For this year's International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women commemoration, we remember the suffering of Indigenous Herero and Nama Peoples who suffered greatly at the hands of German colonists.
We spoke to Sima Luipert, from Namibia, about how violence from the past can lead to intergenerational Trauma.
Produced by Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan)
Interviewee: Sima Luipert (Nama)
Music: 'Anania2' by The Baba Project, used with permission
"Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission.
Cultural Survival covers Indigenous Issues worldwide. As part of this work, our team joined the international negotiations of the 12th session of the Intersessional Working Group on Article 8(j) relating traditional knowledge, innovation and practices of Indigenous Peoples under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on November 12-16, 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland. We spoke to many Indigenous leaders to communicate their priorities to our wider Indigenous audience.
In Tanzania, the Indigenous Maasai people have been facing displacement for a long time.
The most recent incident of land loss involves large numbers of Maasai peoples being forced to leave their ancestral homes to make way for a game reserve. The adverse effects of losing land will be felt for a long time. In this radio program, we uncover some reasons why Indigenous Peoples worldwide face extreme poverty.
Produced by Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan)
Interviewee: Edson Krenak (Krenak)
Music: 'Whispers' by Ziibiwan, used with permission
Globally, Indigenous Peoples are at the forefront of environmental and land defense. In 2021 alone, about 40 percent of murdered environmental defenders were from Indigenous communities, making up a disproportionately high percentage of environmental injustices. Cultural Survival interviewed Michel Forst, the first person to hold the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders, the first international mechanism in the world dedicated to protecting environmental defenders.
On July 14, 1923, the Hereditary Chief of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Deskaheh Levi General (Cayuga), traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, to speak before the League of Nations. He sought to obtain international recognition of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (historically known as the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, composed of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora Nations) as a sovereign Indigenous Nation governed by a hereditary council of chiefs.
Indigenous peoples in Itogon, Benguet province, in the Cordillera region of the Philippines, have been struggling against large-scale corporate mining that endangers their ancestral lands, resources, and ways of life for more than a century. Even today, they continue to wait for social justice. The Benguet Corporation, earlier known as Benguet Consolidated Inc— one of the oldest top-producing gold mining companies founded in 1903 initiated the first underground gold mining operations in Antamok in 1907. The corporation expanded its operation to Acupan and Balatok in 1927.
Press freedom is of major concern to Indigenous journalists. They are seeking this freedom so that they can report freely in their communities and their local and national governments. When Indigenous Peoples are facing injustices, it is Indigenous media and journalists who are at the frontlines to tell their stories, but many Indigenous journalists are facing obstacles with regard to free press in their communities. On this World Press Freedom Day, Francine Compton, Associate Director of the Native American Journalists Association speaks to Cultural Survival.
Democracy and justice cannot exist without freedom of expression and freedom of the press. Today, by and large, the mainstream media is owned and controlled by socially and economically powerful people, resulting in a lack of access, voice, and participation of Indigenous Peoples. On the auspicious day of World's Press Freedom Day, Indigenous broadcasters call attention to the right of Indigenous Media, Article 16 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is a high- level advisory body to the Economic and Social Council. The Forum was established on 28 July 2000 by resolution 2000/22, with the mandate to deal with indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights.
Cultural Survival attended the permanent forum in April 2023, and spoke to some of the delegates who attended.
Produced by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Sunuwar)
Interviewee: Margaret Lokawa (Karimjong)
Image: Cultural Survival
The first meeting of the Permanent Forum was held in May 2002, with yearly sessions thereafter. The Forum usually meets for 10 days each year, at the UN Headquarters in New York. According to the ECOSOC resolution E/2000/22, the Forum may also meet at the UN Office in Geneva or at such other place that it decides.
Cultural Survival attended the permanent forum in April 2023, and spoke to some of the delegates who attended.
Produced by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Sunuwar)
Interviewee: Daniel Kobei(Ogiek)
Image: Cultural Survival
The theme of the twenty-second session of the UNPFII will be “Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and territorial health and climate change: a rights-based approach”.
Cultural Survival attended the conference, and spoke to some of the delegates who attended.
Produced by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Sunuwar)
Interviewee: Nathan Phillip(Omaha)
Image: Cultural Survival
Music "Remember Your Children", by Salidummay, used with permission.
"Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission
In line with the International Decade on Indigenous Languages, the Indigenous Media Zone, a special platform set up for Indigenous Journalists, will aim to encourage the participation of Indigenous media practitioners in a wide variety of Indigenous languages from different regions.
Cultural Survival spoke to Holly Helton.
Produced by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Sunuwar)
Interviewee: Holly Helton(Anishinaabe)
Image: Cultural Survival
Music "Remember Your Children", by Salidummay, used with permission.
The first meeting of the Permanent Forum was held in May 2002, with yearly sessions thereafter. The Forum usually meets for 10 days each year, at the UN Headquarters in New York. According to the ECOSOC resolution E/2000/22, the Forum may also meet at the UN Office in Geneva or at such other place that it decides.
Cultural Survival attended the permanent forum in April 2023, and spoke to some of the delegates who attended.
Produced by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Sunuwar)
Interviewee: Naw Ei Ei Min
Image: Cultural Survival
The first meeting of the Permanent Forum was held in May 2002, with yearly sessions thereafter. The Forum usually meets for 10 days each year, at the UN Headquarters in New York. According to the ECOSOC resolution E/2000/22, the Forum may also meet at the UN Office in Geneva or at such other place that it decides.
Cultural Survival attended the permanent forum in April 2023 and spoke to some of the delegates who attended.
Produced by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Sunuwar)
Interviewee: Binalakshmi Nepram (Meitei)
Image: Cultural Survival
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is a high- level advisory body to the Economic and Social Council. The Forum was established on 28 July 2000 by resolution 2000/22, with the mandate to deal with indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights.
Cultural Survival attended the permanent forum in April 2023, and spoke to some of the delegates who attended.
Produced by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Sunuwar)
Interviewee: Ole Christer Haetta (Sami)
Image: Cultural Survival
The Secretariat of the Permanent Forum (SPFII) and the Department of Global Communications (DGC), in partnership with Cultural Survival, is organizing an Indigenous Media Zone during the 22nd session of the Permanent Forum in 2023. This will allow Indigenous media, journalists and platforms an opportunity to report on the session through Indigenous worldviews, perspectives and languages. Cultural Survival spoke to Kiptoo Barasa.
Produced by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Sunuwar)
Interviewee: Kiptoo Barasa (Endorois)
Image: Cultural Survival
In line with the International Decade on Indigenous Languages, the Indigenous Media Zone, a special platform set up for Indigenous Journalists, will aim to encourage the participation of Indigenous media practitioners in a wide variety of Indigenous languages from different regions.
Cultural Survival spoke to Naw Ei Ei Min, an Indigenous Woman from Myanmar. She is the founder and director of Promotion of Indigenous and Nature Together (POINT).
Produced by Avexnim Cojti (Maya K'iche) and Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan)
Interviewee: Naw Ei Ei Min (Karen)
Image: Twitter
In line with the International Decade on Indigenous Languages, the Indigenous Media Zone, a special platform set up for Indigenous Journalists, will aim to encourage the participation of Indigenous media practitioners in a wide variety of Indigenous languages from different regions.
Cultural Survival spoke to Naw Ei Ei Min, an Indigenous Woman from Myanmar. She is the founder and director of Promotion of Indigenous and Nature Together (POINT).
Produced by Avexnim Cojti (Maya K'iche) and Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan)
Interviewee: Naw Ei Ei Min (Karen)
Image: Twitter
The experience of being Indigenous and transgender brings about a variety of unique intersectional challenges. Growing up in Tana (Deanu), Sápmi land, Levi Sørum (Sámi) lived most of his life rooted in Sámi culture and language. He says he feels fortunate to have attended Sámi kindergarten and one year of Sámi elementary school, in light of Norway’s history of attempting to erase Sámi culture. Besides being Sámi, Sørum is a transgender man – although he considers the term transgender more of a physical description than an identity.
Produced by Camilla Lindschouw
De acuerdo con la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU), en el mundo se hablan cerca de 7 mil idiomas, y pese a que los Pueblos Indígenas constituyen menos del 6% de la población mundial, ellos hablan más de 4000 lenguas. La ONU reconoce la importancia de las lenguas Indígenas para la cohesión y la inclusión social, los derechos culturales, la salud y la justicia, por lo que proclamó el período comprendido entre el 2022 y el 2032 como el Decenio Internacional de las Lenguas Indígenas.
La Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático, COP 27, es un espacio donde se aborda a profundidad el tema de cambio climático.
Cultural Survival reitera la importancia de que los Pueblos Indígenas tengan la misma participación que los estados miembros en esta conferencia, es decir, que tengan una participaciones efectiva con derecho a voz y voto en las distintas mesas de negociación.
La Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático de 2022, mas conocida como COP 27, se esta llevando a cabo del 6 al 18 de noviembre en Egipto.
En esta conferencia se discute sobre las urgentes acciones frente al cambio climático, ya que el mundo vive una de las mayores crisis energética sin precedentes. Cultural Survival reitera la importancia del acceso de los Pueblos Indígenas a la misma participación con derecho a voz y voto en las mesas de negociación que los estados nación en la COP27.
La Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático de 2022, mas conocida como COP 27, se esta llevando a cabo del 6 al 18 de noviembre en Egipto.
En esta conferencia se discute sobre las urgentes acciones frente al cambio climático, ya que el mundo vive una de las mayores crisis energética sin precedentes. Cultural Survival reitera la importancia del acceso de los Pueblos Indígenas a la misma participación con derecho a voz y voto en las mesas de negociación que los estados nación en la COP27.
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire.
But achieving true peace entails much more than laying down arms. It requires the building of societies where all members feel that they can flourish. It involves creating a world in which people are treated equally, regardless of their race.
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, by observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire.
But achieving true peace entails much more than laying down arms. It requires the building of societies where all members feel that they can flourish. It involves creating a world in which people are treated equally, regardless of their race.
Cultural Survival's Edson Krenak gives us more on the situation in Brazil.
Demetrius Johnson (Diné) is a #LandBack Organizer at Rapid City, South Dakota-based nonprofit NDN Collective. Originally from Tółaní, Ganado, Arizona, Johnson began community organizing shortly after being elected President of Kiva Club around the disastrous Gold King Mine spill that affected his people in 2015. He is also a long-standing lead organizer for The Red Nation, a coalition of Native and non-Native activists, educators, students, and community organizers based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, advocating Native liberation.
The Lakota LockUp Project advocates for American Indians affected by the justice system, to support innovative approaches for cultural and historical trauma survival, rebuilding lives, economic justice, traditional family services, substance and alcohol abuse treatment, and equal access to education, thus strengthening communities.
Produced by Shaldon Ferris(Khoisan)
Voices Robert Angelo and Theresa Tracke(Lakota)
Music: "LIBRES Y VIVAS by MARE ADVETENCIA, used with permission.
"Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission.
This 12-episode radio program series produced by Radio Jugal 98.1 Mhz with the financial grant provided by Cultural Survival under Community Media Fund, each episode bring the voices of local government, Indigenous Peoples representatives on the role of local government for promotion of Indigenous Peoples rights in the laws, plans and programs of the government. The rights of Indigenous Peoples mainly their right to land, water and natural resources including socio-cultural and linguistic rights in line with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and ILO Convention no.
This 12-episode radio program series produced by Radio Jugal 98.1 Mhz with the financial grant provided by Cultural Survival under Community Media Fund, each episode bring the voices of local government, Indigenous Peoples representatives on the role of local government for promotion of Indigenous Peoples rights in the laws, plans and programs of the government. The rights of Indigenous Peoples mainly their right to land, water and natural resources including socio-cultural and linguistic rights in line with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and ILO Convention no.
This 12-episode radio program series produced by Radio Jugal 98.1 Mhz with the financial grant provided by Cultural Survival under Community Media Fund, each episode bring the voices of local government, Indigenous Peoples representatives on the role of local government for promotion of Indigenous Peoples rights in the laws, plans and programs of the government. The rights of Indigenous Peoples mainly their right to land, water and natural resources including socio-cultural and linguistic rights in line with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and ILO Convention no.
This 12-episode radio program series produced by Radio Jugal 98.1 Mhz with the financial grant provided by Cultural Survival under Community Media Fund, each episode bring the voices of local government, Indigenous Peoples representatives on the role of local government for promotion of Indigenous Peoples rights in the laws, plans and programs of the government. The rights of Indigenous Peoples mainly their right to land, water and natural resources including socio-cultural and linguistic rights in line with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and ILO Convention no.
This 12-episode radio program series produced by Radio Jugal 98.1 Mhz with the financial grant provided by Cultural Survival under Community Media Fund, each episode bring the voices of local government, Indigenous Peoples representatives on the role of local government for promotion of Indigenous Peoples rights in the laws, plans and programs of the government. The rights of Indigenous Peoples mainly their right to land, water and natural resources including socio-cultural and linguistic rights in line with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and ILO Convention no.
This 12-episode radio program series produced by Radio Jugal 98.1 Mhz with the financial grant provided by Cultural Survival under Community Media Fund, each episode bring the voices of local government, Indigenous Peoples representatives on the role of local government for promotion of Indigenous Peoples rights in the laws, plans and programs of the government. The rights of Indigenous Peoples mainly their right to land, water and natural resources including socio-cultural and linguistic rights in line with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and ILO Convention no.
This 12-episode radio program series produced by Radio Jugal 98.1 Mhz with the financial grant provided by Cultural Survival under Community Media Fund, each episode bring the voices of local government, Indigenous Peoples representatives on the role of local government for promotion of Indigenous Peoples rights in the laws, plans and programs of the government. The rights of Indigenous Peoples mainly their right to land, water and natural resources including socio-cultural and linguistic rights in line with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and ILO Convention no.
This 12-episode radio program series produced by Radio Jugal 98.1 Mhz with the financial grant provided by Cultural Survival under Community Media Fund, each episode bring the voices of local government, Indigenous Peoples representatives on the role of local government for promotion of Indigenous Peoples rights in the laws, plans and programs of the government. The rights of Indigenous Peoples mainly their right to land, water and natural resources including socio-cultural and linguistic rights in line with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and ILO Convention no.
This 12-episode radio program series produced by Radio Jugal 98.1 Mhz with the financial grant provided by Cultural Survival under Community Media Fund, each episode bring the voices of local government, Indigenous Peoples representatives on the role of local government for promotion of Indigenous Peoples rights in the laws, plans and programs of the government. The rights of Indigenous Peoples mainly their right to land, water and natural resources including socio-cultural and linguistic rights in line with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and ILO Convention no.
This 12-episode radio program series produced by Radio Jugal 98.1 Mhz with the financial grant provided by Cultural Survival under Community Media Fund, each episode bring the voices of local government, Indigenous Peoples representatives on the role of local government for promotion of Indigenous Peoples rights in the laws, plans and programs of the government. The rights of Indigenous Peoples mainly their right to land, water and natural resources including socio-cultural and linguistic rights in line with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and ILO Convention no.
This 12-episode radio program series produced by Radio Jugal 98.1 Mhz with the financial grant provided by Cultural Survival under Community Media Fund, each episode bring the voices of local government, Indigenous Peoples representatives on the role of local government for promotion of Indigenous Peoples rights in the laws, plans and programs of the government. The rights of Indigenous Peoples mainly their right to land, water and natural resources including socio-cultural and linguistic rights in line with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and ILO Convention no.
This 12-episode radio program series produced by Radio Jugal 98.1 Mhz with the financial grant provided by Cultural Survival under Community Media Fund, each episode bring the voices of local government, Indigenous Peoples representatives on the role of local government for promotion of Indigenous Peoples rights in the laws, plans and programs of the government. The rights of Indigenous Peoples mainly their right to land, water and natural resources including socio-cultural and linguistic rights in line with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and ILO Convention no.
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.
A theatrical drama group and youth from Sandrift in the Richtersveld area of the Northern Cape staged a theatrical demonstration outside Alexander Bay on June 25th, 2022.
The demonstration was intended to show how indigenous communities oppose a proposed Special Economic Zone for the Boegoebaai Green Hydrogen Project.
In December 2021 Oil giant Shell's plans to conduct seismic surveys off South Africa's Wild Coast to prospect for oil and gas reserves below the seabed have been temporarily halted by an online petition by environmentalists, indigenous groups, and fisheries organizations.
