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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.

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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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.

En este especial nuestra productora en Guatemala Rosario Sul Gonzalez nos retrata la situación de violencia que viven muchas mujeres Indígenas en cuanto a la violencia de género. 

Participaciones:

- Laura Zúñiga Cáceres

- Aurelia Parista

- Mirna Cunningham

- Avexnim Cojtí

- Teresita Orozco

Musicalización: Aurora de la cantautora Nicaraguense Katia Cardenal

En este reportaje especial retratamos algunos de los temores de inmigrantes luego del triunfo de Donald Trump quien durante su campaña electoral hizo fuertes amenazas contra los indocumentados. 

Radio continues to be a crucial tool for strengthening communities worldwide. Celebrate this uniquely powerful and uniting form of communication on World Radio Day, February 13th.

According to the UNDRIP, Indigenous People have the right to establish their own media in their own languages, and to have access to to all forms of non-indigenous media without discrimination (Article 16). Radio plays an especially crucial role in Indigenous communication, due to its potential to cross borders and terrain, as well as economic and social barriers.

«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.

Avexnim Cojti (Maya K'iche') highlights the difference between consent and consultation with the help of Joan Carling, longtime advocate for Indigenous rights and former expert member to the UNPFII, in the context of decisions made by Indigenous communities regarding resource and land management. Joan explains that consent (or refusal of consent) is given at the conclusion of a process of consultation. Consultation, defined as an open, collective deliberation, is a crucial precursor to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent.

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"Yawkuchallay," by Luis Cisneros

Rosario Sul González (Maya Kaqchikel) dió una intervención en nombre del Caucus de información y comunicación alternativa de los Pueblos Indígenas en Naciones Unidas,
en la primera semana del 16º período de sesiones del Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas. Celebra que la ONU garantice a los Pueblos Indígenas tener sus propias formas de comunicación, pero no se ha logrado implementar este derecho durante los últimos diez años. Escuche su discurso en este programa, grabado en vivo durante el Foro Permanente, Abril 2017 en Nueva York, EEUU.

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.

Te presentamos nuestro programa especial sobre defensores y defensoras de la tierra y el territorio. Con este queremos evidenciar los logros y desafíos que enfrentan las y los  compañeros Indígenas que han tomado las riendas de la lucha por la madre tierra y la preservación de la vida de sus comunidades aun así vayan en contra del poder y sus vidas se vean amenazadas por el peligro que significa enfrentarle.

Entrevistados:

Vicky Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, says she has found an inadequate process of consultation with Indigenous communities on the part of the national government during her visit to Honduras, where she was recently invited for a working visit to comment on a draft of a law regulating Free, Prior and Informed Consent. Indigenous Hondurans do not feel that they were adequately consulted on the content of the law. Further, the law does not meet widely accepted international standards of F.P.I.C.

Más de tres años han pasado desde que los pueblos Indígenas de El Salvador lograran que la Asamblea Legislativa aprobara una enmienda al artículo 63 de la Constitución de la República, con la cual sus derechos quedan plasmados en la Carta Magna y obliga al Estado a crear políticas públicas para su desarrollo y resguardo, pero… ¿qué ha pasado en todo este tiempo? ¿Ha habido algún cambio en el ejercicio de los derechos de los pueblos indígenas? Descarga este audio y lo descubrirás.

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is commemorated annually on 9 August. Ten years after the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Nepal-based Indigenous Rights Radio Producer Dev Kumar Sunuwar reflects with prominent Nepali Indigenous leaders on the country's progress in the implementation of international standards for Indigenous Rights.

In many Indigenous communities, dual justice systems operate in tandem: the European system, a colonial imposition characterized by hierarchical, punitive, written codicies, and the Indigenous system, which is often based in tradition and holistic in nature.

Human Rights Lawyer Michelle Cook (Dine') elaborates on the interactions between these two systems, and explains how communities can use the language of human rights to challenge the colonial legal system imposition in order to gain a seat at the table as independent nations with internationally recognized justice systems.

Indigenous Rights Radio Producer Avexnim Cojtí Ren investigates the movement to repatriate sacred objects, remains, and cultural patrimony taken without consent from Indigenous Peoples by governments, collectors, and individuals. Concepts of ownership, histories of oppression, methods of legal recourse, and recent examples of repatriation attempts all play an important role in the prospects for the return of heritage items to Indigenous Peoples.

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.

Ezekiel Tye Freeman is the executive director of Green-PRO, which helps Liberian communities develop sustainable livelihoods for self-reliance. Beekeeping training programs, for example, offer a lucrative and environmentally friendly economic alternative to mining or slash-and-burn farming for individuals. Freeman points to high levels of unemployment among Liberia's Indigenous population as a major problem that his organization wants to attempt to alleviate.

Indigenous Rights Radio Producer Dev Kumar Sunuwar interviews Joan Carling, former expert member at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and former general secretary of the Asian Indigenous Peoples Pact. They reflect on the first 10 years of the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Carling advocates for increased policy cohesion and the prioritization of Indigenous rights in global policy-making on all fronts.

Indigenous communities in Honduras have stewarded the Muskitia, a rain forest which includes one of the richest concentrations of biodiversity in the world, for centuries. Osvaldo Munguia is a representative of MOPAWI, an organization that partners with Indigenous groups to protect this UNESCO world heritage site from being overtaken by logging, mining, and forestry business interests.

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"Remember Your Children," by Salidummay. Used with permission.
Introduction: "Burn Your Village to the Ground" by A Tribe Called Red. Used with permission.