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Cultural Survival's Endangered Languages Program invites you to explore American Indian language revitalization efforts nationwide in preparation for the November 17 national broadcast of the triumphant story of the reawakening and return home of the Wampanoag language. We Still Live Here - ?s Nutayune?n, starring the W?pan?ak Language Reclamation Project, airing nationally on PBS's Independent Lens series,
This year the Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Award was awarded to Cultural Survival board member, Ramona Peters (Mashpee Wampanoag) for her commitment to sustaining the cultural values of her people by the First Peoples Fund. Ramona works with clay and other natural materials making ceramic vessels.
From September 24-27, 2026, Cultural Survival was proud to be part of Terra Madre Salone del Gusto in Turin, Italy. Organized by Slow Food International, Città di Torino, and Regione Piemonte, Terra Madre brought together over 1,500 delegates from 125 countries to "celebrate biodiversity, share stories, and reaffirm the power of food to build bridges across communities, cultures, and borders."
By Byron Tenesaca (Kichwa Kañari, CS Staff)
Across Indigenous communities, culture is not something preserved only in museums or history books. It lives in songs, languages, instruments, stories, dances, and the knowledge carried from one generation to the next. But as globalization, displacement, and other pressures reshape Indigenous communities, many of these traditions are at risk of being lost. Indigenous youth are using their own voices and creative practices to keep their cultures alive.
By Byron Tenesaca (Kichwa Kañari, CS Staff)
In the Andes of southern Ecuador, Indigenous women, youth, and community organizations once again took their territorial defense to the streets of Guapondelig (Cuenca) with their flags, signs, voices, and bodies and with a clear message: water must be protected.
Public unveiling of the White Pine Gathering Circle monument design featuring the Wampanoag Singers and Dancers
MEDIA CONTACT: Steven Peters | Lead Designer, SmokeSygnals | steven@smokesygnals.com | 774-219-9747
By Angel Yraê Ferreira (Payayá, CS Intern)
By Phoebe Farris (Powhatan-Pamunkey)
By Timas Letitia Petersen (KhoeSan)
The Khoe and San communities are the oldest people in the world. It has been scientifically proven that our way of life, culture, ancient click languages, rock paintings and engravings, as well as archaeological and DNA evidence, date back thousands of years.
By Phoebe Farris (Powhatan-Pamunkey)
One of the highlights of the annual Indigenous Journalists Association’s Indigenous Media Conference is the screenings of films produced, directed, and created by Indigenous filmmakers. The films at this year's conference, which took place in Portland, Oregon, July 22-24, 2026, wowed audiences once again.
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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.
