Cultural Survival held its first virtual Indigenous youth fellowship gathering October 17, 2020 for our Indigenous Community Media Youth Fellows. We believe that it is important to listen and respond effectively to the living stories, Indigenous knowledge systems, and human rights of Indigenous youth to generate an unprecedented level of coordination and collective innovation as a global community.
Dear CS Community,
As we all deal with the impacts of COVID-19, I want to take a moment to recognize the incredible work our on-the-ground grant partners are doing to continue to revitalize their Indigenous languages and cultures.
Por Sasil Sánchez Chan
En estos días de pandemia, en los que el COVID-19 hizo evidente las múltiples debilidades que las organizaciones políticas denominadas Estado/Nación traen consigo, sobresalió uno de los temas que desde siempre ha generado debate, no sólo entre instancias oficiales, sino también entre los principales ejecutores y receptores: la educación formal.
It has been a full year since I joined Cultural Survival and just five months into my journey, the COVID-19 pandemic hit and affected our lives in more ways than one. 2020 has caused unprecedented health, political and economic crises across the globe and this pandemic has deeply affected many Indigenous communities, causing an immediate threat to our well-being and survival. Cultural Survival, without missing a beat pivoted to supporting our partner communities and their responses to the virus.
Por Reynaldo Rivera Guerrero
La perspectiva que hace unos años se tenía sobre las lenguas Indígenas originarias ha cambiado de una forma importante en la sociedad mexicana. Antes se creía que estas lenguas no eran más que la razón del fracaso académico o social de las personas que las hablaban. Expresiones como “no te sirve de nada esa lengua”, “no te dejará nada bueno si sigues hablando tu lengua”, eran frecuentes hacia nosotros, quienes pertenecemos a los pueblos originarios.
By Community Radio Snuq’ Jolom Konob’, AMEDIPK Association of Eulalense Women for the Integral Development of Pixan Konob
Por Modesto Ortiz Flores
Por Radio Comunitaria Snuq’ Jolom Konob’ y Asociación de Mujeres Eulalences para el Desarrollo Integral Pixan Konob’(AMEDIPK)
By Wakinyan LaPointe
Today, hair is one of our greatest sources of healing, but also, one of our greatest struggles. Remembering a time when the United States forced Indigenous Peoples and youth to cut their hair during the boarding school era, and the legacy of resiliency and healing we now find ourselves in.
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.