Many Indigenous children were once cared for by their families and communities according to their cultural practices, laws, and traditions. It was the parents' responsibility to raise the children since children were seen as gifts from the creator. Families were closely involved in raising the child. Colonization, forced boarding schools, and State welfare systems have disrupted these important relationships. In this podcast, we hear from 20-year-old Dysin Spence (Peguis First Nation), who has spent a significant portion of his life in the welfare system in Canada.
A proposed lithium mine at Peehee Mu’huh (Thacker Pass), Nevada, has attracted much attention. But those with the deepest ties to the land - descendants of those murdered at the Thacker Pass Massacre - have not been heard. In this podcast, we hear from Gary McKinney (Western Shoshone/ Northern Paiute) about the stuggles to protect sacred lands in the age of a lithium boom due to the transition to the "green" economy.
The Sámi have a long tradition of Salmon fishing. Recently, a high court in Finland ruled in favor of Salmon fishing as part of Sámi culture.
Aslat Holmberg from the Sámi Council tells us about the significance of the ruling.
Produced by Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan)
Voice : Aslat Holmberg (Sámi)
Music: "LIBRES Y VIVAS" by MARE ADVETENCIA, used with permission.
"Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission.
The Sámi have a long tradition of salmon fishing. Recently, a high court in Finland ruled in favor of salmon fishing as part of Sámi culture. Aslat Holmberg from the Sámi Council tells us about the significance of the ruling.
Produced by Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan)
Voice : Aslat Holmberg (Sámi)
Music: "LIBRES Y VIVAS" by MARE ADVETENCIA, used with permission.
"Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission.
El Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas de la ONU, es un evento que se realiza cada año con la participación de estados, organizaciones y representantes de Pueblos Indigenas para examinar durante 2 semanas cuestiones relacionadas al desarrollo económico y social, la cultura, la educación, la salud, el medio ambiente y los derechos humanos.
En su 21 periodo de sesiones El tema que se esta abordando es: “Pueblos Indígenas, empresas, autonomía y los principios de derechos humanos asociados a la diligencia debida, incluido el consentimiento libre, previo e informado”
El Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas de la ONU, es un evento que se realiza desde el año 2002. Este foro se lleva a cabo cada año en New York durante dos semanas donde se reunen estados, organizaciones y representantes de Pueblos Indigenas para examinar cuestiones relacionadas al desarrollo económico y social, la cultura, la educación, la salud, el medio ambiente y los derechos humanos.
Da inicio la 21º sesión del Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas de la ONU quién es un ente asesor del Consejo Económico y Social de las Naciones Unidas –ECOSOC-. Este espacio reúne a estados, organizaciones y representantes de Pueblos Indigenas para examinar durante dos semanas cuestiones relacionadas al desarrollo económico y social, la cultura, la educación, la salud, el medio ambiente y los derechos humanos.
In this radio program, Ricardo Herdien talks about how Indigenous South Africans still struggle for land and basic services.
This interview was produced by Bush Radio 89.5 FM.
In March of 2022, Cultural Survival’s Executive Director Galina Angarova (Buryat) and Director of Programs Avexnim Cojti (Maya K’iche’) traveled to Brussels, Belgium, to meet with Members of the European Parliament, environmental and civil society groups engaged in advocacy efforts around the new European Union battery regulation and the proposed horizontal due diligence law.
¿Ha escuchado acerca del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica?
En este programa preparado por Cultural Survival le compartimos información relevante sobre este convenio el cual involucra a los Pueblos Indígenas.
Escuche las entrevistas con Ramiro Batzin y Guadalupe Hernández, dos expertos en el tema que nos platicas a detalle sobre este convenio. Recuerde que este programa lo puede escuchar, descargar y compartir de forma gratuira.
Leya Hale lives in St. Paul. She was born and raised in the Los Angeles area. She is Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota and Navajo. She is a storyteller, a documentary filmmaker, and a producer with Twin Cities PBS (TPT), where she’s been working for the past eight years. Her film, "Bring Her Home," addresses the epidemic of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women in the United States.
In this radio program, Bush Radio 89.5 FM in Cape Town talks to Chris Nissen, The Human Rights Commissioner of South Africa on the importance of revitalizing Indigenous Languages.
El período comprendido entre 2022 y 2032 fue proclamado por las Naciones Unidas como el Decenio Internacional de las Lenguas Indígenas, el cual se centrará en los derechos humanos de sus hablantes, con el fin de llamar la atención del mundo sobre la difícil situación de muchas lenguas Indígenas.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Interview with MP Prof. Dalxa about Eylo Indigenous people in Somalia whose political rights are denied. Prof. Daxla also talks about Indigenous youth.
Interview by Horn Afrik News Agency for Human Rights (HANAHR).
For HANAHR: Adam Illyas
Interviewee Professor Dalxa (MP, Somalia)
Image: Professor Dalxa
Music: "Anania2" by The Baba Project, used with permission.
"Burn your village to the ground", by A Tribe called Red, used with permission.
Human trafficking is one of the most difficult issues to address in Nepal, affecting and exploiting thousands of women, adolescent girls, and children. Indigenous women and girls are disproportionately affected by human trafficking and represent almost 70 percent of the cases. Indigenous women and girls make up the majority of the people trafficked and exploited. Following the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, economic opportunities have been severely impacted and the numbers of missing women and girls including children have risen sharply.
The state of Germany has agreed to compensate the state of Namibia, by means of a development fund of 1.4 billion Euros, over 30 years. How will this agreement benefit the descendents of the victims of the thousands of people who were tortured and murdered by the colonial rulers of the South Western African country of Namibia, in the early 1900's.
Diana Morat from Eldos FM, a community radio station in Johannesburg, South Africa interviews Martinus Fredericks, a direct descendent of Cornelius Fredericks, who was a Nama leader who fought along Kaptein Hendrik Witbooi.
Taté Walker is a Lakota citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. They are a Two Spirit feminist, Indigenous rights activist, and a published and award-winning storyteller. In this interview, Julie Post(Intern at Cultural Survival), catches up with Taté Walker to hear about the issues faced by the LGBTQIA+ community at present.
Produced by Julie Post
Edited by Shaldon Ferris
Interviewee: Taté Walker
Image: Taté Walker
Music: "Whispers" by Ziibiwan, used with permission.
For many African communities, lands and natural resources are their greatest and most reliable service providers, sustaining life, dignity and happiness. Their stewardship of the ecosystems on which they depend is also recognized as one of the most important contributions to nature conservation, with the lands and waters of indigenous peoples and local communities supporting approximately 80% of the world’s biodiversity.
El Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas de las Naciones Unidas, es un espacio creado para examinar las cuestiones Indígenas relacionadas al desarrollo económico y social, la cultura, la educación, la salud, el medio ambiente y los derechos humanos. Este foro se celebra cada año en New York, donde se reúnen líderes Indígenas, jefes de estados, gobiernos y sociedad civil con el fin de entablar diálogos que los orienten a una correcta aplicación de sus derechos.
"Peace, justice and strong institutions: the role of indigenous peoples in implementing Sustainable Development Goal 16". That is the theme for the 20th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum of Indigenous Issues. The Forum was established on 28 July 2000 by resolution 2000/22, with the mandate to deal with Indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health, and human rights. Cultural Survival spoke to Kenneth Deer (Mohawk) about the history and work of the Permanent Forum.
Image: Kenneth Deer
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is a high-level advisory body to the Economic and Social Council. The Forum was established on 28 July 2000 by with the mandate to deal with indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health, and human rights.
Andrea Carmen (Yaqui) from the International Indian Treaty Council was there in the beginning, and in this radio program, she tells us all about the history of the forum, the present state of the forum, and the forum of tomorrow.
For months now, since the military coup on February 1, 2021, people from all walks of life in Myanmar have been continuously taking to the streets in protest. Everyday thousands of people have been detained, including high profile leaders and politicians of the civilian government. Many are kept under house arrest with no outside contact and in most cases their whereabouts are still unknown. Large demonstrations against the coup are occurring daily in Myanmar, defying the curfews and restrictions put in place by the military.
In this podcast we interview Craig Beckett who together with eleven other walkers are journeying close to 500 kilometers by foot in order to bring awareness to about oil and gas exploration in Namibia and Botswana.
Producer: Shaldon Ferris
Interviewee: Craig Beckett
Image: Save the Okavango
Music: "Whispers" by Ziibiwan, used with permission
Music: "Burn your village to the ground", by A Tribe Called Red - used with permission.
