From September 24-27, 2026, Cultural Survival was proud to be part of Terra Madre Salone del Gusto in Turin, Italy. Organized by Slow Food International, Città di Torino, and Regione Piemonte, Terra Madre brought together over 1,500 delegates from 125 countries to "celebrate biodiversity, share stories, and reaffirm the power of food to build bridges across communities, cultures, and borders."
By Byron Tenesaca (Kichwa Kañari, CS Staff)
Across Indigenous communities, culture is not something preserved only in museums or history books. It lives in songs, languages, instruments, stories, dances, and the knowledge carried from one generation to the next. But as globalization, displacement, and other pressures reshape Indigenous communities, many of these traditions are at risk of being lost. Indigenous youth are using their own voices and creative practices to keep their cultures alive.
By Byron Tenesaca (Kichwa Kañari, CS Staff)
In the Andes of southern Ecuador, Indigenous women, youth, and community organizations once again took their territorial defense to the streets of Guapondelig (Cuenca) with their flags, signs, voices, and bodies and with a clear message: water must be protected.
Rendille Indigenous Community Faces Growing Water Crisis as Climate Change Intensifies Drought
By Damaris Lenantare (Rendille, CS Journalism Fellow)
By Anonymous Journalism Fellow from Indonesia
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.
