Since taking office in January 2025, President Donald Trump has signed several executive orders and directed actions that have raised significant concerns over their disproportionate negative impacts on Indigenous people, members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, and immigrants in the U.S. As an Indigenous-led organization and U.S. registered non-profit, we stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities and remain committed to advocating for Indigenous rights, sovereignty, and well being.
By Hartman Deetz (Mashpee Wampanoag)
By Human Rights Watch and ACLU
(Washington D.C., February 6, 2025) – The United States government’s decision to permit Lithium Americas to mine at Thacker Pass in Nevada violated Indigenous people’s rights, Human Rights Watch and the ACLU said in a report released today. The 18,000-acre mining project is under construction and will extract lithium from one of the world’s largest known deposits.
Cultural Survival's community includes people from all walks of life, with beautiful stories to tell of your own about why you decided to become an advocate for Indigenous Peoples' rights. Sharing these stories further connects our community, provides much-needed solidarity and validation to our staff and partners on the ground, and helps us inspire others to join our movement. We are excited to spotlight members and former interns of our community and highlight your contributions and perspectives through our Cultural Survival Spotlight series.
By Press Release by Native American Rights Fund
(WASHINGTON D.C., 2/2/2025)—A coalition of Tribal organizations, representing Tribal Nations and their citizens and communities, is calling on the Administration to ensure that recent executive actions do not undermine the unique sovereign political status of Tribal Nations as sovereign nations with which the federal government has trust and treaty obligations, or disrupt federal funding that flows from those relationships for essential Tribal programs.
Ven a aprender sobre los mecanismos internacionales de derechos humanos, incluyendo la Declaración de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas y el Examen Periódico Universal (EPU), y cómo pueden ayudar en tus esfuerzos de defensa y presionar al gobierno de los EE. UU., tanto a nivel local como nacional, para que respete los derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas.
By Maya Chipana Lazzaro (Quechua, CS Staff)
Tara Moses, a citizen of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and of Muscogee Creek descent, is an accomplished director and award-winning playwright. She is a co-founder of Groundwater Arts and #BINGE. Her extensive work across various theater companies includes commissions from Audible, Red Bull Theater, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, among others. Recent directing projects span notable venues such as Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., and American Indian Community House in New York.
By Phoebe Farris (Powhatan-Pamunkey)
Join Us for Our 48th Season of Indigenous Arts and Cultures
December 4, 2024 - Boston, MA. Indigenous Peoples’ rights organization Cultural Survival is pleased to announce the return of its beloved holiday event, the Cultural Survival Bazaar, an annual festival of Indigenous arts and cultures, on December 5-8, 2024, at the Prudential Center in Boston.
Reconocimiento de tierra
Reconocemos que nuestra sede está en la tierra de Massachusetts, en Cambridge, MA, y agradecemos a los administradores Indígenas pasados, actuales y futuros de este territorio.