December 18th is International Migrants Day – in this radio program, we look at factors that cause the migration of Indigenous Peoples, and we also explore some of the impacts of migration.
We spoke to Job Morris, from the San Youth Network, who tell us about the impacts of urbanization on San communities in Botswana that have resulted because of migration.
Produced by Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan, South Africa)
Interviewee Job Morris (Ncao Khwe (San), Botswana)
Image: Shaldon Ferris (left) and Job Morris(right) at Synet and Naro Language Project office in Botswana
In October 2020, a group of people representing different Khoi and San Tribes gathered at the foot of Table Mountain in South Africa. There they have created a cultural space where they will stay for an indefinite period of time in an effort to reclaim the mountain. With the temporary huts providing a little shelter, and fire providing a little warmth, they are making it known that the mountain and the area surrounding it had once belonged to their ancestors. Bradley van Sitters is among the folks camped out at the foot of the mountain.
The Universal Periodic Review was established to create a consistent commitment of each UN member state to meet its human rights duties through interactive dialogue. Joshua Cooper tells us about the review of the United States.
Produced by : Agnes Portalewska/Shaldon Ferris
Interviewee: Joshua Cooper
Music: "Burn your village to the ground", by A Tribe Called Red - used with permission.
"Whispers" by Ziibiwan, used with permission
The Wampanoag Peoples have lived in the region of what is now southeastern Massachusetts for more than 12,000 years. The year 2020 represents 400 years since colonizers voyaged on the Mayflower and founded Plymouth Colony as settlers on Native land. This anniversary is a time of reckoning with that history of violence, dispossession, removal. The story of Plymouth Colony cannot be told without the perspectives of Indigenous Peoples who were here as that ship arrived and who still remain.
On September 13 we commemorate the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the United Nations.
The Declaration is an instrument to enshrine the rights that constitutes the minimum standards of survival, dignity and well-being of Indigenous peoples around the world.
Día Internacional de los pueblos Indígenas. El mandato de este día indica que: Se celebre cada año el Día Internacional de las Poblaciones Indígenas el 9 de agosto y alienta a los gobiernos a observar el Día en cada país.
Esta población se encuentra sin duda entre las poblaciones más vulnerables y perjudicadas del mundo. En la actualidad la situación de la población Indígena se ha visto mucho más desfavorecida debido a la crisis sanitaria por Covid 19.
The COVID-19 pandemic has already posed a grave health threat to the world's Indigenous Peoples as they already experience poor access to essential healthcare services. Indigenous Peoples globally are seeking their own solutions to this pandemic. Indigenous Rights Radio program producer Dev Kumar Sunuwar caught up with Francisco Cali Tzay, the newly appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples who discussed COVID-19’s impacts on Indigenous communities.
Del pueblo nómada Nükák perviven aproximadamente 600 personas, quienes se concentran en el departamento del Guaviare.
Declarados como pueblo en riesgo de exterminio físico y cultural producto de la vulneración de sus derechos, del control territorial de grupos armados ilegales, del avance de la deforestación y de los cultivos de uso ilícito.
A falta de suficiente información sobre la situación de los pueblos Indígenas en Nicaragua en marco al Covid19; vía telefónica conversamos con la Líner Indígena Miskitu, y defensora de Derechos Humanos Lotty Cunningham. Ella es fundadora de la organización CEJUDHCAN, que promueve y protege los Derechos Humanos colectivos e individuales de los Pueblos Indígenas en la Costa Caribe Norte de Nicaragua.
Entrevistamos al director de Radio Boruca y líder Indígena del pueblo Brunca en Costa Rica sobre la situación de su pueblo en tiempos de Covid19. Escuchemos qué ha significado para este pueblo la radio comunitaria y la denuncia de este pueblo ante la falta de una adecuada respuesta por parte de las autoridades costarricenses. Usamos un formato noticioso que te permitirá poder introducir esta entrevista en cualquier momento de tu barra programática.
Productora: Teresita Orozco, Cultural Survival, Nicaragua
Entrevistado: Carlos Moralez, Radio Boruca, Costa Rica
When Victoria Tauli-Corpuz was appointed as UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in May 2014, she was ready to take on the challenge of investigating the plight of the world’s Indigenous Peoples and then making her findings public. After a six year stint as special rapporteur, according to her, the mandate was “an uphill battle.” In this program we hear more from Victoria on her tenure as Special Rapporteur.
Governments or states make use of geographical boundaries to demarcate territories. Political entities come to agreements on which area belongs to whom. In some cases, borders are agreed upon by two countries, and in other cases it may have been suggested by a third party like an international conference. In many cases, borders are imposed on places, without taking into consideration the people who live in that area. In this program, we speak to Aslak Holmberg from the Saami Council in Finland, who tells us how borders have affected his life, as well as his environment.
"Levantando la voz por la paz y la seguridad en nuestros pueblos y continentes", bajo ese lema se reunieron representantes indígenas de toda Abya Yala en el Encuentro Continental de Mujeres Indígenas de las Américas. Nuestra compañera productora de Radio de Derechos Indígenas Rosario González estuvo allí y entrevistó a una de las participantes Librada Pocaterra de la Organización Indígena Wayuu de Venezuela.
Leaders and activists from all over the planet converged in Madrid, Spain to attend COP25, The United Nations Climate Change Conference.
At the forefront of half a million protesters who marched through the Spanish Capital City, were indigenous voices who led the charge in what has become a monumental demonstration to highlight the global challenges that we’re all facing as a result of climate change.
Ta’kaiya Blaney (Tla A'min Nation) from Indigenous Climate Action was there, and we got a chance to speak to her.
In South Africa, in November 2019, a small but significant victory has been achieved when a benefit sharing agreement was reached with the Indigenous People of South Africa. The Khoi and San people will now benefit from the multi-million rand Rooibos tea and Honeybush industries.
Only 2% of the farmers who grow the tea are from Indigenous communities.
National KhoiSan Council chairman Cecil LeFleur talks to Indigenous Rights Radio.
Producer: Shaldon Ferris
Image: Tea
Music: Yarina, Lights in the Forrest, used with permission.
In Nepal, people belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community are known as "Tesro lingi" (third gender). In Nepal, and in many other places in the world, members of the LGBTQIA+ community face lack of respect and acceptance due to discrimination. Families often reject them. They often become homeless, face bullying, and many are barred from accessing education.
Image: LGBTQIA+ Pride Flag, Wikimedia Commons
Music: Yawar Wawki-Yarina, titled ‘wawa’ music from Peru, used with Consent.
World Toilet Day is a day that is commemorated annually on November 19th, to tackle the global sanitation crisis.
The aim of this particular commemoration is to deliver on Sustainable Goal 6, which promises clean water adequate sanitation for all, by the year 2030.
Indigenous peoples are among the most marginalized people in the world. In this program we will speak to indigenous folks, to find out about their water and sanitation situation.
Luiz Henrique Eloy Amado is an Indigenous attorney from the Terena Peoples’ village of Ipegue, Brazil. Eloy Terena, as he is commonly known, has first-hand knowledge on the situation of Indigenous Peoples in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest and an extensive experience on defending criminalized Indigenous grass-root leaders and representing Indigenous communities in land rights cases before Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court.
Cultural Survival's Avexnim Cojti (Maya Ki'che) spoke to Janene Yazzie about the participation of Indigenous Peoples at the UN's Climate Action Summit.
Janene Yazzie (Navajo) is Development Program Coordinator for International Indian Treaty Council and the council’s representative as co-convenor of the Indigenous Peoples Major Group of the U.N. High-level Political Forum on the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
Production: Shaldon Ferris (San, South Africa)
Image: Janine Yazzie
Every year on June 26th, The International Day in Support of Victims against Torture is held, in an effort to speak out against the act of torture.
In this program we interview Martinus Fredericks and ask him about the long term consequences of torture. Mr Fredericks is from Namibia, his family members in the early 1900's were victims of torture.
In 2018 and 2019, there has been an increase in suicides amongst Indigenous Peoples, specifically in Australia. Why is this happening at such an alarming rate? What is the cause of these deaths, especially among the youth.
Producer : Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan, South Africa)
Interviewee: Pat Dudgeon, Australia
Picture: An Indigenous Australian Man chats on his cellphone, courtesy of Cultural Survival
Music: Lights in the Forest by Yarina, used with permission.
