In commemoration of the International Women’s Day on March 8, the Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI), together with Foro Internacional de Mujeres Indígenas (FIMI), International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), and Land Rights Now organized the webinar,..
Moderator: Lucy Claridge, Senior Counsel, Head of Strategic Legal Response Centre, Forest Peoples Programme Speakers: Daniel Kobei, Ogiek Peoples Development Programme, Ogiek Community, Kenya Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Indigenous Peoples Rights International & Tebtebba Foundation, former UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of..
“Land is life. Indigenous women will cease to exist if their lands and territories are destroyed. We were able to protect and nurture our lands, territories and resources for many generations through self-determination, deciding on what is good..
image from: https://hrdworldsummit.org/portfolio-item/lolita-chavez/ LOLITA CHAVEZ IXCAQUIC: CONTINUING FIGHT FOR K’ICHE FROM A DISTANCE Lolita is a member of the Council of the K’iche Peoples for the Defence of Life, Mother Nature, Lands and Territories (CPK), a council of..
image from: https://campanhademulher.org/sonia-guajajara/ SONIA GUAJAJARA: BRINGING THE INDIGENOUS STRUGGLE TO A BROADER ARENA “Indigenous Peoples have suffered from historical processes of prejudice and racism that for a long time delegitimized our voice in the public sphere. However, with..
image from: https://twitter.com/FlourishDiverse/status/1274990509166145540 EUNICE KEREXU: FIGHTING FOR INDIGENOUS EDUCATION AND TERRITORY Eunice Kerexu is one of the indigenous women leaders of Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do Brasil (APIB), the biggest national indigenous movement in Brazil. She and coordinates..
image from: https://amazonwatch.org/news/2014/0919-why-i-march-we-need-to-leave-the-oil-in-the-ground PATRICIA GUALINGA: DEFENDING TERRITORIES AMID THREATS Patricia is an indigenous leader from the Kichwa community of Sarayaku, in the Ecuador Amazon region. She has been the national and international spokesperson of their community in their..
image from: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-indigenous-award/brazilian-indigenous-leader-wins-robert-kennedy-rights-award-idUSKBN2772VR ALESSANDRA KORAP: LEADING THE WAY FOR THE MUNDURUKU TRIBE Alessandra Korap is a Munduruku indigenous woman leader from Indigenous Reserve Praia do Índio in the Brazilian Amazon who fearlessly defends their rights to demarcation and their..
image from: https://www.facebook.com/whiteandblueslu/photos/sarah-dekdeken-secretary-general-of-cordillera-peoples-alliance/10162250560545387/ SARAH DEKDEKEN: CONTINUING FIGHT AMID ATTACKS “Land is life. Indigenous women will cease to exist if their lands and territories are destroyed. We were able to protect and nurture our lands, territories and resources for many..
image from: https://kodao.org/teacher-rose-kabataang-guro-ng-mga-lumad/ ROSE HAYAHAY: DEFENDING INDIGENOUS RIGHTS THROUGH EDUCATION “Indigenous peoples want to study; they want to be educated. But they don’t have schools in their communities.” Rose Hayahay, a native of Davao de Oro, is a 23-year-old..
