By Claudio Hernandez (Na Ñuu Savi/ Mixtec)

Mamá wakes me up gently by whispering in my ear, “Claudio…Claudio. Ntakoo se’e. Ntasalistuku ra na ko’on. Sava’á cafe. Ntakoo ra ko’o cafe tatu kunu.” Wake up my child. Get ready, and let’s go. I made coffee. Wake up and drink coffee if you want. She wakes me up like this for school or on Saturday mornings when I help her and Papá at work in the strawberry fields. Sometimes I can hear her making tortillas and wrapping food for everyone at home around 4:30 or 5:00 a.m.

By Bobbie Chew Bigby (Cherokee)

By Chad Valdez (Diné, CS Writer in Residence)

Cultural Survival's Capacity Building Program focuses on training activities aimed at Indigenous youth, especially women and people of marginalized genders, on topics such as leadership, human rights, and Indigenous community media.

By Bandana Danuwar (Danuwar)

By working in community radio, a group of young Indigenous women in Udayapur district in eastern Nepal is making their voices heard and winning the trust of their communities. Now younger generations are inspired by their work.

By Polina Shulbaeva (Selkup), Bryan Bixcul (Maya Tz'utujil), Edson Krenak (Krenak), CS Staff

October 26, 2023 - Boston, MA. Indigenous Peoples’ rights organization Cultural Survival is pleased to announce the return of its beloved holiday event, the Cultural Survival Bazaar, an annual festival of Indigenous arts and cultures, December 14-17, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Boston. 

Indigenous community media is essential for Indigenous Peoples’ reclamation and resistance movements worldwide. They contribute to securing respect for individual and collective rights, ensuring access to relevant, contextualized information and content in Indigenous languages, created and transmitted according to the interests, needs, and worldviews of the Indigenous communities they represent.

Date limite pour postuler : 30 novembre 2023
Dotation : 2.500 $ - 6.000 $ USD 

Cultural Survival défend les droits des peuples autochtones et soutient l'autodétermination, les cultures et la résilience politique des communautés autochtones depuis 1972.

Prazo: 30 de novembro de 2023
Valor da bolsa: de 2.500 a 6.000 USD

Cultural Survival é uma ONG que defende os direitos dos Povos Indígenas e apoia a autodeterminação, as culturas e a resiliência política das comunidades Indígenas desde 1972.

By Phoebe Farris (Powhatan-Pamunkey)

By Francesco Cricchio (CS Intern)

“We need to recover the places in which we once used to pray.” This strong voice comes from a small community of San Pedro Jilotepec, located in Oaxaca province, Mexico, where the Mixe Peoples are trying to restore parts of their traditional territory. They have lived with this land for more than 300 years, and recovering the areas in which they performed their ancestral ceremonies means rediscovering their identities as Indigenous Peoples. 

World Habitat Day 2023: Reimagining Sustainable Cities