Rooted in ​​unity, commitment, and solidarity, members of Radio Xyaab'Tzuultaq'a, a Cultural Survival Community Media Grants Project grantee, in Izabal, Guatemala, held a community radio gathering on October 11-12, 2017 to strengthen ties with other stations.

 

It is with great sadness we mourn the loss of Sarah W. Fuller, the chair of Cultural Survival’s board of directors. Sarah was a champion for Cultural Survival and a generous and committed benefactor. Sarah often spoke of her deep commitment to Cultural Survival’s stewardship stemming from her relationship with and admiration for our co-founders David Maybury-Lewis' and his wife Pia’s work with Indigenous Peoples.

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Reposted from Robby Romero - #Honor1851Treaty

Photo: Screen grab of OHCHR video marking the 10-year anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, showing a Maya village in Toledo, Belize.

In a regional international court on Monday, October 23rd, 2017 Maya leaders attested there has been a “complete failure” by the government of Belize to abide by the court order to identify and protect the proprietary rights of the Maya Peoples to their customary lands.

Indigenous communities living on Peru's largest oil field have seized some facilities operated by Frontera Energy Corp to demand that the government apply an Indigenous rights law before signing a new contract with the Canadian company.

We are writing to express our support for Warrant Article 20, under review by your committee on October 16th, 2017.

Around a hundred people gathered in Columbus Circle in Syracuse today to call for Syracuse and Onondaga County to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day.