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15.4 (Winter 1991) A Decade of CSQ

Women and Identity: Modernization and the changeover to market economies have mobilized some indigenous women and left others st

Women and Identity: Modernization and the changeover to market economies. have mobilized some indigenous women and left others stranded

Throughout the 1970s, and 1980s, issues relating to women and helping the poorest of the poor dominated development agencies, not to mention the lip service many agencies - large and small, public and private - gave to program priorities.

Voices of Courage: Indigenous people tell their stories of persecution, humiliation, and hope

Voices of Courage: Indigenous people tell their stories of persecution,. humiliation, and hope

Since its founding in 1982, Cultural Survival Quarterly has become the largest subscription international journal to document the realities of indigenous people. The fact that so many indigenous peoples have survived the discrimination, persecution, and genocidal campaigns launched against them is a tribute to their tenaciousness. The fact that they still have the courage to speak is even more remarkable.

The State of the Nation: Indigenous nations struggle to be heard over the din of state policies

The State of the Nation: Indigenous nations struggle to be heard over the. din of state policies

During World War II there were fewer than 50 states - countries with centralized governments - in the world, By 1990 there were nearly 70. By the year 2000 the figure could well exceed 200.

Nations - geographic areas inhabited by a common people - however, have not fated so well. We don't know how many there were in the world at the time of World War II, or at any time prior to that. Today there are an estimated 5,000.

Just What Is Conservation?

At Cultural Survival, conservation is a people issue, not a biological one. Trees don't cut themselves. Streams don't pollute themselves. the ozone layer is not self-destructing. We are the ones putting our environment in peril.

Conservation is the wise use of resources in such a way that future generations will be able to benefit from the same resources base. Conservation. however, does not mean preservation. It does not mean building fences, around the world's resources or buying significant amounts of land to preserve them.

Grassroots Development

Development, as it has been carried out by Western multilateral and bilateral agencies (e.g., the World Bank or the US Agency for International Development), is a political process. Third World governments and state agencies receive funds to implement programs that, in fact, centralize and increase their power.

Culture Shock: The misleading term "culture contact" doesn't begin to express the dramatic effects of changes brought by outside

Culture Shock: The misleading term "culture contact" doesn't begin to. express the dramatic effects of changes brought by outsiders

The shock of "contact" has taken many forms, initially, at least, to indigenous people just the physical presence of outsiders was shocking.

Cultural Survival Canada - 15.4

The Grand Council of the Cree of Quebec have had a number of recent court victories coupled with increasing support from the United States. In August, the Quebec government announced that it would postpone construction on roads and infrastructure until the fall of 1992. It was further agreed that the deadline for ratification of the contract between Hydro Quebec and the New York Power Authority would be extended until November 1992.

CS: Cultural Survival/Common Security

In 1972 David and Pia Maybury-Lewis launched this organization dedicated to advancing the human rights of the world's 600 million indigenous people. At that time, few in the First World understood the plight of native groups, much less appreciated the broad forces that threatened their survival. Today, in part because of Cultural Survival, these issues rank higher on the agendas of policymakers, foundations, and international institutions. Indigenous voices will be heard at the upcoming UN Conference on the Environment and Development.

"Sharing" the Wealth? Minerals, oil, timber, and now medicines and genetic wealth - all are fair game for governments and corpor

"Sharing" the Wealth? Minerals, oil, timber, and now medicines and. genetic wealth-all are fair game for governments and corporations

The driving force behind the relentless conflict between indigenous peoples and the waves of outsiders making contact with them is the search for resources - where resources happen to be valuable at the time.

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