2067 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge
(617) 441-5400

Interviews

En este episodio, escucharemos a 2 jóvenes mujeres Indígenas de Guatemala y México, quienes nos compartirán su punto de vista sobre el tema de la descolonización, así como sus experiencias en procesos comunitarios y de liderazgo en sus comunidades y sus diferentes luchas para hacer valer sus derechos.

En este episodio, escuchamos la historia de Mario Gonzalez Chavajay, un pintor del pueblo Maya Tz´utujil que pinta sobre la cosmovisión de su pueblo reflejando la vida cotidiana, y aspectos  de su religión.

Mario creció trabajando en el campo con pocas opciones u oportunidades, pero el arte abrió su mente y creatividad al pintar, lo cual ha sido un proceso de 33 años para encontrar su estilo específico.

Madre tierra, así es como los pueblos definen al suelo y todo ser vivo que habita sobre ella.

Los Pueblos indígenas la cuidan y protegen desde tiempos ancestrales a diferencia de muchas empresas extranjeras que llegan a instalarse en sus territorios provocando deforestación, desvío de ríos, desplome hasta de montañas completas. Eso, sin sumar los daños físicos, psicológicos y económicos que deja una empresa extractiva a su paso.

Desde la época colonial y en todo el mundo, los Pueblos Indígenas han defendido sus tierras y territorios. A la fecha la lucha sigue siendo principalmente contra empresas extractivas que los despojan, violan sus derechos y saquean sus bienes naturales, como ocurre en Perú.

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. 

Emerson Munduruku is a young artist, scientist, and educator from the Munduruku people of the Amazon. Through his drag persona, Uyra Sodoma, Emerson blurs the lines between human, animal, and plant. Whether out in the streets of the Amazonian city of Manaus, or in the sterilized space of the art gallery, Emerson disrupts colonial narratives of wilderness, gender, and environmental destruction as he mesmerizes audiences. Emerson spoke with Cultural Survival about his decolonial, queer performances, and about his hopes for both the art world and western science. 

Contact us