by Indigenous communities, Walking Between Worlds works with Indigenous communities to help them capitalize on the NFT market, leading to greater financial inclusion and self-determination for Indigenous artists.They are bringing leading thinkers from within global Indigenous communities together with global experts in the cryptocurrency, technology and digital art spaces. Together, through community-based excellence, and supported by behavioural economics, their objective is to create an ecosystem to provide the foundations for global Indigenous communities to excel.Follow WBW and learn more:WebsiteDiscordYouTubeTwitter - Walking Between WorldsTwitter - VanessaTwitter - TimEpisode Time Stamps01:45 - What was your “Ah hah” moment that got you interested in cryptocurrency and NFTs?08:45 - Tell me about Walking Between Worlds, and the inspiration behind it.14:45 - On your website, you mention, “for too long, global indigenous communities have been disenfranchised with the accelerating speed of technologies only worsening this effect.” Tell me more about this, and how WBW aims to address this.27:40 - Tell me about your Genesis collection37:40 - What is the long-term vision on WBW?39:55 - What’s the best way for listeners to learn more about and support WBW?For more exciting content exploring the intersections of web3 and social impact, check us out at cryptoaltruism.org.Buy us a coffee!Enjoy the episode? Crypto Altruism runs on the support of the community. Help us out by buying us a coffee:ETH(ERC20) - 0xac5C0105914F3afb363699996C9914f193aeDD4A--DISCLAIMER --While we may discuss specific web3 projects or cryptocurrencies on this podcast, please do not take any of this as investment advice, and please make sure to do your own research on potential investment opportunities, or any opportunity, before making an investment. We host a variety of guests on this podcast with the sole purpose of highlighting the social impact use cases of this technology. That being said, Crypto Altruism does not endorse any of these projects, and we recognize that, since this is an emerging sector, some may be operating in regulatory grey areas, and as such, we cannot confirm their legality in the jurisdictions in which they operate, especially as it pertains to decentralized finance protocols. So, before getting involved with any project, it’s important that you do your own research and confirm the legality of the project. More on the disclaimer at cryptoaltruism.org.Please note: we make use of affiliate marketing to provide readers with referrals to high quality and relevant products and services.