Who We Are
Cultural Survival was founded in response to the opening up of the Amazonian and South American hinterlands during the 1960s, and the drastic effects this had on indigenous inhabitants. It has since worked with indigenous communities in Asia, Africa, South America, North America, and Australia, becoming the leading US-based organization defending the rights of indigenous peoples around the world. Our efforts are guided by a board of directors that includes some of the world’s preeminent indigenous leaders, as well as anthropologists, philanthropists, and entrepreneurs, and our executive director is a renowned human rights lawyer. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cultural Survival has a satellite office for our Guatemala Radio Project in Guatemala and one for our Native Language Revitalization Campaign on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. Cultural Survival has received a four-star rating from Charity Navigator for outstanding fiscal responsibility.
The most important member of our team is you. None of our work would be possible without our members. Please become a member today.