Celebrate Native American Heritage Day with 4KINSHIP: A Showcase of Indigenous Creativity
Celebrate Native American Heritage Day with 4KINSHIP: A Showcase of Indigenous Creativity
By Edson Krenak (Krenak, CS Staff) in collaboration with APIB
Indigenous Peoples have long participated in international gatherings, often bearing witness to how the lack of leadership, vision, and decisive action perpetuates injustices and exacerbates the multiple crises facing the world. The G20 Summit is no exception.
The focus of Indigenous Women Development Affairs is on a developed Indigenous community and sustainable livelihoods and excellence. The objective is to work towards better living standards for Indigenous women through the delivery of good quality socioeconomic services, hygiene and sanitation, education, climate change action, and gender equity.
The Union of Indigenous Pygmy Women for Integral Development aim to contribute to the improvement of the socioeconomic living conditions of disadvantaged people, particularly Indigenous Pygmy women and girls, youth, and children, through the following pillars: fighting human discrimination and strengthening leadership and entrepreneurship among Indigenous women and youth; promoting respect for human rights, peaceful coexistence, public and reproductive health, as well as peace building; and preserving nature conservation and environmental protectio
The Endorois Indigenous Women Empowerment Network is an Indigenous women-led, community-based organization founded in 2016, deeply committed to promoting self-determination, amplification of voice and status, and empowerment of marginalized women, persons with disabilities, youth, Endorois youth, and other Indigenous and marginalized communities in Kenya.
Media Aid for Indigenous and Pastoralists Community was formed by a journalist to empower Indigenous and pastoralist communities, who have suffered historical injustices as a result of colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories, and resources. These injustices have prevented them from exercising their rights to development in accordance with their own needs and interests.
Orkonerei FM was formed primarily to improve the lifestyle of the Indigenous Maasai community through information, communication, and education on development issues. It also supports the community in coordinating and organizing local economic development initiatives and facilitates community participation, inclusion, and engagement in a wide range of community development issues.
Eden FM is a nonprofit community radio station broadcasting in the Garden Route district of the Western Cape province of the Republic of South Africa. The vision of the station is to celebrate the diversity, culture, and heritage of its listeners with programs to inform and educate them. Eighty percent of the station’s listeners are of Khoisan origin, and the station broadcasts programs to help its listeners foster pride in themselves, rediscover their lost history and heritage, and celebrate their achievements.
JAC 106.2 FM is a community radio station based in Kwale, Kenya, specifically targeting members of the Indigenous Mijikenda community.
Tewdufm Community Radio is focused on providing information centered on the local community. It raises awareness about education, women's and children's empowerment, human rights, equal opportunities and gender equality, maternal and child health, and the fight against HIV/AIDS. The station promotes stories on local culture and traditions, the environment and climate change, and especially facilitates women's access to the media.