Module 1: weblog 5 (Chantal Drolet)

Center for Indigenous Cultural Survival

Indigenous communities around the world are creating programs of significant value to cultural preservation and indigenous empowerment.

Resources available:

• Links to projects around the world
  • Examples:
    • Amazon / rainforest conservation
    • USA / support for undergraduate and graduate studies for indigenous people
• Newsletter

Links to other sites:

1. Center for World Indigenous Studies
2. Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS
3. University of Oregon Native American Initiative

Usefulness for research on Indigenous knowledge, media, and community reality:

This site offers an opportunity for indigenous people to participate and strengthen their local communities. It enables the examination and understanding of various strategies and techniques that create a space for the survival of culture and life as understood by global Indigenous communities.

Address: http://cics.uoregon.edu/