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| type = [[Non-governmental organization]]
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| founded_date = 1972
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| location = [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[United States]]
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| revenue = [[United States dollar|US$]] 1,249,153 (2009)
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'''Cultural Survival''' (founded 1972) is a [[Non-profit organization|nonprofit group]] based in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States|US]], which is dedicated to defending the [[human rights]] of [[indigenous peoples]].
'''Cultural Survival''' (founded 1972) is a [[Non-profit organization|nonprofit group]] based in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], United States, which is dedicated to defending the [[human rights]] of [[indigenous peoples]].


==History==
==History==


Cultural Survival was founded by anthropologist [[David Maybury-Lewis]] and his wife, Pia,<ref>[http://www.credoreference.com/entry/routsca/maybury_lewis_david_h_p Credo Reference - Maybury-Lewis, David H.P. b. 1929, Hyderabad, Pakistan]</ref> in response to the opening up of the Amazonian and South American hinterlands during the 1960s, and the drastic effects this had on Indigenous inhabitants. It has since worked with Indigenous communities in Asia, Africa, South America, North America, and Australia, becoming the leading US-based organization defending the rights of Indigenous Peoples around the world. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cultural Survival also has a satellite office for the Guatemala Radio Project in Guatemala. As of 2012, Cultural Survival had a four-star rating from [[Charity Navigator]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=10875 |title=Cultural Survival |publisher=Charity Navigator |access-date=8 December 2012 |archive-date=9 December 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6ClvCveCc?url=http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=10875 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Cultural Survival was founded by anthropologist [[David Maybury-Lewis]] and his wife, Pia,<ref>[http://www.credoreference.com/entry/routsca/maybury_lewis_david_h_p Credo Reference - Maybury-Lewis, David H.P. b. 1929, Hyderabad, Pakistan]</ref> in response to the opening up of the Amazonian and South American hinterlands during the 1960s, and the drastic effects this had on Indigenous inhabitants. It has since worked with Indigenous communities in Asia, Africa, South America, North America, and Australia, becoming the leading US-based organization defending the rights of Indigenous Peoples around the world. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cultural Survival also has a satellite office for the Guatemala Radio Project in Guatemala.<ref name=cnav/>
As of 2022, Cultural Survival had a four-star rating from [[Charity Navigator]].<ref name=cnav>{{cite web |url=http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=10875 |title=Cultural Survival |publisher=Charity Navigator |access-date=8 December 2012 |archive-date=29 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229181109/http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=10875 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==PONSACS==
<!---PONSACS and Program on Nonviolent Sanctions and Cultural Survival redirect here. If the heading changes, please change these redirects. --->
The [[Program on Nonviolent Sanctions in Conflict]] (PNS), a research division of Harvard's [[Center for International Affairs]], was created by [[Gene Sharp]] in 1983.<ref name=memoriam>{{cite web | title=In Memoriam: Gene Sharp, 1928–2018| website=Weatherhead Center for International Affairs | url=https://wcfia.harvard.edu/publications/centerpiece/spring2018/in_memoriam | access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> Its focus was the use of nonviolent [[international sanctions|sanctions]] as a substitute for violent interventions. Sharp also founded the independent non-profit [[Albert Einstein Institution]] (AEI) a few months later, which became the funding body for the Program.<ref name=aei1983>{{cite report| url=https://www.aeinstein.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1983-1988.pdf| title=The First Five Years: 1983–1988 and Plans for the Future: President's report| publisher=The Albert Einstein Institution| date=1988| access-date=26 April 2021| archive-date=29 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529064222/https://www.aeinstein.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1983-1988.pdf| url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1995 (some years after Sharp's departure) PNS merged with Cultural Survival, creating the Program on Nonviolent Sanctions and Cultural Survival (PONSACS). PONSACS focussed on "nonviolent alternatives for the preservation of all peoples and their cultures", flourishing for ten years before eventually closing in 2005.<ref name=memoriam/>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official|https://www.culturalsurvival.org/}}
*{{cite web | title=Program on Nonviolent Sanctions and Cultural Survival | website=SourceWatch | date=1 July 2005 | url=https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Program_on_Nonviolent_Sanctions_and_Cultural_Survival}}


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[[Category:Organizations based in Cambridge, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Organizations based in Cambridge, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Indigenous rights organizations in North America]]
[[Category:Native American organizations]]
[[Category:Anthropology organizations]]
[[Category:Anthropology organizations]]
[[Category:Ethnology]]
[[Category:Ethnology]]

Latest revision as of 05:28, 31 December 2023

Cultural Survival
Founded1972
TypeNon-governmental organization
FocusIndigenous rights
Location
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Websiteculturalsurvival.org
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Cultural Survival (founded 1972) is a nonprofit group based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, which is dedicated to defending the human rights of indigenous peoples.

History

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Cultural Survival was founded by anthropologist David Maybury-Lewis and his wife, Pia,[1] in response to the opening up of the Amazonian and South American hinterlands during the 1960s, and the drastic effects this had on Indigenous inhabitants. It has since worked with Indigenous communities in Asia, Africa, South America, North America, and Australia, becoming the leading US-based organization defending the rights of Indigenous Peoples around the world. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cultural Survival also has a satellite office for the Guatemala Radio Project in Guatemala.[2]

As of 2022, Cultural Survival had a four-star rating from Charity Navigator.[2]

PONSACS

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The Program on Nonviolent Sanctions in Conflict (PNS), a research division of Harvard's Center for International Affairs, was created by Gene Sharp in 1983.[3] Its focus was the use of nonviolent sanctions as a substitute for violent interventions. Sharp also founded the independent non-profit Albert Einstein Institution (AEI) a few months later, which became the funding body for the Program.[4]

In 1995 (some years after Sharp's departure) PNS merged with Cultural Survival, creating the Program on Nonviolent Sanctions and Cultural Survival (PONSACS). PONSACS focussed on "nonviolent alternatives for the preservation of all peoples and their cultures", flourishing for ten years before eventually closing in 2005.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Credo Reference - Maybury-Lewis, David H.P. b. 1929, Hyderabad, Pakistan
  2. ^ a b "Cultural Survival". Charity Navigator. Archived from the original on 29 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b "In Memoriam: Gene Sharp, 1928–2018". Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. ^ The First Five Years: 1983–1988 and Plans for the Future: President's report (PDF) (Report). The Albert Einstein Institution. 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
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