Indigenous women represent one of the most vulnerable and marginalized populations in the world. For centuries, Indigenous Women have been subjected to relentless discrimination and different types of violence based on gender, indigeneity, and class. They are deprived from even basic human rights such as access to health services, education and employment. This Indigenous Rights Radio program depicts Indigenous Women and access to quality health services.
Producer : Dev Kumar Sunuwar and Bia'ni Madsa' Juárez López
Los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), son resultado de un proceso de negociación que involucró a los 193 Estados Miembros de la ONU, y organizaciones de la sociedad civil. Cada uno de los objetivos es interdependiente y tiene una lista propia de metas a alcanzar para el año 2030.
La igualdad entre los géneros no es sólo un derecho humano fundamental, sino la base necesaria para conseguir un mundo pacífico, próspero y sostenible. El Objetivo número cinco de los ODS está enfocado a la igualdad de género, y en este especial te hablaremos de ello.
In March we commemorate two very important international days, Zero Discrimination Day on March 1st, as well International Women's day on March 8th.
How are Indigenous Peoples discriminated against, and furthermore, how are Indigenous Women discriminated against?
In this program we pay homage to Xoroxloo Duxee, an Indigenous Woman from Botswana who died from starvation and dehydration because access to a water well in the desert had been restricted.
Producer: Shaldon Ferris (KhoiSan, South Africa)
Interviewee: //Uruseb, researcher on Indigenous Peoples.
En el año 2015, más de 150 jefes de estado y de gobierno se reunieron en la sede de las Naciones Unidas y aprobaron la Agenda 2030 sobre el desarrollo sostenible. Esta agenda cuenta con 17 objetivos también conocidos como ODS.
It is world radio on February 13th, a day and according to the website diamundialradio.org, this is a day to celebrate radio as a medium, to improve international cooperation between broadcasters and to encourage major networks and community radio alike to promote access to information, freedom of expression and gender equality over the airwaves. We Interview the Programs Manager of X-K FM, a radio station set up specifically to broadcast in the !Xun and Khwe indigenous languages of Namibia/Angola/South Africa.
Los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible conocidos de forma abreviada como ODS, son resultado de un proceso de negociación que involucró a los 193 Estados Miembros de la ONU y organizaciones de la sociedad civil.
December 10, 2018, Human Rights Day, marks the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a milestone document that proclaimed the inalienable rights which everyone is inherently entitled to as a human being -- regardless of race, color, religion, sex, language or other status.
En el año 2015, más de 150 jefes de estado y de gobierno se reunieron en la sede de las Naciones Unidasy aprobaron la Agenda 2030 sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible.
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange in South Africa was the scene of protest action put together by Khoi and San groups from South Africa. Echoes of the struggle song, “What have we done”, which is reminiscent of apartheid South Africa, could be heard in Maude Street Sandton, where the Stock Exchange is situated, the richest square mile in Africa.
Bartolina Sisa was killed in Bolivia in 1782. International Indigenous Women's Day is held each year on 5th September. Although women fight for their rights and the rights of their people, not enough recognition is given to the efforts of women.
Migrant families from Central America and elsewhere have had to endure being separated. Foster homes and shelters has become the temporary home to many of the kids, some of them being toddlers. Bureaucratic errors could leave the government officials unaware that a child’s parent is in the U.S. What happens when the parents cannot speak English or Spanish?
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Indigenous Rights Radio Program on a case where the Newar indigenous community in Nepal obtained a victory in their legal battle against the government after about 7 years of continuous struggle.
Interviewees: Advocate Shankar Limbu
Music: Remember your children: by Solidummay.
Introductory Music: "Burn Your Village to the Ground" by A Tribe Called Red. Used with permission.
Vicky Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, conducted an official visit to Guatemala, a country where 61 to 65% of population identify as Indigenous. Shaldon Ferris interviewed her about her visit.
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"Whispers" by Ziibiwan. Used with permission.
Indigenous Rights Radio Intro track features "Burn your Village to the Ground" by @a-tribe-called-red. Used with permission.
Indigenous Peoples from around the world represent a disproportionate number of refugees and internally displaced persons due to a number of reasons, including conflict. They are one of the main targets of violence, displacing them from their ancestral land and territories. Vulnerability to displacement as an intersectional issue is often overlooked, a situation that has further increased the vulnerability of these populations. This radio program recounts the experience of Nwe Oo, an Indigenous Rakhine refugee who is currently taking shelter in California, United States.
West Papua is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly known as Dutch New Guinea. A 13-year dispute with the Netherlands over whether the former Dutch colony would become an independent state or an Indonesian province culminated in 1962 in its annexation by force by the Indonesian military and the denial of the right of self-determination to its people, who today identify as over 50% Indigenous West Papuan. Our producers interviewed John Anari and Les Malazer for the latest information on the process of recognition of sovereignty for Indigenous West Papuan communities.
Between 1904 and 2004, the German state officially denied that genocide against the Indigenous Herero and Nama people in land that is now known as Namibia had ever occurred under German colonial rule, despite conclusive historical sources and internationally recognized investigations. Hear how communities are sorting through the painful legacy of this violence and indifference in the present in the following interview with Martinus Fredericks, Nama leader and activist.
Este año autoridades y organizaciones Indígenas se dieron cita del 16 al 27 de abril en la sede de Naciones Unidas en New York, haciendo especial énfasis a “Los derechos colectivos de los pueblos indígenas a las tierras, territorios y recursos”.
Todos los 22 de abril desde el año 2009 Naciones Unidas conmemora a la «Madre Tierra», esta es una expresión común utilizada para referirse al planeta Tierra en diversos países y regiones, lo que demuestra la interdependencia existente entre los seres humanos, las demás especies vivas y el planeta que todos habitamos. Te presentamos este especial donde reflexionamos sobre la amenaza eminente que representa el cambio climático para la tierra que habitamos.
En este programa queremos darte a conocer algunas recomendaciones para el uso de Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos entre las que se destaca en la importancia de buscar que las leyes internacionales se aplique no sólo a los gobiernos si no también a las empresas.
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Osvaldo Jordán de Alianza para la conservación y el desarrollo ACD, Panamá
En Panamá se están haciendo esfuerzos para hacer valer los derechos Indígenas, te invitamos a conocer qué estás experiencias por medio del uso de los Instrumentos Nacionales e Internacionales. Nuestro entrevistado destaca la importancia de plantear una estrategia de comunicación para que el gobierno nacional asuma la importancia sin olvidar el trabajo mancomunado y combinar cortes nacionales e internacionales.
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Héctor Herrera Santoyo, abogado de la Asociación Interamericana para la Defensa del Ambiente AIDA
En ete progra te damos a conocer sobre casos exitosos que ha tenido la Corte Interamericana. Acá te dejamos una experiencia en Nicaragua sobre tierras de una comunidad Indígena , Awas Tingni, que no poseeia un título.
Voces
Rigoberto Gonzales, representante del Centro para la Autonomía y el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas, Nicaragua
Musicalización
- Sik´inik , K'oxomal Winaqil. Utilizado con su autorización
- Nan Tat, K´oxomal Winaqil. Utilizado con su autorización
Vicky Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, visited several states in Mexico to report on progress made in areas of Indigenous rights since her predecessor's trip to the country in 2003. Though the Mexican government has not fulfilled the majority of recommendations made by the former UNSR, Tauli-Corpuz notes the empowerment of autonomous municipalities since 2003 as an improvement over previous years.
¿Cómo puede la ONU apoyar los objetivos que nuestras comunidades tienen para terminar con la discriminación racial? Obtenga más información sobre los recursos disponibles para las comunidades indígenas para emprender acciones contra la discriminación en esta entrevista con Andrea Carmen, una activista internacionalmente reconocida.
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Andrea Carmen / Directora ejecutiva del Consejo Internacional de Tratados Indios / Pueblo Yaqui
Indigenous South Africans go on a yearly 400 mile pilgrimage to bring awareness to ongoing violations of basic human rights of South Africans, the withholding of remains and sacred items belonging to Indigenous communities by museums, as well as to reconnect to the earth and environment through the rigorous journey from coast to coast. We spoke to two South African Indigenous rights activists to hear their takes on how this tradition has shaped their activism.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Vicky Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, discusses with IRR Producer Shaldon Ferris the high rate of imprisonment of Australian Aboriginal individuals that she observed in her official visit to Australia. Disproportionate criminalization of Aboriginal people is evidence of systemic, structural inequality in Australia.
