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://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/nordisonline/status/1360040953549967362 BEATRICE BELEN: FIGHTING WITH UNWAVERING COURAGE Betty is an Indigenous woman leader from the Uma people in Lubuagan, Kalinga in the Cordillera region. A member of Innabuyog – An Alliance of Indigenous Women’s Organizations in the..
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..
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..
Global Indigenous Peoples organization Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) denounces the recent murder of Tumandok village chief Julie Catamin and the brutal attack against Angelo Karlo Guillen, one of the legal counsels of the Tumandok tribe members who..
This petition is now closed. We, Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI), Narasha Community Development Group (NCDG) and the Maasai peoples in Kitet community, are calling for support to the plight of the Maasai peoples in defending their ancestral..
For as long as the State continues to abandon Awa territories, historical exclusion and violence will persist to the detriment of Awa peoples’ physical, cultural, and spiritual well-being. On February 21, an illegal armed group that operates..
Background and Objectives Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, attacks against Indigenous Peoples have intensified in several countries as governments and businesses continue with their control and exploitation of lands and resources. Indigenous women are targeted for leading their..
