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As the world's demand for minerals needed for green and renewable technologies increases, the SIRGE Coalition calls on governments, decision-makers, businesses, and corporations to avoid making the mistakes of the past and to protect the rights and self-determination of Indigenous Peoples.
Produced by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Sunuwar)
Interviewee: Pasang Dolma Sherpa (Sherpa)
Image: Cultural Survival
Music "Remember Your Children", by Salidummay, is used with permission.
"Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission

As Indigenous Peoples, we make great contributions to the conservation of wildlife and biodiversity, and we own land that is rich in minerals, essential to the energy transition. For these reasons, the SIRGE Coalition seeks to increase Indigenous leadership and make our voices heard by governments and companies involved in this process. We speak to the Executive Director of First Peoples Worldwide, Kate Finn.
Produced by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Sunuwar)
Interviewee: Kate Finn (Osage)
Image: Cultural Survival

The transition to a different economic growth model is necessary, but this cannot be carried out at the expense of the rights of Indigenous peoples and communities. Cultural Survival spoke to Gideon Sanago.
Produced by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Sunuwar)
Interviewee: Gideon Sanago (Maasai)
Image: Cultural Survival
Music "Remember Your Children", by Salidummay, is used with permission.
"Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission

Le document final d’Alta énonce les questions clés pour les peuples autochtones et les solutions sur des sujets tels que les droits à la terre, l'air, l'eau et les moyens de subsistance.

El pueblo Emberá, en Panamá, históricamente ha habitado en las cercanías del Río Bayano, que desde la primera mitad del siglo XX comenzó a ser amenazado por la construcción de la Hidroeléctrica Bayano. Este proyecto finalmente se llevó a cabo en los años 70 e inundó gran parte de la Reserva Indígena habitada por la comunidad Majé Emberá Drua. En aquel momento se estableció que el Estado panameño proveería el área necesaria para la reubicación de los moradores de la Reserva, pero  hasta la actualidad esto no se ha cumplido y la exigencia de justicia permanece. 

Les peuples autochtones ont le droit de vivre selon leur vision du monde, leurs principes et leurs croyances. Ils ont la souveraineté sur leur terre, leur nourriture,  leur eau et leurs ressources.

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Le droit au consentement libre, préalable et éclairé signifie que les peuples autochtones sont en mesure d'utiliser leurs terres et leurs ressources comme ils le souhaitent, et qu'ils sont inclus dans tout processus de consultation pour n’importe quel projet de développement proposé sur leurs terres.

A year ago, UN human rights experts expressed grave concerns about the continuous encroachment on traditional Maasai lands and housing, accompanied by a lack of transparency in, and consultation with the Maasai Indigenous Peoples, during decision-making and planning.

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The Alta outcome document sets out key issues for Indigenous Peoples and solutions on topics including the rights to land, air, water, and livelihoods. 

La Escuela de Agricultura Ecológica U Yits Ka’an es un proceso educativo y liberador cuya sede se encuentra en Maní, Yucatán, México. Su objetivo es acompañar a familias campesinas mayas interesadas en la promoción de la agricultura ecológica como modo sostenible de vida, así como lograr que sean gestoras de cambios en sus comunidades a través de una agricultura más sana, ética y basada en relaciones de justicia. En este Día Internacional de los Pueblos Indígenas te invitamos a conocer más sobre este proyecto a través de una entrevista con Iván Jiménez, su actual coordinador. 

Fossil fuels and other conventional energy sources release many greenhouse gases that harm the environment. For this reason, there is global talk of the need for a transition towards the use of cleaner energy sources and the development of technologies such as battery storage systems, and other cleaner sources of energy. However, for the creation of these energy sources, so-called “transition minerals” are necessary, the extraction of which increases the danger of new displacements and the dispossession of territories from Indigenous Peoples.

Fossil fuels and other conventional energy sources release many greenhouse gases that harm the environment. For this reason, there is global talk of the need for a transition towards the use of cleaner energy sources and the development of technologies such as battery storage systems, and other cleaner sources of energy. However, for the creation of these energy sources, so-called “transition minerals” are necessary, the extraction of which increases the danger of new displacements and the dispossession of territories from Indigenous Peoples.

