Podcasts provide an invaluable medium for sharing stories, culture, and knowledge, making them especially beneficial for celebrating Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month. Indigenous media platforms provide spaces for Native voices to be heard, allowing individuals to share their unique experiences, traditions, and perspectives that might be overlooked in mainstream media. By listening to Indigenous-led podcasts, audiences gain insights into the histories and contemporary issues Indigenous communities face, generating understanding and empathy.
By Verónica Aguilar (Mixtec, CS Staff)
By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar, CS Staff)
By Danny Beaton (Turtle Clan Mohawk)
In Memory of Alicja Rozanska
On October 14-15, 2024, Mni Ki Wakan (Water is Sacred) (“MKW”) Co-conveners, Cultural Survival, Indigenous Peoples’ Rights International, Black Hills Clean Water Alliance, UMN-Twin Cities-American Indian Studies Department, and partners are convening the Mni Ki Wakan Summit, themed, “Confluence of Rising Currents: Indigenous Water Justice, Co-Governance, & Indigenous Youth Leadership.” The MKW Summit will take place in the ancestral and traditional territory of the Dakota people, Mniśota Makoce, The Land of Misty & Foggy Waters.
By Phoebe Farris (Powhatan-Pamunkey)
October 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers.
By Candyce Testa (Pequot), Maya Lazzaro (Quechua), Kelsey Armeni, Pablo Xol (Maya Qʼeqchiʼ)
The Cultural Survival Bazaars are a mainstay of the impactful, Indigenous-led, non-governmental organization Cultural Survival, and were co-founded 49 years ago by Pia and David Mayberry Lewis. After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Cultural Survival Winter Bazaar returned to the Prudential Center in Boston last December, and the first post-COVID Summer Bazaars were held in July 2024 in Newburyport, MA, and Tiverton, RI.
By Tia-Alexi Roberts (Narragansett, CS Staff)
September 27 is World Tourism Day. Though it should be acknowledged that world tourism arguably contributes to some of the most impactful acts of harm towards the environment, it also offers opportunities for education, cultural exchange, and connection.
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.