Violent Crackdowns on Demonstrations Are Creating a Human Rights Crisis in Ecuador
Ecuador is almost two weeks into a national strike called for and led by Indigenous, trade union, and social organizations. Nationwide demonstrations are the consequences of the Ecuadorian government’s failure to address pre-existing problems that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and President Guillermo Lasso’s failing neoliberal policies. Read more.
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The Murders of Bruno and Dom Increase Fears of Indigenous Peoples in Vale do Javari, Brazil
On June 4, 2022, Bruno Araújo Pereira, 41, and Dom Phillips, 57, went missing from the Itacoaí River in the Vale do Javari region in the extreme west of the Amazon, on the border with Peru. On June 14, 2022, their bodies were found. Read more.
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Maasai Pastoralists in Tanzania Are Being Violently Evicted to Make Room for a Game Reserve
Maasai communities of Loliondo in the Ngorongoro District of Tanzania are facing egregious levels of human rights abuses, including harassment, violent eviction from and seizure of lands, arrest, and bodily harm, by the Tanzanian government. Read more.
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Repression of Indigenous Community Leaders Continues in El Estor, Guatemala
On June 13, 2022, 94 community representatives presented their complaints before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, denouncing the violation of the consultation process, the illegality of land ownership by Fenix Nickel Mine, and the criminalization of those who have been standing in opposition to the mine. The next day, Cristóbal Pop, President of the Estor Fishermen's Association was arrested. Read more. En español.
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Ensuring Indigenous Rights Are Included in Climate Negotiations in Bonn
On June 6, 2022, the Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB56) began its work in Bonn, Germany, in preparation for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP27) meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in November. Read more. на русском
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Mni Ki Wakan Water Summit to Take Place on August 16-18
On August 16-18, 2022, Mni Ki Wakan Co-Conveners, the Black Hills Clean Water Alliance, the Thunder Valley CDC, Cultural Survival, and partners are hosting the Mni Ki Wakan (Water is Sacred) Summit at the Monument Center in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. Read more.
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World Refugee Day
World Refugee Day is celebrated each year on June 20th. This year, the commemoration emphasizes the right to seek safety. Regardless of who they are, where they come from, and whenever they feel forced to flee, every person on this planet has the right to seek safety. In this podcast, we look at the situation unfolding in Tanzania, where an estimated 80 000 Maasai people are threatened to leave their ancestral land.
What Is Sacred to Us Means Nothing to Them
A proposed lithium mine at Peehee Mu’huh (Thacker Pass), Nevada, has attracted much attention. But those with the deepest ties to the land - descendants of those murdered at the Thacker Pass Massacre - have not been heard. In this podcast, we hear from Gary McKinney (Western Shoshone/ Northern Paiute) about the struggles to protect sacred lands in the age of a lithium boom due to the transition to the "green" economy.
Indigenous Kids Growing Up in the State Welfare System
Many Indigenous children were once cared for by their families and communities according to their cultural practices, laws, and traditions. Colonization, forced boarding schools, and State welfare systems have disrupted these important relationships. In this podcast, we hear from 20-year-old Dysin Spence (Peguis First Nation), who has spent a significant portion of his life in the welfare system in Canada.
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La lucha de los Pueblos Indígenas de Costa Rica: Mujeres Cabécar recuperadoras del territorio
En este programa de Radio de Derechos Indígenas de Cultural Survival presentamos una entrevista con Doris Ríos y Adriana Fenández, mujeres Cabécar recuperadoras del territorio de China Kichá, lugar en el que se han realizado cinco recuperaciones, lo que significa el 70% de un total de 1100 hectáreas que conforman este territorio Indígena. ¡Te invitamos a conocer su lucha!
La otra pandemia: la basura
En el municipio de Tehuacán, Puebla, en México, en el territorio del pueblo indígena náhuatl de Coapan y dentro de la de la reserva de la biosfera Tehuacán–Cuicatlán, fue creado en noviembre de 1993 un basurero a cielo abierto para recibir los residuos sólidos urbanos de los habitantes del municipio de Tehuacán, es decir, recibir toneladas y toneladas de basura.
Noticiero regional sobre Pueblos Indígenas, junio 2022
Como parte del derecho a la información, Cultural Survival le presenta este noticiero con notas relevantes de Norte, Centro y Sur América, África y Asia, el cual puede escuchar, descargar y compartir de forma gratuita.
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Keepers of the Earth Grant Partner Spotlight:
KOEF Grant Partners from the Ecuadorian Amazon Win 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize
Cultural Survival’s KOEF Grant partners Alexandra Narvaez (A’i Cofán, 30) and Alex Lucitante (A’i Cofán, 29) won the 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize for their outstanding grassroots defense of the A’i Cofán Peoples’ ancestral territory in the Amazon rainforest of northern Ecuador. Read more. En español.
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Indigenous Community Media Partner Spotlight:
Radio La Voz de Mi Gente in Tacuba, El Salvador, Denounces Threats to Community and Indigenous Media
Since its inception in 2005, Radio La Voz de Mi Gente has been amplifying the struggles and rights of Nahuat Pipiles communities in the municipality of Tacuba in the department of Ahuachapán, El Salvador. Read more. En español.
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Staff Spotlight:
A Life Between Design and Movement: Pablo Xol
The Cultural Survival family continues to grow as we welcome Pablo Xol (Maya Q'eqchi’) from Guatemala in the role of Design and Marketing Associate. Read more. En español.
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This issue of the Cultural Survival Quarterly is dedicated to uplifting the voices of Indigenous communities impacted by a new wave of extractivism for transition minerals such as copper, nickel, cobalt, and lithium, which are key in battery development for electric vehicles and other technologies.
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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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