Agenda Item 4 : Discussion on the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum, with reference to the UNDRIP and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Thank you, Chair, and congratulations on your election to lead the Permanent Forum.
By Chad Valdez (Diné)
By Phoebe Farris (Powhatan-Pamunkey)
By Reynaldo A. Morales
In Peru and Latin America, Indigeneity remains troubled by radical politics of recognition that complicate the already untenable relations with Indigenous Nations and displaced societies that existed prior to the new Nation-States’ independences some 200 years ago. Urgent reform of constitutional frameworks that affect the lives of millions of citizens with unique and distinctive political and social identities is necessary to decolonize and establish a legitimate representational democracy.
Through Cultural Survival's Indigenous Youth Fellowship Program, we support the leadership of Indigenous youth in advocating and striving for new ways of safeguarding their lands, cultures, and languages. Here, we uplift three youth fellowship projects related to the revitalization of languages and cultures.
Update: On May 24, 2024, European Council approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
By Edson Krenak (Krenak, CS Staff)
By Chad Valdez (Diné)
By Chad Valdez (Diné)
On International Mother Language Day 2024, we invite you to learn about the work of three Cultural Survival partners who received a grant from the KOEF (Keepers of the Earth Fund) in 2023 for projects that strengthen indigenous languages from their own culture and with diverse strategies.
Yankuik Kuikamatilistli Cultural Centre (Nahuatl language, in Mexico)
By Celia Flor Díaz Pérez (Maya Tsotsil)
The theme of lands and livelihoods brought us together as Keepers of the Earth Fund grant partners from January 15 to 17, 2024, in Siguatepeque, Honduras, thanks to the invitation of Cultural Survival. The Red Comal Network was our warm host who welcomed us with the representations of Indigenous, Maya Q´echi´, Maya Tsotsil, and Lenca organizations from Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico.
February 21 is International Mother Language Day. It was first proclaimed in 1952 as "Language Movement Day" by Dhaka University students in Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) who protested the suppression of their Bengali language. Police and military forces opened fire, killing many young people in attendance.
Land Acknowledgement
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