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April 2022 Enewsletter
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** The Global Biodiversity Framework Must Incorporate and Operationalize Human and Indigenous Rights
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On March 14-29, 2022, the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) resumed meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, convening a wide array of governments, intergovernmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, Indigenous Peoples and organizations, women, and youth, among others. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Earth Day is Every Day!
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Since 1970, every year on April 22 people across the globe join together to celebrate Mother Earth. In 2009, the UN General Assembly proclaimed April 22 as International Mother Earth Day. For many Indigenous Peoples, we celebrate this gratitude every day. Join us in celebrating Indigenous Keepers of the Earth. ([link removed])
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** Indigenous Peoples Take Over Brasilia Demanding Security and Freedom
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More than 5,000 Indigenous people representing 300 Peoples in Brazil gathered during the week of April 10-14, 2022, to hold the 18th Acampamento Terra Livre (ATL - Free Land Camp) in Brasília, Brazil, to defend their rights. Every year the event becomes more representative of the Indigenous rights and social justice movements, as it gathers leaders of Indigenous Peoples and civil society with popular movements such as the Landless People's Movement, environmentalists, and other sectors. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Towards an Equitable Recovery: Cultural Survival Supports Indigenous Led Responses to COVID-19
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Thanks to a grant from MacArthur Foundation’s Equitable Recovery Initiative, in 2021 and early 2022, Cultural Survival supported 40+ Indigenous artists and distributed 15 grants totaling $78,000 through our Indigenous Community Media Fund to 15 Indigenous community radio stations across Mexico, Nigeria, India, and the United States. Read more. ([link removed]) En español ([link removed]) .
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** World Health Day: The Role of Indigenous Peoples in Protecting the Planet and Biodiversity
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Cultural Survival’s Indigenous Rights Radio Program conducted interviews with Indigenous keepers of native seeds and ancestral ways of planting. They share with us the important role that Indigenous Peoples play in caring for the planet, and the health of all beings who inhabit it. Read more. ([link removed]) En español. ([link removed])
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** Advocating for the Inclusion of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in European Due Diligence Laws
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In March of 2022, Cultural Survival’s Executive Director Galina Angarova (Buryat) and Director of Programs Avexnim Cojti (Maya K’iche’) traveled to Brussels, Belgium, to meet with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), environmental and civil society groups engaged in advocacy efforts around the new European Union (EU) battery regulation (original text) and the proposed horizontal due diligence law. Read more. ([link removed])
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** In memoriam: Rosa "Mama Rosa" Palomino Chahuares
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Cultural Survival mourns the death of Rosa Palomino Chahuares, an Aymara Indigenous leader, journalist, human rights defender, President of Unión de Mujeres de Abya Ayala (UMA), and a Cultural Survival grant partner. Read more. ([link removed]) En español ([link removed])
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** Cultural Survival Advocates for Indigenous Rights in South Africa ([link removed]) and India ([link removed]) via the UN's Universal Periodic Review
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In February 2022, the Supusupu Khoikhoi First Language Project, Cultural Survival, and Natural Justice submitted a joint stakeholder report ([link removed]) to the Human Rights Council on the observations of human and Indigenous rights in South Africa. In March, Jharkhand Indigenous and Tribal Peoples for Action, KAT News Channel, and Cultural Survival submitted a joint stakeholder report ([link removed]) on the observations of Indigenous rights in India.
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** Create a Campaign Around CERD Review to Realize Indigenous Rights
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Missed the webinar? Learn about the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Infórmese sobre la Convención sobre la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial. En español ([link removed]) .


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More Funding Is Needed To Advance Indigenous Languages ([link removed])
In this interview at the 21st session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Cultural Survival's Director of Programs Avexnim Cojti (Maya Ki’che) speaks to Chris Honahnie (Dine/Hopi) from the International Indian Treaty Council about the revitalization of the Hopi language.

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Access to Land and Basic Services - Ricardo Herdien on Bush Radio ([link removed])
In this radio program, Ricardo Herdien talks about how Indigenous South Africans still struggle for land and basic services. This interview was produced by Bush Radio 89.5 FM.

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Foro Permanente de la ONU y el Consentimiento Libre, Previo e Informado ([link removed])

Da inicio la 21º sesión del Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas de la ONU. El tema especial que se estará abordando en este foro es: “Pueblos Indígenas, empresas, autonomía y los principios de derechos humanos asociados a la diligencia debida, incluido el consentimiento libre, previo e informado”. Conozcamos más a través de esta entrevista con Otilia Lux el cual puede escuchar, descargar y compartir de forma gratuita.
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Pueblo Wayúu y el Consentimiento Libre, Previo e Informado ([link removed])
Jakeline Romero lideresa del pueblo Wayúu en Colombia, nos comenta precisamente sobre la situación del derecho al consentimiento libre previo e informado en su pais a través de una entrevista realizada por nuestra colega Avexnim Cojtí.

720+ Urgent Public Service Announcements on COVID-19 Are Now Available in 150+ Indigenous Languages ([link removed])
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** Keepers of the Earth Grant Partner Spotlight:
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** Fighting Desertification: Associação do Povo Karão Jaguaribaras, Brazil
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In 2021, through a grant from the Keepers of the Earth Fund, the Association of the Karão Jaguaribaras Peoples developed a project entitled "Strategies to Prevent and Combat Desertification through the Indigenous Community of the Karão Jaguaribaras Peoples." Read more ([link removed]) . En español ([link removed]) .
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** Indigenous Community Media Partner Spotlight:
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** Radio Memchhyayem Raises Awareness about Indigenous Rights in Nepal
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Radio Menchhyayem has been recognized as one of the first radio stations run and managed by Limbu Indigenous communities. Since its inception, it has been advocating for the right to access information, education, and delivery of justice in the Limbu language. Read more. ([link removed])
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** Share your stories about Cultural Survival with us!
¡Comparte tus historias sobre Cultural Survival con nosotros!
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We are approaching our 50th anniversary on June 1, 2022 and want to collect
stories, videos, and photos of your connections to Cultural Survival.
Please share your memories with us! ([link removed])
Nos acercamos a nuestro 50 aniversario el 1 de junio de 2022 y queremos recopilar historias, videos y fotos de tus vínculos con Cultural Survival.
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** Cultural Survival Quarterly Magazine
46-1 Indigenous Climate Change Solutions: Ensuring the Future of Our Planet ([link removed])
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This issue of the Cultural Survival Quarterly is dedicated to uplifting the voices and work of Indigenous community leaders working to mitigate and combat climate change at local, national, and international levels. Learn More. ([link removed])


** ¡Cultural Survival Quarterly ahora está disponible en español!
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