Indigenous peoples

Slow Food and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat to Bolster Livelihoods of Mountain People

11 December 2018

Slow Food and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, hosted by FAO, have signed an agreement to improve the livelihoods of mountain people, with special focus on Cordillera’s mountain community in the Philippines.

Land Rights Now – Mougli Delcid Rivera – Nahua Pipil People, El Salvador

30 November 2018

Mougli is an indigenous Nahua Pipil youth from El Salvador. With support from her family, Mougli is fulfilling a dream of hers by attending university to study agronomy, something that she hopes will enable her to help her community adapt to the changing world.

Land Rights Now – Rolando Diego Manzano Rada – Aimara people, Chile

27 November 2018

Rolando Diego Manzano Rado is an indigenous Aimara man from Visiviri in Chile’s north. A vet and a llama and alpaca breeder, Rolando wants to stop the drain of youth from his community and is hoping that a political change will be the catalyst needed to revitalise his home and entice the emigrated youth to return.

Land Rights Now – Claudia Azucena Sánchez Cortez – Pipil people, El Salvador

26 November 2018

Claudia is a Pipil woman from El Salvador, an inidgenous people fighting for rights within their country. Despite the difficulty that they face, Claudia has noticed a change within her community, as more and more members are standing up for their rights, with a real belief that they can and will effect change.

Indigenous Peoples Paving the Way: High-Level Expert Seminar at FAO

23 November 2018

Indigenous Terra Madre Network Representatives from Kyrgyzstan and Russia participated at the High-Level Expert Seminar on Indigenous Food Systems, held November 7-9, 2018, at FAO headquarters in Rome.

Land Rights Now – Fabiana De Jesus Santiago – Kirirí people, Brazil

22 November 2018

Fabiana De Jesus Santiago is a Kirirí woman from Brazil. She has long fought against the challenges that her people face, and continues to represent her culture and fight work on the development of her community, through education and social justice.

Land Rights Now – Muna Asous – Burin, Palestine

15 October 2018

Muna Asous is 18 years old, living in Burin, Palestine. She dreams of a future in which she can walk around her village without fear, free from the dangers posed by land grabbers and a large military presence. Read how she built a small community of youth to salvage deserted land, and defend the land rights of her people.