Indigenous rights: Maya in Belize, San in Botswana both get ambiguous...
On June 28 in Belize, the High Court delivered a verdict in favor of customary Maya land rights. Less than a month later, on July 21, an ocean away, the High Court in Botswana ruled against San water...
View Article“Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth” Documentary Showcases Mayan Ideology
“The Maya have the belief that the world has already begun to purify itself.” Amid massive clearances of Mexican jungle to make room for cattle grazing, and the building of gold mines that poison the...
View ArticleGrantee Spotlight: Fundación Tradiciones Mayas
Fundación Tradiciones Mayas, or Maya Traditions Foundation (FTM), works with Maya women and their families in Guatemala. FTM helps preserve the ancient technique of back strap weaving and the knowledge...
View ArticleMaya Debunk “Doomsday” Myth
By Nick Pelosi In May 2012, a Reuters survey found that 10 percent of respondents believe rumors that the Mayan calendar predicted the end of the world on December 21, 2012. According to this article...
View ArticleGrantee Highlight: Sarstoon-Temash Institute for Indigenous Management
by Nick Pelosi In 1994, the Belizean government established Sarstoon-Temash National Park (STNP) on territory belonging to Indigenous Mayan and Garifuna communities. The park encompasses 13 different...
View ArticleBelize Government Ignores Maya Land Rights, Grants Oil Permits to US Company
The Belize government has issued permits to US Capital Energy and is allowing the company to proceed with oil development activities on Maya land, despite the fact that the United Nations Human Rights...
View ArticleIndigenous Peoples in Belize Demand FPIC, File Lawsuit Against Government, US...
On July 24, Andres Bol, an Indigneous resident of Crique Carco village, Belize, stood in front of a room of 115 Mayan villagers, and delivered the following message: “I want to be clear here that we...
View ArticleKaqchikel Leader Killed in Guatemala
Reposted from Cultural Survival Juan de Leon Tuyuc Velasquez (Kaqchikel Maya), a former guerrilla commander during Guatemala’s 1960-1996 civil war, was killed on January 15, 2014 in Solola by unknown...
View ArticleUS Capital Energy Ignores Belize’s Supreme Court
In April 2014, Belize’s Supreme Court ruled that the issuance of permits for oil drilling in Sarstoon-Temash National Park was irrational, unreasonable, and a breach of the UNDeclaration on the Rights...
View ArticleMaya People of Southern Belize Endorse Consultation Framework for FPIC
Brief History In 2011 the Toledo Alcaldes Association endorsed the final draft of the Alcaldes Bill which was presented to the Ministry of Local Government of Belize. At the time, the said Ministry...
View ArticleVisiting the Ixil Triangle and Uncovering its History with Community Radios
Reposted from Cultural Survival Haga clic aquí para la versión e español Guatemala has a sad history for the Mayan people. The civil war tore its population and left a veil of fear that has taken...
View ArticleGrantee Highlight: Cultural Survival’s Community Radio Project
First Peoples Worldwide recently funded a grant to Cultural Survival to support a community radio initiative in Guatemala. Along with their sister organization, Sobrevivencia Cultural, Cultural...
View ArticleIncreasing Numbers of Unaccompanied Indigenous Children Fleeing to the United...
by Britnae Purdy The recent surge in immigrants coming from Central America to the United States has been causing quite the media frenzy, as politicians argue over ways to address the flow and locals...
View ArticleBolstering Legitimacy of Consultation Processes
In August 2014, a Guatemalan court ruled that Indigenous Peoples’ “right to information and consultation” must be respected “before granting any kind of mining permits”, and that an exploration...
View Article#NativeEats Recipe: Indigenous Hot Kakaw
By Gabriela Arevalo Photo Credit: Cafe Kakaw With the cold weather approaching, this Indigenous Hot Kakaw recipe comes from the diverse Maya people of southern Mexico to Northern Central America. They...
View Article14 Grantees to Celebrate in 2014!
Happy Holidays from First Peoples Worldwide! As 2014 comes to a close, we are honored to share just a few of the Indigenous organizations that our Keepers of the Earth Fund supported this year....
View ArticleIndigenous Women as Development Practitioners: conducting equality-driven...
By Elizabeth Gunggoll The encroachment of Western culture on Indigenous communities has posed a myriad of consequences for Indigenous peoples – Indigenous languages are increasingly endangered; western...
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