January 2025 Enewsletter
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** Xinka Parliament Calls Out Pan American Silver Obstruction of Escobal Mine Consultation
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The Xinka are an Indigenous Peoples who live in what is now southern Guatemala. In 2014, the mining firm Tahoe Resources opened a massive silver mine in their territory without their consent amidst the violent repression of peaceful protestors. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Cultural Survival and Partners Submit Alternative Report to CEDAW on Violations of the Rights of Indigenous Women in Nepal
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Cultural Survival and our partner organizations in Nepal, including Nepal Tamang Women Association, Newa Misa Daboo, Sunuwar Women Society, Indigenous Women's League Nepal (IWL Nepal), and National Indigenous Disabled Women Association Nepal (NIDWAN), submitted an alternative report on the situation of Indigenous women’s rights in Nepal for the 90th session of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), which will take place in Geneva from February 3rd to 21st, 2025. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Cultural Survival Strongly Condemns the Eviction of the Lof Pailako in Argentina
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The Mapuche Tehuelche community of the Lof Pailako in Chubut, Argentina, are facing forced eviction from their ancestral lands. On Thursday, January 2, 2025, a court official arrived in the community along with federal police and personnel from Los Alerces National Park to give notice of eviction on January 9, “by force” if the community does not vacate voluntarily. Read more. ([link removed]) En español. ([link removed])
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** Native Theatre Brilliance Rising: An Interview with Playwright Tara Moses
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Tara Moses ([link removed]) , a citizen of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and of Muscogee Creek descent, is an accomplished director and award-winning playwright. She is a co-founder of Groundwater Arts and #BINGE. Her extensive work across various theater companies includes commissions from Audible, Red Bull Theater, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, among others. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Fires and Monoculture Threaten Life in La Chiquitanía, Bolivia
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From May to October 2024, several fires broke out in different parts of Chiquitanía, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, with serious consequences for the forest and the surrounding populations. Fires have been a phenomenon repeated every year in this area. Read more. ([link removed]) En español. ([link removed])
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** Miskitu Human Rights Defender Speaks Out about Sandinista Constitutional Reform
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Anexa Alfred Cunningham, 45, a Miskitu Indigenous member of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, spoke out on December 20, 2024, on the Constitutional reforms Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega will put into place later this month, calling the reforms "nefarious" (nefasto). Read more. ([link removed])
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** Milei Repeals Argentina's Indigenous Territorial Emergency Law
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On December 10, 2024, on International Human Rights Day and the first anniversary of his inauguration as president, the far-right liberal Javier Milei struck a harsh blow against the rights of Indigenous communities in Argentina. Read more. ([link removed]) En español. ([link removed])
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** International Indigenous Film Festival to Take Place in Peru
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Peru will host the 15th International Festival of Indigenous Peoples’ Film and Communications, a key event for raising awareness about the experiences of indigenous peoples through film. Read more. ([link removed]) En español. ([link removed])
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** All Eyes on Bolivia! Cultural Survival Demands Respect for Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Territories
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Cultural Survival expresses our deep concern and indignation in the face of the continuous criminalization and rights violations against Indigenous defenders in Bolivia. Read more. ([link removed]) En español. ([link removed])
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** UNESCO Forum Amplifies Indigenous Voices, Calls for Action to Strengthen Indigenous Media
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In a resounding affirmation of Indigenous media’s vital role in fostering inclusivity and diversity, UNESCO recently convened a landmark two-day event, Expert Meeting and Media Partnership Forum on Indigenous Peoples and the Media, at its headquarters in Paris on November 26-27, 2024. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Meet Our 2024 KOEF Partners Impacted by the Extraction of Transition Minerals
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The Keepers of the Earth Fund (KOEF) is proud to announce our 2024 partnership with Indigenous communities. Read more. ([link removed])
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Global Indigenous News- January 2025


** Missed the Indigenous Peoples’ Principles and Protocols for Just Transition webinar?
Watch it here.
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La lucha de la comunidad piaroa de Caño Guama del Alto Sipapo, Venezuela ([link removed])

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Noticiero regional sobre Pueblos Indígenas, enero 2025 ([link removed])

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Liberty Radio - Threats Faced by Indigenous Land Defenders in Nigeria ([link removed])

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Bush Radio - We Have The Power To Heal The Land ([link removed])
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** Indigenous Youth Fellow Spotlight:
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** What Are Our Indigenous Youth Fellows Up To?
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Art is an essential expression of every culture. Through paintings, ceramics, graphics, music, and other forms, communities express their stories, worldviews, and spiritualism in a celebration of their traditions. By learning a craft, one can connect deeply with their ancestors and culture while developing skills that help to build a better future for themselves and their communities. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Keepers of the Earth Spotlight:
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** Resisting Lithium Mining and Strengthening Food Sovereignty: Quilombola Community in Girau, Brazil
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“Resisting the ‘avalanche’-like encroachment of the lithium mining industry is not only a collective fight in the community, but most importantly, it is a fight in one’s own heart and mind,” says one of the participants of the agricultural projects in Girau. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Indigenous Community Media Fund Grant Partner Spotlight:
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** Radio Juventud promoviendo nuestra cultura y valores ancestrales
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Hablar de nuestra filosofía como Pueblos Indígenas es un tema amplio. Antes de la llegada de los españoles invasores, ya tenían sus propios sistemas de organización, gobernanza, economía, justicia, comunicación, entre otros, que estaban muy entrelazados con los valores. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Cultural Survival Former Intern Spotlight:
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** Olivia Bradley
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Cultural Survival's community includes people from all walks of life, with beautiful stories to tell of your own about why you decided to become an advocate for Indigenous Peoples' rights. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Cultural Survival Quarterly Magazine
48-4 Regaining Balance at the Intersection of Indigenous Languages and Climate Change ([link removed])
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This issue of the Cultural Survival Quarterly is dedicated to Indigenous leaders on the frontlines of
climate change, working on several fronts to safeguard their languages, cultures, and environments.


** ¡Cultural Survival Quarterly ahora está disponible en español!
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