The Keepers of the Earth Fund (KOEF) is proud to announce our 2025 partnerships with Indigenous communities. At Cultural Survival, we value cultivating long-term relationships with our partners. 

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.

By 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 Cristina Verán

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.

By Radio B'alam - Voces Mayas

In the neighborhoods of Oakland, California, you’ll hear the rhythms of marimba music, see colorful traditional clothing, and hear the distinct sounds of the Mayan Mam language being spoken. Fleeing the civil wars in Guatemala during the 1980s, many Mam people sought refuge in the U.S. Over the decades more have continued to migrate, and today Oakland is home to thousands of Mam people—one of the largest concentrations of Mam people outside 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).

Creativity and craftsmanship are forms of resistance, memory, and collective healing in many Indigenous communities. Traditional art revitalizes ancestral knowledge and strengthens the social fabric, showcasing community knowledge as a tool for transformation in harmony with Mother Earth. In 2024, Cultural Survival supported two projects in Guatemala through our Indigenous Youth Fellowship program, where creativity, craftsmanship, and ancestral revival are acts of resistance and hope.

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) 
 

By Marius Bloodstaan, Station Manager