By Verónica Aguilar (Ñuu Savi, CS Staff)
By Verónica Aguilar (Ñuu Savi, CS Staff)
By Sócrates Vásquez (Ayuujk, CS Staff)
In the heart of Michoacán, Mexico, Lake Pátzcuaro is of vital ecological, cultural, and historical importance. However, despite its significance, it is at a critical crossroads due to pollution, overuse, and the effects of climate change, which jeopardize its biodiversity as well as the livelihoods and identities of the communities that depend on it.
By Esénia Bañuelos (CS Intern)
When prompted to consider outstanding individuals to honor for International Mother Language Day, I immediately thought of my first example of Indigenous-led language education: my own professor, Felipe H. Lopez, from whom I learned in his conversational San Lucas Quiaviní language course at Haverford College.
Después de más de cuatro años de encarcelamiento arbitrario por su defensa de los derechos humanos y derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas, Kenia Hernández, lideresa y abogada amuzga de Xochistlahuaca, Guerrero, México, se encuentra ahora ante la posibilidad de ser liberada.
The Civil Society of Las Abejas de Acteal seeks to keep their communities informed and make their reality known while promoting their culture and strengthening their struggle for peace, justice, and the construction of their autonomy as Native Peoples of Mexico. They produce radio programs, videos, and graphic communication, which is disseminated through their website and social networks.
Student radio stations have been a very important space for Maya youth, especially women, who have found a space to make their voices heard, learn about and promote their rights, and take action to prevent and eradicate all types of violence and discrimination.
Health Advisory, Training, and Assistance Association A.C is a civil society organization based in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas. They have been working for more than 28 years to promote the health and rights of communities and populations mainly in the Indigenous area of Los Altos, with a population that identifies with the Tsotsil and Tseltal Peoples. For more than a decade, projects have been implemented to improve access and promote the rights to the sexual and reproductive health of young people and women in the state of Chiapas.
The Community Communication Link is a group of young people from five Maya communities in the region of Hopelchén Campeche, Mexico, who seek to strengthen the skills of young people in the field of community communication. The group will hold training workshops for conducting field interviews, from which participants will create videos to convey the information they want to communicate to their community.
The Film Project Development Laboratory for Indigenous and Afro-descendant Filmmakers of Latin America seeks to contribute to the professionalization and training of filmmakers from various nations and Peoples of the region who present projects in the development stage to be advised by experts in filmmaking. The films in development address diverse themes of identity, belonging, traditions, migration, protection of territory, and racism and the various other forms of violence that many Indigenous Peoples face.
Radio Tuklik serves the Maya communities of southern Yucatan, Mexico, promoting the preservation of their culture, the environment, and human and Indigenous rights. Their primary objectives are to inform the populace on topics of interest and relevance for buen vivir (good living) and to transmit ancestral knowledge so that the Mayan language, identity, traditions, and customs are continued.
The community radio station Jlijualay Tsomé/Chontal Hills arose from a three-year process of articulated work between Tequio Jurídico, the Assembly of the Chontal People, and other organizations with extensive experience in community radio and journalism, including Cooperacha, Voces Nuestras de Costa Rica, Ojo de Agua Comunicación, and Rosa Luxemburgo.
Colectivo Cine Luna was formed in 2018 in Santo Domingo Zanatepec, Oaxaca, with the purpose of bringing narrative, documentary, and independent films to public spaces. Its objective is to generate spaces for dialogue and participation for children and youth through film, radio, and theater, promoting actions that contribute to community well being.