Associação Xavante Warã (Xavante Warã Association, AXW) released the following statement on November 3, 2019. Em português
Associação Xavante Warã (Xavante Warã Association, AXW) released the following statement on November 3, 2019. Em português
By Dev Kumar Sunuwar
On October 30 - November 2, 2019, Purdue University in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA, hosted a four-day conference to celebrate the world’s Indigenous languages by raising awareness among universities and other actors about the global movement for Indigenous language revitalization and promotion.
By John McPhaul
The Costa Rican Superintendency of Telecommunications (SUTEL by its Spanish acronym) issued instructions to award two projects in the amount of $47.9 million to bring telephone and internet services to 14 Indigenous territories in the Atlantic and South Zone of the country.
By Elder Dr. Dave Courchene (Nii Gaani Aki Inini – Leading Earth Man)
Ki Ta Ski Naw Conference, University of Winnipeg, Canada, November 9, 2019
It has been just over a month since I joined Cultural Survival. I just returned from an inspiring trip to Guatemala, meeting with our staff, our partners, and local Maya Indigenous leaders and wanted to share some reflections with you.
By Victor Maquin
Communication is a human right and is a fundamental element for the exchange of knowledge and information, in the pursuit of sustainable development of the people of Abya Yala. Knowledge makes us free and ignorance makes us slaves by denying our freedom of expression and the free exchange of thought, promulgated in international law. These ideas were promoted during the International Summit of Indigenous Communication, which was held on October 10-12 in Cusco, Peru, within the framework of the UN International Year of Indigenous Languages.
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UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz undertook an official mission to the Republic of Congo at the invitation of the Congolese government on October 14-October 24, 2019 and recently released her final report. The purpose of the mission was to assess progress made in the implementation of Indigenous rights.
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