Musical and Artistic Vibes Shared from Across the Globe: Indigenous Arts Festival Returns for the Cultural Survival Winter Solstice BazaarBoston, MA (December 4, 2025) — Indigenous Peoples’ rights organization, Cultural Survival, is thrilled to announce the return of its iconic Indigenous Arts Festival this holiday season. |
By Pete Westover
By Bryan Bixcul (Maya-Tz’utujil), SIRGE Coalition Global Coordinator
By Brandi Morin (Cree/Iroquois)
Photos by Julien Defourny
By Mariana Kiimi Ortiz Flores (Ñuu Savi/Mixteca, CS Staff)
With Native American Heritage Month well underway and Thanksgiving/National Day of Mourning occurring today, let us celebrate Indigenous brilliance, honor, and acknowledge the truth in history, recognize whose land we are on, and work towards true allyship.
By Sukanto Barman (CS Intern)
Bharati Rani, 65, sits in the courtyard of her home in Mechkanta Para village, Thakurgaon district, weaving a dhokra (mat) made of jute. The dhokra is not only a piece of handcraft; it is a living testament to Koch-Rajbangshi heritage. Used for seating, drying crops, or special occasions, each dhokra carries the stories, culture, and vivid reflections of the social life of the Koch-Rajbangshi community.
By Elisa Ribeiro (CS Intern), Daniela Mostacilla (Nasa), and John Sabogal
By Edson Krenak (Krenak, CS Staff)
Indigenous Peoples represent one of the most significant multilateral and democratic contributions to climate and land issues, as they are the frontliners of the climate crisis, leaders in ecosystem protection, legal land tenure, and sustainable development. However, at the COP, they struggled to be heard.
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.
