By Danny Beaton
In Memory of Alicja Rozanska
There are old ones who still communicate with stones, bones, skulls, feathers, plants, and know the songs to honour the natural world and spirits. Our ancestors worked with the spirits, water, fire, air, earth, the drum, prayers, and songs for harmony and fertility. They walked the Earth in harmony and respect for the Universe and Creation/Great Mystery.
Cultural Survival recibió hoy la noticia del gesto inesperado y hermoso de Barenaked Ladies, quienes anunciaron en Twitter que compartirían las ganancias de su sencillo “Gotta Be Patient” (tengo que ser paciente) con Cultural Survival. “Gotta Be Patient” es una colaboración entre el cantante galardonado con el Grammy, Michael Bublé, Barenaked Ladies y la artista mexicana Warner-Latina, Sofía Reyes.
On May 1, 2020, Social Venture Circle hosted this interactive webinar led by Galina Angarova (Buryat), executive director of Cultural Survival, on the issues Indigenous Peoples are facing across the globe in terms of COVID-19.
Cultural Survival recieved the news today that in an unexpected and beautiful gesture, Barenaked Ladies announced on Twitter that they would share proceeds from their single 'Gotta Be Patient' with Cultural Survival. 'Gotta Be Patient' is a collaboration between Grammy award-winning singer Michael Bublé, Barenaked Ladies, and Warner-Latino Mexican artist Sofia Reyes.
By Dev Kumar Sunuwar
When Victoria Tauli-Corpuz was appointed to the mandate of UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in May 2014, she perhaps thought that it would be smooth going, reporting on the situation of the world’s Indigenous Peoples and then drawing relevant conclusions. But after a six-year appointment as special rapporteur, according to her, the mandate is “an uphill battle.”
Since 1970, every year on April 22, people across the globe join together to celebrate Mother Earth. In 2009, the UN General Assembly proclaimed April 22 as International Mother Earth Day . For many Indigenous Peoples, we celebrate this gratitude every day. "As our bodies originated of her, we properly regard her as our Earth Mother. Her life is our life.
On April 22-24, 2020, Native rock musician Robby Romero (Apache) will be one of the headliners of Mother Earth Day Live, a three-day livestream commemorating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, to be held this year as part of efforts to promote social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Carolyn Smith-Morris
The coronavirus has now arrived in many Indigenous communities. The first case was reported in the Brazilian Amazon a few weeks ago. The Navajo Nation is grappling with a surge of cases. The disproportionate risk for COVID-19 infection and related harms suffered by Indigenous and minority communities has become extreme due to preexisting health conditions and inequalities across the board.
On April 6, 2020, the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples released the following statement:
COVID-19 yet another challenge for Indigenous Peoples
The global reach of the COVID-19 virus affects us all, but some groups will suffer disproportionately and in different ways. Indigenous peoples are such a group.
By Danielle DeLuca
Por Bia’ni Madsa' Juárez López, Gerente del Fondo Guardianes de la Tierra
El mundo se encuentra en un momento de crisis ante la pandemia COVID-19 que hasta este momento (3 de abril de 2020, 12:59 pm CT) contabiliza 1,066,706 personas contagiadas en 181 países, con un impacto de 56,767 personas fallecidas. Esta crisis ha tenido grandes implicaciones que no son exclusivamente médicas. Aumento en el desempleo, baja en la producción, escasez y encarecimiento de productos básicos son algunos de los mayores ejemplos.
By Bia’ni Madsa' Juárez López, Keepers of the Earth Fund Manager
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.
