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La realidad que nos cuentan estas lideresas de distintas partes de América Latina  repiten la misma historia de saqueo, crímenes e impunidad de las corporaciones transnacionales y de la complicidad de los Estados y los representantes gubernamentales. 

It is important to demand that this law is complied with because it protects the environment, guarantees clean water and air, and it is a mechanism of controlling development projects to ensure that truly benefit indigenous communities.

There are over 476 million Indigenous Peoples living in 90 countries across the world, accounting for 6.2 percent of the global population. Indigenous Peoples are the holders of a vast diversity of unique cultures, traditions, languages, and knowledge systems. They have a special relationship with their lands and hold diverse concepts of development based on their own worldviews and priorities.
In this radio program, we hear from Nailejileji Tipap, who works as the Gender and Public Relations Coordinator at Pastoralists Indigenous NGOs Forum in Tanzania.

Every year on August 9, International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples marks the ‘first formal meeting’ of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations, held back in 1982. It is celebrated to bring attention to the 476 million Indigenous Peoples living in 90 countries across the globe. This year’s theme is `Leaving no one Behind: Indigenous Peoples and the call for a social contract.” The term social contract in relation to Indigenous Peoples may be confusing as this has not yet been discussed much.

The International Day for People of African Descent will be celebrated for the first time on August 31, 2021. Through this observance, the United Nations aims to promote the extraordinary contributions of the African diaspora around the world and to eliminate all forms of discrimination against people of African descent. Cultural activist Letitia Timas Petersen tells us the story of Franz Taaibosch, an Indigenous Korana South African who was taken abroad to be paraded as a circus act.

Diana Morat from Eldos FM interviews Tauriq Jenkins on the saga of Amazon.com who wants to set up shop in Cape Town, South Africa. The piece of land that has been identified by Amazon has become a bone of contention. First Nations have a strong claim to this land because in 1510 it was the site of the first battle between the Khoi and European colonizers - in this instance the Portuguese Viceroy of India, Francisco d'Almeida. This is sacred land. The issues are of human rights, of heritage, of water and flora and fauna, of recreation and refreshment, of air and stars.

The right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent clearly states that the government should not force people to change their method of organisation, thinking, or decision making, nor spread inaccurate information to misinform Indigenous Peoples.

In order to ensure that the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent is complied with, there should be community meetings which make people aware of what is happening and could happen in their area. In addition to this, projects must be supervised in order to ensure that decisions made in the community meetings, are implemented during the development project.

Los derechos humanos son normas que reconocen y protegen la dignidad de todos los seres humanos desde que nacen sin distinción alguna de nacionalidad, origen étnico, religión, lengua, o cualquier otra condición. Todos tenemos los mismos derechos. y estos varían desde los más fundamentales como el derecho a la vida, hasta los que dan valor a nuestra vida, como los derechos a la alimentación, a la educación, al trabajo, a la salud y a la libertad.

El mundo es diverso por lo que también existe diversas y distintas opiniones y el consecuente derecho a la libertad de expresión sin que se hostigue a nadie por sus pensamientos y opiniones, constituyen la base de la sociedad moderna y representa la posibilidad de avanzar en libertad.

For the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent to be correctly applied, it is important to know that this right is applicable to all Indigenous Peoples. It must be adhered to with respect for indigenous communities’ own methods of communication and each person’s opinion must be heard. Furthermore, it means that there should be meetings with representatives of the government, companies, and Indigenous Peoples in order to arrive at an agreement that benefits the community.

On September 29, 2021, the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste reduction will be commemorated to ensure that we all do our best to preserve food, and to respect the effort that goes into ensuring that it ends up on our tables, and to make sure that we do not take it for granted.
With only 9 years to go until 2030, we check in with the San community of Namibia, who explains to us how important a plate of food is to them, and how difficult it is to survive everyday life.
This interview is was provided to Indigenous Rights Radio by Indigenous Youth Exchange Radio.

Cada 12 de octubre, en muchos países de Abya Yala aún se sigue celebrando la invasión de sus territorios. Estas celebraciones, denominadas “el descubrimiento de América”, “el día de Colón”, “el encuentro entre dos mundos”, y un sinnúmero de expresiones, no representan lo que realmente pasó en 1942: despojo, muerte y destrucción.

In order for this right to be applied fairly, it should respect the following: 1. From the start of a project, there should be a consultation with the Indigenous People of the area; 2. There should be sufficient time devoted to ensuring that the community receive all of the information about the projects and its impacts; 3. Information should be distributed in accordance with the traditional ways of each community; 4. Any form of trying to influence the opinions of the people should be avoided; 5. All the details of decisions taken should be recorded.

Persona 1:
Sai che cos’è il diritto ad un consenso libero, precedente ed
informato?

