By Kelaia Acevedo (CS Intern)
Before modern medicine imposed its standards for defining health, well-being, and healing, Indigenous Peoples already developed sophisticated forms of care that identified, treated, and alleviated illnesses. Developed over generations of intentional listening, communities maintained relationships through their traditional practices, grounded in deep ecological knowledge and the prioritization of communal ceremonies.
By Nichodimas Cooper (Nama, CS Journalism Fellow)
By Ella Nathanael Alkiewicz (Labrador Inuit)
Living with my ancestors’ knowledge, my mother’s genes, and having centuries-old Inuit principles becomes a privilege and a challenge in today’s world.
By Kuela Kiema (Dcui Bushman)
The Kalahari Bushmen are Indigenous to southern Africa, where they lived for time immemorial, depending on hunting various species of wild animals and gathering plant roots and fruits. Today, the San are found in southern African countries, including Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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 Gregory Jones (Shawnee)
By Omar Challah, Executive Director, Jamii Action Centre (JAC)
Jamii Action Centre has launched JAC FM, a community-owned radio station in Kwale County, Kenya. With this new station, we’re advancing efforts towards providing a platform for the Mijikenda People, a group that has been historically underrepresented in mainstream media.
Por Elisa Rebeiro (Pasante de CS)
Desde sus territorios, tres Jóvenes Indígenas Becarios de Supervivencia Cultural lideran iniciativas comunitarias que fortalecen la identidad, la lengua y la vida colectiva. A través del cuidado de la tierra, el arte y la transmisión de conocimientos ancestrales, sus proyectos tejen futuros posibles donde la identidad, la lengua y la vida comunitaria pueden florecer.
Dr. Ruth H. Matamoros-Mercado (Miskitu) is a scholar and Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography & Environment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From an interdisciplinary perspective, her work bridges law, geography, and Indigenous studies to understand and raise awareness of the struggles for land, community resistance, and environmental justice in Central America. Originally from the northern Moskitia region of Nicaragua, Dr. Matamoros-Mercado brings to her research a perspective deeply rooted in the lived experience of the Miskitu people.
Por Cristina Verán
Desde los cyphers callejeros y las batallas de rap en la Rez (Reserva) hasta la construcción de comunidad intercultural en continentes lejanos, Christopher Mike-Bidtah (Diné) —también conocido como Def-I— ha forjado una carrera al abordar su oficio como una práctica cultural viva, moldeada por el lugar, la lengua y la memoria.
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.
