7 Things to Do on
International Women's Day
Today, March 8, is International Women's Day (#IWD), first celebrated in 1909. While too many women all over the world still suffer from violence and rights abuses, it is important to recognize the amazing work Indigenous women are doing to make change happen. They are movement builders, system shakers, stewards of ecosystems, community caretakers and working towards a transformative, equitable, and just future for all of our relations.
On this International Women's Day, show your solidarity with women as they fight to assert their rights. When we speak of the rights of Indigenous women, we mean all Indigenous women - cisgender and transgender women alike. Join us in this action to honor, uplift, and resource Indigenous women's leadership, so that next year we will have even more to celebrate!
| 1. Learn about CEDAW's General Recommendation No. 39 on the Rights of Indigenous Women and Girls |
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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) General Recommendation No. 39 on the Rights of Indigenous Women and Girls includes the first language in a binding international treaty focused on the rights of Indigenous women and girls. Learn more.
2. Read our issues of the Cultural Survival Quarterly devoted to Indigenous women.
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3. Celebrate some of the amazing Indigenous women working to make change happen around the world. Share their inspiring stories #IWD2024 #IndigenousWomenRising #NativeSistersBlossom
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Luzbeydi Monterrosa (Wayuu), filmmaker and communicator.
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Raquel Tsahuanda (Shuar), land steward and defender. En español.
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Guadalupe Pastrana (Nahua), Cultural Survival's Indigenous Rights Radio Producer. En español.
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Binalakshmi Nepram (Meitei), scholar and Founder of Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network and Northeast India Women’s Initiative for Peace. En español.
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Myra Dahgaypaw (Karen) is a human rights activist from Karen State, Eastern Burma. En español.
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Sierra Henries (Chaubunagungamaug Band of Nipmuc), Maine-based birch bark artist. En español.
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Jayna Shoda Meyer (Chamorro), Cultural Survival Indigenous Youth Fellow, member of the Oral Storytelling Project. En español.
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Lukretia Booysen (Griekwa, Nama) an Indigenous changemaker and founder and curator of the Koena Art Institute. En español.
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Ida Helene Benonisen (Sámi), Queer spoken word poet based in Oslo, Norway, and founder of Blue Monday Venue. En español.
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Paula Nicho (Maya Kaqchikel), painter from San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala. En español.
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Marie Alexandrine Rasoanantenaina (Malagasy, Merina) from Madagascar and founder of Tahiana Creation. En español.
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Raven Lacerte (Carrier, Lake Babine Nation), Co-founder of Moosehide Campaign.
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Dr. Doreen E. Martinez (Mescalero Apache), sociologist and advocate of alliance building and promoting justice.
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Danuwar women communicators at Radio Udayapur in Nepal.
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Kaitlyn Patterson (Algonquin Anishinaabekwe), postdoctoral fellow at the University of Waterloo and a dietitian studying land access and Indigenous food sovereignty practices.
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Kuenan Tikuna (Tariano and Tikuna), trans woman artist, activist, model, and Indigenous communicator. En español.
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Yvette Rasmussen (Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation), Program Manager of Northern Women Entrepreneurs at the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada.
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Chenae Bullock (Shinnecock), community leader, water protector, cultural preservationist, Indigenous perspective historian, and humanitarian.
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Alinam Cojtí Ren (Maya K’iche’), athlete and runner. En español.
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Candyce Testa (Pequot), Cultural Survival Bazaar Manager and artist. En español.
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4. Listen and share podcasts by and about Indigenous women.
The perspectives and inclusion of Indigenous women is essential to gender equality worldwide. Using community radio as a tool, we invite you to celebrate Women's Day by bringing Indigenous women's perspectives to the airwaves. The following programs are free for you to listen to, download, and broadcast! Access more here.
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5. Support Indigenous Women Artists
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6. Donate to Cultural Survival.
For five decades, Cultural Survival has prioritized projects centering Indigenous women and engaging women’s and girls’ leadership. An investment in Cultural Survival is an investment in Indigenous women and girls' leadership globally!
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Cultural Survival advocates for Indigenous Peoples' rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures and political resilience since 1972. We envision a future that respects and honors Indigenous Peoples' inherent rights and dynamic cultures, deeply and richly interwoven in lands, languages, spiritual traditions, and artistic expression, rooted in self-determination and self-governance.
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