June 2025 Enewsletter
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** Historic Victory: Nepal's Supreme Court Mandates Nationwide Implementation of Treaties for Indigenous Peoples' Rights
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On June 6, 2025, in a significant move for Nepal’s Indigenous Peoples, the Supreme Court of Nepal issued a directive requiring all levels of government—federal, provincial, and local—to create laws, policies, and programs that align with International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 169 and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Read more. ([link removed])
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** No One Is Illegal on Stolen Indigenous Lands
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Over the past several months, violence against immigrant families and allies has been escalating in the United States of America. Read more. ([link removed]) En español. ([link removed])
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** Transsexuality, the Tinkuy of Identity with the Territory in Bolivia
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Life in the Andean valleys and highlands has always been a cradle of profound political and cultural diversity. Read more. ([link removed]) En español. ([link removed])
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** Embracing Pride, Identity, and Performance
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June marks Pride Month, a time to honor the contributions, visibility, and resilience of 2SLGBTQ+ communities. Interview with Chingwe Padraig Sullivan (she/they/he/nákum), a Two-Spirit Indigenous actor from the Shinnecock and Montaukett Nations. Read more. ([link removed])
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** The New Lion We Fight: A Maasai Woman’s Frontline Battle Against Plastic Pollution
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On the savannah plains of Kenya, where Maasai warriors once clashed with roaring predators to defend their cattle, a new beast now prowls the land. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Fires in Canada Must End
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Five percent of Canada’s total population is Indigenous. Canadian Inuit, First Nations, and Métis are living, working, buying, and being alongside settlers, four-leggeds, winged-ones, and fins with the flora and fauna. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Arise with Evidence: ILEPA and Ole Riamit’s Blueprint for Indigenous Justice in Kenya
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“Ampu iima Ilkeek, Kiguana totona,” is a Maasai saying that emphasizes that open and candid discussions are the foundation for meaningful solutions. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Rainforests and Resistance: Indigenous Leadership in the Fight to Save the Congo, Amazon, and Kalimantan
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Although rainforests cover only 6% of the Earth, they harbor over half of its plant and animal species. These vital, biodiverse regions regulate the global climate by collecting carbon and producing oxygen. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Nature & Resistance: A Walk in Bird Sanctuary in Riverside Park
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On a breezy morning in April 2025, after a long week of discussions at the 24th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 32 delegates, Indigenous leaders, and Elders from around the world were invited by Comunidad Integradora de Saberes Andinos (CISA) and New York City’s Riverside Park Conservancy to gather at the Riverside Park Bird Sanctuary. Read more. ([link removed])
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A short documentary by the Shuar Maikiuants in Ecuador about maintaining Shuar culture. Shot and produced by Maikiuants community members who participated in a media training by award-winning journalist Brandi Morin (Iroquois/Cree) and funded by Cultural Survival.
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Global Indigenous News - June 2025

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Cultural Survival’s Indigenous Rights Radio presents “Coastal Voices: Standing Against Oil and Gas” — a video amplifying the voices of Indigenous land defenders in South Africa resisting oil and gas drilling on their territories, where companies move forward without respecting their right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent.

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Cultural Survival Global News Bulletin June 2025 ([link removed])

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Coping with Climate Change ([link removed])

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World Refugee Day 2025 ([link removed])

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

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Protección de saberes ancestrales del Lago Titicaca. En español y en aymara ([link removed])

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Sistemas alimentarios Indígenas, una esperanza global ([link removed])

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** Indigenous Youth Fellow Spotlight:
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** Threads of Memory and Hope: Ancestral Creativity by Indigenous Youth as Resistance
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Creativity and craftsmanship are forms of resistance, memory, and collective healing in many Indigenous communities. Read more ([link removed]) . En español. ([link removed])
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** Indigenous Community Media Fund Grant Partner Spotlight:
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** Wisdom of the Maasai: A Fight Against Cultural Erosion: A Maasai Community’s Journey to Safeguard Heritage
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The Maasai people, known for their rich cultural tapestry and deep-rooted traditions, face a significant challenge: the erosion of their heritage. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Keepers of the Earth Spotlight:
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** Honoring Lost Lands and Defending the Future: Sámi Youth Resistance in Kiruna, Sweden
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A solemn procession moved through the new city center of Kiruna, Sweden. Sámi youth and members from the Gabna and Laevas reindeer herding communities walked in silence, carrying an ackja, a traditional Sámi sled, along the path their ancestors once followed with migrating reindeer. Read more. ([link removed])
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** CS Member Spotlight: Marisa Raya
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Cultural Survival's community includes people from all walks of life, with beautiful stories about why they decided to become advocates for Indigenous Peoples' rights. Sharing these stories further connects our community, provides much-needed solidarity and validation to our staff and partners on the ground, and helps us inspire others to join our movement. Read more. ([link removed])

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** Cultural Survival Quarterly Magazine
49-2: Rematriation - Bringing Home our Past, Present, and Future ([link removed])
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This issue of Cultural Survival Quarterly (Vol. 49, No. 2) centers on rematriation, the reclaiming and restoration of Indigenous cultural knowledge and matrilineal practices to empower Indigenous communities in healing and renewing their past, present, and future.


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