Cultural Survival

Cultural Survival is a nonprofit in the states that empowers Indigenous Peoples' to assert their rights to self-determination and sustain their lands, cultures, and vital ecosystems that are essential to the health of our planet and all living beings. Cultural Survival holds observer status at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and Convention on Biodiversity and has a network of partnerships with Indigenous communities spanning over 70 countries on 6 continents. It's estimated that Indigenous territories contain 80 percent of the earth’s biodiversity and hold unquantified megatons of sequestered carbon. For Indigenous Peoples, conservation of biodiversity is an integral part of their lives, but the environments they maintain are increasingly under assault from extractive industries such as mining, oil exploration, logging, and agro-industrial projects. Indigenous Peoples resist this invasion with tremendous courage and skill, but their protests are too often ignored by governments and corporations. Cultural Survival works to amplify Indigenous voices and decision-making through grants, capacity building, advocacy programs, and Indigenous communications. Anyone around the world can join Cultural Survival, but it's best suited for residents of the U.S. Get started by signing up for their newsletter and following them on social media. You can also donate, volunteer, apply for an internship or job, and attend a Bazaar.