Sonia Guajajara Appointed First Minister of Newly Created Ministry of Indigenous Affairs in Brazil
On December 28, 2022, Sonia Bone de Souza Silva Santos (Guajajara), also known as Sonia Guajajara made history when she was appointed by President Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva as the minister of the newly created Ministry of Indigenous Affairs. Read more.
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Stop the Ecuadorian Government’s Violence Against the A’i Cofán de Dureno Community Now
Cultural Survival’s Keepers of the Earth Fund grant partners, the A’i Cofán de Dureno community in Ecuador, have been mobilizing to defend their ancestral lands against oil exploitation by the national oil company Petroecuador for six months. On January 10, 2023, Petroecuador employees tried to enter A’i Cofán territory to continue constructing a road to facilitate oil development. Read more. En español.
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UN Member States Review India’s Record on the Protection of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
On November 10, 2022, UN member states reviewed India’s human rights record during the 41st Session of the Universal Periodic Review, a process carried out by the UN Human Rights Council. Reviewing States heavily criticized it for failing to give specific attention to the defenders of the rights of minority communities, including Dalits (Scheduled Castes) and Adivasi (Indigenous Peoples or Scheduled Tribes), human rights activists, journalists, women’s rights defenders, and other defenders working to safeguard the rights of women and children. Read more.
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We Still Practice Our Mid-Winter Traditional Lifeways
At different times throughout the year, we feel the effects of universal changes and shifts in more ways than we realize. Those shifts occur during the winter solstice, spring equinox, summer solstice, and the autumn equinox. For thousands of years, Indigenous Peoples around the world have understood and acknowledged their interconnection with the universe, from how traditions are practiced to the effects the seasonal shifts have on us. Read more.
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A Letter to Weavers of Queer History
Like the huipiles woven by Indigenous women in Mexico and Guatemala, to exist is to be a pattern that describes what surrounds the self and the community; all that defines the homeland where ancestral lifeways have been solidified by generations of Indigenous people, and where the flora and fauna have been explored by them. Huipiles carry on them a community’s universe: the biological, ecological, environmental, cultural, sociological, and geographical. Huipiles also carry on them the historical, everything that stretches back to a time before the arrival of foreigners from Europe and a history of their impositions. Read more. En español.
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| International Day of Education 2023
In most countries that were colonized, education is in the language of the colonizer, thus causing Indigenous languages to suffer greatly. Cultural Survival has partnered with Radio Riverside in Upington, South Africa to produce a digital dictionary of over a thousand words with Ouma Katrina Esau. Ouma Katrina is the last remaining fluent speaker of N/uu, an ancient African language.
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Education in Nigeria
In this report from Positive FM 102.5 FM in Akure Nigeria, the producers went to the streets to talk to community members about the state of education in Nigeria. Produced by Positive FM in Nigeria.
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Día Internacional de la Educación
A pesar de que la educación es un derecho humano que resulta esencial para construir un mundo mejor, “en la actualidad, 244 millones de niños y jóvenes están sin escolarizar y 771 millones de adultos son analfabetos”. En el caso de los Pueblos Indígenas, pese a que este derecho se reconoce en tratados y acuerdos internacionales, en la actualidad existen grandes disparidades en materia de acceso a la educación entre quienes formamos parte de un Pueblo Indígena y la población en general.
Verbena Muxe: entrevista con Karla Rey
En este programa conocerás a “Verbena Muxe”, un colectivo que tiene por objetivo la difusión e inclusión de la comunidad Muxe del Istmo de Tehuantepec. Además, escucharás las reflexiones de Karla Rey, quien platica acerca de su trabajo, sus sueños y los retos a los que se enfrenta la comunidad Muxe en México.
“Voces Indígenas”, noticiero de Radio Comunitaria Iztahuatalix
En el noticiero “Voces Indígenas”, de la Radio Comunitaria Iztahuatalix, en Puebla, México, se informa sobre estas afectaciones y se presentan entrevistas a integrantes de la comunidad de Huitzilan de Serdán, quienes nos dicen por qué las problemáticas que ha generado la pandemia por Covid-19 son una amenaza para los Pueblos Indígenas.
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Keepers of the Earth Fund Partner Spotlight:
Diné Introspective (Diné), USA
New Mexico-based Diné Introspective works to strengthen Indigenous communities and families through revitalizing Indigenous identity, resilience, and ancestral knowledge to sustain a healthy lifestyle. Read more. En español.
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Indigenous Community Media Fund Partner Spotlight:
Radio KWLP Promotes Hualapai Language and Culture on the Air
If you listen to KWLP, 100.9 FM, “The Peach”, the live and local station of the Hualapai Nation, broadcasting from Peach Springs, Arizona, and worldwide at www.kwlpradio.com, you may have noticed you are hearing more of the Hualapai language and culture coming to you across the airwaves! Read more. En español.
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Youth Fellow Spotlight:
Dancing for Pacha Mama: Maria Rosa Guandinango (Kichwa)
In the northern part of Ecuador, in the province of Imbabura, Cotacachi canton, two dance groups, Kury Tushuy (Golden Dance) and Sumak Sisay Tushuy (Wonderful Blooming), are led by Maria Rosa Guandinango (Kichwa). Her fellowship project focuses on three areas: strengthening the Andean cosmovision, the Kichwa language, and art through sacred dance. Read more. En español.
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This issue of the CSQ is dedicated to uplifting our relatives of other genders and those who identify as non-binary.
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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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