March 2021 Enewsletter
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COVID-19 among Indigenous Peoples, One Year into the Pandemic: Data, Variants, and Vaccines 


Subsequent waves of infections have been worse than the first in some Indigenous communities in terms of the number of deaths, and while it still has not been possible to account for all of the impacts over the first year, other issues continue to be added to the list of priorities to understand the course of the pandemic: new COVID-19 variants, reinfection, immunity, vaccines, and other data related to SARS-CoV-2. Read more. En español.

#IndigiWalk Aims to Stop Fracking in the Okavango Delta

The #IndigiWalk, the Walk to Save the Okavango Delta, was in protest of a Canadian company, Reconnaissance Africa, which had begun test drilling in northern Namibia. Read more.   

#IndigiWalk Aims to Save the Okavango Delta from Oil and Gas Development

Indigenizing Philanthropy: Indigenous Led Funds

For the last article in the series, Cultural Survival invited the expertise of another Indigenous leader in the field, Lourdes Inga (Quechua), Executive Director of International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP), to collectively dive into the importance of Indigenous decision-making and Indigenous Led Funds as a way not only to transform philanthropy, but also restore balance in the natural world. International Funders for Indigenous Peoples is the only global funder network dedicated to Indigenous Peoples worldwide. Read more. En español.

Indigenous Lawyer Denounces Bolsonaro's Government as Main Agent of COVID-19 Transmission in Indigenous Communities in Brazil

According to Luiz Eloy Terena and corroborated with data in the APIB report, “The federal government is the main transmitting agent of the virus among Indigenous Peoples. Failure to build effective actions to fight the pandemic, neglect to protect workers and users of the Indigenous Health Subsystem, and the promotion of policies that favor the invasion of Indigenous territories are the main factors in this context of violations.” Read more.

Myanmar’s Military Coup Poses Hardships for Indigenous Peoples

In the early hours of February 1, 2021, as Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) was preparing for the first session of the newly elected parliament since the country’s November 8, 2020 election, its military forces seized control of the country.  Read more. 

Our Executive Director, Galina Angarova (Buryat), was a guest on The Hill Nature discussing the important role Indigenous Peoples play in protecting biodiversity. 
Missed Can Your Hear Us? Speaker Series on Shifting the Climate Narrative? Watch and listen to our Director of Strategic Partnerships and Communications, Daisee Francour (Oneida) speak about how Indigenous leaders have been Indigenizing the environmental movement. 

Cultural Survival's Dev Kumar Sunuwar explores how the recent military coup in Myanmar is affecting Indigenous Peoples, known in the country as "ethnic minorities," who make up more than 100 ethnic groups. 
 
Finding Balance - An Interview with Jannie Staffansson
To achieve gender equity, women need to be at every table where decisions are made. In this podcast, we speak to Jannie Staffansson (Saami),  a renowned Indigenous climate change expert and a Cultural Survival board member. Staffansson tells us about balancing traditional lifeways today.

Beber Agua Pura y Limpia es Saludable
El agua es un vital líquido para la subsistencia de la humanidad. Sin embargo muchas personas no tienen acceso a ella y menos cuando están fuera de su comunidad.
 
500+ Urgent Public Service Announcements on COVID-19 Are Now Available in 130+ Indigenous Languages

Keepers of the Earth Grant Partner:

Mulokot Foundation Develops Consultation Protocol Brochure with Wayana Peoples of Suriname

The Wayana Peoples live in the northern Amazon in Suriname, Brazil, and French Guyana. Due to the threats that Wayana land faces from gold mining and illegal hunting, it was necessary for Wayana Peoples to create a document outlining the consultation protocol for parasisi (outsiders). Read more. 

Indigenous Community Media Fellowship:

Manuel Guzmán and Jerónimo López (Tzeltal)

Manuel Guzmán and Jerónimo López, are two young speakers of the Tzeltal language. In their fellowship project, "Traditional Knowledge in Community Communication Media," they produced two series of radio programs on knowledge and practices of the Tzeltal people, from the municipality of Chilón in the northern region of Chiapas, Mexico. Read more. En español

Indigenous Community Media Partner:

Reflecting on Our Community Life as Indigenous Women from Radio Jënpoj

We are the women of Mixe Jënpoj Community Radio, which operates in the Sierra regions of the Ayuujk, Zapotec, and Chinanteco Peoples in Mexico. Read more. En español.

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