Erika Mayer
Held on May 20, 2015, at the University of Ottawa, Canada, the Symposium on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) brought together a diverse array of Indigenous experts and advocates to discuss what FPIC entails, why it is so crucial, and how it can be most effectively implemented.
By Alex Glomset
In April 2015, Cecilia Mérida, the partner of an environmental defender who was arrested and falsely charged and imprisoned in Guatemala testified at the World Bank in Washington, D.C.
Photos by Vera Narvaez.
By Agnes Portalewska
May 12, 2015
Cultural Survival offers its deepest condolences to all the victims’ families of last Saturday’s earthquake outside of Kathmandu, Nepal. The thoughts and prayers of all Cultural Survival Board and Staff are with the many affected by this disaster. We especially stand with the Indigenous Peoples of Nepal who make up 40 percent of the national population (26.5 million) and face marginalization in the long term recovery efforts.
On January 19 – 30, 2015, the 21st session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) took place and included the review of Kenya, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Guyana by the UN Human Rights Council. Several areas related to Indigenous Peoples were addressed.
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.
