By Edson Krenak Naknanuk (CS Consultant)
"The Amazon is dirty, our rivers and fish are contaminated, everyone is sick. We no longer feel safe in the forest, in our home.” -- Alessandra Munduruk, Munduruku Mother
The Yanomami, Munduruku, and Kayapo Peoples share how the Bolsonaro government is worsening their situation and threatening the forest and human rights in Brazil in this three part article series. Part one focuses on Yanomami Peoples.
By Jess Cherofsky (CS STAFF)
“We are caribou people. Caribou are not just what we eat; they are who we are. They are in our stories and songs and the whole way we see the world. Caribou are our life. Without caribou we wouldn’t exist.” -Sarah James, Gwich’in Elder
Fecha límite para presentar propuestas: 12 de febrero 2021
Países elegibles: México, Guatemala, Belice, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panamá, Bolivia, Perú, Colombia, Ecuador, Nepal, el norte de la India, Botswana, Namibia y Sudáfrica.
El Fondo de Medios Comunitarios Indígenas
Deadline for Submission: February 12, 2021
Eligible countries: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Nepal, north-east India, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.
Indigenous Community Media Fund
Por Teresita Orozco (CS STAFF)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Contact: Bernadette Demientieff,
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By Teresita Orozco (CS STAFF)
On December 17, 2020, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres appointed Pablo Mis, Maya Q’eqchi’ from Laguna Village, Toledo District, Belize, to the Advisory Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples. This is the first time that an Indigenous representative from Belize is appointed to the Board of the Fund.
Cultural Survival anuncia el financiamiento otorgado a cinco radios comunitarias Indígenas y organizaciones de mujeres para la adquisición de equipo transmisor y/o complementario para radios en México, Guatemala y Perú en el año 2020 como parte del proyecto de Subvenciones a Radios Comunitarias Indígenas. El total otorgado fue de $20,000.
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