KASIYANNA: Particular Challenges of Indigenous Peoples in Facing COVID-19
Now, four months into the worldwide crisis brought about by COVID-19, the situation of Indigenous Peoples is slowly coming to light with the dissemination of reports from different Indigenous organizations. Read more.
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United We Fight the Pandemic/ Unidos Combatimos la Pandemia
URGENT PSAs on the coronavirus available in over 65+ Indigenous languages. We are working on more. Learn more.
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As COVID-19 Starts in Nicaragua, Settler Violence Continues
Amidst the impending coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, settler colonists (called colonos) violently attack Indigenous people and invade their rainforest lands. Ten Miskitu and Mayangna leaders and land defenders have been killed since early January. Read more.
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Indigenous Peoples Turning to Traditional Knowledge on COVID-19 Response
The coronavirus has now arrived in many Indigenous communities. The first case was reported in the Brazilian Amazon a few weeks ago. The Navajo Nation is grappling with a surge of cases. The disproportionate risk for COVID-19 infection and related harms suffered by Indigenous and minority communities has become extreme due to preexisting health conditions and inequalities across the board. Read more.
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Freedom of Expression of Indigenous Peoples in Guatemala Case to be Decided in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
On April 3, 2020, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) referred a case dealing with Indigenous Peoples’ right to freedom of expression via community radio in Guatemala to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Learn more. En español,
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Victoria Tauli-Corpuz Reflects on Her Six-year Tenure as Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
After a six-year appointment as UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz sees the mandate is “an uphill battle.” Read more.
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COVID-19’s Growing Impact on Indigenous Communities Globally
Although many have argued that “coronavirus doesn’t discriminate,” as a human rights organization, we know that societies do. While the whole world is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, Indigenous communities are especially at risk due to the inequalities they experience in the home countries. Read more.
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Indigenous Communities in the Amazon Fight Battle on Two Fronts with COVID, Extractive Industry
Quechua, Achuar, Kukuma, and Kichwa communities of Peru’s Loreto region in the Amazon rainforest have been fighting against oil contamination in their territories for nearly 50 years. Read more.
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Hard-Hit Navajo Nation Finds Strength in Community Relief Efforts
After its first confirmed case on March 17, 2020, Navajo Nation was hit hard by COVID-19. Occupying 27,000 square miles, Navajo Nation has the third-highest infection rate in the United States, with New York and New Jersey holding the two highest infection rates. Read more.
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Indigenous Communities Adjust to the New Normal During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The world is in a moment of crisis in facing the COVID-19 pandemic. This crisis has had major implications that are not just medical: an increase in unemployment, a drop in production, shortages and an increase in the prices of basic products like food. Read more. En Español
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Leadership and Communication of Indigenous Women in Central America
On March 12-13, 2020, in La Esperanza, Intibucá, Honduras, 11 Lenca women from radio stations in 7 different communities gathered for two-day workshops on community radio communication with a focus on gender equity. Read more.
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Aneeqa Duplessis from Voice of the Cape Radio went to Hangberg in CapeTown, where she spoke to local residents to find out how the restrictions placed on them by being locked down is affecting poor communities. |
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In this edition: Indigenous South Africans defy lockdown rules;
Covid-19 in India; Covid-19 in the Himalayas; Forest fires in Thailand;
Food crisis in Bangladesh; Indigenous Peoples of Mexico demand water.
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We welcome your radio content on topics relating to Indigenous Peoples. Send us your files for posting on our website and email distribution. Please see guidelines here.
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Keepers of the Earth Grant Partner:
Eastern Woodlands Rematriation Collective
The Eastern Woodlands Rematriation Collective sustains “the spiritual foundation of traditional livelihoods through sustainable food and agroecological systems” in the New England area. The Collective’s projects are rooted in the reclamation of traditional food, wild medicines, and ecological knowledge through exchange, mutual aid, and apprenticeship within Tribal territories of the northeast. Read more.
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Get the latest issue focuses on Indigenous migrants who were forced to leave their homes for political or economic reasons; Indigenous Peoples whose homes are on borderlands and whose communities have been divided by artificial lines; and Indigenous climate refugees. Learn More.
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¡Cultural Survival Quarterly ahora está disponible en español!
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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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