Chile is the only country in South America that does not recognize Indigenous Peoples in its constitution, so it should not be a surprise that it has failed to adequately align its national legislation with international standards for the protection of their rights. One of its most evident failures has been the absence of respect for the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of Indigenous Peoples living in lithium mining and exploration areas.
Por Jonathan González Quiel
Antes de narrar los últimos acontecimientos sobre la lucha antiminera, es relevante aclarar que no somos un país minero, a pesar de que en el tiempo de la colonia y el sometimiento español, se lograron establecer algunas minas de oro con la misma lógica de despojo extractivista de una potencia extranjera.
On December 13, 2023, Sarah Hanson (Biigtigong Nishnaabeg) from Indigenous Climate Action read the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC)'s closing statement at COP28.
Boozhoo Aaniin, Hello. My name is Sarah Hanson, an Anishinaabeg youth from Biigtigong Nishnaabeg on the north shore of Gichi Gami of Turtle Island, in what is colonially known as Canada.
By Danny Beaton (Turtle Clan Mohawk)
In Memory of Alicja Rozanska
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: December 7, 2023
Press Contact: Leysha Caraballo, 980-255-0882, leysha@team-arc.com
In April 2023, Cultural Survival submitted a joint stakeholder report with partner organizations IWGIA, Society for Threatened Peoples (STP), and International Committee of Indigenous Peoples of Russia (ICIPR) on the state of Indigenous Peoples’ rights in the Russian Federation for the 44th Universal Periodic Review.
On Day 1 of COP28, Pema Wangmo Lama Mugum, an Indigenous youth activist from the Mugum Indigenous Nations in Asia, from the National Indigenous Women's Federation - NIWF NEPAL read the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change opening statement.
Por Candela Palacios (Equipo de CS)
Reconocimiento de tierra
Reconocemos que nuestra sede está en la tierra de Massachusetts, en Cambridge, MA, y agradecemos a los administradores Indígenas pasados, actuales y futuros de este territorio.
