By Lucas Kasosi (Maasai, CS Intern)

“Take away our rivers, our forests, our ceremonies, and you take away our being.”
—Yousif Gilo, Anywaa leader and co-founder of EMIPRO

 

By Jumoke Owoola 

In a concerted effort to amplify the voices of Nigeria's Indigenous communities and safeguard their rich cultural heritage, the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Development Studies (CIKDAS) held workshops in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State and Ijede, Lagos State focused on empowering community members, especially youth and Elders, to effectively utilize media platforms for cultural preservation and advocacy.

By IPNEWS

From May 2024 to March 2025, Indigenous Peoples News Bangladesh (IPNEWS) carried out a media project with support from Cultural Survival’s Indigenous Community Media Fund. “Amplifying Indigenous Voices: Audiovisual Reporting & Leadership Development in Bangladesh” focused on one goal: making the stories of Indigenous Peoples in Bangladesh heard—clearly, widely, and truthfully.

By Radio B'alam - Voces Mayas

In the neighborhoods of Oakland, California, you’ll hear the rhythms of marimba music, see colorful traditional clothing, and hear the distinct sounds of the Mayan Mam language being spoken. Fleeing the civil wars in Guatemala during the 1980s, many Mam people sought refuge in the U.S. Over the decades more have continued to migrate, and today Oakland is home to thousands of Mam people—one of the largest concentrations of Mam people outside Guatemala. 

By Ellen Moore, Earthworks

From June 10 to 13, 2025, heavy rainfall hit Obi Island in Indonesia. As a result, muddy floods submerged three villages in the Island where one of largest nickel mining companies in Indonesia, Harita Group, has been operating. 

By Bryan Bixcul (Maya-Tz’utujil), SIRGE Coalition Global Coordinator 

By Lucas Kasosi (Maasai, CS Intern)

“When you are no longer allowed to talk to your ancestors, to pray in your forest, to feed yourself, then you are no longer fully alive.”
—Alex Ahimbisibwe, Batwa Indigenous leader, educator, and founder of BIDO

Dear Cultural Survival Community, 

By Oliver Lopez

On a breezy morning in April 2025, after a long week of discussions at the 24th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 32 delegates, Indigenous leaders, and Elders from around the world were invited by Comunidad Integradora de Saberes Andinos (CISA) and New York City’s Riverside Park Conservancy to gather at the Riverside Park Bird Sanctuary.