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** International Summit of Indigenous Communication Unifies Indigenous Voices of Abya Yala
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More than 400 Indigenous journalists, community broadcasters, and media professionals gathered at the International Summit of Indigenous Communication, held in Cusco, Peru on October 10 -12, 2019, to “analyze the challenges, advances, and strengths in exercising the right to communication of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean.” Read more. ([link removed]) ([link removed]) En Español ([link removed])
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** Indigenous Peoples Participate at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Hamburg
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The Global Investigative Journalism Conference is an event that is held every other year at different venues around the world, organized by Global Investigative Journalism Network, Netzwerk Recherche, and Interlink Academy. This year’s event, on September 26-29, 2019, saw over 15 Indigenous journalists descend upon the port city of Hamburg, Germany. Read more. ([link removed]) ([link removed])
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** Indigenous Terra Madre Showcases Indigenous Food Cultures of Asia and the Pacific
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The first ever Ainu Indigenous food festival, Indigenous Terra Madre Asia and Pan Pacific, was held October 11-14, 2019, in Ainu Moshir, the land of the Ainu Peoples in Hokkaido, Japan. Hosted by the Ainu Women’s Association, Menoko Mosmos, in collaboration with Slow Food Nippon, Slow Food and the Indigenous Terra Madre Network, the event was held to commemorate World Food Day. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Indigenous Women of Wangki, Nicaragua: Weaving Autonomy and Peace
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In Wangki Awala Kupia, Nicaragua, the Eleventh Meeting of Wanki Indigenous Women took place, bringing together more than one thousand Miskita women for four days. Cultural Survival facilitated a workshop on intercultural communication for women. Read more. ([link removed]) En Español ([link removed])


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Amazon Fires - Eloy Terena Speaks! ([link removed])
Luiz Henrique Eloy Amado is an Indigenous attorney from the Terena Peoples’ village of Ipegue, Brazil. In this interview, Cultural Survival’s Bi’ani Lopez speaks with Eloy Terena on how the Amazon fires and the policies of the Bolsonaro administration have affected his people, and about his testimony at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington DC, a delegation that was organized by the Indian Law Resource Center.
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Indigenous Peoples and Sanitation: World Toilet Day ([link removed])
World Toilet Day is a day that is commemorated annually on November 19th to tackle the global sanitation crisis. This year's aim is to deliver on Sustainable Development Goal 6, which promises clean water and adequate sanitation for all by the year 2030.

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UNDRIP Article 21: Equal Access to Economic Opportunity ([link removed])
Article 21 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples states:
"Indigenous peoples have the right, without discrimination, to the improvement of their economic and social conditions, including, inter alia, in the areas of education, employment, vocational training and retraining, housing, SANITATION, health and social security."

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Indigenous Rights Radio Global News Bulletin ([link removed])
A short update on current events from around the world on the topic of Indigenous rights. In this edition: International Summit of Indigenous Communication in Peru; DNA Samples of Indigenous Peoples Misused in Africa; Indigenous Terra Madre Food Event Takes Place in Japan; Pressure from Indigenous Peoples Ensures Reversal of Decree in Ecuador; Indigenous Peoples from Mexico Learn How to Install Solar Panels; South African President Acknowledges the Importance of Indigenous Languages.
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** Community Media Grant Partner
Radio San Juan: San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala
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The Community Association for the Promotion, Dissemination, Cultural, Social and Educational Development of San Juan, which operates Radio San Juan, has been working to reverse the decline of Kaqchikel culture as people in the community are gradually forgetting their roots, are ashamed to speak their language, to wear their clothes, or to use the medicines of their grandparents to cure diseases. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Keepers of the Earth Fund Grant Partner Spotlight
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** Association for the Survival of the Cultural Heritage of the Nyindu Indigenous Peoples (ASPHAN), Democratic Republic of Congo
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L’Association pour la Survie de l’Héritage Culturel du Peuple Autochtone (ASHPAN) obtained a grant from the KEEPERS OF THE EARTH FUND to document and revitalize the endangered Kinyindu language and to put together a phrasal dictionary and calendar. Read more. ([link removed])
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IMPORTANT UPDATE! We are excited to be planning the 45th annual Cultural Survival Bazaar in Cambridge, and in support of our event series, we will be charging a small admission fee. Your contribution will benefit our entire Bazaar community, including artists, vendors, and you as our loyal attendees. $3 admission, kids under 12 are free. Cash is preferred; cards will be accepted.
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** Cultural Survival Quarterly Magazine
43-3 Protecting, Promoting, and Revitalizing Traditional Knowledge ([link removed])
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Get the latest issue of the Cultural Survival Quarterly in print focusing on Indigenous traditional knowledge. Learn More. ([link removed])


** Cultural Survival Quarterly está disponible en español ahora!
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