On November 12, 2010 the government of Canada finally formally endorsed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The government's official statement falls far short of actual endorsement, however, emphasizing that the declaration "does not reflect customary international law nor change Canadian laws" and further emphasizing Canada's objection to most of the major rights spelled out in the declaration.
The Kichwa, Waorani, Sápara, Andwa, Achuar, Shiwiar, and Shuar Indigenous Peoples in the Ecuadorian Amazon face grave threats to their territories due to the advancement of oil bidding rounds—specifically the Ronda Sur Oriente (Southeastern Round) and Ronda Subandina (Sub-Andean Round)—promoted by the Ecuadorian State. These initiatives seek to auction off 11 oil blocks to companies and investors, blocks that overlap with ancestral Indigenous territories.
By Edson Krenak (Krenak, CS Staff)
Indigenous Peoples worldwide bring vital perspectives on development, human rights, and the responsibilities of the States and corporations in the green economy. Rooted in deep relationships with lands, waters, forests, and more-than-human lives, these perspectives offer essential pathways for addressing the climate crisis, for example.
By Mariana Kiimi (Ñuu Savi, CS Staff)
On April 25th and 26th, 2026, Cultural Survival attended the Historic 2nd Global Summit on Indigenous Peacebuilding in New York, co-organized by the Global Network of Indigenous Peacebuilders, Mediators and Negotiators & partner organizations
By Thais Pellosi (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
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.
