Indigenous community media is essential for Indigenous Peoples’ reclamation and resistance movements worldwide. They contribute to securing respect for individual and collective rights, ensuring access to relevant, contextualized information and content in Indigenous languages, created and transmitted according to the interests, needs, and worldviews of the Indigenous communities they represent.
Kajkoj Maximo Ba Tiul (maya poqomchi')
Dear Presidents, Commissioners, and Rapporteur,
We, the undersigned organisations, represent Indigenous Peoples, afro-descendant peoples, and other peoples and communities who share an experience of collective ownership, management and use of our lands, territories and natural resources. Many of us are recognised as human rights, land and environmental defenders for our efforts to protect these lands, territories and resources.
“Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) is the first line of defense when investors and government officials seek to develop projects that may affect Indigenous communities, lands, territories, and resources. For this reason, Indigenous Peoples must be prepared to engage with FPIC from a fully informed, proactive stance. Indigenous Peoples must have their FPIC protocols ready, and be ready to lead engagement around FPIC on their terms.” –Securing Indigenous Peoples' Right to Self-Determination: A Guide on Free, Prior and Informed Consent
Deadline to apply: November 30, 2023
Fellowship range: $2,500 - $6,000
Cultural Survival has defended Indigenous Peoples’ rights and supported the self-determination, cultures, and political resilience of Indigenous communities since 1972.
Date limite pour postuler : 30 novembre 2023
Dotation : 2.500 $ - 6.000 $ USD
Cultural Survival défend les droits des peuples autochtones et soutient l'autodétermination, les cultures et la résilience politique des communautés autochtones depuis 1972.
Prazo: 30 de novembro de 2023
Valor da bolsa: de 2.500 a 6.000 USD
Cultural Survival é uma ONG que defende os direitos dos Povos Indígenas e apoia a autodeterminação, as culturas e a resiliência política das comunidades Indígenas desde 1972.
By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar, CS Staff)
A Bolsa para Jovens Indígenas da Cultural Survival apoia jovens líderes Indígenas com idades entre 17 e 28 anos que estão trabalhando em transformar suas comunidades e criar oportunidades para a elevação, defesa e fortalecimento de suas culturas e tradições, ao mesmo tempo em que desenvolvem suas habilidades de liderança, organização e gestão. Desde 2018, concedemos 111 bolsas apoiando 215 bolsistas.
Cultural Survival’s Indigenous Youth Fellowship supports young Indigenous leaders between the ages of 17–28 who are working to transform their communities and create opportunities for the elevation, defense, and strengthening of their cultures and traditions while developing their leadership, organizational, and management skills. Since 2018, we have awarded 111 fellowships supporting 215 fellows.
Statement by the UNITED NATIONS
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Geneva, July 2023
Cultural Survival is a proud member of the EU Raw Materials Coalition.
For immediate release:
Today (26 September 2023) marks the official launch of the EU Raw Materials Coalition, a vital convergence of over 40 civil society organisations (CSOs) from the EU and beyond. This coalition responds to the escalating demand for metals pivotal in ushering green and digital transitions globally.
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.
