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Miguel Cuc (Maya Kaqchikel), Accounting Associate, is from Sololá, Guatemala, a region where despite many faces of discrimination, Indigenous Peoples have held on to their traditions, clothing, language, and culture. Miguel speaks Kaqchikel, Spanish, and continues to learn English. He is currently studying at Universidad de San Carlos to get a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Auditing. He is also a student at Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, to become an English teacher. For five years, he has worked at an NGO which strives to raise families out of poverty. Miguel loves nature and is an avid hiker and swimmer. Contact Miguel at miguel.cuc@cs.org

By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar), CS Staff

Tamang Indigenous Peoples, along with other local community members in Lapsiphedi (Bojheni) village in Shankharapur municipality in the northeast Kathmandu valley, are continuing their peaceful protest against a hydroelectric transmission line and power station. At the end of December 2022, they formed a committee demanding the relocation of the Tamakoshi-Kathmandu transmission line and substation.

February 11 marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a day to celebrate the contributions that Indigenous women and girls make to the fields of science and technology. It is also a movement that aims to promote the full and equal participation of women and girls in the scientific community. Integral to this movement are Indigenous women who are the holders of generations of Traditional Knowledge and the best stewards of biodiversity.

In Kapsokwony, located in Bungoma County, Kenya, lives Emmanuel Kiplimo (Ogiek), an Indigenous young man concerned about his community’s lack of access to education and health services. Emmanuel’s Cultural Survival Indigenous Youth Fellowship focused on community radio production to promote health, education, and gender inclusion. His concerns were rooted in the lack of response from the government. The Kenyan government’s healthcare and education services in the country are not reaching his community. 

The Securing Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the Green Economy (SIRGE) Coalition stands with the Apache Stronghold in demanding that Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) – Indigenous Peoples’ right to give or withhold consent on projects that impact or potentially impact them – is honored. FPIC flows from Indigenous self-determination as articulated in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and should be honored as such.

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