September 13, 2023, marks sixteen years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
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.” *
By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar, CS Staff)
By Hartman Deetz (Mashpee Wampanoag)
Tia-Alexi Roberts (Narragansett), Communications and Editorial Assistant, is an enrolled member of the Narragansett Indian Nation and is a multi-talented individual who actively promotes her Indigenous culture. Holding the title of Miss New Hampshire Sweetheart 2023, she uses various platforms such as pageantry, podcasting, and her employment with Cultural Survival and Native Pride Productions to shine a light on Indigenous arts, cultures, and creators. Currently pursuing a Communications degree at Southern New Hampshire University, Tia has launched her own podcast, "The Art of Being Indigenous," and comes to Cultural Survival with the goal of fostering strong connections and cultivating Native communities. Contact Tia at tia.roberts@culturalsurvival.org.
Cultural Survival interviewed Michel Forst, the first person to hold the mandate of UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders, which is the first international mechanism in the world dedicated to protecting environmental defenders. Rapporteur Forst’s term began in June 2022.
Por Cliver Ccahuanihancco Arque (Quechua) e Carlos Madrigal and Carlos Madrigal (Mazahua/Jñatjo)
A diversidade de expressões identitárias tem sido um tema recorrente nos últimos anos. Conceitos e percepções foram estabelecidos sob os recorrentes efeitos da globalização no contexto urbano; no entanto, estes nem sempre respondem, traduzem ou incluem toda a diversidade que existe no mundo.
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.