Dear MEP,
Is consent really necessary?
On 14 September, MEPs will vote on the ITRE Compromise text on the Commission proposal for Critical Raw Materials Regulation (CRMR). We call on you to support the inclusion of the Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) and Indigenous Peoples’ rights in the upcoming plenary vote.
Le jeudi 14 septembre 2023, le Parlement Européen votera sur l'adoption de la loi sur les matières premières critiques ! Votre voix est nécessaire dès maintenant !
Qu'est-ce que la loi sur les matières premières critiques et pourquoi a-t-elle vu le jour ?
By Camilla Lindschouw (CS Intern)
Cultural Survival works tirelessly in support of strengthening Indigenous knowledge and building capacity within Indigenous communities. We aim for this to happen not only within community spaces but also through exchanges between other communities that provide participants an opportunity to broaden perspectives and learn about the processes of other Peoples, as well as to learn from projects being carried out in other territories.
Radio Tuklik serves five communities in the municipalities of Mayapan, Cantamayec, and Tahdziú, located adjacent to each other in the south and east regions of the Yucatan, Mexico. The state of Yucatan consists of 106 municipalities across 7 regions: west, northwest, center, central coast, northeast, east, and south.
Nearly a month after the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in Haaland v.
By Gerard Beelt Tiwow (CS Intern)
"Na ang buhay ng batang isinilang ay maging kasing tatag at kasing tibay nga punungkahoy at kagubatn at higit salahat ay lumaki ang bata na nakaugat sa lupa." (May the child that is born grow as strong and sturdy as the tree and the forest where it grows, and be rooted to the earth.)-- Teduray Prayer
Demarcation of ancestral lands is a crucial factor for Indigenous Peoples’ survival worldwide. Indigenous territories offer communal protection of the people living there and are essential to food sovereignty. They are also a protection against cultural extinction, as ancestral land cannot be separated from Indigenous Peoples’ past, present, and future. For the Siekopai Peoples of the western Amazon along the Ecuador-Peru border, the meaning of Pë’këya, their ancestral land, is no different.
Para os povos indígenas, o gênero sempre foi transcendal e diverso, interligado às nossas terras, línguas, culturas, espiritualidades e visões de mundo. A separação foi produto do processo de colonização e dos atos de genocídio que deram origem a uma regulamentação da sexualidade para eliminar a diversidade de gênero nas comunidades indígenas.
After an incredible year of hard work and deep impact, I am excited to share with you Cultural Survival’s 2022 Annual Report!
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.