Without electricity or a telephone signal in the vicinity, a community radio station was almost an impossible dream for the Lenca people of Azacualpa, an Indigenous community of Yamaranguila in Intibucá, Honduras, who believed that as an impoverished community, no one would be interested in assisting them in setting up a radio station.
By John McPhaul
In October 2016, a number of Costa Rican Indigenous representatives attended a meeting in the regional hub of Buenos Aires in southern Costa Rica. Called by the government’s Ministry of the Presidency as part of a consultation process, the meeting was an opportunity for Indigenous Peoples to voice their opposition to a giant dam proposed on the Diquis Reservoir that would inundate part of their land.
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On July 1-9, 2017, Indigenous athletes from all over the world will meet in Edmonton, Canada for the 2nd World Indigenous Games, co-hosted by the Enoch Cree Nation, the University of Alberta and the City of Edmonton.
By Tai Pelli
On April 27, 2017, Cultural Survival's Suzanne Benally, Avexnim Cojti, Dev Kumar Sunuwar, and Shaldon Ferris participated in DPI/ NGO Briefing, “Indigenous Voices, Indigenous Rights: The Role of Community Media.”
Watch the panel here.
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we are headquartered on Massachusett land, in Cambridge, MA, and we thank the past, current, and future Indigenous stewards of this territory.