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Song: "YAWLICHALLAY" by Luis Cisneros. Used with permission.
Shaldon Ferris (KhoiSan) reflects with Dr. Wilton Littlechild, Grand Chief for Treaty Six First Nations, on the first 10 years of progress and setbacks in implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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.
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2017, 16th Session
Week 1
Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Kumar/Sunuwar) asks Joan Carling, longtime advocate for Indigenous rights and former expert member to the UNPFII, how she assesses the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in Asia.
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"Remember Your Children," by Salidummay
Music from a seashell, recorded at the opening ceremony of the 16th UNPFII
Indigenous solidarity has coalesced into a powerful movement thanks to the activism and perseverance of Indigenous leaders from communities around the world. Indigenous leaders that are defending land, language, culture, and the environment face acute persecution, both from governments directly and from extrajudicial actors.
Te invitamos a descargar y compartir la entrevista con Alberto Márquez, Jefe de la Unidad de Radios de Pueblos Originarios de Bolivia, RPO´S, quien destaca que por medio de las radios comunitarias "los indígenas nunca más deben ser invisibilidades en sus actividades, cultura, lógica, filosofía, en su lengua".
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.
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Interview with Vicky Tauli-Corpuz
Production by Shaldon Ferris
Vicky Tauli-Corpuz (Igorot Kankanaey, Philippines), a long-time activist and UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, shares her experience with successes of small, local groups reaching out to the international community to collaborate in better defending their rights. She explains how her experience as a nurse led to community engagement, which quickly turned into a passion for advocating for the needs of community members as an activist.
This program is dedicated to Joan Carling, an activist from the Kankanaey people of the Philippines. She has served as an Expert Member on the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues during 2014 and 2016, and as the Secretary General of the Asia Indigenous Pact. In this interview, she explains the benefits of the participation of Indigenous Peoples in local and global decision-making, which would bring a diversity of perspective and solutions to pressing issues.
María Eugénia Choque, Líder Indígena Boliviana, con gran trayectoria Académica a nivel Nacional e Internacional. Fue electa “Miembro Experto del foro Permanente de la ONU”, ha enfrentado discriminación y nos comparte un mensaje a las mujeres jovenes del mundo.
Avexnim Cotji brings us interviews from a preparatory meeting in Guatemala in April of 2016 for members of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. At the meeting, they discussed local media as a crucial element of cultural preservation and the protection of Indigenous community rights.
Kaimana Barcarse interviews Perty Maguru from Nepal about the unique dual identity that Indigenous Peoples with disabilities occupy. She hopes to help bring a voice to this community. Recorded at the 2015 UNPFII.
Kaimana Barcarse interviews Setareki Macanawai from Fiji. They discuss how the Disability Caucus hopes to extend its presence to regions and communities, in order to grow the network of Indigenous Peoples with disabilities. Recorded at the 2015 UNPFII.
Kaimana Barcarse interviews Doreen Demas of the Dakota Peoples in Canada about the focus, message, and goals of the Disability Caucus at the UNPFII. She discusses the growing impact and voice of the Indigenous with Disabilities activist community. Recorded at the 2015 UNPFII.
Kaimana Barcarse interviews Menase Ntutu from the Maasai nation about the concerns of Indigenous Peoples living with disabilities, and how communities can collaborate to support the work of the Disability Caucus. Recorded at the 2015 UNPFII.
En Enero 2016 miembros de radios comunitarias Indígenas de centroamérica se juntaron en Guna-Yala, Panamá para formar el Primer Encuentro Centroamericano de Radios Comunitarias.
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.
Victoria Sánchez, Indígena Muisca de Colombia nos habla sobre la lucha de su comunidad por el tema de las tierras, enfrentan muchos retos ya que esta comunidad geográficamente situado en el centro de Colombia y el gobierno distrital urbano han invadido los territorios de las comunidades, también menciona como el gobierno distrital y el nacional no les ampara ni le reconoce sus derechos de tierra pese a sus denuncias.
Cesibel Cisneros, joven líder de 22 años de edad, de Perú, nos habla de la Red de Organizaciones de Jóvenes Indígenas del Perú – REOJIP y de cómo los jóvenes trabajan para el rescate y valorización de la cultura y de ser la continuidad de los mayores para no perder la diversidad en el país.
Francisco Calitzai, Presidente del Comité para la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial de las Naciones Unidas. Calitzai reconoce la lucha y larga trayectoria de las mujeres Indígenas y la discriminación. Habla de la importancia del conocimiento y saber los derecho que nos pertenece. También exhorta a los jóvenes educarse e usar la tecnología para formar parte de la lucha para eliminar la discriminación y se cumplan nuestros derechos.
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.
María Oberto Indígena del pueblo Wayuu en Venezuela habla de la importancia del dialogo intergeneracional como lo es la habilitación de jóvenes, en cuanto al conocimiento y la lucha del pasado y el presente.
Idai nos habla de los objeticos del Consejo de la Nación Charrúa Conacha en Uruguay, la cual esta integrada por diez organizaciones y comunidades de todo el país.
El foro permanente para las cuestiones Indígenas de las Naciones Unida. Miriam Mazaquisa, Funcionaria del Secretariado del foro permanente nos habla sobre la función del foro y cambios significativos que tendrá lugar durante a partir del 2016, ella es Indígena Quichua del Ecuador.
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.
Ben Sherman, of the Lakota Nation, discusses his work with the World Indigenous Tourism Alliance and his hopes to reach and engage more people through his organization, as well as the challenges facing the organization as it spreads to other parts of the world.
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.
Les Malezer, of the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, discusses the origins and goals of the expert mechanism and it's importance to the rights of Indigenous Peoples around the world.
Albert Deterville, Expert Mechanism representative of Latin American and the Caribbean, discusses the Expert Mechanism, as created by the UN, on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the process in which they aid the monitoring of rights in regions around the world.
Una consulta con un relator especial es una manera de buscar la que las demandas y los retos de los Pueblos Indígenas sean escuchados y respetados. Sandra Cevallos de Argentina explica el proceso de solicitar y gestionar una visita del relator.
Según Capac Conde, un joven abogado aymara de Bolivia, no es suficiente sólo adoptar la Declaracion de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas, sino que los Pueblos Indígenas necesitan conocer los artículos de la Declaración y saber cómo defender y exigir la aplicación de sus derechos.
Luis Victor, representante peruano de la Coordinadora Andina de Organizaciones Indígenas, comparte sus observaciones sobre el problema de los gobiernos de países latinoamericanos y empresas que promueven la extracción de recursos naturales y cómo afecta la soberanía y salud de los pueblos Indígenas.
Jennifer Lopez Vicente, facilitadora comunitaria en Guatemala y autora de un artículo sobre los derechos de las mujeres mayas y jóvenes, habla de su experiencia como maya y mujer para dar una voz a su comunidad.
El tema de la diversidad sexual no ha sido discutido abiertamente en el Mecanismo de Expertos de las Naciones Unidas. Andrea Sánchez Lezama, de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, habla de la importancia de reconocer las necesidades y los derechos fundamentales de personas Indígenas con diversas identidades sexuales.
Es importante reconocer las experiencias distintas que tienen personas Indígenas. Para Olga Montúfar, una activista mexicana que trabaja con la organización Paso a Paso, el abogar por los derechos de personas Indígenas con discapacidad es una manera de ayudar a una población marginada. Además de hablar sobre su propia experiencia como persona con discapacidad, explica cómo intenta educar a las personas Indígenas con discapacidad sobre sus derechos como personas Indígenas y discapacitados.
Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn speaks about successes at the 2015 UN Permanent Forum for Indigenous Issues, including the new participation on Indigenous Peoples of Japan and Taiwan in the conferences.
Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn speaks about successes at the 2015 UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Communities in the Pacific region have united over common issues, different groups have made efforts to align as Indigenous Peoples as a body in international conferences, and Indigenous Peoples were represented in a major climate change conference.
Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn speaks about her favorite interventions in the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. She believes the interventions regarding climate change have been very important in her community and across the world.
Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn speaks about deep sea bed mining and its impacts on the environment, especially in Oceania and Indigenous communities, including her native New Zealand.
Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn speaks about consumerism in the modern world and our responsibility to care for the earth, and gives advice about how we can enact chance for future generations.
Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn speaks about Indigenous Peoples' power in numbers to fight back against companies trying to defy their rights and occupy their lands.
Lemoine LaPointe, a Lakota of South Dakota and Minnesota, speaks about community conversations and their importance in providing support for Indigenous Peoples and their relationship with the surrounding region both in the present and in the future. We met up with Lemoine at the UNPFII 2015.
Josh Cooper speaks about the importance of the Universal Periodic Review in securing Indigenous rights. Governments can propose recommendations on behalf on Indigenous Peoples in the Universal Periodic Review process.
Kealii Gora of Hawaii gives advice on how to get involved in advocating for Indigenous rights. Gora believes it is important to get Indigenous voices on the record and present concerns and perspectives in international arenas to make a change.
Christopher Kuaiwa of Hawaii speaks about the destruction of a sacred mountain in his community and wants to spread his message of advocacy for Indigenous Rights throughout the world. He also participated in an intervention and proposed recommendations in the Permanent Forum regarding the 30-meter telescope that is proposed to be built on the sacred mountain calling to halt construction and divest.
Josh Cooper speaks about climate change and its impact on Indigenous Peoples. Indigenous Peoples are being impacted by climate change, specifically in Oceania, and Josh Cooper is working to create World Climate Justice Day to bring further awareness to the issue.
Cristina Coc, a Q'eqchi Maya woman of southern Belize, shares how Mayan groups in Belize have been fighting for their rights for over 30 years. After many meetings with the State, the Belize national court has acknowledged legal Indigenous rights to their land and affirmed that the government may not use, destruct, or occupy Indigenous land.
Chief Bellegarde speaks at UNFPII to bring to light the gap between Canada and its Indigenous Peoples in regard to the United Nations Human Development Index and the rights of indigenous peoples in Canada. Belgard works to close the gap between the wealth of Canada as a nation and Canada's indigenous peoples. He calls on Canada to respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Nancy Bordeaux (Sicangu Lakota) from South Dakota shares her work in domestic violence and sexual assault and gives advice on how to make a change. She speaks about historical trauma and its effects on Native American peoples today. Nancy works with women who are victims of domestic violence and human trafficking and hopes to lessen the economic and mental health disparities in Indigenous women. We caught up with Nancy at the UNPFII 2015.
Statement from Special Rapporteur Vicky Tauli-Corpuz on the sustainable development goals proposed by the United Nations and how Indigenous Peoples' rights must be respected in order to solve climate issues such as deforestation.
Maria Eugenia Choque de Bolivia habla sobre derechos que están establecidos por instrumentos internacionales para que Pueblos Indígenas pueden aplicarlos en sus propios comunidades. La implementación de estos derechos es muy dificil, pero Maria dice que es importante seguir luchando por la defensa de comunidades y Pueblos Indígenas del mundo.
Entrevista con Albertina Perez de Honduras, comunicadora de la estación comunitaria Radio Progreso. Ella participó en el Foro Permanente sobre las Cuestiones Indígenas por primera vez en Abril 2015. Habla sobre su trabajo interesante y como ha enfrentado desafíos en su trabajo.
Entrevista con Carlos Madrigal de México, quien está involucrado desde 12 años en los organismos internacionales de derechos para Pueblos Indígenas. Habla sobre una simulación de tres días del Foro Permanente sobre las Cuestiones Indígenas todo de jóvenes que ocurrió antes del Foro Permanente real en Nueva York en April 2015. Habla sobre lo que es el Foro Permanente sobre las Cuestiones Indígenas y por que es importante también.
Conservación de la tierra y el territorio es un derecho de Pueblos Indígenas que está violado en muchas partes del mundo. El mapeo territorial de tierra de Pueblos Indígenas es una estrategía para proteger territorio y tierra propios y conservar el ambiente allá. Esta es una entrevista con Henderson Rengifo, un líder Indígena de Peru, sobre su experiencia con un mapeo territorial.
Entrevista con hombres de Honduras y Veracruz, México, quienes están trabajando para la eliminación de la idea de machismo en comunidades Indígenas. Dice que es importante que las mujeres tengan una voz en la comunidad y las decisiones del municipio. También dice que quieren luchar para la igualdad de géneros.
Entrevista con Alvaro Pop, Presidente del Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas de 2015. Alvaro Pop habla sobre la realidad de derechos para Pueblos Indígenas en Guatemala. Dice que hay problemas de salud, seguridad, alimentación, discriminación, y derechos de territorio para grupos Indígenas en el país. Aunque habían avances en estas áreas, todavía hay más para hacer.
Entrevista con Alvaro Pop, Presidente del Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indigenas para 2015. Describe su posición, responsibilidades, y trabajo con los derechos de Pueblos Indigenas. Habla sobre las recomendaciones que tiene que comunicar con el Estado para asegurar los derechos de la Declaración sobre los Derechos de Pueblos Indígenas.
Estas entrevistas tratan de la reunión de la Asamblea General de la ONU conocida como la Conferencia Mundial de los Pueblos Indígenas, que se realizó el 22 y 23 de septiembre del 2014. Se escuchará análisis y crítica del estatus de observador que tuvo la mayoría de la gente indígena que asistió; la intervenciones de los representantes de México y Costa Rica; y estrategias para hacer cumplir a los estados con el Documento Final.
Estas entrevistas tratan de la reunión de la Asamblea General de la ONU conocida como la Conferencia Mundial de los Pueblos Indígenas, que se realizó el 22 y 23 de septiembre del 2014. Se escuchará análisis y crítica del estatus de observador que tuvo la mayoría de la gente indígena que asistió; la intervenciones de los representantes de México y Costa Rica; y estrategias para hacer cumplir a los estados con el Documento Final.
Mililani Trask frankly states that there is not much work which can be done in the 2 days of discussions which make up the WCIP. She is not surprised by the lack of funding and the limitations on which issues can be discussed, but describes the resulting meeting as a betrayal because the WCIP was meant to bring people together to discuss many issues facing Indigenous Peoples and address how to move forward.
The declaration is not a legally binding document but rather a commitment in good faith from Member States of the UN. Les Malazer thinks this is the highest level of commitment Indigenous Peoples will be able to gain from States.
In terms of the next steps for Indigenous Peoples, Les Malazer highlights that the outcome document contains many actions which are easy to look at and discuss how they might be implemented.
Les Malazer describes how the outcome document from the WCIP sets out actions to be taken by the United Nations and Member States, always with the involvement and the free, prior and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples. He encourages Indigenous groups to see how they can engage with States using this document.
“Nothing about us without us.” Les Malazer talks about how this meeting clearly demonstrated that Indigenous groups can work well with States. Although, he was disappointed with the fact that the drafting of the document continued into the States-only process.
Over 400 Indigenous Peoples came together in Alta, Norway to draft a document which was given to the United Nations. This document was heavily relied on in the negotiations and formed the basis of the outcome document from the WCIP.
Les Malazer, the Indigenous Co-advisor to the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples in September 2015 discusses the preparation in the run up to the WCIP.
Mililani Trask talks about the importance of cross-cultural support between Indigenous groups and how Indigenous women have been key to bringing this about.
The Outcome document will be open to interpretation and its success will depend on how individual states interpret the document and whether this is in line with Indigenous Peoples and civil society groups.
Mililani Trask frankly states that there is not much work which can be done in the 2 days of discussions which make up the WCIP. She is not surprised by the lack of funding and the limitations on which issues can be discussed, but describes the resulting meeting as a betrayal because the WCIP was meant to bring people together to discuss many issues facing Indigenous Peoples and address how to move forward.
Alexey Tsykarev discusses the situation in Russia for Indigenous Peoples. Even though Russia abstained from voting for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2007, many of the articles in the Declaration exist in Russian legislation, however, the implementation at the federal, regional and local level is still a problem.
Alexey Tsykarev talks about the negotiations leading to the Outcome Document and how 3 months was not long enough and they should have been at least a year long.
Alexey Tsykarev is disappointed with the outcome document and expected that it would be on the same level at least, as the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
John Scott highlights the importance of using processes established by Indigenous communities when gaining free, prior and informed consent for activities which will take place on their lands. He also talks about the importance of including traditional knowledge of Indigenous Peoples at the UN Permanent Forum.
Dalee Sambo discusses the exchange between the Brazilian government's representative and representatives of Brazil’s Indigenous tribes at the UNPFII 2015. Violations of Land Rights continue in Brazil, including the criminalization of Indigenous Peoples who are trying to defend their rights to land.
