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Young Indigenous Activists Fight to Save Their Languages and Cultures | United Nations
During the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, young activists discuss their lives and efforts to preserve their languages and cultures.
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Indigenous radio is ‘backbone’ of our communities
Broadcasting in indigenous languages connects these communities to culture and at times provides important information that can save people’s lives.
That’s the opinion of Rhianna Patrick, a journalist from the Torres Strait Islands, located in the western Pacific.
On World Radio Day this Sunday, 13 February, she calls for more funding for Indigenous broadcasting.
But first, Ms. Patrick explains to Julia Dean from the UN Country Team in Australia why radio is such a good way of communicating with Indigenous communities.
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Xochimilco, in the heart of Mexico City, is home to the ‘chinamperos,’ farmers who have used indigenous techniques to grow food for centuries. Today, their way of life is under threat from environmental degradation, urban expansion and climate change.
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For thousands of years, Inuit communities have relied on and cared for Pikialasorsuaq, a unique polynya spanning the waters between Canada and Greenland.
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This story highlights one woman, Minata Bassinga and how she was able to go from feeding her children one meal per day to three. Bassinga and her community are a powerful testament to the resilience, innovation, and leadership of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in Burkina Faso.