Sacred Water, Sacred Air, Sacred Land, Sacred Life
With October just around the corner, we need your help to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day in recognition that Indigenous Peoples are still here. Community organizers are coming together to get an Indigenous Peoples Day resolution passed in Boston to recognize the true history of the city and honor the continued resiliency of Indigenous communities in Boston today.
February 21, 2012 is International Mother Language Day, or Mother Tongue Day, first observed by the international community in 2000 expressly to promote linguistic diversity and multilingualism—this year’s theme is “Mother tongue instruction and inclusive education.”
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Cultural Survival's Endangered Languages Program invites you to explore American Indian language revitalization efforts nationwide in preparation for the November 17 national broadcast of the triumphant story of the reawakening and return home of the Wampanoag language. We Still Live Here - ?s Nutayune?n, starring the W?pan?ak Language Reclamation Project, airing nationally on PBS's Independent Lens series,
This year the Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Award was awarded to Cultural Survival board member, Ramona Peters (Mashpee Wampanoag) for her commitment to sustaining the cultural values of her people by the First Peoples Fund. Ramona works with clay and other natural materials making ceramic vessels.
By Tia-Alexi Roberts (Narragansett, CS Staff)
By David Detmold, Massachusetts Indigenous Legislative Agenda
On Monday, May 12, 2025, supporters of the five bills promoted by the Massachusetts Indigenous Legislative Agenda (MILA) converged on the State House in Boston to lobby senators and representatives to pass the entire slate of long-stalled Indigenous-backed legislation.
By Phoebe Farris (Powhatan-Pamunkey)
In April 2025, Cultural Survival submitted a stakeholder report to the Human Rights Council for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United States. The report highlights instances where the U.S. has not complied with the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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.
