CULTURAL SURVIVAL INC
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Mission Statement
Cultural Survival advocates for Indigenous Peoples rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures and political resilience, since 1972. We envision a future that respects and honors Indigenous Peoples inherent rights and dynamic cultures, deeply and richly interwoven in lands, languages, spiritual traditions, and artistic expression, rooted in self-determination and self-governance.
About This Cause
Cultural Survival partners with Indigenous communities to defend their lands, languages, and cultures. We assist them in obtaining the knowledge, advocacy tools, and strategic partnerships they need to protect their rights. When their governments don't respond, we partner with them to bring their cases to international commissions and courts, and we involve the public and policy makers in advocating for their rights. In addition, Cultural Survival offers the most comprehensive source of information on Indigenous Peoples on the planet with our award-winning magazine, the Cultural Survival Quarterly. Our Current Programs: Indigenous Rights Radio Program: Cultural Survival’s Indigenous Rights Radio Program is strengthening Indigenous Peoples’ capacity to claim their rights by increasing awareness and understanding of international human rights mechanisms, through community media and community exchanges. Cultural Survival is producing an innovative new radio series to inform Indigenous listeners about their rights and working with communities to develop their own guidelines, based on their unique experiences and cultural perspectives, to build capacity, reinforce self-determination, and assist communities to organize to defend their rights. Advocacy Program: Cultural Survival's Advocacy Program launches international advocacy campaigns with Indigenous communities whose right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent is being violated by agribusiness and extractive industries. Community Media Program: Community radio is an essential medium for information sharing, language revitalization and cultural survival in Indigenous communities. Our program works to legalize community radio in Guatemala by pressing for reform of Guatemala’s telecommunications law; produces and distributes quality radio programs that strengthen and sustain indigenous language, music, and civic participation; trains volunteers in journalism, lobbying, content creation, script-writing, and Internet use; builds local capacity to sustain the project. Indigenous Artisan Bazaar Program: The Cultural Survival Bazaar Program works to strengthen Indigenous cultures by providing a venue for the sale of art and crafts made by Indigenous artisans. The sale of crafts perpetuates the artistic traditions which are culturally significant to many Indigenous communities, provides capital to Indigenous communities, and provides sustainable income to individual artisans and their families. Since 2006, the Cultural Survival Bazaars have generated over 3 million dollars for Indigenous artisans, performers, fair trade, and other projects benefiting Native communities. The Cultural Survival headquarters is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and satellite offices are located in Guatemala and Colorado.