By Elisa Rebeiro (CS Intern)
From their traditional territories, three Cultural Survival Indigenous Youth Fellows lead community-based initiatives that strengthen identity, language, and collective life. Through care for the land, art, and the transmission of ancestral knowledge, their projects weave possible futures where identity, language, and community life can flourish.
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12.02.2026
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Carlos "Wia" Cahuiya es un líder indígena de la nación Waorani en Ecuador y se considera un mensajero de su pueblo. Está agradecido por estas oportunidades en las que puede ser portavoz de su comunidad llevando sus aportes, pensamientos y arte también.
Wia elabora piezas de joyería con elementos naturales que localiza en en la selva de su comunidad, siendo este un oficio que heredó de su madre y que felizmente compartirá en nombre de la comunidad Yasuní en este próximo bazar.
The Cultural Survival Bazaars are a series of cultural festivals, organized by Indigenous Peoples’ rights organization Cultural Survival, that provide Indigenous artists and artisans, cooperatives, and their representatives from around the world the chance to sell their work directly to the public. Come and Shop Indigenous at our Bazaar. In this podcast, we hear from Annawon Weeden (Mashpee Wampanoag), who will be attending the Bazaar this year.
Produced by Shaldon Ferris (Khoi/San)
Interviewee: Annawon Weeden (Mashpee Wampanoag)
The Cultural Survival Bazaar Program goals work to support the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples’ articles 11, 20, and 31.
In this interview, we hear from Benson Riyes Kitesho, who showcased his artwork for the first time at Cultural Survival's Bazaar in July 2024.
Produced by Shaldon Ferris (Khoi/San)
Interviewee: Benson Riyes Kitesho (Maasai)
Los bazares de Cultural Survival son festivales que desde hace mas de 40 años se celebran cada año y reúne a más de 30 vendedores en cada bazar. Estos bazares son una serie de festivales culturales, que ofrecen a artistas y artesanos indígenas, cooperativas y sus representantes de todo el mundo la oportunidad de vender directamente al público.
The Cultural Survival Bazaars are a series of cultural festivals, organized by Indigenous Peoples’ rights organization Cultural Survival, that provide Indigenous artists and artisans, cooperatives, and their representatives from around the world the chance to sell their work directly to the public.
Each event features traditional and contemporary crafts, artwork, clothing, jewelry, home goods, and accessories from dozens of countries.
Dr. Ruth H. Matamoros-Mercado (Miskitu) is a scholar and Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography & Environment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From an interdisciplinary perspective, her work bridges law, geography, and Indigenous studies to understand and raise awareness of the struggles for land, community resistance, and environmental justice in Central America. Originally from the northern Moskitia region of Nicaragua, Dr. Matamoros-Mercado brings to her research a perspective deeply rooted in the lived experience of the Miskitu people.
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.
