The Global Biodiversity Framework Must Incorporate and Operationalize Human and Indigenous Rights
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.
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Earth Day is Every Day!
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.
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Indigenous Peoples Take Over Brasilia Demanding Security and Freedom
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. |
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Towards an Equitable Recovery: Cultural Survival Supports Indigenous Led Responses to COVID-19
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. En español.
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World Health Day: The Role of Indigenous Peoples in Protecting the Planet and Biodiversity
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. En español.
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Advocating for the Inclusion of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in European Due Diligence Laws
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.
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In memoriam: Rosa "Mama Rosa" Palomino Chahuares
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. En español
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Cultural Survival Advocates for Indigenous Rights in South Africa and India via the UN's Universal Periodic Review
In February 2022, the Supusupu Khoikhoi First Language Project, Cultural Survival, and Natural Justice submitted a joint stakeholder report 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 on the observations of Indigenous rights in India.
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Create a Campaign Around CERD Review to Realize Indigenous Rights
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. |
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Keepers of the Earth Grant Partner Spotlight:
Fighting Desertification: Associação do Povo Karão Jaguaribaras, Brazil
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. En español.
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Indigenous Community Media Partner Spotlight:
Radio Memchhyayem Raises Awareness about Indigenous Rights in Nepal
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.
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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!
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.
¡Comparte tus recuerdos con nosotros!
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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.
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¡Cultural Survival Quarterly ahora está disponible en español!
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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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