By Bety Piche (Zapoteca)
Oaxaca is "the land where God never dies.” Its inhabitants know it by its great cultural and linguistic diversity. It is also a place where the complete closure of downtown businesses due to Covid-19 affected the economy of traditional handicraft artisans in the capital’s historic center.
Cultural Survival tiene el honor de anunciar la expansión de nuestro equipo de liderazgo y presentar a nuestra nueva Directora de Defensa y Política, Monica Coc Magnusson (Q'eqchi Maya). Mónica es una abogada de Belice, nacida en Laguna, Distrito de Toledo, Belice, donde reside actualmente.
By Cesar Gomez (Maya Pocomam, CS Staff)
Por Cesar Gomez (Maya Pocomam, Equipo de CS)
KOEF Grant Partner Spotlight
By Adriana Hernández (Maya K’iche’, CS Staff)
El Frente Nacional de Pueblos Indígenas reunió en febrero de 2021 en Costa Rica a su Coordinación nacional para analizar la realidad actual de sus comunidades y fortalecer la agenda propia de los pueblos que lo componen. Con apoyo del fondo Guardianes de la Tierra, en el territorio Indígena Térraba, se dieron cita 20 representantes de los pueblos Chorotega, Maleku, Bribri, Cabécar, Boruca, Bröran y Ngöbe.
By Edson Krenak Naknanuk (Krenak, CS Staff)
For the first time in history, Indigenous Peoples from Brazil are going directly to the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, with their Indigenous lawyers to fight for their rights.
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.
