For Immediate Release
Contact: Suzanne Benally, Executive Director, 617-441-5400 x 16 sbenally@cs.org
Agnes Portalewska, Communications Manager, 617-441-5410 x14 agnes@cs.org
Dayamani Barla Selected for Cultural Survival’s Ellen L. Lutz Indigenous Rights Award
By Vandna Tete, Project Coordinator
In the dense, forest-clad hills of Netarhat, Jharkhand, in the eastern part of India, where the red earth is as much a source of identity as a target for industrial extraction, a new sound is cutting through the silence of the valleys. It is not the roar of machines used in mining or the crash of falling trees, but the steady, rhythmic broadcast of the Asur language radio programs traveling from village to village.
Por Akash Poyam (Gond/Koitur, becario de CS)
“Kete ujad gaye, suna padgaye…parsa kete ma khulish khadan, paar parosi man ho gain biraan, bhai bhai man nai pahchan, apan man ab ho gaye anjaan…putu khukhdi ma din bitaan, nai mile ab lakri paan, dau dada ke nikalat he jaan, laika chauwa ke nei hai dyaan…”
By Akash Poyam (Gond/Koitur, CS Fellow)
By Bijo Thomas, Radio Mattoli Station Director
Como parte de un esfuerzo global para proteger y empoderar a las comunidades indígenas, se han emprendido varias iniciativas para abordar los retos críticos a los que se enfrenta la tribu Asur. Entre ellas se incluyen la realización de campañas de concienciación contra la minería y la deforestación, la defensa del autogobierno tribal y el trabajo para restaurar los derechos ancestrales sobre el agua, los bosques y la tierra.
Radio Mattoli funciona como una plataforma para dar voz a las personas que normalmente tienen menos acceso a los medios de comunicación de masas o menos oportunidades de expresar sus opiniones sobre el desarrollo comunitario. Las actividades se presentarán en la revista con un informe. CRM es el ala de Tecnología de la Información y la Comunicación del WSSS. El servicio de radio comunitaria se inició en 2009. Es una emisora de radio de 90,4 FM situada en Dwaraka, a cinco kilómetros de Mananthavady.
By Shubhranshu Choudhary, Editor, Valasa Bultoo Radio (Bluetooth Radio for Displaced Indigenous People)
In the heart of Karbi Anglong in the state of Assam, northeast India, nestled amidst emerald hills and vibrant Indigenous communities, thrives KAT News TV, a beacon of hope and information. More than just a media outlet, this dedicated channel has become a lifeline for the region, playing a crucial role in the aftermath of the pandemic.
With financial support from Cultural Survival's Indigenous Community Media Fund, KAT News TV, a channel started in 2016 for the Karbi people in India, began filming how the Karbi people were recovering from the pandemic.
By Fr. Bijo Thomas, Station Director, Community Radio Mattoli, Wayanad, Kerala, India.
Radio Mattoli, a community radio station in Dwaraka, located in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India, won the award for best thematic radio program by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The station was recognized for having the best quality and most relevant and timely coverage of climate mitigation and Indigenous practices out of 448 community radio stations in India. The award was presented to Radio Mattoli on July 23, 2023.
Reconocimiento de tierra
Reconocemos que nuestra sede está en la tierra de Massachusetts, en Cambridge, MA, y agradecemos a los administradores Indígenas pasados, actuales y futuros de este territorio.
