Por Jess Cherofsky (equipo CS) y Bia’ni Madsa’ Juárez López (Ayuuk ja’ay y Binnizá, equipo CS)
"Queremos, desde nuestros territorios, mejorar la vida y mantener el equilibrio ecológico protegiendo a las comunidades indígenas recreando el compromiso de todos por la madre tierra y la vida del planeta." - Propuesta del Sub Consejo Tsimane’ del Sector Yacuma (Pueblo Tsimane', Bolivia)
By Bia’ni Madsa’ Juárez López (Ayuuk ja’ay and Binnizá, CS Staff) and Jess Cherofsky (CS Staff)
There are many places in the world where Indigenous Peoples do not have access to basic needs and services. In such contexts, even the smallest assistance can make a big difference in the lives of community members. That is the case of Itaparana village in the state of Amazonas in Brazil, during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic when a Keepers of the Earth Fund grant supported Colevtivo Mura’s efforts to build a community house to ensure the basic protection of a safe home for community members during the pandemic.
Keepers of the Earth Fund Grant Partner Spotlight: El Centro de Desarrollo Ambiental y Humano (CENDAH), Panamá
Destacado en Guardianes de la Tierra: El Centro de Desarrollo Ambiental y Humano (CENDAH), Panamá
By Edson Krenak Naknanuk (Krenak, CS Staff)
"We want peace in our territories," shouted Indigenous women marchers in Brazil’s capital city of Brasilia on September 7-11, 2021.
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.
