Mussa Juma Siwayombe, Executive Director
A media-based campaign spearheaded by the Media Aid for Indigenous and Pastoralists Community (MAIPAC) is making strides in raising awareness about the harmful effects of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Tanzania's Longido District. The project, supported by Cultural Survival, is using radio programs, video documentaries, and social media to advocate for the abandonment of the practice and protect the well-being of young girls in Maasai communities.
By Brandi Morin (Cree/Iroquois)
Photos by Julien Defourny
By Djalma Ramalho Goncalves (Aranã Caboclo, CS Consultant)
September 13, 2025, marks 18 years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
In celebration of the 18th anniversary of the adoption of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Cultural Survival is taking a look back at the top wins for Indigenous Peoples over the past year. From historic land back cases to positive legal rulings, there has been important progress.
May 2024: UN States Adopt Treaty Protecting Traditional Knowledge
Cultural Survival stands in solidarity with people in Nepal, especially with Indigenous Peoples, against the government's decision on September 4, 2025, to ban 26 social media platforms, including WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. The government claims this ban was put on social media platforms because they did not follow the registration regulations.
Por Lygia Zamali Fernandes (pesquisadora e membro/a de uma comunidade da Floresta) com colaboração de Edson Krenak, CS Staff
By Lygia Zamali Fernandes with Edson Krenak (Krenak, CS Staff)
By Bobbie Chew Bigby (Cherokee)
By Lucas Kasosi (Maasai, CS Intern)
By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar, CS Staff)
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.
