By David Courchene
It is said in the lodges of our people that we have reached a tipping point. Earth changes are already in effect, and serious changes must take place if we are to create a sustainable world.
There is nothing more important at this time than to address climate change.
Today, much of our planning should consider preparing for these changes that are inevitable. That is our first challenge.
Then, laying down a foundation for the future in becoming better stewards of the land.
Cultural Survival supports youth around the globe who are striking this September 20, 2019 in a call for urgent action for the climate.
As one of its 5 core demands, the Youth Climate Strike Coalition urges Respect of Indigenous Land and Sovereignty. They call on legislators to:
By Dev Kumar Sunuwar
Indigenous media is technology used for the exchange of information among people, communication that may take place within family members, communities, and in the marketplace. In this article, Indigenous media does not refer to Indigenous oral or folk media, but encompasses those media or forms of media where expression is created, owned, controlled, and managed by Indigenous Peoples to produce and exchange culturally appropriate information in the languages that they speak and understand.
Media and Indigenous Peoples
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In September 2019, the UN Environment Programme will honour Champions of the Earth, outstanding environmental leaders from the public and private sectors, and from civil society who have had a transformative positive impact on the environment.
El 13 de septiembre del año 2017, hoy hace 12 años, en Nueva York, fue adoptada la Declaración de las Naciones Unidas Sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas. Esta declaración tiene como predecesoras a la Convención 169 de la OIT y la Convención 107.
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Agnes Portalewska
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Contacto: Agnes Portalewska
agnes@cs.org, 617-441-5400
Estimada comunidad de Cultural Survival:
En nombre de la Junta Directiva, me complace anunciar que Galina Angarova se unirá a Cultural Survival como nuestra nueva Directora Ejecutiva, con sede en el Área de la Bahía de San Francisco.
Dear Cultural Survival community,
On behalf of the board of directors, I am delighted to announce that Galina Angarova will be joining Cultural Survival as our new executive director. She will be based out of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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.
