Cultural Survival and Indigenous Peoples: A Partnership for Human Rights
Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Established in 1972, Cultural Survival is a Cambridge-based non-profit group dedicated to defending the human rights particularly the right to cultural independence of indigenous peoples. Along with the indigenous peoples that they serve, the organization works toward a future where the dynamic cultures and human rights of the indigenous peoples around the world are respected and honored.
All of Cultural Survival’s work is based on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, a fundamental document that spells out the distinctive rights of indigenous peoples. Their rights include the right to live on and use their ancestral lands; to self-determination including the right to informed consent over the use of their traditional territories by outsiders; and to keep their culture alive including the right to be recognized as a people, among others.
Cultural Survival has worked and continues to work with the United Nations and its bodies as well as human rights and indigenous organizations worldwide. The non-profit organization also has a consultative status with the United Nations, thus, strengthening its position as one of the leading bodies working for the benefit of indigenous peoples.
Of all the work that Cultural Survival conducts, its most important is its partnerships with indigenous communities in the defense of their cultures, lands, and languages. Their partnerships cover several aspects including obtaining knowledge, skills and tools; bringing their cases to national and international venues; and advocating their rights to public and policy makers. Their database and magazine (Cultural Survival Quarterly) are also recognized as one of the most comprehensive sources of reliable information about indigenous peoples.
Cultural Survival has partnered with numerous tribal peoples across Asia, Africa, Australia and North America. From the tribes in the Amazon rainforest, the reindeer herders in Mongolia, and the aboriginal peoples in Australia to the Native Americans in the United States and Canada, Cultural Survival will be there to help.
All of Cultural Survival’s work is based on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, a fundamental document that spells out the distinctive rights of indigenous peoples. Their rights include the right to live on and use their ancestral lands; to self-determination including the right to informed consent over the use of their traditional territories by outsiders; and to keep their culture alive including the right to be recognized as a people, among others.
Cultural Survival has worked and continues to work with the United Nations and its bodies as well as human rights and indigenous organizations worldwide. The non-profit organization also has a consultative status with the United Nations, thus, strengthening its position as one of the leading bodies working for the benefit of indigenous peoples.
Of all the work that Cultural Survival conducts, its most important is its partnerships with indigenous communities in the defense of their cultures, lands, and languages. Their partnerships cover several aspects including obtaining knowledge, skills and tools; bringing their cases to national and international venues; and advocating their rights to public and policy makers. Their database and magazine (Cultural Survival Quarterly) are also recognized as one of the most comprehensive sources of reliable information about indigenous peoples.
Cultural Survival has partnered with numerous tribal peoples across Asia, Africa, Australia and North America. From the tribes in the Amazon rainforest, the reindeer herders in Mongolia, and the aboriginal peoples in Australia to the Native Americans in the United States and Canada, Cultural Survival will be there to help.
