By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Sunuwar, CS Staff)
With COVID-19 cases decreasing, everyday life has finally resumed in Nepal. Just seven years ago, Nepal was reeling from a massive earthquake that killed and injured thousands. One of the worst-hit areas after the earthquake and its aftershocks was Rasuwa, home to a community of pastoralist Tamang Indigenous Peoples.
By Monica Coc Magnusson (Q’eqchi Maya, CS Staff)
Come learn about the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) and how it can aid in your advocacy efforts and put pressure on the U.S. government to respect Indigenous Peoples’ rights. We invite Tribal members in preparation for the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination’s Review of the United States in August 2022.
Today 4pm ET/ 1pm PT! Panelists will discuss how climate change affects Indigenous women, sharing experiences of implementing solutions to climate change through land management, resilient food systems, & innovative approaches to economies.
Indigenous women from the Arctic on what they are doing in their communities to combat climate change. Join the conversation!
Violence against Indigenous environmental and human rights defenders is rampant worldwide. Indigenous Peoples experience criminalization on a daily basis just for defending their lands and territories. Join us in this panel to learn more about it.
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.
