|
Dear Friend,
With your support, Cultural Survival is addressing the critical needs of at-risk Indigenous communities. Will you help us build a future guided by the wisdom and leadership of Indigenous Peoples?
Thanks to your support, on September 20-24, in Cape Town, South Africa, Indigenous Peoples from Africa and abroad gathered for a powerful exchange of experiences about implementing Indigenous rights in the context of mineral extraction, specifically about implementing Free, Prior and Informed Consent.
Together with over 50 participants from organizations and communities in South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the United States, we held sessions on understanding tools to advocate for self-determination, discussed the impact of mining for transition minerals in Indigenous territories, and created a space to share experiences and knowledge.
As the first event of its kind hosted by Cultural Survival and our partner organizations in the African region, participants provided us better understanding of their realities while demonstrating that the true and valuable knowledge about Indigenous Peoples is in the communities — and that is where we should look for answers and solutions.
|
