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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.
By Maya Lazzaro (Quechua, CS Staff)
By CS Staff
From October 5–8, 2026, Cultural Survival staff joined the fourth biennial National Tribal Infrastructure Coordination Conference (NTICC) in Reno, Nevada, under the powerful theme, “Honoring Our Knowledges, Healing Our Mother Earth.” As a proud sponsor, Cultural Survival was honored to support this space where Indigenous Knowledge, community leadership, and collective action flourished, connections were made, and resilience was strengthened.
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.
Del 19 al 30 de octubre de 2026, se celebrará en Ereván (Armenia) la Conferencia de las Partes (COP17) del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica (CDB) de las Naciones Unidas.
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.
By Georges Theodore Dougnon (Dogon, CS Staff)
Across Indigenous communities, young leaders are creating opportunities that connect sustainable livelihoods with the protection of their lands, cultures, and knowledge. With support from Cultural Survival’s Indigenous Youth Fellowship, Louivenzia Komases (Nama) in Namibia and Mommon Makko (Maasai) in Tanzania are putting this vision into practice.
Louivenzia Komases (Nama) from Namibia
By Dave Favreau (CS Staff)
Culture is not a costume, a wellness brand, or an aesthetic for corporations to exploit. Yet every day, deeply rooted Indigenous spiritual and community traditions are routinely stripped of their meaning, mass-produced by non-Indigenous corporations and sold for profit. This act is a form of cultural appropriation, which cuts off Indigenous creators from their own livelihoods and trivializes sacred histories.
Compiled by Indigenous Peoples Day MA and Italian Americans for Indigenous Peoples Day. Events will continue to be added as information becomes available.
Del 24 al 27 de septiembre de 2026, Cultural Survival tuvo el orgullo de participar en Terra Madre Salone del Gusto en Turín, Italia. Organizado por Slow Food International, la Ciudad de Turín y la Región del Piamonte, Terra Madre reunió a más de 1.500 delegados de 125 países para "celebrar la biodiversidad, compartir historias y reafirmar el poder de los alimentos para tender puentes entre comunidades, culturas y fronteras".
Por Byron Tenesaca (Kichwa Kañari, Equipo de CS)
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.
