By Kuakumake Stéreo (Arhuaco)
The Indigenous women of the Sierra Nevada in Colombia, are participating in a radio empowerment project called “The Indigenous Truth.” This initiative, organized by Kuakumake Stéreo, together with Cultura Survival, is essential to promoting the active participation of women and ensuring that their voices are heard in the public sphere.
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, it's never too early to reflect on the true history of this holiday, its origins, and Indigenous practices and ways of giving thanks. We share some resources from Native authors available to help navigate through the abundance of information out there. These children's books shed light on the true history of Thanksgiving. It is important to seek out the truth and hear stories told by Indigenous people, start with the following book recommendations!
By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar, CS Staff)
By Claudio Hernandez (Na Ñuu Savi/ Mixtec)
Mamá wakes me up gently by whispering in my ear, “Claudio…Claudio. Ntakoo se’e. Ntasalistuku ra na ko’on. Sava’á cafe. Ntakoo ra ko’o cafe tatu kunu.” Wake up my child. Get ready, and let’s go. I made coffee. Wake up and drink coffee if you want. She wakes me up like this for school or on Saturday mornings when I help her and Papá at work in the strawberry fields. Sometimes I can hear her making tortillas and wrapping food for everyone at home around 4:30 or 5:00 a.m.
By Bobbie Chew Bigby (Cherokee)
Cultural Survival's Capacity Building Program focuses on training activities aimed at Indigenous youth, especially women and people of marginalized genders, on topics such as leadership, human rights, and Indigenous community media.
By Bandana Danuwar (Danuwar)
By working in community radio, a group of young Indigenous women in Udayapur district in eastern Nepal is making their voices heard and winning the trust of their communities. Now younger generations are inspired by their work.
By Polina Shulbaeva (Selkup), Bryan Bixcul (Maya Tz'utujil), Edson Krenak (Krenak), CS Staff
October 26, 2023 - Boston, MA. Indigenous Peoples’ rights organization Cultural Survival is pleased to announce the return of its beloved holiday event, the Cultural Survival Bazaar, an annual festival of Indigenous arts and cultures, December 14-17, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Boston.
Indigenous community media is essential for Indigenous Peoples’ reclamation and resistance movements worldwide. They contribute to securing respect for individual and collective rights, ensuring access to relevant, contextualized information and content in Indigenous languages, created and transmitted according to the interests, needs, and worldviews of the Indigenous communities they represent.
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Cultural Survival défend les droits des peuples autochtones et soutient l'autodétermination, les cultures et la résilience politique des communautés autochtones depuis 1972.
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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.
