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Cultural Survival's Endangered Languages Program invites you to explore American Indian language revitalization efforts nationwide in preparation for the November 17 national broadcast of the triumphant story of the reawakening and return home of the Wampanoag language. We Still Live Here - ?s Nutayune?n, starring the W?pan?ak Language Reclamation Project, airing nationally on PBS's Independent Lens series,
This year the Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Award was awarded to Cultural Survival board member, Ramona Peters (Mashpee Wampanoag) for her commitment to sustaining the cultural values of her people by the First Peoples Fund. Ramona works with clay and other natural materials making ceramic vessels.
By Maya Lazzaro (Quecha, CS Staff)
By Verónica Aguilar (Mixteca, CS Staff)
In keeping with its commitment to Indigenous Peoples in the defense and preservation of their knowledge, cultures, and worldviews, Cultural Survival employs various approaches to support Indigenous communities in strengthening their languages. Within this framework, the third Language Projects Gathering was held in Cieneguilla, Peru, from February 28 to March 2, 2026.
By Cristina Verán
During the most recent edition of Greenland’s annual Suialaa Arts Festival, the city of Nuuk was host to the "Sámi Embassy" (Lávvustallan), a work representing, at once, contemporary public installation art, scaled-up traditional craftsmanship, and Indigenous diplomacy in action. Through this piece, the vision of Beaska Niillas (Sámi) illustrates how ancestral foundations can forge new tools and alliances among nations.
By Byron Tenesaca Guaman (Kañari Kichwa, CS Staff)
April 22, 2026 – NEW YORK, NY — Cultural Survival and the “Nihizhi” Podcast are joining forces to amplify Indigenous voices through a new podcast.
By Sandra Peláez (CS Intern)
The Camentsa Shnan Wabuatmeng Indigenous Association is an organization composed of members of the Kamëntsá Peoples—primarily midwives, traditional healers (sobanderas), medicinal knowledge keepers, traditional doctors, and apprentices—both women and men. The Kamëntsá, who refer to themselves as Kamuentsa Ÿentsá, Kamëntšá Biÿá (Peoples of this place, with their own thought and language)—are an Indigenous Peoples living in the Sibundoy Valley, Colombia.
By Preeti Vasudevan
“Well, they put Jesus on the Cross as he was so handsome because they were jealous of their wives [falling for him]...”
With peals of laughter, Margo Real Bird (Crow) told us this story of how her father introduced Jesus to her as a young, innocent girl. She was 82 then, rocking back and forth in a chair at the Big Horn County Historical Museum in Hardin, Montana, when we were filming her memories. None of us could stop laughing that afternoon.
By Candyce Testa (Pequot, CS Bazaar Program Manager)
By Phoebe Farris (Powhatan-Pamunkey)
By Kelaia Acevedo (CS Intern)
Before modern medicine imposed its standards for defining health, well-being, and healing, Indigenous Peoples already developed sophisticated forms of care that identified, treated, and alleviated illnesses. Developed over generations of intentional listening, communities maintained relationships through their traditional practices, grounded in deep ecological knowledge and the prioritization of communal ceremonies.
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.
