Cultural Survival interviewed Michel Forst, the first person to hold the mandate of UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders, which is the first international mechanism in the world dedicated to protecting environmental defenders. Rapporteur Forst’s term began in June 2022.
Por Cliver Ccahuanihancco Arque (Quechua) e Carlos Madrigal and Carlos Madrigal (Mazahua/Jñatjo)
A diversidade de expressões identitárias tem sido um tema recorrente nos últimos anos. Conceitos e percepções foram estabelecidos sob os recorrentes efeitos da globalização no contexto urbano; no entanto, estes nem sempre respondem, traduzem ou incluem toda a diversidade que existe no mundo.
Cultural Survival calls for solidarity with the Yvy Pyte community of the Paĩ Tavyterã Indigenous Peoples in the department of Amambay, Paraguay, who have been threatened and attacked by illegal invaders in their territories since 2021.
By Camilla Lindschouw (CS Intern)
The diversity of expressions and manifestations of identity has been a recurring theme over time. Concepts and perceptions have varied in different contexts from urbanization to globalization. However, these do not always respond to or include all the diversity that exists in the world.
We are seeds that germinate in the middle of the tropical jungle, in southwest Colombia, in the municipality of Barbacoas, department of Nariño. This area is historically known to the Awá Peoples as cuaiquer (kwaiker). We, Awá, also live throughout the territory that now includes Colombia and Ecuador.
Indigenous Women in Radio 2023, a three-day event organized by Cultural Survival for women from Indigenous community radio stations around the country, took place July 28-30 in Maní, Yucatán, Mexico. Twenty-eight Indigenous women between the ages of 18-59 participated in workshops on radio production and sound ambience.
Indigenous women have managed to break many barriers and access spaces historically reserved for white men. They have positioned themselves as agents of change, incorporating ancestral knowledge from their communities. From medicine, art, gastronomy, music, to linguistics, these young women are leading movementns of resistance and transformation. Their impact on shifting current paradigms should be uplifted on every occasion.
The Keepers of the Earth Fund (KOEF) is proud to announce that in 2023 we awarded over half a million dollars in small grants to support Indigenous projects on issues related to community empowerment for land defense and autonomy; the tra
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.
