7 Things to Do on
International Women's Day
Today, March 8, is International Women's Day (#IWD), first celebrated in 1909. While too many women all over the world still suffer from violence and rights abuses, it is important to recognize the amazing work Indigenous women are doing to make change happen and speak truth to power. They are movement builders, system shakers, stewards of ecosystems, community caretakers, and working towards a transformative, equitable, and just future for all of our relations.
On this International Women's Day, show your solidarity with women as they fight to assert their rights. When we speak of the rights of Indigenous women, we mean all Indigenous women - cisgender and transgender women alike. Join us in this action to honor, uplift, and resource Indigenous women's leadership, so that next year we will have even more to celebrate!
| 1. Learn about CEDAW's General Recommendation No. 39 on the Rights of Indigenous Women and Girls |
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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) General Recommendation No. 39 on the Rights of Indigenous Women and Girls includes the first language in a binding international treaty focused on the rights of Indigenous women and girls. Learn more.
2. Read our issues of the Cultural Survival Quarterly devoted to Indigenous women.
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3. Learn how the United Nations has been championing Indigenous women's rights over the past two decades.
Read the full report here
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4. Celebrate some of the amazing Indigenous women working to make change happen around the world. Share their inspiring stories #IWD2025 #IndigenousWomenRising #NativeSistersBlossom
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Mona Omar (Somali/Maasai) is making change happen at the frontlines of climate change.
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Margaret Tarrant (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara) shares insights on the Indian Child Welfare Act.
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Dr. Mayian Lekirimpoto (Samburu) is paving the way for future generations of girls and women in both science and her culture.
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Tara Moses (Seminole/ Muscogee Creek) is a renowned director and award-winning playwright.
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T’ata Begay (Choctaw, Chickasaw, Taos Pueblo) is a Fancy Dancer, and educator with a strong academic background in education, world-tourism, policy analysis, and Native American studies.
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Aimee Roberson (Choctaw/ Chickasaw) is Cultural Survival's new Executive Director, a conservation biologist and environmental steward dedicated to integrating Indigenous knowledge with science to protect social-ecological systems, and preserve biodiversity. En español.
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Elvia Rodríguez (Mixtec), Cultural Survival's Community Media Program Assistant, is dedicated to Indigenous rights and social justice. En español.
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Anexa Alfred Cunningham (Miskitu) is an exiled leader, human rights advocate, and UN Indigenous rights expert working from Geneva to support Indigenous communities and political prisoners.
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Saraí Jiménez Orozco (Mixe), Estefania Grefa (Kichwa Amazonia), and Florentina Sri Dewi Wulandar (Dayak Simpakng) are young Indigenous leaders dedicated to revitalizing their languages and cultural traditions and advocating for environmental sustainability and Indigenous rights within their communities.
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Kuenan Tikuna (Tikuna/Tariano) is a trans woman artist, activist, model, and Indigenous communicator.
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Angélica Ayala (Nahuat) an advocate, anthropologist, and researcher from Tepoztlán, dedicated to Indigenous rights and communication. En español.
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5. Listen and share podcasts by and about Indigenous women.
The perspectives and inclusion of Indigenous women is essential to gender equality worldwide. Using community radio as a tool, we invite you to celebrate Women's Day by bringing Indigenous women's perspectives to the airwaves. The following programs are free for you to listen to, download, and broadcast! Access more here.
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Justice For Indigenous Women!
Yasso Kanti Bhattachan (Thakali) discusses the unique forms of violence faced by Indigenous women in Nepal, highlighting the historical and systemic factors contributing to their vulnerability.
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Let Us Get Our Water Back!
The National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference 2024 in Alaska brought together Indigenous leaders to discuss climate impacts, featuring an interview with Cheepache-Nitty, a Mono/Chukchansi Indigenous youth advocating for a decolonized education system. |
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“Nosotras amamos la tierra”: Día Internacional de las Mujeres Rurales
María Patzi, mujer quechua de 70 años, comparte su experiencia en la revitalización de su cultura y lengua, y reflexiona sobre la cosmovisión de los pueblos indígenas respecto a la tierra y el agua. |
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6. Support Indigenous Women Artists
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7. Donate to Cultural Survival.
For five decades, Cultural Survival has prioritized projects centering Indigenous women and engaging women’s and girls’ leadership through our programs, grantmaking, fellowships, capacity building, and communications. An investment in Cultural Survival is an investment in Indigenous women and girls' leadership globally!
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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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