“For Indigenous Peoples, a just transition means exercising our own forms of territorial governance according to our traditions and ways of life.” –Indigenous Peoples Principles and Protocols for Just Transition
October 23, 2024 - Nearly 100 Indigenous leaders from the seven socio-cultural regions of the world have reached unanimous agreement on defining a Just Transition with respect to impacted or potentially impacted Indigenous Peoples.
Sixteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties
21 October to 1 November 2024, Cali, Colombia
AGENDA ITEM: OPENING STATEMENT
DATE: 21 OCTOBER 2024
Statement on behalf of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) delivered by Manuel Jesus Mavisoy Juagibioy of the Mesa Permanente de Concertacion.
Thank you, Madame President.
By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar, CS Staff)
From October 21 to November 1, 2024, the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference of Parties (COP16) is happening in Cali,
SIGN ON NOW TO THIS STATEMENT BY NOVEMBER 6, 2024.
This statement is to articulate the rights of Indigenous Peoples globally to express our deep concern that financial institutions are continuing to fail to respect, recognize, and strengthen the rights of Indigenous Peoples, and local communities, and in particular, the inherent cross-cutting impacts on biodiversity and climate.
By Tia-Alexi Roberts (Narragansett, CS Staff)
Cultural Survival joined representatives of more than 275 Tribes, villages, and Indigenous communities at the National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference, held September 9-12, 2024, in Anchorage, Alaska. Over the course of four days, the conference attracted some 800 attendees both in-person and virtually. The event was organized by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals.
Nixon Piaguaje Yaiguaje is an Indigenous leader, politician, and journalist from the Siona Peoples in the Colombian Amazon. The Siona People are under many threats to their existence. He is currently the Communication Coordinator for OZIP and director of Radio Waira 104.7 FM, which represents the 11 Indigenous Peoples of Putumayo who are members of the Indigenous Organization of the Putumayo Area. Nixon Piaguaje Yaiguaje is part of Cultural Survival's Convention on Biological Diversity COP16 delegation in Cali, Colombia.
By Norberto Farekatde Maribba (Muruy Muyna)- Confederación Indígena del Alto Amazonas COIDAM
In the United States, 21 states and Washington, D.C. now celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day, or a holiday of a similar name, on the second Monday of October, as an official holiday or via proclamation. In 2021, Biden issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples Day, however he did not replace Columbus Day.
By commemorating Indigenous Peoples Day, we recognize colonization persists today and perpetuates oppression and violence against Indigenous Peoples as well as their sovereignty and self-determination.
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.
