On November 12, 2010 the government of Canada finally formally endorsed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The government's official statement falls far short of actual endorsement, however, emphasizing that the declaration "does not reflect customary international law nor change Canadian laws" and further emphasizing Canada's objection to most of the major rights spelled out in the declaration.
*Português a seguir / Español sigue / Français suit / Русский следует
November 9, 2026
Koutou katoa, hakarongo mai
My name is Quack Pirihi, nō Patuharakeke ahau
We demand the right to share our wisdoms with you, our collective survival depends on it.
Reposted from www.daria-egereva.org
“Physically, I am not with you, but believe me, I am close… I am here, together with you!”
The following is a letter from Daria Egereva (Selkup), an Indigenous rights and environmental defender from Russia, who has been imprisoned since December 17, 2025, to her colleagues attending the the UNFCCC COP31 in Antalya, Turkey. Egereva has served as Co-Chair of the International Indigenous Peoples' Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC) since 2023.
My beloved sisters and brothers!
From November 9 to 20, 2026, world leaders, negotiators, and civil society will gather in Antalya, Türkiye, for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (UNFCCC COP31), the 31st UN Climate Change Conference. Türkiye is hosting the conference, while Australia is presiding over the negotiations.
Cultural Survival will be there with an Indigenous-led delegation to make sure the voices calling for a real and just transition are heard where decisions are made.
By Edson Krenak (Krenak, CS Staff)
Cultural Survival releases the report “The Forgotten Ones of the Changuinola River” and launches the campaign “La justicia no se represa” (Justice Will Not Be Dammed) during the IACHR’s 197th Period of Sessions in Panama.
Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity 19–30 October 2026, Yerevan, Armenia
COP17 AGENDA ITEM: Opening Statement on behalf of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) delivered by Andrei Isakov
Seventeenth meeting of the UN Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Yerevan, Armenia, 19–30 October 2026
Agenda Item 1.
This statement is submitted to UN CBD COP17 on behalf of Cultural Survival, an Indigenous-led organization.
We request that the Parties pay attention to and support the following set of issues regarding Indigenous Peoples.
From October 19 to October 30, 2026, the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference of the Parties (COP17) is happening in Yerevan, Armenia.
By Pastoralist Peoples Initiative
For decades, Rendille and Gabbra communities in Kargi and Kalacha in Marsabit County, northern Kenya, have raised concerns about the environmental and health impacts of historical oil exploration activities in the area.
Por CEPFAC Zimatlán (Pueblo Zapoteco, Oaxaca, México)
En Zimatlán de Álvarez hay una hora en la que el día empieza a bajar su ritmo. Alrededor de las cinco y media o seis de la tarde, cuando el sol comienza a esconderse detrás de los cerros, las aves regresan a los árboles. Se escuchan primero a lo lejos, luego más cerca, hasta que el aire se llena de su sonido. Es como si todas volvieran al mismo tiempo, buscando su lugar antes de que caiga la noche.
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.
