Cultural Survival condemns the murder of the Purépecha environmental activist Guadalupe Campanur Tapia, whose body was found on January 16, 2018 in the municipality of Checrán, Michocán, Mexico. She was strangled to death by two unidentified killers. Investigators have not indicated that Campanur’s death was due to her activism, but they have not ruled it out either.
Por Avexnim Cojti
El Pueblo Maya Ch’orti’ cubre un vasto territorio en el Oriente de Guatemala principalmente en los municipios de Camotán, Jocotán, San Juan Ermita, Olopa, Quezaltepeque en el departamento de Chiquimula y La Unión, en el departamento de Zacapa, se extiende a los hermanos países de El Salvador y Honduras. Según estadísticas nacionales, la mayoría de Ch’orti’ vive en Guatemala. Los Ch’orti’ son descendientes de sus ancestros Copan Kalel del Reino del Payaquí y Copán, Guatemala/ Honduras.
The Cherangany Multipurpose Development Programme (CHEMUDEP) in Nairobi, Kenya works for the land, culture, language, and natural resource rights of Indigenous Peoples through community empowerment, human rights advocacy, and general development. The organization was founded in 2003 by the Cherangany people and has been working to develop and implement its community protocol for obtaining the Cherangany community's Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC).
Cultural Survival welcomes the newest member of our staff, Bia’ni Madsa’ Juárez López, as Program Associate for the Community Media and Indigenous Rights Radio Programs. Bia’ni is Mixe (Ayuuk ja’ay) and Zapotec (Binnizá) from Oaxaca, Mexico. She was born in Oaxaca and grew up in the two towns and cultures.
Since her childhood, Bia’ni has been a part of the Indigenous resistance movement in Mexico and a part of many local social organizations.
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.
