Indigenous Ecological Knowledge Is Essential in the Management of Forests and the Seafloor

For Indigenous Peoples, there is no separation between our lives, cultures, and environments. The Earth is alive, and she has a spirit. She breathes, she bleeds, she cries, she has emotions. She nurtures us, and we heal her. She has lungs, she has bosoms, she gives birth, and she cleanses herself routinely. Our forests are home to the eldest trees on Earth that hold the wisdom of this planet. Read more. En español.

Indigenous Leaders Are Meeting with Members of the EU Parliament to Uphold Indigenous Peoples’ Rights through the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

A coalition of leading human rights, climate, and environmental organizations launched the global Lead The Charge campaign. The campaign encourages automakers to leverage the unprecedented opportunity offered by the electric vehicle (EV) transition to radically transform their supply chains to be equitable, sustainable, and 100% fossil free. It also raises awareness of the human and Indigenous Peoples’ rights, climate, and environmental impacts that occur throughout auto supply chains, focusing in particular on steel, aluminum, and batteries. As part of the launch, Lead the Charge unveiled an industry Leaderboard which analyzed the publicly available official reporting of 18 leading automotive manufacturers in the world, ranking their efforts to eliminate emissions, environmental harms, and human rights violations from their supply chains.  Read more.

Indigenous Peoples' Protests in Perú Are a Way to Claim their Existence and Struggles

While the power groups and bureaucratic machinery label anyone who protests against the transitional civic-military government as terrorists, Indigenous Peoples and campesinos in Peru only respond loudly, Kachkaykuraqmi! (We continue to exist!). Read more. En español

Defending Our Lands Against Dispossession and Capitalist Violence in Southeastern Mexico

On December 2-4, 2022 in Merida, Mexico, Cultural Survival convened a meeting with Indigenous land defenders from the Yucatan Peninsula and Chiapas. Many of the 38 representatives of Indigenous organizations, communities, assemblies, and councils in the Yucatán, Campeche, Quintana Roo, Chiapas, Morelos, and Michoacán who joined us were from our Indigenous Community Media Program and our Keepers of the Earth Fund grant partner organizations. Read more. En español

Being Sámi and A Transgender Man: Levi Sørum

The experience of being Indigenous and transgender brings about a variety of unique intersectional challenges. Growing up in Tana (Deanu), Sápmi land, Levi Sørum (Sámi) lived most of his life exposed to Sámi culture and language.  Read more. 

Meet Our 2023-2024 Writers in Residence

Our Writer’s Residency Program is a meaningful opportunity for Indigenous writers to continue their creative work, share their expertise, and gain exposure for their writing on topics important to them and their communities. We are pleased to announce our Writers in Residence, who will be working with us in 2023 and 2024.  Read more.

Protecting Sacred Waters: Indigenous Communities Are Leading the Way 

Indigenous communities are among the most affected by the water crisis. They depend on water for their livelihoods, cultural practices, and spiritual beliefs. Many Indigenous communities have a deep connection to water and view it as a sacred resource. However, they often face significant challenges in accessing safe and clean water due to historical injustices, economic marginalization, and environmental degradation, among other factors. Read more.

Indigenous Community Media Fund Grant Partner Spotlight:

Radio La Niña, Guatemala

On November 26, 2006, more than 20 people met in Chuicaxtún, Canton Chivax, Totonicapán to create the project of Community Radio La Niña 88.5 FM. Without any prior technical knowledge of radio broadcasting, production, programming, administration, or how to install a transmitter, we took our first steps in community communication. Read more. 

Keepers of the Earth Fund Partner Spotlight:

Mupagamuri Center Builds Community in the Chiware Region of Zimbabwe

In 2022, the Zienzele Foundation identified the need for a communal space in the Chiware region of Zimbabwe for Shona women’s cooperatives to host their organizational meetings, health clinics, and marketing of traditional handicraft work. Read more. 

Youth Fellow Spotlight:

Alejandra Santiago (Hñahñu) and Jimena Musicue Casso (Nasa)

Cultural Survival’s Indigenous Youth Fellowship Project supports young women communicators, artisans, artists, and storytellers in their efforts to develop their skills, training, research, productions, and creations aimed at strengthening their cultural identity and leadership. We are firmly committed to reducing systemic inequalities and promoting the participation of women in their spaces and environments. We share the work of two of our 2022 youth fellows. Read more. En español.

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