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For a more in depth look into specific examples of Indigenous video, and online media, follow this blog series. It is a four-part series, so keep checking this page for updates:
August 9th marks the International Day of the World's Indigenous People, started by the UN in 1994. To celebrate, we're launching this page devoted to Indigenous media.
Many of the 370 million Indigenous people on our planet are forced to continue their fight for human rights, self-determination, reconciliation, land rights, corporate accountability, and environmental justice. Though the international community has begun to value Indigenous cultures, knowledges, and ways of life (recently the UN invited 3,000 Indigenous people to share solutions for the environmental crisis), their struggles are largely left out of mainstream media.
More and more, Indigenous activists, communities, and advocates are using mobile phones, blogging, mapping, online video, Twitter, even media art to garner international support for local struggles - something even more crucial when governments are ignoring or infringing on human rights.
This page seeks to compile videos, resources and spark debate, as well as connect geographically dispersed efforts. Help us make this a living, breathing resource by:
•Sharing relevant blogs, videos, twitter feeds, and resources on groups using media for change
•Watching, sharing and posting Indigenous media
•Taking action - see resources on this page
*Important: This is a sampling of some of the efforts we've come across - please add more in the comments field below.
*For more updates follow: intern Teague Schneiter on Twitter, hashtag #indigenous, and introducing new hashtag #indigenousmedia.
INDIGENOUS MEDIA ONLINE
International:
 Isuma TV
Free internet video portal for global Indigenous media (by Igloolik Isuma)
Tribal Channel
Online TV from global Indigenous advocacy group Survival
North America:
Plateau Peoples Web Portal
Online archive and platform for open curation and distribution of cultural materials.
Latin America:
 Video Nas Aldeias
Online video portal by and for Indigenous groups in Brazil
Asia Pacific:
IndigiTube
Online forum to showcase the work of remote Indigenous filmmakers
Mukurtu Wumpurrarni-Kari Archive
Digital archive by the Warumungu community in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory Australia
Nyurru-Warnu
Online Media Archive of Warlpiri Media Association
 Engage Media
Video sharing site with a dedicated channel for Indigenous media
Africa and Europe to come!
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SPOTLIGHT ON INTERCONTINENTAL CRY
Intercontinental Cry is an online magazine by John “Ahniwanika” Schertow (of Haudenosaunee and European descent) that provides news, videos, urgent action alerts and petitions on "the most pressing and under-reported indigenous struggles from around the world."
The video section includes interviews, lectures, documentaries, and community-produced videos. Here are two highlights:
 Soy Defensor de la Selva (I am a Defender of the Rainforest) was filmed, edited, and directed by the Sarayaku community in southern Ecuador and tells the story of how the community organised to confront an Argentinian oil company.
 13 Indigenous Grandmothers is a conversation with 'Grandma Aggie,' the eldest living member of the Takelma Indians of southwest Oregon, about a global alliance of Indigenous elders.
Coming Soon...
 GLOBAL CRISIS MAP - an upcoming world map of pressing Indigenous struggles.
Take action and stay connected: follow Intercontinental Cry on Twitter or via RSS
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PERU: WEB 2.0, PROTESTS AND SOLIDARITY
Amazonian Indians in Bagua, Peru, have been protesting President Alan Garcia's plan to develop land belonging to Indigenous communities of the Amazon. On June 5th, violent clashes erupted between Amazonian Indians and the police resulting in injuries, deaths and the reported disappearance of hundreds of activists. Alberto Pizango, leader of Indigenous organisation AIDESEP, has called the government's actions "genocide." For complete coverage, see the bilingual blog Peruanista.
Since then, solidarity marches have taken place all over the world. DigiActive recently reported on a mapping campaign of the global protests started by the Chilean indigenous think-tank CEPPDI.
 Hollywood actor Q'orianka Kilcher (of Quechua and Swiss descent) has started the organisation On-Q Initiative, which is asking for donations of video cameras to distrbute to youth in the Peruvian Amazon.