Vicky Tauli-Corpuz talks about her visit to Paraguay in her capacity as UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples. She discusses the process and the preparation of these visits, highlighting the need for autonomy and security for the people she talks with.
It is an opportunity to meet with Indigenous communities, civil society organisations, government ministers and the private sector and encourage dialogue across society.
Vicky Tauli-Corpuz talks about the importance of Indigenous Peoples using the range of international instruments and mechanisms in place, to pressure their governments to implement changes.
Una serie de entrevistas sacadas en la 13a Sesión del Foro Permanente para Cuestiones Indígenas que se realizó en mayo del 2014 en Nueva York.
Silvia Perez, indigena Zapoteca del estado de Oaxaca, habla sobre la importancia de hacer informacion accesible a pueblos indigenas para que se pueden realizar sus derechos.
Bestang Dekdeken discusses the work of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance and their struggle in the Philippines Cordillera region to defend their land against the government and mining corporations.
Entrevista grabada el primer dia del 14 session del Foro Permanente para Cuestiones Indigenas, Abril 2015 en Nueva York por Rosy Gonzales con Yolanda Teran, Kichwa de Ecuador.
Antonio Gonzales, director of the American Indian Movement AIM West, explains why the use of Indigneous Peoples as mascots is culturally offensive and can no longer be tolerated in the 21st century. We caught up with Antonio Gonzales at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples Issues, New York.
Antonio Gonzales explains how without proper enforcement governments, cooperations, and extractive industries willingly ignore frameworks like FPIC which are designed to protect the rights of indigneous peoples.
Antonio Gonzales has spent many years working with international forums for the rights of Indigenous Peoples. He has witnessed achievements but draws attention to the fact that indigenous communities across the world are struggling to bring their governments to the table for discussion. He is currently advocating for an International Convention.
Buenos Aires, Costa Rica. Esta comunidad junto con la policía local y la radio hablan del uso de radio a través de charlas para informar a la población.
Marina Acosta, en Panamá explica como miembro de su comunidad Ngobe- Bugle han sido víctimas de las manipulaciones, lo cual quebranta reglamentos de la Ley Nº10.
Graciela Arias, Coordinadora nacional de Mujeres Indígenas en Panamá, una gran líder entre las mujeres. Expresa alguno de los obstáculos que ha tenido que sobrepasar como mujer líder dentro de su comunidad. Exhorta, a niñas y jóvenes de seguir adelante a pesar de las pruebas en el camino.
En Panamá, dirigente habla sobre la situación de explotación minera y petrolera. Como resultado esto ha llevado a en desalojos y violaciones de los derechos a las tierras y la poca ayuda de parte del gobierno nacional.
En Panamá, las maestras de primaria Yenny Hernandez expresa la importancia de no olvidar las raíces e identidad cultural Kuna, mientras que la maestra Marina Acosta menciona la importancia de que los niños valoren sus raíces Ngobe al igual que la lengua materna, al igual que la importancia de La Ley Nº10
Comunidad de Boruca en Costa Rica explica el proyecto de rescates de culturas en la comunidad entre ellas el idioma materno, y expresan gracias al maestro del pueblo les ha ayudado a esta sobrevivencia cultural.
Noemi en Costa Rica una líder Indígena Bribri habla sobre su labor de proteger el derecho a la tierra y cómo diferentes grupos, y asociaciones asisten a manifestaciones en San José para exhortar al gobierno protección de sus tierras en contra de las compañías mineras.
Estas entrevistas tratan de la reunión de la Asamblea General de la ONU conocida como la Conferencia Mundial de los Pueblos Indígenas, que se realizó el 22 y 23 de septiembre del 2014. Se escuchará análisis y crítica del estatus de observador que tuvo la mayoría de la gente indígena que asistió; la intervenciones de los representantes de México y Costa Rica; y estrategias para hacer cumplir a los estados con el Documento Final.
Estas entrevistas tratan de la reunión de la Asamblea General de la ONU conocida como la Conferencia Mundial de los Pueblos Indígenas, que se realizó el 22 y 23 de septiembre del 2014. Se escuchará análisis y crítica del estatus de observador que tuvo la mayoría de la gente indígena que asistió; la intervenciones de los representantes de México y Costa Rica; y estrategias para hacer cumplir a los estados con el Documento Final.
Estas entrevistas tratan de la reunión de la Asamblea General de la ONU conocida como la Conferencia Mundial de los Pueblos Indígenas, que se realizó el 22 y 23 de septiembre del 2014. Se escuchará análisis y crítica del estatus de observador que tuvo la mayoría de la gente indígena que asistió; la intervenciones de los representantes de México y Costa Rica; y estrategias para hacer cumplir a los estados con el Documento Final.
Estas entrevistas tratan de la reunión de la Asamblea General de la ONU conocida como la Conferencia Mundial de los Pueblos Indígenas, que se realizó el 22 y 23 de septiembre del 2014. Se escuchará análisis y crítica del estatus de observador que tuvo la mayoría de la gente indígena que asistió; la intervenciones de los representantes de México y Costa Rica; y estrategias para hacer cumplir a los estados con el Documento Final.
Estas entrevistas tratan de la reunión de la Asamblea General de la ONU conocida como la Conferencia Mundial de los Pueblos Indígenas, que se realizó el 22 y 23 de septiembre del 2014. Se escuchará análisis y crítica del estatus de observador que tuvo la mayoría de la gente indígena que asistió; la intervenciones de los representantes de México y Costa Rica; y estrategias para hacer cumplir a los estados con el Documento Final.
Estas entrevistas tratan de la reunión de la Asamblea General de la ONU conocida como la Conferencia Mundial de los Pueblos Indígenas, que se realizó el 22 y 23 de septiembre del 2014. Se escuchará análisis y crítica del estatus de observador que tuvo la mayoría de la gente indígena que asistió; la intervenciones de los representantes de México y Costa Rica; y estrategias para hacer cumplir a los estados con el Documento Final.
Indigenous leader and Chairperson of the Cordillera Peoples' Alliance of the Philippines gives his perspective on the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples. "The bottom line in advancing the recognition of Indigenous Peoples' rights is fighting for these rights right in our own territories and communities."
Indigenous leader and Chairperson of the Cordillera Peoples' Alliance of the Philippines shares expectations of the Climate March and its importance to Indigenous Peoples. "In resolving climate change, Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous Peoples' participation is fundamental."
From the Saami community in Norway, Gudrun E E Lindi believes that by collaborating with women from other indigenous communities, she can make a global impact and create positive change.
Lisa Paloma Abregu Arroyo, a Quechua woman, came to the World Conference of Indigenous Women looking to connect with indigenous representatives from around the world who are working on cultural conservation and defending indigenous rights. For Arroyo and her community, these efforts are both important and encouraging.
Entrevistas sobre temas Indigenas desde La Segunda Cumbre Continental de Comunicación Indigena, celebrandose en Tlahuiltotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico en Octubre, 2013.
Wilma Calderon, del pueblo Mesquito de Honduras, habla de cómo su pueblo si se ha informado sobre el Consentimiento Libre, Previo e Informado para proteger sus tierras contra el gobierno de Honduras. Escucha cómo crearon su propio protocolo para consulta y como la han implementado contra el gobierno, compañías privadas, y organizaciones internacionales.
Join Cultural Survival at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York, May 2013 as we interview leaders on challenges they have faced while implementing the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent. As we learn about obstacles others have faced, we may better understand how to overcome our own.
Join us at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in May 2013 in New York, as we interview Maori leader Catherine Davis about the right to Free, Prior, Informed Consent within the context of New Zealand.
Join us at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in May 2013 in New York, as we interview Maori leader Catherine Davis about the right to Free, Prior, Informed Consent in the context of New Zealand.
Join us at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in May 2013 in New York, as we interview leaders about the right to Free, Prior, Informed Consent.
Aprende sobre el derecho que tiene Pueblos Indigenas del Consentimiento Libre, Previo y Informado y como esta siendo aplicado en paises de America Latina. En este programa se escucha las opiniones de lideres Indigenas que entrevistamos en el Foro Permanente para Asuntos Indigenas, Mayo 2013 en Nueva York.
Producido por Rosario Sul Gonzalez, Kakchiquel Maya de Sumpango, Guatemala.
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