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Cultural Survival's Endangered Languages Program invites you to explore American Indian language revitalization efforts nationwide in preparation for the November 17 national broadcast of the triumphant story of the reawakening and return home of the Wampanoag language. We Still Live Here - ?s Nutayune?n, starring the W?pan?ak Language Reclamation Project, airing nationally on PBS's Independent Lens series,
This year the Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Award was awarded to Cultural Survival board member, Ramona Peters (Mashpee Wampanoag) for her commitment to sustaining the cultural values of her people by the First Peoples Fund. Ramona works with clay and other natural materials making ceramic vessels.
The fight against climate change critically depends on the involvement of young women, who are among the most vulnerable to its impacts. Women and girls face disproportionate impacts from climate change, largely because they make up the majority of the world's poor and rely heavily on local natural resources for their livelihoods. In developing countries, they are responsible for up to 80% of food production.
Por Diana Ramírez León (Hñähñu)
Axä Jua, ma tuhu Diana Ramírez León, un di bi dui ha hñahñu hai, dra munts’a häi ne di hñä, ma gütañ’u ra tuhu b’üi ri hnini ne di öde ha ra n’a nthebe hñu ma de fm Ximhai ne ra hñahñu hai ne ra Batha ra Bothahi, Hidalgo México.
By Jumoke Owoola
In a concerted effort to amplify the voices of Nigeria's Indigenous communities and safeguard their rich cultural heritage, the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Development Studies (CIKDAS) held workshops in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State and Ijede, Lagos State focused on empowering community members, especially youth and Elders, to effectively utilize media platforms for cultural preservation and advocacy.
Por Radio B'alam - Voces Mayas
En los vecindarios de Oakland, California, se escuchan los ritmos de la marimba, se ven trajes tradicionales coloridos y se escuchan los sonidos distintivos de la lengua Maya Mam. Huyendo de las guerras civiles en Guatemala durante los años 80, muchas personas Mam buscaron refugio en Estados Unidos. Con el paso de las décadas, más personas han seguido migrando,y hoy Oakland alberga a miles de personas Mam —una de las concentraciones más grandes fuera de Guatemala—.
Por Diana Jembuel Morales
(Desde el territorio ancestral Misak —originariamente hijos del agua, la palabra y los sueños— ubicado en los Andes, Colombia, en el departamento de Cauca).
En numerosas comunidades Indígenas, la creatividad y la artesanía son formas de resistencia, memoria y sanación colectiva. El arte tradicional revitaliza conocimientos ancestrales y fortalece el tejido social, mostrando el conocimiento comunitario como herramienta de transformación en armonía con la Madre Tierra. En 2024, Cultural Survival apoyó en Guatemala, mediante el programa de Becas Para Jóvenes Indígenas, dos proyectos donde la creatividad, la artesanía y el rescate ancestral son actos de resistencia y esperanza.
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
Visit Cultural Survival Bazaar artist Houseofmirs.com to learn how the Indigenous Peoples in Kashmir dream. The “About us” webpage opens with a compelling quote about how “All human beings are also dream beings, (and that) dreaming ties all mankind together.” When the webpage was created in 2023, it reflected a dream to acquaint the world with exquisite handmade textiles from their homelands of the Kashmir Valley—famous for the enchanting, snow-capped Himalayan Mountains, rivers, valleys, flora-filled gardens, and... cashmere.
By Tia-Alexi Roberts (Narragansett, CS Staff)
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.
