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** COP28 Organization Sign-On Letter: Ensure Indigenous Peoples' Rights Are Secured in the "Green" Transition
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We, Indigenous leaders and allies from diverse cultures, traditions, and regions across the globe, are united in calling for COP28 to be a platform to discuss Indigenous Peoples’ rights in the context of the increasing demand for minerals mined for energy storage, electrified transportation batteries, and other green energy technologies. Sign on. ([link removed]) En español. ([link removed])
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** Cultural Survival Is at COP28!
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Indigenous representation is essential in moving world leaders to take immediate action on climate change, and that is why our team is attending to join the Indigenous Peoples' Caucus and other Indigenous and allied leaders in pushing policymakers for urgent and holistic responses to climate chaos. Read more and check out our events. ([link removed])
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** Report Honors Lives Lost of 13 Indigenous Defenders and Highlights Emerging Regions of Risk in Brazil
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In November 2023, the University of California Network for Human Rights and Digital Fact-finding of the University of California, in partnership with Cultural Survival, published a Story Map on Indigenous land defenders who have been killed in Brazil. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Love of Place Over Lithium: Learning, Connecting, and Valuing Noongar Country
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Before arriving in Australia’s southwestern region, I had taken the time to familiarize myself with photographs of the Cornwall Pit, a key site—now turned tourism attraction—at one of the world’s largest lithium mines. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Sámiid Riikkasearvi/Swedish Sámi Association and the SIRGE Coalition Joint Statement on CRMA
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As the EU moves toward a consensus on the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), we stand together as Indigenous Leaders to call for the guarantee of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) as outlined in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Exchange in South Africa Explores Free, Prior and Informed Consent as the First Line of Defense for Indigenous Communities
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In September, overlooking Hoerikwaggoa (Table Mountain) in Cape Town, South Africa, Indigenous people from Africa and abroad gathered to exchange experiences about implementing the right to FPIC in the context of mineral extraction. Read more. ([link removed])
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** The Quest for Green Energy Filled My Community with Violence
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The Tehuantepec Isthmus in Oaxaca, Mexico, is a territory shared among the Binnizá, Ikoots, Angpøn, and Ayuuk Peoples that produces 76.8 percent of the country's wind energy. As of January 2020, 1,600 wind turbines had been installed here. Read more. ([link removed]) En español ([link removed]) .
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** Maya Peoples’ Territorial Governance and Vulnerability in Climate Change Policy and Action
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Ancestral Maya organizations and farmers in Campeche, Mexico offer a variety of potential solutions rooted in the affirmation of collective rights and leadership roles that honor the urgency of the action needed for the continuation of life on our planet. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Alternative Report to CERD Highlights Indigenous Rights Violations as a Result of Mining in Bolivia
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In October, Cultural Survival and our partner organization Qhana Pukara Kurmi submitted a joint alternative stakeholder report on the situation of Indigenous rights in Bolivia for the 111th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). Read more. ([link removed]) En español. ([link removed])
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** Indigenous-Led Community Television: Amplifying Voices and Strengthening Languages
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Representation matters. Indigenous-led television stations are becoming more popular as cultural and linguistic platforms, making space for Indigenous voices to thrive in a world where mainstream media narratives predominate television networks. Read more. ([link removed])
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** 11 Books by Native American Authors to Add to Your Reading List
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Storytelling is an Indigenous way of knowing. Stories are vehicles for passing down knowledge that contains history, wisdom, lessons, moral guides, and more. Read more. ([link removed])
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** What does a Liberal, Libertarian and Anarcho-capitalist President mean for Indigenous Peoples in Argentina?
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On November 19, in a context of high inflation and growing political violence, Javier Milei, a 55-year-old liberal economist, won the second round of Argentina’s elections. Read more. ([link removed]) En español. ([link removed])
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** Learning Together to Defend Mother Earth and Life
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From October 24-27, 2023, in Trinidad, Beni, Bolivia, Cultural Survival organized an exchange for Indigenous women defenders of the Amazon Basin. Read more. ([link removed]) En español. ([link removed])
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COP28 Loss And Damage Explained - Kimaren Ole Riamit ([link removed])
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What Indigenous Peoples Should Note About The Negotiations At CBD 2023 - Roberto Borrero ([link removed])

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Intergenerational Trauma - Violence From More Than A Century Ago Affects Us Today! ([link removed])

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Cultural Survival Global News Bulletin November 2023 ([link removed])

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Mujeres Indígenas: sanación y defensa del territorio ([link removed])

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Noticiero regional sobre Pueblos Indígenas, noviembre 2023 ([link removed])

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** Indigenous Youth Fellow Spotlight:
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** Indigenous Youth Fellows Are Having an Impact in Their Communities
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Check out what Martha (Piapoco), Estefanía (Kichwa), Julieth (Guna), and Dewi (Dayak Simpakng) are up to. Read more. ([link removed]) En español. ([link removed])
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** Indigenous Community Media Fund Grant Partner Spotlight:
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** Kuakumake Stéreo (Arhuaco), Colombia
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The Indigenous women of the Sierra Nevada in Colombia, are participating in a radio empowerment project called “The Indigenous Truth” at Kuakumake Stéreo. Read more ([link removed]) . En español. ([link removed])
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** Keepers of the Earth Fund Grant Partner Spotlight:
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** Living in Resistance to Gold Mining: Napo Community in Ecuador
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In our province, Napo, we are experiencing one of the most serious environmental disasters in our history, caused by the complicity of mining companies, illegal mining operators, and the government, who have formed a network of corruption that is poisoning our water sources and bleeding the jungle, affecting our economy and putting our health at risk. Read more. ([link removed]) ([link removed]) En español. ([link removed])
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** Cultural Survival Quarterly Magazine

47-3 In the Crossfire: Being Indigenous in Areas of Conflict ([link removed])
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In this issue of the CSQ, we bring you the voices of people whose lives have been affected by conflict.


** ¡Cultural Survival Quarterly ahora está disponible en español!
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