Edson Krenak Naknanuk (Krenak), Brazil Program Manager, is an Indigenous activist, writer, and scholar from Brazil. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Legal Anthropology at the University of Vienna, Austria. Since 2019, Edson has been supporting Cultural Survival's programming in Brazil as a key strategic region. As an accomplished writer, his work has received significant acclaim. He is the recipient of the 10th Tamoios National Prize for Indigenous Writers for his book "O Sonho de Borum." His tale, "Kren and Pockrane, Why There Are Not Twins among the Krenak People," is featured in the UNICEF-nominated anthology "Nós: Antologia de Contos Indígenas," among other academic publications on Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous perspectives on Just Transition, and climate issues.
His global advocacy is reflected in his leadership roles with several international organizations, including:
Edson is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, English, and learning Krenak and German. Contact Edson at edson.krenak@cs.org.
[WASHINGTON, D.C., AUGUST 2020] -- Brazil has blocked an Indigenous woman from addressing the Organization of American States Permanent Council during the O.A.S. Inter-American Week for Indigenous Peoples (August 5-12, 2020). We condemn this deplorable, dangerous act.
The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is observed on August 9 each year to promote and protect the rights of Indigenous Peoples around the world. The date commemorates the first United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations meeting in Geneva in 1982.
Cultural Survival reconoce y apoya a las radios comunitarias Indígenas que son el medio principal para informar, educar, motivar y organizar a las comunidades Indígenas en sus propios idiomas, con pertinencia cultural y con los conocimientos propios y saberes para prevenir y accionar ante la pandemia COVID-19. Las radios siguen cumpliendo con responsabilidad comunicacional a pesar de los riesgos que esto representa para los comunicadores y comunicadoras.
Cultural Survival recognizes and supports Indigenous community radio stations that inform and support their communities in their own languages with culturally relevant information to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Many community radio stations are continuing the responsibilities despite the risks that this pandemic represents for journalists and broadcasters. Indigenous community radio stations are often the only lifelines during emergencies and they have proven to be essential.
By Erica Belfi and Danielle DeLuca
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.