Cultural Survival’s annual Indigenous Arts Bazaars, featuring one-of-a-kind handmade arts, music, and food from around the world, return to Newburyport, MA, and Tiverton, RI this July. Every handmade item at the Cultural Survival Bazaars tells a story: stories of people and their connection to land, community, languages, cultures, and spirits.
Visit Cultural Survival Bazaar artist Houseofmirs.com to learn how the Indigenous Peoples in Kashmir dream. The “About us” webpage opens with a compelling quote about how “All human beings are also dream beings, (and that) dreaming ties all mankind together.” When the webpage was created in 2023, it reflected a dream to acquaint the world with exquisite handmade textiles from their homelands of the Kashmir Valley—famous for the enchanting, snow-capped Himalayan Mountains, rivers, valleys, flora-filled gardens, and... cashmere.
Over the past six months, Indigenous journalist Brandi Morin has travelled repeatedly to Ecuador, reporting on the impact of Canadian mining projects on the Indigenous Peoples who live there. In February, she spent time with the Shuar people, whose ancestral territory is threatened by a Solaris Resources copper mining project.
By Brandi Morin (Iriquois, Cree)
By Pablo Xol (Maya Qʼeqchiʼ, CS Staff)
Indigenous communities have a wealth of knowledge gained from generations of sustainable land management practices, making them invaluable leaders in reforestation and conservation efforts. As climate change and ecological decline become more pressing, Indigenous youth are stepping up as strong environmental stewards. They are leading reforestation projects grounded in ancestral wisdom and a deep connection to the land.
By Tia-Alexi Roberts (Narragansett, CS Staff)
By CS STAFF
Since late April 2025, Panama has experienced a wave of social mobilizations led by various sectors expressing their rejection of legislative reforms imposed by the State, particularly Law 462 on the Disability, Old Age, and Death (IVM) program of the Social Security Fund (CSS), the reopening of metal mining, and agreements with foreign powers that would affect the country's sovereignty.
Cultural Survival, as an international organization committed to defending the rights of Indigenous Peoples around the world, expresses deep concern and condemnation of the increasing repression by the Panamanian State against Indigenous Peoples and the general population who are mobilizing in defense of their collective rights.
By Marius Bloodstaan, Station Manager
This year’s International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22) theme is “Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development.” It brings together cross-cutting issues such as biodiversity and climate, including an economy that supports environmental objectives. This year's central message is to change strategies, initiatives, and action plans in these areas so that they contribute to achieving goals and positive outcomes, address inequalities, sustainable development, respect for traditional knowledge, and empo
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we are headquartered on Massachusett land, in Cambridge, MA, and we thank the past, current, and future Indigenous stewards of this territory.