Persona 2:
Certo! È il diritto che hanno le nostre comunità di essere
informate dal governo sull’attività mineraria, il petrolio, l’acqua
ed altri progetti che potrebbe realizzare nelle nostre comunità.
Per di più, il governo ha l’obbligo di ascoltare e valutare le
nostre opinioni così insieme possiamo arrivare ad un accordo
prima che il progetto sia eseguito.

Cultural Survival’s Lead on Brazil, Edson Krenak of the Krenak Peoples was at COP26, joining Indigenous delegations in making sure Indigenous voices are heard and listened to in the fight to combat climate change. 
Produced by Avexnim Cojti (Maya Ki'che) and Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan)
Soundclip: Edson Krenak at COP26
Image: Edson Krenak 
Music: "Anania2" by The Baba Project, used with permission

Joan Carling (Kankanaey), Co-convenor of the Indigenous Peoples’ Major Group for Sustainable Development (IPMG), is an Indigenous activist from the Cordillera in the Philippines with more than 20 years of experience in working on Indigenous issues from the grassroots to the international level. Her expertise includes areas like human rights, sustainable development, the environment, climate change, and also the implementation of Free, Prior and Informed Consent.
Joan Carling attended the 26th convening of the Conference of the Parties or COP 26 in Glasgow in November 2021.

Persona 1:
Dalla nascita, ogni essere umano ha certi diritti che non
possono essere sottratti, e come Persone Indigene, abbiamo
il diritto ad un consenso libero, precedente ed informarto.

Persona 2:
Non importa di quale paese sei, questo diritto riguarda tutti
noi e dovrebbe essere messo in atto quando il governo
intende sfruttare le risorse naturali all’interno delle nostre
comunità, specialmente quando questi progetti potrebbero
provocare cambiamenti dannosi alle nostre terre.

Persona 1:
Ogni stagione mi preoccupo della nostra mancanza di
raccolto; semplicemente non abbiamo abbastanza terra
da quando la compagnia si è trasferita nella nostra
comunità.

It is important to have all the information about the potential impacts of development projects on the environment, the community and the people. The information should be available in a way in which everyone can understand, and in the native language of the people it will affect.

El 12 de agosto se celebró el Día Internacional de la Juventud. En Guatemala, casi el 30% de la población es gente joven entre las edades de 15 y 29 años, y en México, los jóvenes de esta edad representan un 25%. Hablamos con Mactzil Camey y Bety Piche, dos jóvenes Indígenas en Guatemala y México, quienes nos cuentan su postura en referencia a su generación, identidad, y la pandemia del COVID-19. También nos contaron sobre los retos que enfrentan como jóvenes Indígenas en sus comunidades.

Persona 1:
Io sono un indigeno. Ho il diritto ad un consenso libero,
precedente ed informato, ma il governo usa delle strategie per
evitare di conformarsi a questo diritto. Una delle strategie è
quella d’identificare i capi locali nelle nostre comunità e
convincerli attraverso tangenti, offerte di lavoro, ed altre
promesse, a lavorare esclusivamente a nome del governo o di
una compagnia di sviluppo, invece di agire nel migliore
interesse della vasta comunità che rappresentano. Per questa
ragione, è molto importante che come Persone Indigene

El acceso a una atención médica ginecológica de calidad y calidez es un derecho que tienen todas las mujeres, sin embargo existe un tipo de violencia en las salas de los centros de salud, hospitales públicos y privados de la que no se conoce mucho o no se hace visible y es la violencia obstétrica; esta es una forma específica de violencia ejercida por profesionales de la salud (predominantemente médicos y personal de enfermería) hacia las mujeres embarazadas, en labor de parto y el puerperio (Período de tiempo que dura la recuperación completa del aparato reproductor después del parto).&nbs

Persona 1:
Per le comunità indigene, il diritto ad un consenso libero,
precedente, ed informato è sostenuto dall’articolo 10 della
Dichiarazione delle Nazioni Unite sui Diritti delle Persone
Indigene, che afferma che i governi non possono dislocare
forzatamente le comunità indigene dalle loro terre o territori
nè realizzare qualsiasi progetto contrattuale sulle terre delle
persone indigene senza il loro consenso libero, precedente ed
informato.

Los idiomas Indígenas en el mundo son tan importantes para que las personas puedan comunicarse entre sí , pero también para que puedan proteger su cultura, identidad y existencia.

Cultural Survival durante 3 días llevo a cabo la conferencia virtual "Restauración y protección de nuestros idiomas y paisajes" con el fin de visibilizar y discutir con líderes, lingüistas, educadores y profesionales Indígenas expertos en el tema de idiomas sobre los avances y desafíos en cuanto al uso, revitalización y protección de los idiomas Indígenas a nivel global.