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Kaimana Barcarse interviews Menase Ntutu from the Maasai nation about the concerns of Indigenous Peoples living with disabilities, and how communities can collaborate to support the work of the Disability Caucus. Recorded at the 2015 UNPFII. 

Kaimana Barcarse interviews Doreen Demas of the Dakota Peoples in Canada about the focus, message, and goals of the Disability Caucus at the UNPFII. She discusses the growing impact and voice of the Indigenous with Disabilities activist community. Recorded at the 2015 UNPFII.

Kaimana Barcarse interviews Setareki Macanawai from Fiji. They discuss how the Disability Caucus hopes to extend its presence to regions and communities, in order to grow the network of Indigenous Peoples with disabilities. Recorded at the 2015 UNPFII. 

Kaimana Barcarse interviews Perty Maguru from Nepal about the unique dual identity that Indigenous Peoples with disabilities occupy. She hopes to help bring a voice to this community. Recorded at the 2015 UNPFII. 

Nancy Bordeaux (Sicangu Lakota) from South Dakota shares her work in domestic violence and sexual assault and gives advice on how to make a change. She speaks about historical trauma and its effects on Native American peoples today. Nancy works with women who are victims of domestic violence and human trafficking and hopes to lessen the economic and mental health disparities in Indigenous women.  We caught up with Nancy at the UNPFII 2015. 

Lemoine LaPointe, a Lakota of South Dakota and Minnesota, speaks about community conversations and their importance in providing support for Indigenous Peoples and their relationship with the surrounding region both in the present and in the future.  We met up with Lemoine at the UNPFII 2015.

Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn speaks about successes at the 2015 UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Communities in the Pacific region have united over common issues, different groups have made efforts to align as Indigenous Peoples as a body in international conferences, and Indigenous Peoples were represented in a major climate change conference.

Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn speaks about successes at the 2015 UN Permanent Forum for Indigenous Issues, including the new participation on Indigenous Peoples of Japan and Taiwan in the conferences.

En este spot te damos a conocer la Declaración sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas. Esta declaración creó compromiso de los Estados en el cumplimiento de los Derechos Indígenas. Por ello te invitamos a conocerla y promoverla en tu radio comunitaria.

Quieres conocer qué es el Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas de Naciones Unidas y en qué nos beneficia como Pueblos Indígenas? En este Spot te lo explicamos.

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En este spot te contamos sobre los reportes y recomendaciones que cada año los 16 miembros del Foro Permanente para las cuestiones  Indígenas de la ONU hacen a los Estados al rededor del mundo y a las agencias de Naciones Unidas sobre la situación de  Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas. 

Las recomendaciones del Foro Permanente para cuestiones Indígenas de la ONU no son una forma de forzar a los gobiernos para que cumplan con ellas, pero desde nuestras radios y diversos medios como Pueblos Indígenas necesitamos promover y circular las recomendaciones para que nuestros gobiernos sepan que no estamos solos y que tenemos atención y  apoyo por parte de este cuerpo de Naciones Unidas.

Sabes quién es la Relatora Especial sobre Derechos de Pueblos Indígenas de la ONU, y cuál es su papel dentro de Naciones Unidas? En este Spot te lo contamos, además te damos su contacto para que le informes si algo no va bien en tu comunidad en el buen ejercicio de tus Derechos Indígenas.
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Sabías que la Relatora Especial sobre Derecho de los Pueblos Indígenas puede visitar nuestro país para conocer de cerca la situación de nuestros Derechos Indígenas y usar su reporte para hacernos escuchar delante nuestros Estados? Escucha este Spot donde te damos mayores detalles.

Luego que la Relatora Especial sobre Derecho de los Pueblos Indígenas ha visitado nuestro país podemos dar seguimiento a su visita y recomendaciones brindadas a nuestros gobiernos, en este Spot te diremos cómo.

El Mecanismo de Experto sobre Derechos de Pueblos Indígenas? No sabes cuál es su función? Escucha y comparte este Spot donde te contamos su papel en la Defensa de los Derechos Indígenas.

El acceso a la justicia fue uno de los estudios que el Mecanismo de Experto sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas en Naciones Unidas, conoce más sobre estos estudios escuchando y compartiendo este Spot.

Para hacer buen uso de los Cuerpos de Naciones Unidas sobre Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas y para la garantía de estos, debemos estar informados y organizados, por ello te invitamos a escuchar este Spot.

El Foro Político de Alto Nivel de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible fue establecido  en el año 2012. Desde entonces el El Foro se reúne cada año durante ocho días. ¿Sabe de qué se trata el Foro político de alto nivel de las naciones unidas?  ¿Sabe qué son los ODS?

Musicalización:
- Música de Introducción
“Burn Your Village to the Ground” por A Tribe Called Red. Usado con permiso.
- Música de fondo
Tema de la agrupación Awak Taki.  Usado con permiso

The world will indeed be a poorer place without the languages and cultures of Indigenous Peoples.
So it is necessary to celebrate and promote Indigenous Languages, thereby improving the lives of the peoples who speak the languages.
Producer:  Shaldon Ferris (KhoiSan, South Africa)

Interview: Kaimana Barcase, Hawaii and Denver Breda, South Africa.

Music : Whispers by Ziibiwan, used with permission.

Picture:  A man plays a Khwe finger piano, West Caprivi Strip. Photo by Julie Taylor 2007, Courtesy of Cultural Survival

The  18th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues ran from  22 of April until 3 May 2019.
The theme was Traditional knowledge: Generation, transmission and protection.
This program is about the the importance of Indigenous languages in the digital era.

Producer:  Shaldon Ferris (KhoiSan, South Africa)
Sound Clip: Alili Kiskitalo (Sami), Co-chair of IYIL steering committee.
Music : Whispers, by Ziibiwan, used with permission.

The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is the UN’s central body dedicated to all matters relating to the rights of the approximately 370 million Indigenous Peoples around the World.
In 2019, The 18th session of the Forum in New York will highlight the year that has been declared the International Year of Indigenous Languages.
Cultural Survival's Avexnim Cojti spoke to Richard Grounds from the Yuchi Nation, who tells us how this commemoration came about.

This radio program  is part of a series of programs produced by Indigenous Rights Radio, to commemorate the International Year of Indigenous Languages, 2019. In this program, we showcase the Newar Indigenous Language which is called, Nepal-Bhasa. The Newar are one of the 59 Indigenous Peoples recognized so far by the government of Nepal. They are the original habitants of Kathmandu valley, the capital city of modern Nepal. The Newar people have diversity in terms of religion, rituals and culture, but share one common language. 

Naro is spoken by the Ncao Khwe , which means the red people, sometimes referred to as the San people of Botswana.
This program provides a sound clip of Naro, and gives some information about the Indigenous People who speak the language.

PRODUCTION
Shaldon Ferris (KhoiSan)
Indigenous Rights Radio Intro track features "Burn your Village to the Ground" by @a-tribe-called-red. Used with permission.
Music: Lights in the Forest by Yarina. Used with permission.

Khwedam is spoken by the Bwabwata San People in Namibia. There are also some speakers in Botswana and South Africa.
This program provides a sound clip of Khwedam, and gives some information about the Indigenous People who speak the language.
PRODUCTION
Shaldon Ferris (KhoiSan)
Indigenous Rights Radio Intro track features "Burn your Village to the Ground" by @a-tribe-called-red. Used with permission.
Music: Lights in the Forest by Yarina. Used with permission.