Anti-War Initiatives Led by Indigenous Peoples in Russia are Inherently Anti-Colonialist
Anti-war movements like the Free Buryatia Foundation––the first anti-war initiative started in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and on behalf of an ethnic group––emphasize this paradox and use the current conflict to advocate for a reckoning with historic racism and imperialism within Russia’s own borders. Read more.
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Russia’s War on Ukraine: Colonial Efforts on Two Fronts
The unlawful encroachment on the sovereign nation of Ukraine, acts of violence, and destabilization of the region are all efforts at new colonization. An overwhelming number of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine come from Russia’s impoverished “ethnic republics”, which are also home to Indigenous Peoples, already devastated by economic instability, and beset by discriminatory official policies and social norms alike. Read more.
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As Brazil Celebrates 200 Years of Independence, What Does It Mean for Indigenous Peoples?
Two hundred years later, the scenery is the same. It is 200 years of a State that, in violation of national and international laws, perpetuates serious attacks on Indigenous Peoples and violates their most fundamental rights. Read more.
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UN Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination Presses U.S. to Respect, Protect, Fulfill Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
From August 9 through 13, 2022 the 107th Session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) reviewed racial discrimination in the United States—the country’s first review since 2014. Prior to the Session’s start, Batanai Foundation, Cultural Survival, Earthworks, and First Peoples Worldwide submitted a Joint Alternative Report for consideration during the U.S. Review. Read more.
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Technological Sovereignty: The Importance of Community Intranet to Indigenous Communities
The struggles of Indigenous Peoples to secure access to media is related to the recognition of their inherent rights to territory. It has been a long and difficult road, with the closure of radio stations, criminalization of radio members, imprisonment of broadcasters and community journalists, and assassination of their staff members. Read more. En español.
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Prioritizing Respect for 2SLGBTQIA+ People in Brazil
Jônatas Robson Simões Moreira (Terena), 26, is from Aldeia Lagoinha, Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. He is a public school teacher with a degree in performing arts and dance from the State University of Mato Grosso do Sul, and is currently pursuing a graduate degree in dance and education. He is an artist, a choreographer, and an activist for Indigenous causes. Read more.
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A Just Transition = Self-Determination, an event organized during NYC Climate Week. Transition is inevitable. Justice is not. The push for a sustainable transition predominantly centers “green” technologies that continue to threaten the self-determination and sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples worldwide. Instead, a just future depends on centering Indigenous-led, place-based climate solutions and supporting intersectional efforts to guarantee the rights of all people. En español. на русском
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Indigenous Peoples in Brazil - The Struggle For Peace Continues
Achieving true peace entails much more than laying down arms. It requires the building of societies where all members feel that they can flourish. It involves creating a world in which people are treated equally, regardless of their race. Cultural Survival's Edson Krenak (Krenak) gives us more on the situation in Brazil.
Landback - A Conversation with Demetrius Johnson
Demetrius Johnson (Diné) is a #LandBack Organizer at Rapid City, South Dakota-based nonprofit NDN Collective. Originally from Tółaní, Ganado, Arizona, Johnson began community organizing shortly after being elected President of Kiva Club around the disastrous Gold King Mine spill that affected his people in 2015. Cultural Survival’s Indigenous Rights Radio Coordinator, Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan), recently spoke with Johnson about his work on NDN Collective’s #LandBack Campaign. |
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Jessica Hutchings on Hua Parakore
Dr. Jessica Hutchings (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Huirapa, Gujarat) is a decolonizing researcher in the areas of Māori food sovereignty, food security, cultural and intellectual property rights, and the restoration of the environment through the restoration of Indigenous rights in Aotearoa (New Zealand.) She is actively involved with Te Waka Kai Ora (the National Māori Organics Authority) as a grower and a lead researcher to develop a tikanga-based Indigenous verification and validation system for food and agriculture called Hua Parakore. Dr. Hutchings speaks to IRR about a Māori verification and validation system for food and agriculture. |
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El uso del Yagé para el Pueblo Inga
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.
Día Internacional de la Paz: “Pon fin al racismo, construye la paz”
El Día Internacional de la Paz se celebra el 21 de septiembre de cada año con el fin de “conmemorar y fortalecer los ideales de paz a través de la observación de 24 horas de no violencia y alto al fuego”. En Cultural Survival hemos preparado un programa especial para reflexionar sobre esta situación en la que históricamente hemos sido relegados de ámbitos como la salud, la educación, el empleo y la justicia social. Escucharemos las reflexiones de Aura Cumes desde Guatemala, Mikeas Sánchez desde México y Kevin Larrea desde Perú.
Postpandemia: salud mental en la niñez y juventud
Cuetzalan del Progreso es una comunidad Indígena que se ubica en Puebla, México, y que de acuerdo con el Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2020, realizado por el gobierno de dicho país, cuenta con un 66.8% de población de habla Náhuatl. La pandemia por Covid-19 trajo consecuencias graves para la niñez y juventud, pues durante el confinamiento y el cierre de las escuelas, las niñas, niños y adolescentes sufrieron cambios en su vida familiar y comunitaria que impactaron considerablemente su salud mental y emocional. Te invitamos a conocer sobre este tema en el siguiente reportaje producido por Radio Tsinaka.
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Keepers of the Earth Grant Partner Spotlight:
Tiquipa Community in Bolivia Work to Rescue Their Water and Livelihoods from Pollution
The Katari River is one of the most polluted in the department of La Paz, as it collects wastewater and garbage from the cities of El Alto and Viacha. With the help of a grant from the Keepers of the Earth Fund, the Aymara community in Tiquipa collectively built a physical barrier to prevent the flooding of their crops and the road by which they commute. Read more. En español.
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Indigenous Community Media Partner Spotlight:
Radio Voces de Nuestra Tierra: Serving Indigenous Communities in Jambaló and northern Cauca, Colombia
Voces de Nuestra Tierra (Voices of Our Land) has been serving the Indigenous communities of Jambaló and northern Cauca for 24 years. Its creation was under the permission of the Kwe kwe néjwesx (ancestral authorities) of the Indigenous territory of Jambaló. Read more. En español.
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Indigenous Youth Fellow Spotlight:
Indigenous Youth Taking the Lead at Community Radios in Comarca Ngäbe Buglé in Panama
In May 2022, Cultural Survival staff visited the Comarca Ngäbe Buglé and learned about the community radio progress and how the youth were leading the process. We were pleased to find that the youth who had been part of Cultural Survival’s radio trainings a few years prior were now the ones managing the stations. Read more. En español.
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This issue of the Cultural Survival Quarterly is dedicated to Indigenous land stewardship, the struggles to secure Indigenous land rights, and our rights and responsibilities to our ancestral territories.
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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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