By Edson Krenak (Krenak) CS Staff, Member of the SIRGE Coalition and Jan Morrill, Earthworks, Member of the SIRGE Coalition

Guarani Indigenous communities in Southern Brazil continue to call on the German car manufacturer BMW to uphold their rights and fulfill commitments made over a decade ago.
 

An Auto Factory Built on Ancestral Land

Scholars denounce serious violations of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) in Brazil, arguing that FUNAI's handling of consultations around the FICO railway has compromised the rights of multiple Indigenous communities affected by this major infrastructure project. 

By Edson Krenak (Krenak, CS Staff)

After four years of frequent visits to Sigma Lithium's site in the Jequitinhonha Valley in Brazil, the situation at the tailings facility has become very concerning, prompting the Minas Gerais public prosecutor to file a public civil lawsuit against Sigma Lithium.  

Silvério Tsereburã Tserenhib’ru Xavante
July 11, 1988 - December 3, 2025
Areões Indigenous Land

It is with great sadness that Cultural Survival reports the passing of A’uwẽ leader, Silverio Tsereburã Tserenhib’ru Xavante (July 11, 1988 - December 3, 2025).

By Edson Krenak (Krenak, CS Staff)

Indigenous Peoples represent one of the most significant multilateral and democratic contributions to climate and land issues, as they are the frontliners of the climate crisis, leaders in ecosystem protection, legal land tenure, and sustainable development. However, at the COP, they struggled to be heard. 

Por Equipo de CS

Por Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar - Equipo de CS)

The Xikrin Peoples face severe humanitarian and environmental crises as Vale’s nickel and other metal mining contaminates their rivers, harms their health, and destroys their ancestral territory, endangering their cultural survival and the environmental integrity of the region. The negative impacts on the health of the Xikrin people are so severe that some studies show that 98% of the communities in the Cateté lands are seriously contaminated.

"As manifestações Indígenas na COP30 não são violações de segurança. Os Povos Indígenas estão exercendo seus direitos humanos fundamentais e expressando frustração pela falta de acesso aos espaços onde são tomadas decisões que os impactam de forma desproporcional." -- Aimee Roberson (Choctaw e Chickasaw), Diretora Executiva da Cultural Survival

“Las manifestaciones Indígenas en la COP30 no constituyen violaciones de seguridad. Los Pueblos Indígenas están ejerciendo sus derechos humanos fundamentales y expresando su frustración por la falta de acceso a los espacios donde se toman decisiones que los afectan de manera desproporcionada”. —Aimee Roberson (Choctaw y Chickasaw), Directora Ejecutiva de Cultural Survival