Declaración de las NACIONES UNIDAS
Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas
Relator Especial sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas
y el Mecanismo de Expertos sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas
Ginebra, julio de 2023

By Tia-Alexi Roberts (Narragansett, CS Staff)

This article shares the history of Indian residential schools in Canada and the colonial violence that harmed Indigenous Nations, particularly children. The content may be upsetting. If you need emotional support, please contact the 24-hour Residential School Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419.

Cultural Survival is a proud member of the EU Raw Materials Coalition.

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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.

Por Carlos Madrigal (Mazahua/Jñatjo, Equipo de CS)

Luzbeydi Monterrosa (wayuu) es una mujer joven Indígena de una localidad wayuu ubicada al norte de Colombia; este es un pueblo binacional entre Venezuela y Colombia. Luzbeydi nació en Venezuela territorialmente y cuenta con ambas nacionalidades por su padre y madre. Desde hace 8 años es realizadora visual con la perspectiva del pueblo wayuu y el territorio. Actualmente estudia Cine en el Instituto Cinematográfico de Investigaciones Humanísticas de México.

By Association Zihuame Xotlametzin

In the historical records, one can find much information on the situation of inequality, discrimination, and gender-based violence against women in its different forms in the General Law on Women's Access to a Life Free of Violence. The central and mountain region of Guerrero is no exception. Every day, multiple social, cultural, economic, and political barriers hinder the full exercise of women's human rights.

European Parliament’s recognition of Indigenous Rights a positive step, but the law fails to fully recognize the sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples

The Securing Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the Green Economy (SIRGE) Coalition celebrates that the European Parliament included Indigenous Peoples’ right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent, as enumerated in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), in their official position on the Critical Raw Material Act (CRMA) adopted on Septembe

By Reynaldo A. Morales

Indigenous Mbororo Peoples, nomad pastoralists practicing transhumance from time immemorial, remain in a legal limbo, continually displaced under jurisdictional movement in the regions of West and Central Africa. With thousands of deaths related to farmer-herder skirmishes recorded in the past two decades, the realities of climate change and the resulting massive loss of biodiversity exacerbate major security and economic challenges on the ground. 

Por Edson Krenak (Krenak, pessoal de Cultural Survival)

Iniciativa global analisa como diferentes fabricantes de automóveis se saem em seus esforços para eliminar combustíveis fósseis, danos ambientais e abusos aos direitos humanos em suas cadeias de suprimentos - desde mineração até as montadoras. O estudo é de grande relevância para os Povos Indígenas.

By Wakinyan LaPointe (Sicangu Lakota)

By Amelia Schafer, ICT + Rapid City Journal, reposted with permission 

RAPID CITY, S.D. – What started as an idea from Dakota and Lakota elders has now entered its fifth year. The annual Mni Ki Wakan (MKW) Summit has grown to unite Indigenous water specialists from around the globe.

El 13 de septiembre de 2023 se cumplen dieciséis años desde que la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas adoptó la Declaración de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas (DNUDPI).

Diesen Donnerstag, den 14. September 2023, wird in der Europäischen Union über ein Gesetz zu kritischen Rohstoffen abgestimmt! Deine Stimme ist jetzt gefragt!

Sende eine E-Mail (in Englisch) an die EU-Parlamentarier:innen, um sie wissen zu lassen, dass Indigene Gemeinschaften und ihre Rechte im Zentrum einer erfolgreichen grünen Wende in Europa stehen müssen.