Dear MEP,
Is consent really necessary?
On 14 September, MEPs will vote on the ITRE Compromise text on the Commission proposal for Critical Raw Materials Regulation (CRMR). We call on you to support the inclusion of the Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) and Indigenous Peoples’ rights in the upcoming plenary vote.
Le jeudi 14 septembre 2023, le Parlement Européen votera sur l'adoption de la loi sur les matières premières critiques ! Votre voix est nécessaire dès maintenant !
Qu'est-ce que la loi sur les matières premières critiques et pourquoi a-t-elle vu le jour ?
By Amelia Schafer, ICT + Rapid City Journal, reposted with permission
RAPID CITY, S.D. – What started as an idea from Dakota and Lakota elders has now entered its fifth year. The annual Mni Ki Wakan (MKW) Summit has grown to unite Indigenous water specialists from around the globe.
September 13, 2023, marks sixteen years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
Candyce Testa (Pequot), Bazaar Events Manager, lives with her community on the Mashantucket Reservation in Connecticut. Forever thankful for the knowledge generously shared by her Elders, Candyce holds a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from the University of Rhode Island and a master’s degree in Cultural Sustainability from Goucher College. For the past two decades, she has dedicated herself to assisting in the revitalization of her Peoples' language and culture. Candyce is thrilled for this opportunity to discover diverse cosmovisions and how they inform the practices of Indigenous artists in nurturing reciprocal relationships with their homelands and waters. Contact Candyce at candyce.testa@culturalsurvival.org.
What is the Critical Raw Materials Act and why did it emerge?
By Phoebe Farris (Powhatan-Pamunkey)
By Candela Palacios (CS Staff)
“Dad, tell me again, why did you have to go so far away?”
“We hoped that way the claim for our land would finally be heard, my son.”
“But is the land not already ours?”
“Yes, son. It always has been. But some people want this fact to be forgotten, as we ourselves have been.” *
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.