By Lucas Kasosi (Maasai, CS Intern)

“When you are no longer allowed to talk to your ancestors, to pray in your forest, to feed yourself, then you are no longer fully alive.”
—Alex Ahimbisibwe, Batwa Indigenous leader, educator, and founder of BIDO

Querida comunidad,

Después de un año increíble de arduo trabajo y profundo impacto, ¡me emociona compartir contigo el Informe Anual 2024 de Cultural Survival!

By Tia-Alexi Roberts (Narragansett, CS staff)

New documentary by acclaimed journalist Brandi Morin captures Shuar Peoples' resistance to a copper mining project threatening 268 square kilometers of pristine Amazon rainforest

Por Edison Andrango (Kichwa, Equipo de CS)

By Lucas Kasosi (Maasai, CS Intern)

A landmark land victory in Kenya becomes a global lesson in evidence-based advocacy, intergenerational wisdom, and resistance with vision.

By Lucas Kasosi (Maasai, CS Intern)

A solemn procession moved through the new city center of Kiruna, Sweden. Sámi youth and members from the Gabna and Laevas reindeer herding communities walked in silence, carrying an ackja, a traditional Sámi sled, along the path their ancestors once followed with migrating reindeer. At the heart of Europe’s transition to a so-called “green economy,” they were not celebrating progress, but mourning land already lost to a century of mining. They were also raising their voices against future exploitation.

By Ella Nathanael Alkiewicz (Labrador Inuk)

Five percent of Canada’s total population is Indigenous. Canadian Inuit, First Nations, and Métis are living, working, buying, and being alongside settlers, four-leggeds, winged-ones, and fins with the flora and fauna. 

Durante los últimos meses, la violencia  contra de familias inmigrantes y sus aliados ha ido en aumento en los Estados Unidos.

By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar, CS Staff)

Cultural Survival's community includes people from all walks of life, with beautiful stories about why they decided to become advocates for Indigenous Peoples' rights. Sharing these stories further connects our community, provides much-needed solidarity and validation to our staff and partners on the ground, and helps us inspire others to join our movement. We are excited to spotlight members and former interns of our community and highlight your contributions and perspectives through our Cultural Survival Spotlight series. 

By Lucas Kasosi (Maasai, CS Intern)

“Our Elders hunted lions to protect our herds. Today, we are hunting for something else, plastic. It doesn’t roar, but it’s killing our way of life.”
— Ipato Kenta, Founder of Tembea Make An Impact