M ar c h 201 3 V olum e 37 , Issue 1 Board of Directors President & board Chair
Sarah Fuller
Vice Chairman
Vincent Nmehielle (Ikwerre)
Treasurer
Nicole Friederichs Clerk
Jean Jackson Karmen Ramírez Boscán (Wayúu) Duane Champagne (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa) Laura Graham Steve Heim James Howe Edward John (Tl’azt’en) Cecilia Lenk Pia Maybury-Lewis Les Malezer (Gabi Gabi) P. Ranganath Nayak Stella Tamang (Tamang) Jeff Wallace Che Philip Wilson (Nga-ti Rangi) FOUNDERS David & Pia Maybury-Lewis Cultural Survival PO Box 381569 Cambridge, MA 02238 t 617.441.5400 f 617.441.5417 www.cs.org 2769 Iris Ave., Suite 101 Boulder, CO 80304 t 617.441.5400 f 617.441.5417 5ª calle 14-35, Zona 3 Apartamento 202 Edificio Las Tapias Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, 09001 Cultural Survival Quarterly
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Coke Salish by Sonny Assu (Ligwilda'xw of the We Wai Kai First Nation, British Columbia). Duratrans and Light box. 24” x 35”. 2006. (See page 4 to see more of Sonny Assu's work.)
F e at u r e s
10 Keeper of the Knowledge
Agnes Portalewska Interview with Cultural Survival Board Member Che Wilson (Nga-ti Rangi Tribe, New Zealand).
12 The Electronic Drum
Mark Camp and Agnes Portalewska Indigenous language loss is occurring all over the world. Concerned communities are using many methods including community radio as an effective tool in revitalizing their languages.
18 Piecing Together Ma-ori, Word by Word
Erin McArdle In reversing language decline, the Ma-ori of New Zealand have achieved what many communities hope for. Community radio has played a major role in this monumental effort.
20 Making Waves: Hawaiian Language On The Air
Kaimana Barcarse The Hawaiian people’s storied history of using technology to better their lives and their language.
22 Wishing on “Shooting Stars”
Cara Dukepoo A Hopi radio station in northern Arizona reignites the Hopi language.
24 Yva Poty Rising
Eric Michael Kelley In the early morning of November 20, 2012, Paraguayan national police entered an Avá-Guaraní community in eastern Paraguay armed with an eviction notice.
27 Change Is in All of Us
Danielle DeLuca Our final installment about December 21, 2012 and what it means for the future.
Departments 1 Executive Director’s Message 2 In the News 4 Indigenous Arts Challenging Tradition, Challenging Pop Art: Sonny Assu 6 Women the World Must Hear Being Idle No More: The Women Behind the Movement 8 Rights in Action Rights Talk: Q’eqchi Maya Communities Meet Across Borders 26 Bazaar Artists Enabling Women to Live the Life They Choose: Women’s Work 28 Take Action Take action with Maya communities in Belize as they assert their right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent in the wake of oil exploration.
On the cover
iDrum (Red)iscovery #3, 2009 by Sonny Assu. Acrylic on deer hide 18” diameter. Image courtesy of the artist and the Equinox Gallery Photo Credit: Chris Meier.