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On October 14-15, 2024, Mni Ki Wakan (Water is Sacred) (“MKW”) Co-conveners, Cultural Survival, Indigenous Peoples’ Rights International, Black Hills Clean Water Alliance, UMN-Twin Cities-American Indian Studies Department, and partners are convening the Mni Ki Wakan Summit, themed, “Confluence of Rising Currents: Indigenous Water Justice, Co-Governance, & Indigenous Youth Leadership.” The MKW Summit will take place in the ancestral and traditional territory of the Dakota people, Mniśota Makoce, The Land of Misty & Foggy Waters.

By Xiting Tong (CS Intern)

Under the sprawling branches of ancient trees by Lake Bogoria, Elders and young people sat together. The Elders, whose faces bore the gentle lines of time, shared stories with the young generation. Their voices, though quiet, carried the weight of many years of Indigenous wisdom and experience. “I have come to learn that there are many Elders who have a lot of stories to tell, and we have to reach them through this project,” says Rodgers Kibet (Endorois), a youth from Mochongoi.

Cultural Survival expresa su solidaridad y apoyo al pueblo Mapuche Tehuelche de la comunidad Lof Pailako, en Chubut, Argentina. La Lof Paillako se enfrenta a un inminente desalojo forzoso de sus tierras ancestrales. Apoyamos la lucha de la comunidad por recuperar su territorio ancestral en lo que ahora es el Parque Nacional Los Alerces, enfrentando violencia racista e institucional por parte de los gobiernos provincial y federal en funciones.

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