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Nina Cass, of New South Wales, Australia, discusses her work with Madala, a youth organization that helps Indigenous young people go to school as well as the issues facing the Indigenous Peoples in Australia such as the promotion of culture, relocation, discrimination, suicide, etc. and how she can help in her role. 

Rena Avetisyan discusses the challenges facing the people of Western Armenia, which is dealing with territorial issues with Turkey, as they move forward in trying to secure their rights to promote their culture, establish more schools and other things they are guaranteed by the UNDRIP.

Las activistas y organizadoras del Encuentro Continental de Mujeres Indígenas de las Américas Tarcila Rivera Zea fundadora del Centro de Cultura en Perú, y Rosalina Tuyuc Presidenta de la Coordinación nacional de viudas de Guatemala, les dan la bienvenida a las participantes, y exhortan la importancia de estos encuentros para la lucha de mujeres Indígenas.

Diana Pizarro, delegada del Banco Mundial y especialista social en la unidad de desarrollo social en América Latina, nos habla sobre la función de este en la región.

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En nombre de Cultural Survival, Convergencia Wakib' Kej, y el Gobierno Ancestral Q'anjobal, Maria del Rosario Sul Gonzalez, Maya Kaqchikel de Guatemala, hace un pronunciamiento en contra de la criminalización de defensores y  defensoras de derechos de los Pueblos Indigenas, sus territorios y recursos naturales.

Olga Montufar, Indígena mexicana. Se ha destacado por llevar al plano Internacional el tema de derechos de las Personas Indigenas con Discapacidad.

Cerca de 26 mujeres originarias de las diferentes regiones indígenas del país fortalecen sus conocimientos sobre seguridad alimentaria y nutricional para el desarrollo local y sus capacidades de liderazgo para el uso deinstrumentos internacionales y nacionales de derechos humanos, derechos de pueblos y mujeres indígenas.

We're here in New York City at the People's Climate March, marching alongside Indigenous communities from all over the world who have joined together to demand action towards solutions for climate change. Here are some words from Winona LaDuke, a long time leader of the Native environmental movement in the United States. 

El programa ha constado de dos talleres de capacitación y un periodo de formación virtual de cuatro meses en el que los participantes han desarrollado investigaciones dirigidas para identificar los principales problemas y necesidades relacionadas con la tenencia de recursos en sus comunidades, cuyos resultados se presentarán en este encuentro.

Conozcamos sobre Seguridad y Soberanía Alimentaria y lo que están haciendo las mujeres Indígenas para fortalecer este aspecto tan importante en la vida apoyadas por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) y el Centro para la Autonomía y Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas (CADPI) que intentan incentivar la participación de las mujeres y comunidades indígenas en la toma de decisiones y formulación de Políticas Públicas que incidan en su Seguridad Alimentaria.

Indigenous Rights Radio Producer Shaldon Ferris interviews Vicky Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, about the Dakota Access Pipeline. Vicky describes the central tensions underlying the current conflict, and details the opportunities for recourse available to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe through both local and international governing bodies.

Credits:
Interview with Vicky Tauli-Corpuz
Production by Shaldon Ferris

Music:
"Danum", by Salidumayy DKK

IRR Producer Shaldon Ferris reports on the official statement by Vicky Tauli-Copruz, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, concerning the threat of the Dakota Access Pipeline to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe.

UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Vicky Tauli-Corpuz discusses the challenges faced by Indigenous peoples in protecting their claim to ancestral lands in the face of government-sanctioned landgrabbing in the name of conservation.

Music: Melodies of Nepal, by classical Instrumental band Sur Sudha

Voices of Maize, by CS Radio Producer Shaldon Ferris. The importance of maize in South African culture is impossible to overstate. Listen to Shaldon Ferris describe some of the uses of this staple in his culture, and the variety cultures found throughout South Africa.

En este reportaje conoceremos sobre la historia del maíz, la importancia que tiene este grano para la cultura gastronómica de los guatemaltecos y los esfuerzos que se hacen para conservarlo; a pesar de los impactos que ha tenido su cultivo debido al cambio climático y los intereses políticos que le rodean.

“El día que el maíz ya no se dé, prácticamente nos vamos a terminar nosotros también, porque no podemos sobrevivir sin el maíz”, destaca Víctor Paredes, Guatemala.

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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«Con motivo de este Día, hago un llamamiento para que el potencial de la educación plurilingüe se reconozca en el mundo entero, en los sistemas educativos y administrativos, en las expresiones culturales y en los medios de comunicación, en el ciberespacio y en los intercambios comerciales». — Directora General de la UNESCO.

Nuestros hermanos de Radio Comunitaria Ayuujk Jënpoj nos compartes desde Oaxaca, México una bella reflexión radiofónica sobre la importancia de preservar nuestra Lengua Materna en marco a este 21 de febrero cuando Celebramos el Día Internacional de la Lengua Materna.

March 8th is International Women's Day-- a time to celebrate the many accomplishments of women, as well as to discuss strategies to further their empowerment and to achieve gender equality. Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan) interviews Avexnim Cojti (Maya K’iche’) about the role of women in her community, and what needs to change in order for Indigenous women to finally occupy an equal position in society.

Indigenous Rights Radio producer Shaldon Ferris (KhoiSan) investigates the impacts of fishing regulations on Indigenous groups who have fished as a part of their livelihoods for centuries. The Convention on Biological Diversity, an international agreement which has inspired the implementation of many current fishing regulations, specifically discusses the importance of collaborating with Indigenous communities in order to preserve cultural knowledge in the pursuit of ecological preservation.

George ‘Bic’ Manahira describes how his community established the
world's first community-run octopus, sea grass, and mangrove reserve in partnership with Blue Ventures, a UK-based NGO, in order to strengthen the traditional sea-resource-based livelihood of the coastal Indigenous communities in Madagascar. They hope to expand and improve on the model in collaboration with other Indigenous groups and leaders in the coming years.

Lakes and forests in the Mt. Talinis area of the Phillipines are under threat from recent expansions of the energy industry. Apolinario Carino is working with the organization PENAGMANNAK, a federation of 17 Indigenous Peoples’ community groups, to pioneer community management strategies of reforestation designed to empower the Indigenous groups to shape the future of their lands. Apolinario hopes to share the knowledge that they have gained from these experiences in order to better combat climate change on a global scale.

What is the role of Indigenous Peoples in the current climate crisis? What responsibility do Indigenous Peoples feel towards Mother Earth today? Listen to three Indigenous women leaders give their perspectives on their feeling of the interconnection between all living things and our planet in the face of climate change, and what they feel should be done with that knowledge.