Cultural Survivor

Since 1972, Cultural Survival has been a strong advocate for the rights of Indigenous Peoples, helping them to achieve self-determination and maintain their unique cultures and political strength. Cultural Survival aims for a future that acknowledges and respects the fundamental rights of Indigenous Peoples, celebrating their vibrant cultures that are intricately linked to their lands, languages, spiritual practices, and artistic expressions, all grounded in self-determination and self-governance.

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‘Canadian Companies Destroy in the Name of Canada’

2 months ago | culturalsurvival.org | Brandi Morin

Government and industry will do whatever it takes to push through mining projects, but Indigenous opposition is strong in the heart of the AndesBy Brandi Morin (Cree/Iroquois), Photos by Ian WillmsIn this series, we’ve sought to tell the stories of Indigenous Peoples standing, largely alone, against the forces of government and industry.
Bullets and Beatings Support Canadian Mines

2 months ago | culturalsurvival.org | Brandi Morin

Canada has finalized negotiations on a free trade deal with Ecuador, but claimed human rights protections ring hollow in light of alleged state repression. By Brandi Morin (Cree/Iroquois), Photos by Ian WillmsThe mist rolls through Las Pampas as Juan Carlos Carvajal Silva, president of the ‘collective defenders of water and life’ in this remote community, sits on a wooden stump near the hilltop church, overlooking the village he has sworn to protect.
Indigenous Resistance to a Made-in-Canada Mine

Feb 13, 2025 | culturalsurvival.org | Brandi Morin

By Brandi Morin (Cree/Iroquois), Photos by Ian WillmsThe morning sun filters through the jungle canopy as brothers Freddy and Marcos Ankuash walk along a slope behind the ecological tourism center in Maikuaints territory. Here, deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon, they’re about to engage in an ancestral Shuar ritual.
A Canadian Mining Giant vs. the Guardians of the Amazon

Feb 6, 2025 | culturalsurvival.org | Brandi Morin

By Brandi Morin (Cree/Iroquois). Photos by Ian WillmsAround the world, mining operations have deepened poverty in Indigenous communities and destroyed traditional livelihoods, leaving environmental devastation in their wake. The spear in Domingo Antun’s hand catches the late afternoon sun as he greets us at the entrance to Maikuaints territory. The wooden shaft, carved from native palm, stretches seven feet in the air. “Do not be afraid,” he says in Spanish, his other hand extended in welcome.
Miskitu Leaders in Nicaraguan Delegation Asking for Temporary Protection Status for Nicaraguans from the United States Government Due to Ongoing Human Rights Abuses

Jan 21, 2025 | culturalsurvival.org | John McPhaul

By John McPhaulFaced 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.
Destroying Green to Produce "Green Futures": Seeking Alternatives to Copper Mining through Community-led Tourism Plans

Oct 31, 2024 | culturalsurvival.org | Bobbie Chew Bigby

By Bobbie Chew Bigby (Cherokee)In mid-October 2024, Panamanians from across the country poured out into the streets, echoing the protest movement from exactly this time last year that had brought much of Panama to a standstill in late 2023. These citizens were making known their calls for social and economic reforms in the country, including specific assurances for the social security system for retirees and pensioners.
Report Warns Santacruz Silver of Serious Human Rights Violations at Bolivia Mine ahead of AGM

Sep 16, 2024 | culturalsurvival.org | Paulina Personius

Reposted from EarthworksBy Paulina PersoniusLast week, Indigenous leaders from the Ayllu Acre Antequera in Bolivia, together with the organizations Qhana Pukara Kurmi, Cultural Survival, and Earthworks, submitted a report to the Canadian mining company Santacruz Silver (SCS) ahead of its Annual General Meeting today in Vancouver. In 2021, SCS acquired the Bolívar Mine in the Department of Oruro in Bolivia from the Swiss mining company Glencore.
Tahua’s Visions for the Future: Fighting for Community Tourism over Lithium Extraction

Sep 3, 2024 | culturalsurvival.org | Bobbie Chew Bigby

By Bobbie Chew Bigby (Cherokee)The communities that comprise Marka Tahua in southwestern Bolivia have always stood as the stewards of one of the most unique and extreme landscapes on earth, the Uyuni Saltflat.
The Road to Tahua: Journeying to Heart of the Lithium Triangle via Sacred Salt Flats

Aug 7, 2024 | culturalsurvival.org | Bobbie Chew Bigby

By Bobbie Chew Bigby (Cherokee Nation) Lebanese-American author and poet Khalil Gibran is noted for his words declaring that, “There must be something strangely sacred in salt. It is in our tears and in the sea.” Indeed, extraordinarily diverse cultures and faiths the world over have long viewed salt with reverence and as a central part of life, survival, economy, and ceremony.
Reclaiming Sovereignty Through Salt and in Spite of Extraction: A Journey to Ayllu Yaribay

Jun 11, 2024 | culturalsurvival.org | Bobbie Chew Bigby

By Bobbie Chew Bigby (Cherokee)Traveling south of the Bolivian capital La Paz—considered to be the capital city at the highest elevation in the world—the Andean highland plains provide stunning landscapes of verdant, grassy hills in some parts and rocky mountainous outcrops in others.