Cultural Survival's 2018 Indigenous Youth Community Media Fellows have been hard at work. The Fellowship Project supports young Indigenous leaders between the ages of 16-26 who are committed and eager to learn about technology, program development, journalism, community radio, media, and Indigenous Peoples’ rights advocacy.
By Elodio Rash, Seferina Miss, Florenio Xuc, Donna Makin, Rosita Kan, and Roberto Kus
Cultural Survival advocates for Indigenous Peoples' rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures and political resilience since 1972.
La ausencia de medios de comunicación en manos de Pueblos Indígenas, ha conllevado a la perdida de varios elementos de la cultura, por ello la asimilación es uno de los caminos de la juventud y la población en general ante esta situación.
Un breve monitoreo de la radio y la televisión en la región Ixil en Quiché, demuestra que la mayoría de estos medios son de tendencia religiosa, los cuales cierran o limitan espacios a organizaciones que promueven los derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas.
The underrepresentation and the absence of media in the hands of Indigenous Peoples has led to the loss of various elements of cultures over the years and has lead to assimilation, especially of youth. After a brief screening of radio and television in the Ixil region of Guatemala, one realizes that the majority of the stations are religious and tend to limit space to organizations that promote the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
By Chris Swartz
On the island of Hawaii stands the grand Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano that is about one million years old. It stands at 13,803 feet (4,207.3 meters) above sea level, and when measured from its oceanic base, it is 33,000 ft (10,000 m) tall, making it the tallest mountain in the world.
Por John McPhaul
Del 8 al 10 de agosto de 2019, los líderes indígenas celebraron el primer Congreso Nacional Indígena (CONGRESO INDÍGENA NACIONAL - COIN) en San Antonio de Belén, en las afueras de San José, Costa Rica, donde siete de las ocho naciones indígenas costarricenses se reunieron para discutir los desafíos que enfrentan la población indígena en el país.
By Dev Kumar Sunuwar
On August 9, 2019, Indigenous Peoples observed the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples with gusto and fanfare around the globe. Meanwhile in Nepal, putting a halt to a 24-year-long practice of ceremonial traditions of celebrating the day, Indigenous people this year observed in the streets as part of their ongoing protest against the government’s move to slash civil service reservation quotas legally preserved for marginalized communities.
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