El Fondo de Medios Comunitarios Indígenas de Cultural Survival anuncia seis subvenciones para el 2021, por un total de $24,000, otorgadas a estaciones de radio comunitarias Indígenas para la adquisición de transmisores y / o equipos complementarios en Chile, México, Nepal, Colombia y Haití.
By Rebecca Kirkpatrick (CS Intern)
November 1 is the start of Native American Heritage Month and it is an excellent time to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ brilliance, resilience, and cultural and language diversity!
By Monica Coc Magnusson (Q'eqchi Maya, CS Staff)
Por Jess Cherofsky (equipo CS) y Bia’ni Madsa’ Juárez López (Ayuuk ja’ay y Binnizá, equipo CS)
"Queremos, desde nuestros territorios, mejorar la vida y mantener el equilibrio ecológico protegiendo a las comunidades indígenas recreando el compromiso de todos por la madre tierra y la vida del planeta." - Propuesta del Sub Consejo Tsimane’ del Sector Yacuma (Pueblo Tsimane', Bolivia)
By Bia’ni Madsa’ Juárez López (Ayuuk ja’ay and Binnizá, CS Staff) and Jess Cherofsky (CS Staff)
Eliseo Ramirez (Zapotec) was 23 years old when he decided he needed to make a concerted effort to help revitalize his Zapotec culture. As an artist and cooperative leader, he keeps his culture alive not only through his business, Khadi Oaxaca—a collective of over 450 local families and artisans weaving intricate designs and creating beautiful works of art but also through weaving workshops where cultural knowledge is passed down from generation to generation.
By: Radio Tosepan Limakxtum
The sixth episode of our Hecho a Mano (Handmade) podcast is out! This month, we had the opportunity to interview Zenú artists Reinel Mendoza Montalvo and Ana Mariana Flores Mendoza, two very talented Colombian weavers who make art crafts with caña flecha (arrow cane).
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we are headquartered on Massachusett land, in Cambridge, MA, and we thank the past, current, and future Indigenous stewards of this territory.
