By Antonio A R Ioris

“…we know that we are going and we want to be killed and buried with our ancestors here where we are today, so we ask the Government and the Federal Justice not to decree our eviction/expulsion, but we request to decree our collective death and to bury us everybody here. We ask, once and for all, to decree our decimation and total extinction, in addition to sending several tractors to dig a large hole to throw and bury our bodies.”

Letter Guarani-Kaiowá of Pyelito Kue (2012)

Foto: Pobladores juntan afuera de la Comisaria de Policia en Totonicapan, Guatemala. (credito: FGER)

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El 12 de Noviembre 2018, dos mujeres comunicadoras Mayas K’iche’s fueron arrestadas en Totonicapán, un departamento con mayoría de población Maya (90%).

Photo: Community members gather outside of police station in Totonicapan, Guatemala. Credit: FGER

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On November 12, 2018, two Maya K’iche’ women communicators were arrested in Totonicapan, Guatemala, a department in which the vast majority of the population is Indigenous K’iche’ Maya.

Cultural Survival aims to strengthen Indigenous women radio journalists’ leadership and improve their participation in decision-making spaces. Three years ago, we initiated a project "for a more visible world in an invisible world", a process of capacity building and accompaniment in community radio journalism with an intercultural approach to gender adapted to the reality of Central America. In late 2018, we extended the project to Colombia and Mexico.

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Contact: Jess Cherofsky // 617.441.5400 x 15 // jess@cs.org

International Arts Festival Features Jewelers of Silver, Gold, and Grass
Indigenous artists convene at 43rd holiday season of Cultural Survival Bazaars

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Contact: Jess Cherofsky // 617.441.5400 x 15 // jess@cs.org

Intricate Indigenous Crafters from Highlands of Ukraine and Mexico Travel to Boston

Forty-third annual Cultural Survival Bazaar Season Features over Fifty Artists

CAMBRIDGE, MA, November 2,  2018 -

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Contact: Jess Cherofsky // 617.441.5400 x 15 // jess@cs.org

Weaving the World: Indigenous Arts Festival Brings Crafters from Over Two Dozen Countries

Sócrates Vásquez García (Ayuujk Jääy, Pueblo Ayuujk) joins Cultural Survival as Community Media Grants Coordinator. 

Native American Women Writers’ Retreat Hosted by Hedgebrook in Partnership with Cultural Survival
 

“Only stories help us break through old roles that normalize domination, and Hedgebrook is a global campfire.” 

By Joan Tavares Avant

“The notable veterans who have died should be genuinely remembered and celebrated. The ones who are blessed enough to be alive and or return home as wounded warriors should be cared for forever. Their spirit was given to uphold this country’s freedom and yours. Those who are walking around may look well, but many are not. There’s a lot this country should do for those past and present.”-- Chief Sachem Vernon “Silent Drum“ Lopez

We will not be left behind! Indigenous people stand up against exclusion.