Fossil fuels and other conventional energy sources release many greenhouse gases that harm the environment. For this reason, there is global talk of the need for a transition towards the use of cleaner energy sources and the development of technologies such as battery storage systems, and other cleaner sources of energy. However, for the creation of these energy sources, so-called “transition minerals” are necessary, the extraction of which increases the danger of new displacements and the dispossession of territories from Indigenous Peoples.

Fossil fuels and other conventional energy sources release many greenhouse gases that harm the environment. For this reason, there is global talk of the need for a transition towards the use of cleaner energy sources and the development of technologies such as battery storage systems, and other cleaner sources of energy. However, for the creation of these energy sources, so-called “transition minerals” are necessary, the extraction of which increases the danger of new displacements and the dispossession of territories from Indigenous Peoples.

Fossil fuels and other conventional energy sources release many greenhouse gases that harm the environment. For this reason, there is global talk of the need for a transition towards the use of cleaner energy sources and the development of technologies such as battery storage systems, and other cleaner sources of energy. However, for the creation of these energy sources, so-called “transition minerals” are necessary, the extraction of which increases the danger of new displacements and the dispossession of territories from Indigenous Peoples.

Spots on Alta Outcome Document - Russian (pу́сский)

Indigenous Peoples have the right to live according to their worldview, principles and beliefs. They have sovereignty over their land, food, water and resources. 

En este podcast, Tutunakú Radio Indígena, que transmite desde Veracruz, en México, recopila información de interés sobre el maíz, una semilla fundamental para muchos pueblos y comunidades Indígenas; asimismo, presenta entrevistas con los campesinos Miguel López y Antonio Ramos, quienes platican sobre prácticas ancestrales de siembra. ¿En tu comunidad cómo se sembraba el maíz y cómo se siembra actualmente? 

Puede escuchar, descargar y compartir este programa de forma gratuita.

Música de introducción:

En este podcast, Tutunakú Radio Indígena, que transmite desde Veracruz, en México, recopila información de interés sobre el maíz, una semilla fundamental para muchos pueblos y comunidades Indígenas; asimismo, presenta entrevistas con los campesinos Miguel López y Antonio Ramos, quienes platican sobre prácticas ancestrales de siembra. ¿En tu comunidad cómo se sembraba el maíz y cómo se siembra actualmente? 

Puede escuchar, descargar y compartir este programa de forma gratuita.

Música de introducción:

Desde tiempos ancestrales, y basados en conocimientos tradicionales, muchos pueblos y comunidades Indígenas mesoamericanos hemos garantizado el sustento alimenticio para nuestras familias con la siembra de maíz, así como de otros cereales, legumbres, hortalizas y plantas medicinales; dentro de estos alimentos el maíz es considerado por nuestros abuelos y abuelas como una semilla sagrada, e incluso se usa en rituales y ceremonias. Conoce más sobre el maíz a través de esta cápsula producida por la Red de Radios Indígenas y Comunitarias del Sureste Mexicano. 

In this interview, John Cloete from Radio West Coast  interviews Naomi Cloete, a small-scale fisher from Paternoster, and they talk about the reality of the poverty that fishermen live in, they talk also about how generation after generation of fisher-boys become fishermen because there simply is no other life for them on these shores. Naomi also tells us how fisher folk has to suffer, partly because of policy but more worryingly by the national silence that shrouds the Indigenous Peoples of the Western cape coastlines.

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The right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent means that Indigenous Peoples are able to use their lands and resources however they choose, and that they are included in a consultation process if any development projects are proposed on their land. 

The Kalinga Mission for Indigenous Children and Youth, led by Donato Bumacas, promotes values of biodiversity conservation, with the goal of poverty reduction. These values are upheld using Indigenous traditional knowledge systems and technologies to conserve and maintain the local forests. Sustainable Indigenous agricultural technology is implemented, with the goal of passing these systems down to future generations, as this knowledge was passed down to them.

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Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Sunuwar)

Interviewee: Donato Bumacas