UN Human Rights Review Highlights Nepal’s Shortfalls on Implementing Indigenous Rights
On January 21, 2021, Nepal’s human rights record was examined for the third time by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva. Indigenous Peoples’ issues were addressed at a higher level than in previous years. Read more.
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Reclaiming What Belongs to Us: Khoi & San at Table Mountain, Cape Town South Africa
Since October 2020, Khoi & San Tribes have been at the foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, reclaiming traditional lands. On January 1, 12 people were arrested for exercising their rights to cultural practices. Watch video.
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The Amazon is Dirty, Our Rivers and Fish are Contaminated, Everyone is Sick
Indigenous Peoples in Brazil want the world to know that their rights are being violated on their own territories. The Brazilian State is violating their rights to a healthy environment and therefore their rights to to life, health, food, water, sanitation, property, private life, culture, and non-discrimination, among others. Read more.
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For Indigenous Women, Studying Virtually Requires Triple The Effort
Indigenous women have to overcome many barriers to continue education and training during COVID-19. These include internet access, machismo, balancing motherhood, and inequality of women’s participation in media. Read more.
En español.
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The Privatization of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a Violation of Gwich'in Rights to Free, Prior and Informed Consent
On January 6, 2021, the Trump administration held a lease sale to sell off and privatize lands within approximately 1.6 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas development. Read more.
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An Open Letter by Indigenous Peoples to Indigenous Peoples in Brazil on Surviving COVID-19
This Open Letter is a testament to the love and concern that we have for one another during this COVID-19 pandemic that is spreading through our territories and sickening and killing our people. Read more. En español Em Português
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Chortí Community Members Threatened by Mining Company and Municipal Corporation in Guatemala
Indigenous leaders and authorities from the community of Lelá Obraje and Lelá Chaco, Chiquimula, Guatemala, recently denounced threats by the mining company Cantera el Porvenir and the Municipal Corporation of Camotán Chiquimula, for resisting the installation of a new mining project. Read more. En español.
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Check out our Director of Strategic Partnerships and Communications' interview on Indigenizing Philanthropy and Indigenous rights. Daisee Francour (Oneida) was a guest on Liz Lane's show on KGNU, Boulder/Denver on January 7, 2021. To listen to more podcasts, visit rights.cs.org!
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KhoiKhoi Language Gathering
We interview Wilhelmina Van Dyk, who coordinated the Khoikhoi Language Gathering in South Africa. This event put the Khoekhoegowab language in the spotlight and left attendees with basic vocabulary of the language after just a few days.
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Save The Okavango!
In this podcast, we interview Craig Beckett who together with eleven other walkers are journeying close to 500 kilometers by foot to bring awareness to the negative impacts of oil and gas exploration in Namibia and Botswana.
El Maíz, Mucho Más Que Un Alimento
Radio Tuklik en México es una emisora que ha producido programas sobre el tema de alimentación en base al maíz. Este programa fue elaborado en marco al proyecto del Colectivo Ko’oneex Tuklik Múul Kuxtal que junto con la Red Juvenil Tumben Tuukul están llevando a cabo la iniciativa de comunicación, quienes están presentes es seis comunidades de Yucatán: Mayapán, Cholul, Cantamayec, Nenelá, Timul y Tahdziú.
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Keepers of the Earth Grant Partner:
Makxtum Kgalhaw Chuchutsipi, Mexico
Makxtum Kgalhaw Chuchutsipi developed a project in Puebla, Mexico, to strengthen political capacities of Tutunakú youth to protect their environment, The project included technical training on solar energy generation. Read more.
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Indigenous Community Media Fund Partners:
Radio Ampara Su, Radio Camawari, Radio La Voz de los Awá, Radio Ñampi Telembi
In 2020, a grant from our Indigenous Community Media Fund was awarded to Awá Pambilar Center to produce radio spots related to the prevention and mitigation of COVID-19 by four radio stations of the Awá Peoples of Ecuador and Colombia: Radio Ampara Su from Ecuador, Radio Camawari, Radio La Voz de los Awá, and Radio Ñampi Telembi from Colombia. Read more. En español.
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Indigenous Community Media Fund Partners:
Ch'orti Youth Gain News Skills in Radio Production in Guatemala
“What we are learning will help us highlight what is happening in the community,” said María López, a participant of a communication workshop, organized through Cultural Survival's Community Media Program, that took place at the end of December 2020. Read more. En español.
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Indigenous communities are powerhouses of knowledge, abundance, resilience, and resources. In this issue, we share the stories of Indigenous entrepreneurs and leaders who are making an immense difference in uplifting their communities on their own terms, and according to Indigenous values and principles, from a place of abundance. Learn More.
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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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