Solidarity with Célia Xakriabá

Cultural Survival expresses our solidarity and support to the Indigenous leader of the Xakriabá Peoples, Célia Xakriabá, who, while serving as a congresswoman in Brazil, was racially attacked by other representatives in the Brazilian Congress, without a proper response from the Speaker. Read more.  

Brazilian Congress Weakens Climate Governance and Indigenous Advocacy through Devastating Bill 2159/21 

Several political sectors from the center and right—primarily aligned with agribusiness,  and mining interests—pushed through the approval of Bill 2.159/2021 in the Brazilian Federal Congress during the early hours of Thursday, July 17, 2025 Read more. 

Brazil Has a Historic Opportunity to Deliver a Just Transition Work Program That Upholds Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Safeguard Ecosystems

As SB62 concluded in Bonn, the world now turns to Brazil, the incoming COP30 presidency, with cautious optimism. Read more. 

“We Belong to This Land:” The Anywaa Peoples’ Fight for Survival, Dignity, and Recognition in Ethiopia

In Africa, an estimated 50 million Indigenous people live primarily in ecologically fragile zones, often excluded from decision-making, stripped of land rights, and subjected to violence, invisibility, and cultural suppression. Ethiopia is no exception. With more than 80 distinct ethnic groups, the country is often lauded for its ethnic federalism model. Read more.  

Nickel Waste Floods Homes in Indonesia, Sparking Protests

From June 10 to 13, 2025, heavy rainfall hit Obi Island in Indonesia.  As a result, muddy floods submerged three villages in the Island where one of largest nickel mining companies in Indonesia, Harita Group, has been operating. Read more.

Indigenous Self-Determination in Practice: How BIDO and the Batwa Are Reclaiming Land, Rights, and Voice in Uganda

In Batwa cosmology, land is not property; it is memory, spirit, and survival. When that land was lost, it was not only territory that vanished, but identity. Read more. 

Songs for the Return Home: A Filmmaker's Celebration of Buffalo Survivance

The work of award-winning filmmaker and scholar Tasha Hubbard (Cree/ Peepeekisis First Nation) has explored both deeply personal as well as broader, more systemic narratives—from the trauma of forced family separation and police brutality to more optimistic and buoyant themes like the endurance of cultural memory and its importance to Indigenous survivance. Read more. 

Indigenous Youth Fellow Spotlight: 

Youth Fellows Use Communication Tools to Safeguard Culture and Advocate for Social and Environmental Justice

From Uganda to Bolivia, passing through the Democratic Republic of Congo, young Indigenous leaders harness the power of communication to advocate for their rights, preserve their cultures, and mobilize their communities for lasting change. Read more.  

Indigenous Community Media Fund Grant Partner Spotlight:

Nigerian Initiatives Empower Indigenous Communities Through Media

In a concerted effort to amplify the voices of Nigeria's Indigenous communities and safeguard their rich cultural heritage, the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Development Studies (CIKDAS) held workshops in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State and Ijede, Lagos State focused on empowering community members, especially youth and Elders, to effectively utilize media platforms for cultural preservation and advocacy.  Read more.

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