The Indigenous Peoples Movement is a collective of Indigenous activists, organizers, tribal leaders, social entrepreneurs, artists, educators, innovators, youth leaders, and change-makers who are working to build the collective power of Indigenous Peoples, communities and Nations.
By John McPhaul
The Costa Rican government in mid November 2018 named Guillermo Rodríguez Romero, a Bribri attorney from the Talamanca village of Suretka, as ambassador to Bolivia. Rodríguez, the first of three Indigenous Costa Ricans who have joined the ranks of Costa Rica’s attorneys, speaks both Spanish and Bribri and has 40 years of experience defending the rights of Indigenous Peoples. Rodríguez has distinguished himself especially in promoting the creation of a department of Indigenous education within the Department of Education.
INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FORUM ON CLIMATE CHANGE
OPENING PLENARY STATEMENT
24TH CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, (COP 24)
DECEMBER 2, 2018, KATOWICE POLAND
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.