Donate to the Youth 4 Truth Video Camera Campaign
Follow Q'orianka on Twitter
Read More Hub blog post on Social Media and Online Technologies for Indigenous Rights in Peru
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BLOGS/TWITTER FEEDS
BLOGS:
Indigenous Issues Today
Contemporary debates and resources
Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Committee (IPACC)
Network of 150 Indigenous organisations in 20 African countries focused on advocacy
Censored News and Blog Radio
Indigenous and human rights news
The Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples
(by Amnesty International - Canada)
Survival International
The only international organisation supporting tribal peoples worldwide
TWITTER:
Twitter Groups: Indigenous
indigeneity
"Social justice, news, and updates concerning Indigenous peoples"
indigenous_news
"Making sure you stay informed of Indigenous News and other critical issues"
Native American Embassy
"Bridging Nations, Peoples, Cultures & Traditions"
Indigenous Mapping Network
"A dynamic, supportive, professional network for Indigenous/Native American/First Nations/Tribal/Aboriginal map and GIS enthusiasts"
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TAKE ACTION on International Day of the World's Indigenous People:
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A big thanks to Sameer Padania, Priscila Néri, Caitlin Clay, and Opal Tometi for their support with this page
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Comments
Mapping protests
By Carlos R. on Aug 12 09
Thank you for linking to my article in DigiActive... I think it is a great Idea to increase the use of maps, a lot of the issues for indigenous causes seeking solidarity to their struggles are due to the lack of geographic information: people in other places have no way of relating spatially to the causes because many times general purpose maps ignore remote areas were many of these struggles happen.
Mapping is central to educating and gathering support.
Children dying of cold in Peru
By Juan Arellano on Aug 9 09
Hi, maybe it's not something directly related to indigenous movements, but I'd like to mention about the indigenous children that are dying of cold in Puno and other regions of Peru. I've written about that for GV (http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/05/28/peru-freezing-temperatures-in-p... and http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/08/03/peru-deaths-due-to-cold-tempera...) but I think that there is a great need to raise awareness on this because it is a real shame that year after year happens the same and no government in Peru takes any action to give this a real solution.
Giving a helping hand (donations, volunteering work, etc) is good but an structural change in how the government faces this will be better. This year there is almost 500 deaths and the worst of winter is yet to come. Please help us spread these facts and maybe peruvian leaders feel pressed to take some action. Thanks.
Reply: Children dying of cold in Peru
By Teague Schneiter on Sep 14 09
Thank you for sharing those resources. Q'orianka Kilcher has been spreading the word about this via Twitter, and I would encourage us all to do the same, because as far as I know no major actions have been taken. A blog by Barbara Drake, an American expatriate living in Lima, has a lot of interesting pieces on this topic. She recently posted one called "Deadly Negligence: Peru’s Red Cross & Cold Deaths in Andes" which discusses the Peruvian Red Cross negligence to consider this an emergency. Also, the BBC wrote about the issue back in July, which probably helped somewhat to push it beyond the blogosphere. If anyone has any further infomation or calls for action, please post! Rural children are dying from pneumonia and the common flu due, and more deaths are preventable with national or international assistance.
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Teague Schneiter
WITNESS Intern
Reply: children dying of cold Peru
By Barbara Drake on Mar 13 10
Teague --
Glad you're pushing this issue. I huffed & puffed about it last year, along with other bloggers in Peru (including Juan A.) and then winter came and went, and no real action was taken. Summer is coming to an end here in Peru, and I suspect winter 2010 will another deadly one for the children of the high Andes.
Medical interventions are badly needed to reach the communities around Puno during the winter. Many communities live several days' walk from the nearest medical center. Any NGOs / emergency aid groups that are looking to help this winter should seriously consider bringing medical professionals (and equipment) up to the sierra. Once the children get pneumonia up there, it's not enough to send them woolly sweaters. They need nebulizers & medicine.
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