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Tribal Nations Gather in Alaska to Discuss Climate Change Solutions
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By Tia-Alexi Roberts (Narragansett, CS Staff) Cultural Survival joined representatives of more than 275 Tribes, villages, and Indigenous communities at the National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference, held September 9-12, 2024, in Anchorage, Alaska. Over the course of four days, the...
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15 Calls to Action on Indigenous Peoples Day!
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In the United States, 21 states and Washington, D.C. now celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day, or a holiday of a similar name, on the second Monday of October, as an official holiday or via proclamation. In 2021, Biden issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples Day,...
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It's time to recognize that celebrating the life of Christopher Columbus is the same as celebrating the erasure of Indigenous existence. "We believe it is important to hear the other side of the story-- the Indigenous side-- because there are detrimental implications to learning about the side...
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Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day 2024
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It's time to recognize that celebrating the life of Christopher Columbus also celebrates the erasure of Indigenous existence. While there is a growing movement around the country to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day, more work remains to be done. We are excited to share some local...
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6 Things to Do on International Indigenous Women's Day
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September 5 is the International Day of Indigenous Women commemorated in honor of Aymara warrior Bartolina Sisa, who in 1780, along with her husband Túpac Katari, led an important part of the Aymara-Quechua rebellion against the exploitation and abuse of Spanish colonizers in Peru. While too...
on Sep 7
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Cultural Survival stands in solidarity with the Mapuche Tehuelche Peoples of the Lof Paillako community in Chubut, Argentina, whose forced eviction has been momentarily suspended pending a decision in a federal court. However, the situation remains critical.
on Aug 30
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Fail Alsynov: Defender of Bashkir Land, Language, and Rights
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On the southern slopes of the Urals, located within the territory of today’s Russian Federation, lies the land of Bashkortostan, a country historically renowned for its national heroes, defenders of the land. From this beautiful and hospitable land hails Fail Alsynov (Bashkir), a land defender...
on Jul 15
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Juneteenth from a Black Indigenous Perspective
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By Saché Primeaux-Shaw (Ponca, Yankton-Dakota, Seminole and Chickasaw Freedman)
on Jun 26
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By Edson Krenak (Krenak, CS Staff) Content Note: The following includes disturbing information on violence against Indigenous Peoples
on Feb 4
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Five hundred years ago, the Wampanoag people received a prophecy. It said that the Wampanoag would not be able to keep their language, but that a group of Wampanoag people would leave southern New England taking with them a pipe containing the spirit of language. One day, according to the...
on Nov 22
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9 Ways to Decolonize and Honor Native Peoples on Thanksgiving
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Stories told about the first Thanksgiving often perpetuate harmful stereotypes and erase the true history of the early encounters between Native communities and colonizers.
on Nov 22
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Belize Failing to Implement Binding Court Orders to Respect Maya Land Rights
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On November 29, 2022, the Caribbean Court of Justice heard arguments in the case Maya Leaders Alliance v The Attorney General of Belize regarding the compliance of the State of Belize with the court’s 2015 decision in favor of Maya land rights.
on Oct 24