Making sure we are no longer invisible...

Cultural Survival lanza proyecto de mapeo global que documenta COVID-19 en Pueblos Indígenas.
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** Documenting COVID-19 in Indigenous Communities
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"Indigenous Peoples historically have been excluded and erased from statistical data collection in many countries nationally and globally. This was done for many reasons including data suppression, negligence, and to simply withhold financial support for Indigenous Peoples. If not counted, we do not exist. The situation with the COVID-19 pandemic is not an exception. While being disproportionately affected by the pandemic, Indigenous Peoples are still struggling to be heard and receive support from their own governments. This is why we are taking matters in our hands in a self-determined way by collecting our own information and making sure we are no longer invisible," says Galina Angarova, Cultural Survival executive director.

Indigenous communities experience alarming rates of inequities and systemic discrimination, including limited to no access to information, holistic medical care, medical supplies, food, housing, and more. Additionally, Indigenous Peoples are nearly three times as likely to live in extreme poverty and likely to suffer negative outcomes from infectious diseases. Many Indigenous Peoples also experience disproportionate rates of malnutrition, pre-existing health conditions, and lack of access to culturally relevant information, quality healthcare, housing, and clean drinking water. There is a great need for disaggregated data ([link removed]) as many State governments are not tracking COVID-19 infection rates by ethnicity or minority groups, but it is widely known and ignored that Indigenous communities and People of Color are disproportionately affected.

In addition to providing regular comprehensive programming, Cultural Survival has swiftly adapted to also provide emergency support ([link removed]) to Indigenous Peoples who are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic globally. Due to the need to present information disaggregated by Indigenous Peoples, Cultural Survival is curating the first global monitoring system for COVID-19 for Indigenous communities using Google maps technology to document COVID-19 cases and related human rights violations. We are producing this map ([link removed]) to collect and disseminate information to show the situations Indigenous communities are facing as a result of COVID-19. As the number of cases increase daily, and the lack of access to testing in rural areas, the data presented will evolve over time.

Public health data focuses on cities and majority groups, not rural Indigenous communities, therefore, negatively impacting Indigenous Peoples access to resources. This technology will also enable Indigenous Peoples to share their own factual data, rather it being suppressed and controlled by governments and other institutions. This system enables Indigenous communities to track cases and human rights violations surrounding their territorial borders so they can best prepare and respond as they approach their communities.

This project is participatory and we encourage Indigenous communities to contribute information and data to the map ([link removed]) . To date, we have identified 129 Indigenous Peoples from 185 villages/towns in 20 countries with COVID-19 cases.

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Empty areas do not imply that there are no cases of COVID-19 or human right violations. This is a continuous and not exhaustive effort and we invite Indigenous Peoples and their communities to contribute.

We want to acknowledge the journalists and organizations that have been covering and sharing information on how Indigenous Peoples are impacted by the pandemic. We have tried to include links to all the source information in the map.
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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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