By John McPhaul
Faced with President Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations, two Miskitu Indigenous leaders are part of a Nicaraguan delegation asking the United States government to let Nicaraguans who are in the U.S. in exile stay with an extension of Temporary Protection Status (TPS) due to the human rights abuses meted out by the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murrillo.
By Ellen Moore. Reposted from Earthworks.
By Xiting Tong (CS Intern)
“Resisting the ‘avalanche’-like encroachment of the lithium mining industry is not only a collective fight in the community, but most importantly, it is a fight in one’s own heart and mind,” says one of the participants of the agricultural projects in Girau.
Cultural Survival and our partner organizations in Nepal, including Nepal Tamang Women Association, Newa Misa Daboo, Sunuwar Women Society, Indigenous Women's League Nepal (IWL Nepal), and National Indigenous Disabled Women Association Nepal (NIDWAN), submitted an alternative report on the situation of Indigenous women’s rights in Nepal for the 90th session of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), which will take place in Geneva from February 3rd to 21st, 2025.
The Mapuche Tehuelche community of the Lof Pailako in Chubut, Argentina, are facing forced eviction from their ancestral lands.
Camila Paz Romero (Quechua), Keepers of the Earth Program Assistant, was born in Chile and lives in Wallmapu, the ancestral territory of the Mapuche Peoples. She has worked with several organizations advocating for Indigenous rights, the protection of their territories, and Mother Earth. Camila holds a degree in Anthropology from the Austral University of Chile and an International Diploma in Design and Management of Public Policies based on the Rights of Indigenous and Afro-descendent Peoples. Her work has centered on amplifying Indigenous voices, particularly youth and women, in national and international instances, such as the United Nations, to ensure their full and effective participation in decision-making and policy development processes. She currently follows and actively participates in the discussions on climate change and biodiversity. Contact Camila at camila.romero@
Tara Moses, a citizen of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and of Muscogee Creek descent, is an accomplished director and award-winning playwright. She is a co-founder of Groundwater Arts and #BINGE. Her extensive work across various theater companies includes commissions from Audible, Red Bull Theater, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, among others. Recent directing projects span notable venues such as Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., and American Indian Community House in New York.
By Diana Pastor (Maya K'iche', CS Staff) and Belén Iñiguez (CS Staff)
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.