Renewed Violence in Chittagong Hill Tracts: Bengali Settlers Target Indigenous Jumma Communities

The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), a region in Bangladesh long troubled by communal conflict, continues to experience alarming incidents of violence, deepening divisions between various factions and contributing to ongoing tensions between the Bengali settlers and Indigenous communities. Read more.   

Police Violence and State Complicity Claims Another Guarani Kaiowá Life in Brazil

Cultural Survival denounces another criminal act and demands a definitive solution for the Guarani Kaiowá Peoples in Mato Grosso do Su, Brazil. Read more.   

Tahua’s Visions for the Future: Fighting for Community Tourism over Lithium Extraction

The communities that comprise Marka Tahua in southwestern Bolivia have always stood as the stewards of one of the most unique and extreme landscapes on Earth, the Uyuni Saltflat.  Read more.  En español. 

Report Warns Santacruz Silver of Serious Human Rights Violations at Bolivia Mine ahead of AGM

Indigenous leaders from the Ayllu Acre Antequera in Bolivia, together with the organizations Qhana Pukara Kurmi, Cultural Survival, and Earthworks, submitted a report to the Canadian mining company Santacruz Silver (SCS) ahead of its Annual General Meeting in Vancouver.  Read more.

The Siren Song - UN Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals Report Sings About Advancing Indigenous Peoples' Rights, but the Panel Retains Colonial Aspects Regarding Indigenous Lands

During the second week of September 2024, the UN Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals delivered its report to Secretary-General António Guterres, outlining a set of principles, actions, and recommendations aimed at addressing equity, transparency, sustainability, and human rights in the extractive minerals sector.  Read more. 

The Secretary-General’s Panel’s New Set of Recommendations on CETMs: An Opportunity to Ensure the Respect of Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Avoid Repeating the Mistakes of the Past

Indigenous Peoples are at the forefront of the global energy transition, with their lands and rights increasingly threatened by the rush for critical minerals. Read more.

Top Wins for Indigenous Peoples in 2023-2024

In celebration of the 17th anniversary of the adoption of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Cultural Survival is taking a look back at the top wins for Indigenous Peoples over the past year. From historic land back cases to positive legal rulings, there has been important progress. Read more.   En español. 

Activism through Performance: A Conversation with Landa Lakes

Two-Spirit community organizer Miko Thomas (Chickasaw), also known by her stage name, Landa Lakes, is originally from Oklahoma but has been based in San Francisco for decades. Read more. 

Road to CBD COP16: New Opportunities for Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous Leader in Exile Guarded in Her Celebration of Reported Release of Brooklyn Rivera

Exiled Miskitu leader Anexa Alfred Cunningham was guarded in her celebration of the release of Brooklyn Rivera (Miskitu) on Friday, August 29, 2024, saying that she still did not have confirmation that the top leader of the Miskitu political party, Yatama, was among the 135 Nicaraguans whose release the U.S. State Department secured in negotiations with the dictatorial regime of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. Read more. 

EU’s Legislation on Critical Raw Materials Risks Increasing Threats to Indigenous Peoples from Mining Projects 

The Critical Raw Materials Act, which entered into force on May 23, 2024, followed one of the swiftest legislative processes the EU has witnessed in decades. Unless the CRMA implementation ensures Indigenous Peoples' rights are respected, it risks significantly exacerbating both current and potential negative impacts of mining on Indigenous Peoples’ lands and well-being. Read more.

AMARC Conference Brings Together Community Radio Voices from Across Asia-Pacific By Suman Basnet, Regional Director, AMARC-Asia Pacific

The 5th AMARC Asia-Pacific Regional Conference in Bangkok united over 150 participants from 18 countries to celebrate the power of community radio. Read more. 

Indigenous Youth Fellow Spotlight: 

Get to Know Our Youth Fellows Caring for Traditional Plants

Learn what Rafael Eduardo Pérez López (Maya Yucatec), Free Borsey (Lummi), and María Adriana Cauich Puc (Maya Yucatec) are doing to protect traditional plants. Read more, En español. 

Keepers of the Earth Spotlight:

Jamii Asilia Centre (JAC), Kenya

Under the sprawling branches of ancient trees by Lake Bogoria, Elders and young people sat together. Read more.

Indigenous Community Media Fund Grant Partner Spotlight:

Minahasa's Cry: Indigenous Voices Rise Against Mining Onslaught in Indonesia

In the heart of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, a battle for survival is taking place. Widespread mining activities, driven by corporate greed and government neglect, are destroying the region's forests, contaminating its rivers, and undermining the very fabric of Indigenous communities. Read more. 

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