Indigenous Women Changemakers

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  Indigenous Women Changemakers: Vicky Tauli-Corpuz

  uploaded by: Cultural Survival

  channel: Indigenous Women Changemakers

  Vicky Tauli-Corpuz (Igorot Kankanaey, Philippines), a long-time activist and UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, shares her experience with successes of small, local groups reaching out to the international community to collaborate in better defending their rights.… Read more

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  Indigenous Women Changemakers: Joan Carling

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  channel: Indigenous Women Changemakers

  This program is dedicated to Joan Carling, an activist from the Kankanaey people of the Philippines. She has served as an Expert Member on the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues during 2014 and 2016, and as the Secretary General of the Asia Indigenous Pact.… Read more

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  Indigenous Women Changemakers: Dawn Lavell-Harvard

  uploaded by: Cultural Survival

  channel: Indigenous Women Changemakers

  Dr. Dawn Lavell-Harvard (Anishinaabe, Canada) explains how the concerns that have been labeled as “women’s issues” are in fact central to the progress of Indigenous rights. Often, concerns such as domestic abuse, schooling, and healthcare are often sidelined in favor of focusing on issues that are seen as more universal. Dr.… Read more

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  Indigenous Women Changemakers: Dalee Sambo Dorough

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  channel: Indigenous Women Changemakers

  Dr. Dalee Sambo Dorough (Innuit, Alaska, USA) discusses her early engagement in the politics of Indigenous Peoples land rights, and shares her insight into why the defense of land merits extra international legal attention. She urges leaders to have optimism, and take “the long view” approach to making progress in the protection of Indigenous rights.

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  World Conference on Indigenous Women - First from Community to Attend Conference

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  channel: Indigenous Women Changemakers

  World Conference of Indigenous Women 2013

  Rafaela Buillard of Marsabit, Kenya

  When Indigenous women like Raffaella Bulyaar of the Maasai people are able to attend global conferences, they are able to bring useful information back to their people in order to further discuss and learn ways to grow as a community and defend their human rights.

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  Ending Violence Against Women - Remembering Sarah Baartman

  uploaded by: Cultural Survival

  channel: Indigenous Women Changemakers

  November 25th is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Cultural Survival remembers Sarah Baartman, a Khoikhoi woman who, under Dutch colonization of her homeland, was taken captive and coerced to participate in public shows and medical examinations which relied on a falsified science of racial difference.… Read more

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  A Long Road Ahead for Indigenous Women on International Women's Day

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  channel: Indigenous Women Changemakers

  March 8th is International Women's Day-- a time to celebrate the many accomplishments of women, as well as to discuss strategies to further their empowerment and to achieve gender equality.… Read more