By Celia Flor Díaz Pérez (Maya Tsotsil)
The theme of lands and livelihoods brought us together as Keepers of the Earth Fund grant partners from January 15 to 17, 2024, in Siguatepeque, Honduras, thanks to the invitation of Cultural Survival. The Red Comal Network was our warm host who welcomed us with the representations of Indigenous, Maya Q´echi´, Maya Tsotsil, and Lenca organizations from Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico.
By Sani Musa Gamaliya, Program Producer, Progress Radio, Nigeria
Content Note: The following includes disturbing information on violence against Indigenous Peoples. We have strived to provide information on each individual, in celebration of their lives and work, without gratuitous detail on their deaths. While we have worked to avoid linking to sources with graphic imagery, please note that the sources linked may contain further details and images may be changed by websites after we have reviewed them.
February 21 is International Mother Language Day. It was first proclaimed in 1952 as "Language Movement Day" by Dhaka University students in Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) who protested the suppression of their Bengali language. Police and military forces opened fire, killing many young people in attendance.
By Tia-Alexi Roberts (Narragansett, CS Staff)
February 13 is World Radio Day!
Today marks the 13th annual celebration of World Radio Day as proclaimed by UNESCO. This year's theme is "Radio: A century informing, entertaining and educating."
By Cesar Gomez (Maya Pocomam, CS Staff)
By Chenae Bullock (Shinnecock)
By Rayyan Musa Lere, Station Manager, Radio Liberty Kaduna, Nigeria
Radio has long been a powerful tool for informing and connecting communities and promoting community resilience during periods of health crisis, which has become even more evident in recent years. One example of radio’s effectiveness in this regard is the year-long campaign launched by Liberty Radio 91.3 FM in Kaduna, Nigeria, with financial support from Cultural Survival.
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.
