September 2025 Enewsletter
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** All Eyes on Bolivia: Indigenous Resistance in the Country's Mining Wasteland

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The morning air cuts sharp and thin at this altitude, carrying with it the acrid smell of industrial chemicals that has become as familiar as the mountain wind. Hernán Roque Flores (Quechua) adjusts his worn leather folder under his arm and surveys the valley below—a landscape that bears little resemblance to the verdant wetlands of his childhood. Read more ([link removed]) .
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** Thailand Enacts Historic Bill to Protect Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Ending Decades of Exclusion and Marginalization
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On August 6, 2025, after years of campaigns, agitation, and advocacy undertaken jointly by Indigenous leaders, anthropologists, journalists, civil society groups, politicians, and others under a coalition, Thailand’s parliament finally endorsed the Ethnic Groups Protection and Promotion Bill. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Between the Sacrifice Zone and the Right to Exist: The Aranã Caboclo Indigenous Peoples’ Struggles in Brazil
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The Jequitinhonha Valley, ancestral territory of the Aranã Caboclo Peoples, stretches between the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Bahia, in a transitional zone where the cerrado, caatinga, and Atlantic forest converge. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Beyond Chasing Lithium and Energy: Recognizing and Respecting the Abundant Life at the Salton Sea
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In most people’s minds, the words “southern California” usually conjure a number of stereotypical images—palm trees, sunshine, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Baywatch beachside scenes are just a few. Read more ([link removed]) . En español. ([link removed])
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** The Soy Moratorium and the Amazon's Fight Against Agribusiness Giants
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As of August 19, 2025, Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense ordered the suspension of the "Soy Moratorium" agreement. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Top Wins for Indigenous Peoples in 2024-2025
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In celebration of the 18th anniversary of the adoption of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Cultural Survival is taking a look back at the top wins for Indigenous Peoples over the past year. Read more. ([link removed]) En español. ([link removed])
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** Seque Jahuira Rises Up against Mining: A Struggle for Life and Territory
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The Seque Jahuira community, part of the Aymara Nation in Bolivia and located in the municipality of Viacha, began a determined struggle in 2024 against 23 mining plants installed on their territory. Read more. ([link removed]) En español. ([link removed])
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** “Memanyayu Meleeno”: Indigenous-Led Research as a Path to Self-Determination
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Among the Maasai, wisdom often arrives in the form of proverbs; concise truths distilled from generations of living close to the land. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Bridging Indigenous and Western knowledge with science and radio
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Aimee Roberson, executive director of Cultural Survival, joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss how Cultural Survival helps Indigenous communities maintain their traditions, languages, and knowledge while living among increasingly Westernized societies. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Bridging Western and Native Cultures, Advocating for Peace and Healing: A Conversation with Dr. Lyla June Johnston
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Cultural Survival welcomes the newest member of our Board of Directors, Dr. Lyla June Johnston. Lyla June is an Indigenous musician, author, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne), and European lineages. Read more. ([link removed])
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** James Dommek Jr. and Kahlil Hudson on the Making of “Blood & Myth”
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In rural Alaska, where six months of darkness shape daily life and traditional stories lean toward horror, Indigenous filmmakers are reclaiming narrative power. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Tourism and Sustainable Transformation: Centering Indigenous Voices in Tourism Development
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On September 27, the world celebrates World Tourism Day, an occasion established by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to reflect on tourism’s impact on society, culture, politics, and the economy. Read more. ([link removed])

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Missed our webinar? Rematriation: Bringing Home Our Past, Present and Future
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September 2025 Cultural Survival Global News Bulletin

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

Feminicidios en la Montaña de Guerrero, México: silencio e impunidad ([link removed])

Comunidad de Colquencha frente a la explotación de piedra caliza (en español) ([link removed])

Indigenous Knowledge to Fight Climate Change - Danielle Paradis ([link removed])

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Indigenous Food with Andi Murphy ([link removed])

Land Back - More than just a Movement - Joseph Lee ([link removed])

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** Indigenous Youth Fellow Spotlight:
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** Indigenous Communities: Guardians of Nature
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The Kamëntšá Indigenous community in the municipality of San Francisco, in southern Colombia, in the department of Putumayo, stands out as a pillar in the defense and promotion of nature and territory—understood as the home and sacred place of their ancestors and every living being that inhabits it. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Indigenous Community Media Fund Grant Partner Spotlight:
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** Meet Our 2025 Indigenous Community Media Fund Grant Partners
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Indigenous community media are essential pillars for disseminating the voices, stories, and struggles of Indigenous Peoples. Read more. ([link removed]) En español. ([link removed])
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** Cultural Survival Member Spotlight Series: Margaret LeLacheur
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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
49-3: Brazil Is Indigenous Land ([link removed])
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As the world turns its attention to Belém do Pará, Brazil, the host site for the 30th Conference of the Parties on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP30), this issue of the Cultural Survival Quarterly brings our focus back to Brazil and the voices of Indigenous leaders working to make Indigenous rights a reality.


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