Foro de Mujeres Indígenas del Wangki
En Waspam Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte de Nicaragua tuvo lugar el 8vo foro de mujeres del Wangki, en donde más de 800 mujeres Miskitas aportando cada una sus experiencias, lo que permitió la construcción de estrategias que incidan a poner freno a la violencia en todas sus expresiones. Este espácio de reflexión e intercambio fue gracias al apoyo de organismos como MADRE y la organización local Wangki Tagni.
Temores de Inmigrantes luego del triunfo de Donald Trump
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 Saves Lives - Celebrating the Value of Radio
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.
Celebremos nuestras lenguas maternas
«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.
No Dejemos Morir Nuestra Lengua Materna
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.
Consultation and Consent
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
Foro Permanente 2017 - Declaración y Derecho a Comunicación
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.
Challenges And Solutions For Indigenous Fisheries in South Africa
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.
Defensores de la Tierra y el Territorio
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.
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UN Special Rapporteur Vicky Tauli-Corpuz Finds Inadequate Consultation Process in Honduras
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.
Pueblos Indígenas del Salvador Continúan su Lucha por la Reivindicación de sus Derechos
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.
Indigenous Peoples Day In Nepal
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.
Decolonize Justice Systems! An Interview With Dine' Lawyer Michelle Cook
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.
"Our sacred objects are not to be hung on walls for decoration"
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.
Community Octopus Reserves In Madagascar For Food + Economic Sovereignty
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.
Indigenous Community Initiatives In Liberia Model Improved Livelihoods
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.
10 Years Of UNDRIP In Asia - A UN Expert's Perspective
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.
Lessons From Honduras On Indigenous Biodiversity Work + Partnerships
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.
Indigenous Resiliency Amidst Changes In Fire And Ice
A close relationship with local environments and ecosystems is more critical than ever in the face of a rapidly changing climate. This program features two perspectives from Indigenous communities that are practicing resiliency to global warming by adapting their traditional knowledge and science to put a changing climate into the context of their communities' history and lifeways.
INTERVIEWEES
Elizabeth Azzuz (Yurok), Cultural Fire Management Council
Jannie Staffansson (Saami), Arctic and Environment Unit of the Saami Council
Indigenous Science Is Lifesaving And Rights To It Must Be Protected
Though collaboration is crucial to finding solutions for climate change, Indigenous People must be able to maintain, protect, and control their cultural heritage, sciences, and technologies. The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples provides a legal framework for intellectual ownership by Indigenous communities of their traditional knowledge. However, many additional cultural barriers to equal-footed climate change collaboration exist, such as the automatic devaluation of Indigenous science by Western science practitioners.
We Are Still Here- A Message of Unity for Thanksgiving
It was the Wampanoag People, the people of the first light, that encountered the Pilgrims when they arrived to Turtle Island (North America) from Europe in 1620. Since 1863, Thanksgiving has been celebrated as a national holiday in the United States, mythologizing the violent events that followed European arrival into a story of friendship and mutual sharing. But the reality is that the Wampanoags’ generosity was met with genocide, and this truth has been systematically suppressed in the US education system, government, and popular culture.
El Camino de una Nueva Alcaldesa Miskita
En esta entrevista conoceremos a Rose Cunningham, mujer Indígena Miskita de la zona caribe norte de Nicaragua que nos da ejemplo de como las mujeres Indigenas puedan dirigir el cambio social. Rose hace trabajo social y comunitario con las mujeres en la prevención de la violencia y la promoción de una cultura de paz, ha demostrado su liderazgo y con ello logró ganar la alcaldía de su municipio, Waspam, en la rivera del Río Coco. Hoy Rose tiene clara sus líneas de trabajo y nos comparte la importancia de que las mujeres vayamos tomando los espacios que nos corresponden.
Indigenous South Africans Honor the End Of Slavery
Indigenous South Africans gather in George on the Western Cape to commemorate the anniversary of the day slavery was ended. Shaldon Ferris (Khoi San) interviews one of the organizers of the remembrance ceremonies, Kierie Khoi (Khoi San) to discuss how the events will seek to heal trauma inflicted by the forced migration, coerced labor, and extrajudicial killings of Indigenous South Africans during the era of colonization and slavery.
MUSIC
"Xul Kej" and "Kame" by Sotz'il. Used with permission.
Elevando Voces Ante el Cambio Climático
En este programa te damos a conocer los efectos del cambio climático que sufren comunidades de Honduras y México, y te hablamos de cómo ellos están trabajando este tema en marco a prevención y sobrevivencia ante estos impactos.
Recursos
Cambio Climático, Artículo de Naciones Unidas
Musicalización
"Canmandalla" de Yarina. Usado con permiso.
Voces
Capturan a lidereza en Guatemala María Cuc Choc
Por la tarde de ayer 17 de enero, 2018, la policía Guatemalteca detuvo a la lideresa comunitaria Maya Q’eqchi’ María Cuc Choc, que ha acompañado la defensa del territorio y la Madre Tierra del Pueblo Q'eqchi' de Izabal.
Recursos
Izabal: María Magdalena Cuc Choc, Defensora De La Tierra Fue Detenida
Musicalización
Música de Introducción: “Burn Your Village to the Ground” por A Tribe Called Red. Usado con permiso.
Edición
Rosario Sul González