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Read more about Cultural Survival Announces Keepers of the Earth Fund for Indigenous Peoples

Today, Cultural Survival, an Indigenous Peoples’ rights advocacy organization based in Cambridge, MA, publicly announced its administration of the Keepers of the Earth Fund, a small grants fund designed to support Indigenous Peoples’ advocacy and community development projects. This much needed resource fund was established in 2005 by nonprofit First Peoples Worldwide, which is closing its doors with the retirement of its president and founder, Rebecca Adamson in June 2017.

Read more about Urgent: Take Action to Protect Bears Ears National Monument

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Take Action to Protect Bears Ears National Monument

Members of Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, Ute Mountain Ute, & Uintah Ouray Ute Tribes are leading a call to protect the Bears Ears national monument in Southern Utah in the face of Donald Trump’s threats to remove its newly designated protected status.

Read more about African Court to Deliver Landmark Judgment on Ogiek Community Land Rights Case Against Kenyan Government

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Read more about Tiverton, RI, to Host International Indigenous Artists at 17th Annual Bazaar

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Contact: Jess Cherofsky// 617 . 441 . 5400 x 15 // jess@cs.org

Read more about Plymouth, MA to Host International Indigenous Artists

International non-profit organization Cultural Survival, known locally and worldwide for its work to promote Indigenous Peoples’ rights, will hold its annual Indigenous arts Bazaar in Plymouth for the second year on Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24 from 11am-6pm at DCR Pilgrim Memorial State Park.

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Read more about Argentina: Harvard “Pauses” Investments in Certain Fossil Fuels

After years of pressure from students and community groups, in April 2017, Harvard University announced that it will “pause” its investments in certain fossil fuel interests - including minerals, oil, and gas - citing the pressing problem of climate change as a reason to reevaluate their investment portfolio.

Read more about The Menominee Nation Takes on the Back Forty Mine Project

The Menominee Nation is working tirelessly to spread the word about its NoBack40 Initiative, which aims to combat the Back Forty Mine Project - a project threatening sacred land and the environment, in particular the Menominee River.

Read more about Indigenous Rights Radio at the 2017 UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

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Cultural Survival, Inc. is a non-profit organization with federal 501(c)(3) status. FEIN 23-7182593.

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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.

Our Mission

Cultural Survival advocates for Indigenous Peoples' rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures and political resilience, since 1972.

Our Vision

Cultural Survival envisions a future that respects and honors Indigenous Peoples' inherent rights and dynamic cultures, deeply and richly interwoven in lands, languages, spiritual traditions, and artistic expression, rooted in self-determination and self-governance.

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