Today is Human Rights Day!

Today is International Human Rights Day!
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** Today is Human Rights Day! Indigenous Rights are Human Rights!


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** "I did not know that we have such strong tools as the UNDRIP; ILO 169; and the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent; which can be used to stop the illegal road expansion and development plans that negatively affect our community. Now we can advocate for our land and our rights using these tools. This was a very important training."
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-- Participant of a workshop organized by Keepers of the Earth Fund grant partner Newa Misa Daboo in Nepal, which unites Newar women through awareness raising and capacity building trainings; advocacy on women's rights, Indigenous rights, social justice, and gender equality.

Dear Friend,

Today, we are celebrating the 71st anniversary of International Human Rights Day ([link removed]) with Indigenous Peoples whose resilience and dignity has persevered in the face of assimilation, genocide, and attempts to dismantle our cultural ways of life.

On December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ([link removed]) declaring that "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." This important Declaration set precedence for the rights of Indigenous Peoples and became the basis for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. ([link removed])

At Cultural Survival, every day we work to make these rights a reality, through Indigenous led grant-making and advocacy, by supporting Indigenous women's and youth leadership in community media, and amplifying Indigenous voices through our Indigenous Rights Radio programs ([link removed]) about international human rights.

* In 2019, our Community Media Grants Project funded 35 Indigenous media projects in nine countries, totaling $210,000, strengthening Indigenous languages and promoting freedom of expression.

* The Keepers of the Earth Fund awarded 20 projects in 10 countries, totaling $79,864 supporting the right to development and self-determination.

* Our Indigenous Rights Radio Program released over 160 radio programs in 69 countries to 1000+ Indigenous stations on Indigenous rights.

In observance of Human Rights Day and the Indigenous communities we work with, join Cultural Survival as we support Indigenous rights worldwide. Please give today ([link removed]) . Every gift will go to amplify Indigenous Peoples voices around the world as we continue to fight for our lands, languages, spiritual and artistic traditions, and dynamic cultures.

Now until December 31, your gift will be doubled up to $40,000, thanks to a generous match by a our Board of Directors.
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With Gratitude and Wishes for Peace this Holiday Season,
Galina Angarova (Buryat)
Executive Director


P.S. Listen and share our Indigenous Rights Radio Series on Navigating the United Nations for Indigenous Peoples ([link removed]) .
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This series, broken down into ten 2-minute programs, takes listeners step by step through the uses of the various tools that the UN provides to Indigenous Peoples to defend and advocate for their rights, including the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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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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