Belize Fails to Obtain Maya Consent on Consent Protocol

The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs and the Maya Land Rights Commission unilaterally finalized and filed a Free, Prior and Informed Consent Protocol without the approval or consent of the Maya Leaders of Southern Belize and the Toledo Alcaldes Association. Read more.

20 Calls to Action that Honor Indigenous Rights

Wet´suwet´en Women Face Violence in Frontline Struggle to Protect Ancestral Lands

Molly Wickham (Wet´suwet´en), Supporting Chief in the Cas Yikh House of the Gidimt’en clan of the Wet´suwet´en Nation, spoke to us at Cultural Survival about her involvement and the importance of continuing to resist the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline. Read more.

Cultural Survival Announces COVID-19 Relief Artist Support Fund Recipients 

Cultural Survival sees the Bazaars as a creative solution to supporting Indigenous Peoples’ economic sovereignty and their rights to culture and freedom of expression. We supported 40+ artists with 23 grants from the Bazaar Program’s COVID-19 Relief Artist Support Fund totaling $59,500. Read more. En español

Tanzanian Government Prepares to Evict 70,000 Maasai to Make Space for Trophy Hunting and Elite Tourism

On January 11, 2022, the Tanzanian government resumed contentious plans of creating a wildlife corridor that would be used for trophy hunting and tourism exclusively by the Ortello Business Company, a hunting firm owned by the United Arab Emirates’ Royal Family - a move which will involve dispossessing over 70,000 Maasai pastoralists from 1500 sq km of their ancestral land. Read more.

CEDAW Concluding Observations Spotlight Issues Affecting Indigenous Women in Russia

Cultural Survival—in partnership with The American Indian Law Clinic of the University of Colorado and the International Indigenous Fund for Development and Solidarity “Batani”—submitted one of eleven reports on women’s rights in Russia to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for its 80th session. Cultural Survival’s report was the only one that focused specifically on Indigenous women. CEDAW then published its concluding observations in November 2021, paying special attention to the rights of Indigenous women in the Russian Federation. Read more.

Keepers of the Earth Grant Partner Spotlight:

Mushuk Yuyay - Kichwa Cañari (Ecuador) and UNOSJO - Xidza (Mexico)

Two of our Keepers of the Earth Fund grant partners Mushuk Yuyay - Kichwa Cañari (Ecuador) and UNOSJO - Xidza (Mexico)  are working hard towards food sovereignty and the preservation of native and heirloom seeds. Read more. 

Indigenous Community Media Partner Spotlight:

Rimayninchis, Peru

"Rimayninchis - Our Voices” is a multilingual radio show that for over 21 years has told stories of life in Indigenous languages on Radio Inti Raymi in Peru. Read more. En español.

Indigenous Community Media Youth Fellow Spotlight:

Youth Fellows Launch New Maya Yucatec Magazine

Its’atil magazine, a bilingual (Maya Yucatec-Spanish) community media project, was founded to address the lack of bilingual media in Maya communities in Mexico and is coordinated by Fellow Juan Camaal (Maya Yucatan) and Karen Castillo (Maya Yucatan). Read more.  En español.

Cultural Survival Bazaar Artist Spotlight:

Finatur: Gaining Acclaim for Indigenous Artists in Colombia

Finatur Design is a cooperative in Colombia whose members create original and exclusive handmade products using traditional Indigenous methods. With more than 30 years of experience, Finatur Design currently supports approximately 1,500 families in 5 Indigenous communities: Zenú, Wounann, Wayuu, Arhuaco, and Kamentsa.  Read more. En español.

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