On October 23-25, 2019, the Central America Donors Forum was held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, with over 300 attendees, 100+ panelists, and more than 30 sessions addressing migration, corruption, democracy, economic development, and social movements. It was a fully packed three day gathering where public and private sectors had the opportunity to bridge alliances. Cultural Survival’s Rosy González (Kakchiquel Maya), Indigenous Rights Radio Program Coordinator, and Nati Garcia (Maya Mam), Indigenous Youth Community Media Fellowship Coordinator, participated in the conference.

By John McPhaul

The Costa Rican Superintendency of Telecommunications (SUTEL by its Spanish acronym) issued instructions to award two projects in the amount of $47.9 million to bring telephone and internet services to 14 Indigenous territories in the Atlantic and South Zone of the country.
 

By Elder Dr. Dave Courchene (Nii Gaani Aki Inini – Leading Earth Man)

Ki Ta Ski Naw Conference, University of Winnipeg, Canada, November 9, 2019

It has been just over a month since I joined Cultural Survival. I just returned from an inspiring trip to Guatemala, meeting with our staff, our partners, and local Maya Indigenous leaders and wanted to share some reflections with you. 

By Victor Maquin

Communication is a human right and is a fundamental element for the exchange of knowledge and information, in the pursuit of sustainable development of the people of Abya Yala. Knowledge makes us free and ignorance makes us slaves by denying our freedom of expression and the free exchange of thought, promulgated in international law. These ideas were promoted during the International Summit of Indigenous Communication, which was held on October 10-12 in Cusco, Peru, within the framework of the UN International Year of Indigenous Languages.

Por Victor Maquín

UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz undertook an official mission to the Republic of Congo at the invitation of the Congolese government on October 14-October 24, 2019 and recently released her final report. The purpose of the mission was to assess progress made in the implementation of Indigenous rights.

Cristina Bautista (Facebook)

Cultural Survival strongly condemns the ongoing violence against Indigenous Colombians. According to Colombia’s human rights ombudsman, 486 activists and human rights defenders have been murdered since January 2016. A majority of those killed have been Indigenous. 

The National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC) reports that 121 Indigenous people have been murdered since President Duque took office in August 2018. 

Por Sócrates Vásquez García

“Desde la Patagonia hasta Alaska, los comunicadores Indígenas nos hemos autoconvocado como comunicadores Indígenas para decirle al mundo que estamos aquí en, existimos como pueblos.”

Por Teresita Orozco

En Wangki Awala Kupia, Municipio de Waspam, Región de la Costa Caribe Norte de Nicaragua tuvo lugar el Onceavo Encuentro de mujeres Indígenas del Wanki, reuniendo a más de mil mujeres Miskitas que durante 4 días participaron activamente en una variada agenda.

By Sócrates Vásquez García

"From Patagonia to Alaska, Indigenous communicators have called ourselves as Indigenous communicators to tell the world that we are here, we exist as Peoples."

By Teresita Orozco

In Wangki Awala Kupia, Waspam municipality, in the north Caribbean coastal region of Nicaragua, the Eleventh Meeting of Wanki Indigenous Women took place, bringing together more than one thousand Miskita women for four days on October 19-22, 2019.