Protect the Protectors, Defend the Defenders
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Protect the Protectors, Defend the Defenders
Cultural Survival Quarterly 48-2 (June 2024)
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Features


Criminalization of Indigenous Peoples Is Intensifying Globally

CS Staff
More than one-third of environmental defenders murdered are Indigenous.


Apache Stronghold Is Protecting a Sacred Site from a Massive Copper Mine

Brandi Morin (Cree/Iroquois)
In Arizona, the Apache Stronghold is rejecting copper mining.



Following the Lines Between the Mines

Bobbie Chew Bigby (Cherokee)
Indigenous communities and land defenders are in the heart of South America’s Lithium Triangle.


“For Them, It’s Money. For Us, It’s Life”

Brandi Morin (Cree/Iroquois)
Grassy Narrows First Nation’s struggle with a 60-year legacy of poison in Ontario, Canada.


Strategies to Protect Indigenous Environmental Defenders
Chilekwa Mumba (Bemba)
Zambian environmental activists organized a successful lawsuit against UK-based mining company
Vedanta Resources in response to pollution.


Fail Alsynov Defender of Bashkir Land, Language, and Rights
Batani Foundation
On January 17, 2024, Fail Alsynov (Bashkir) was sentenced to four years in prison in Russia for defending Bashkir land, language, and rights.


We Are Under Constant Threat
Rayen Rupayan (Mapuche) 
In Chile, Mapuche youth are addressing impacts related to transition mineral mining and the extractive industry.


Advocating for Indigenous Peoples’ Land Rights Through Theater
Simson Kapembe (San)
San youth in Namibia are addressing the impacts of human rights violations through dramatic dialogue.


We Come from Within the Land
Gerard Tiwow (Minahasa)
In Indonesia, Minahasa youth are protecting their lands from mineral exploitation and overdevelopment.

 Departments
 


Executive Director's Message
Defend the Defenders, Protect the Protectors

Indigenous Arts
Rivers, Reckonings, and Reclamations

Indigenous Languages

Kseniia Bolshakova (Dolgan) Language activist and writer
 

Rights in Action
Escazú Agreement: A Landmark for Environmental Rights

Keepers of the Earth Fund Grant Partner Spotlight
Guarani Paĩ Tavyterã Peoples


Staff Spotlight

Tia-Alexi Roberts 
(Narragansett)



Bazaar Artists

Rubén Flores Apaez's (Nahua) Out of Plumage Arte Plumario Kozamalotl






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