March 21 is International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
"Racism has been a banner to justify the enterprises of expansion, conquest, colonization and domination and has walked hand in hand with intolerance, injustice and violence." -- Rigoberta Menchu Tum, Guatemalan Indigenous Leader and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
Today, Indigenous Peoples continue to face human rights violations. Indigenous Peoples experience alarming rates of marginalization and systemic discrimination, including limited to no access to information, education, holistic health care, legal support, food, housing, and basic social services. Oftentimes, their Free, Prior, and Informed Consent is violated when development encroaches on their territories and their self-determined stewardship to care for their lands and natural resources is not honored. Indigenous women also face high rates of discrimination because of their cultural identity and gender.
The world's Indigenous population is estimated at 476.6 million people living in more than 90 countries and make up of more than 5,000 distinct Peoples, representing 6.2 percent of the world's total population. Indigenous people face huge disparities in terms of access to quality education, health care, and justice.
2. Listen to Indigenous Rights Radio interviews with Indigenous leaders on issues of discrimination.
Ainu People Of Japan - A Story Of Human Rights
The Ainu are the only officially recognized Indigenous Peoples in Japan. Ainu people continue to face discrimination, they are not yet free to celebrate their culture, to speak the Ainu language, or to express their distinct identity.
Sarah Baartman, a Khoikhoi woman who, under Dutch colonization of her homeland in South Africa, was taken captive and coerced to participate in public shows and medical examinations which relied on a falsified science of racial difference. We honor her life as a testament to the urgent necessity of having an international day when the world renews its commitment to end violence against women, especially Indigenous women and women of color.
Antonio Gonzales, Director of the American Indian Movement (AIM West), explains why the use of Indigenous Peoples as mascots is culturally offensive and can no longer be tolerated in the 21st century.
Día Internacional de La Eliminación De la Discriminación Racial
¡Defiende hoy los derechos de los demás! La ONU declaró el 21 de marzo el Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial para llamar atención al racismo sistémico como la causa de la desigualdad en muchas comunidades de todo el mundo. Rossy González (Maya Kakchiquel) comparte la historia de la conmemoración de este día, y unos líderes comunitarios ofrecen sus perspectivas sobre la necesidad de reconocer y celebrar este día. ENTREVISTADOS - Antonia Benito y Tarcila Rivera Zea
Article 2 that states: "Indigenous Peoples and individuals are free and equal to all other peoples and individuals and have the right to be free from any kind of discrimination, in the exercise of their rights, in particular that based on their Indigenous origin or identity."
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Generic and specific Native American names such as the "Braves", "Indians", "Seminoles", "Chiefs" and others have been used without Indigenous Peoples' Free, Prior, and Informed Consent and have been used widely across various high schools, colleges and professional sports teams in the United States. It's time to put an end to racist sport mascots. Start with your town or school.
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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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