The latest Cultural Survival Quarterly issue focuses on stories of a few of the many Indigenous environmental defenders who put their lives at risk to protect the planet and secure the rights of their Peoples. Indigenous defenders face a double threat: being Indigenous and defending rights and responsibilities to care for the environment. According to a Global Witness 2022 report, almost 40 percent of murdered environmental defenders were Indigenous, a disproportionately high figure given that Indigenous Peoples comprise roughly 6 percent of the global population. Cultural Survival’s noncomprehensive data shows 77 Indigenous defenders were murdered only in 2023 in Latin America, one of the most dangerous regions to be an Indigenous rights and environmental defender. Three out of four assassinations of environmental defenders take place in Latin America.
Join us for a conversion with Indigenous land defenders.
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
12pm ET/ 9am PT
Speakers:
Rayen Rupayan (Mapuche), Land Defender from Chile Rosalba Gómez Arce (Guaraní Paĩ Tavyterã), Land defender from Paraguay Chilekwa Mumba (Bemba), Zambian environmental activist Aimee Roberson (Chickasaw & Choctaw), Cultural Survival Executive Director
Moderator: Bryan Bixcul (Maya Tz'utujil), Cultural Survival Advocacy Coordinator
Protegiendo a los protectores, defendiendo a los defensores
El último número deCultural Survival Quarterly se centra en las historias de algunos de los numerosos defensores ambientales Indígenas que arriesgan sus vidas para proteger el planeta y garantizar los derechos de sus pueblos. Los defensores indígenas se enfrentan a una doble amenaza: ser Indígenas y defender los derechos y responsabilidades de cuidar el medio ambiente. Según un informe de Global Witness de 2022, casi el 40 por ciento de los defensores ambientales asesinados eran Indígenas, una cifra desproporcionadamente alta si se tiene en cuenta que los pueblos indígenas representan aproximadamente el 6 por ciento de la población mundial. Los datos no exhaustivos de Cultural Survival muestran que 77 defensores Indígenas fueron asesinados solo en 2023 en América Latina, una de las regiones más peligrosas para los defensores de los derechos Indígenas y del medio ambiente. Tres de cada cuatro asesinatos de defensores ambientales tienen lugar en América Latina.
Únase a nosotros para una conversación con defensores Indígenas de la tierra.
Miércoles, 4 de septiembre de 2024
12 p. m. ET/ 9 a. m. PT
Panelistas: Rayen Rupayan (Mapuche), defensora de la tierra de Chile Rosalba Gómez Arce (Guaraní Paĩ Tavyterã), defensora de la tierra de Paraguay Chilekwa Mumba (Bemba), la activista ambiental de Zambia Aimee Roberson (Chickasaw & Choctaw), Directora Ejecutiva de Cultural Survival
Moderador: Bryan Bixcul (Maya Tz'utujil), Coordinador de Defensa de Cultural Survival
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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.
