UNPFII 2025 - Mercury Is Contaminating Our Rivers
The theme for the twenty fourth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is "Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples within United Nations Member States and the United Nations system, including identifying good practices and addressing challenges”
The forum takes place in New York.
Cultural Survival attended, and spoke to some of the delegates who attended.
Produced by Shaldon Ferris (Khoi/San)
Interviewee: Maria Jose Andrade Cerda (Quechua)
Noticiero regional sobre Pueblos Indígenas, octubre 2025
Muchos sucesos que involucran a los Pueblos Indígenas están pasando alrededor del mundo. ¿Sabes cuáles son?
Como parte del derecho a la información, Cultural Survival presenta este noticiero del mes de octubre de 2025 con notas relevantes de Norte, Centro y Sur América, África y Asia, el cual puedes escuchar, descargar y compartir de forma gratuita.
Música de introducción:
- “Burn Your Village to the Ground” de The Halluci Nation. Derechos de autor, propiedad de The Halluci Nation. Usada bajo su permiso.
Music, Dance And Nature Can Heal Trauma
Sound and Soil is a live, collaborative, and experimental performance that took place in Nababeep, South Africa. Situated in the far Northern Cape Province, 50 kms north of Springbok and 65 kms from the Namibian border post Vioolsdrift, the performance included a collaboration with the Nama Stap Dansers from Steinkopf. Craig Beckett from Indigenous Youth Exchange Africa attended the event.
Produced by Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan)
Interviewee Craig Beckett (Naro, Nama)
"Lights in the forest" by Ziibiwan, used with permission.
Taking That Extra Step - Valley FM
In this Afrikaans language radio program, Catherine Wiese from Valley FM in Worcester, South Africa interviews Piet Berends (San) on a walk undertaken to get in touch with nature, and to celebrate the life of plants and animals.
Produced by Valley FM.