By Byron Tenesaca Guaman (Kañari Kichwa, CS Staff)
By Byron Tenesaca Guaman (Kañari Kichwa, CS Staff)
How Indigenous and Quilombola Peoples Are Reshaping the Future of Transition Minerals in Brazil
By Edson Krenak (Krenak, CS Staff)
On April 20-May 1, 2026, the 25th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) took place.
By Cesar Gomez (Maya Pocomam, CS Staff)
By Vandna Tete, Project Coordinator
In the dense, forest-clad hills of Netarhat, Jharkhand, in the eastern part of India, where the red earth is as much a source of identity as a target for industrial extraction, a new sound is cutting through the silence of the valleys. It is not the roar of machines used in mining or the crash of falling trees, but the steady, rhythmic broadcast of the Asur language radio programs traveling from village to village.
Remarks on the Rights of Disabled Indigenous People
25th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Jen Deerinwater, Founding Executive Director, Crushing Colonialism
April 24, 2026
April 23, 2026
New York
The following is a statement delivered at the 25th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues by Cultural Survival grant partner, Samuel Stanley, from Botswana. Samuel is Chairperson of the Indigenous Ink Network and the Director of the Indigenous Youth Summit.
Madam Chair,
Distinguished Members of the Forum, Excellencies, Indigenous brothers and sisters.
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.