Dear Cultural Survival Community,
I wanted to share with you some news about an exciting transition happening at Cultural Survival in 2024. After nearly four and half years as the Executive Director of Cultural Survival, I will be transitioning at the request of the Securing Indigenous Peoples Rights in the Green Economy (SIRGE) Coalition's Executive Committee to take on leadership at the Coalition.
By Isapi Rúa (Guaraní)
Indigenous food systems are systems of production, distribution, and consumption of foods based on Traditional Knowledge and practices of Indigenous Peoples. These systems are characterized by their diversity, sustainability, and resilience, which makes them preferable to conventional industrial food systems.
On December 13, 2023, Sarah Hanson (Biigtigong Nishnaabeg) from Indigenous Climate Action read the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC)'s closing statement at COP28.
Boozhoo Aaniin, Hello. My name is Sarah Hanson, an Anishinaabeg youth from Biigtigong Nishnaabeg on the north shore of Gichi Gami of Turtle Island, in what is colonially known as Canada.
By Danny Beaton (Turtle Clan Mohawk)
In Memory of Alicja Rozanska
By Nina Sangma (Garo)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: December 7, 2023
Press Contact: Leysha Caraballo, 980-255-0882, leysha@team-arc.com
On Day 1 of COP28, Pema Wangmo Lama Mugum, an Indigenous youth activist from the Mugum Indigenous Nations in Asia, from the National Indigenous Women's Federation - NIWF NEPAL read the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change opening statement.
Diana Pastor (maya k’iche’), CS staff
A group of women dance and sing around the fire. The atmosphere is one of camaraderie and joy. In addition to singing and dancing, they play games, paint tattoos, and offer words of gratitude to the land and to themselves for having shared knowledge and experiences in recent days to continue to protect their territories. The feeling is one of bittersweetness, but also of satisfaction.
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.
