Last Updated on August 9, 2014
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples was first proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1994 as an event that would be marked every year throughout the first “International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People.” In 2004–the same year IC Magazine was founded–the Assembly proclaimed a Second International Decade to be signified as a “Decade for Action and Dignity”.
Over these ten years, the Indigenous Peoples Movement has grown exponentially (no thanks to the United Nations). What was once a scattered global patchwork of 50 Indigenous Nations struggling for their rights now stands as a network of more than 500 Nations. From the Mi’kmaq to the Maasai to the Mapuche, all Indigenous Peoples are stepping forward to defend their lands and rights and the legacies they have inherited; to reclaim what has been lost; to replace what has been forgotten; to remove what has never really served anyone.
It is the single greatest struggle the world has even seen. Sadly, as we often point out at IC, most people never get to learn about these front-line struggles because the world’s media only covers a tiny fraction of them.
That’s the whole reason we started IC back in 2004. Since then, we’ve arguably covered more on the Indigenous Peoples Movement than the world’s top 20 progressive, independent media outlets combined–all on a shoestring budget.
Now we’re attempting to expand our operations to fulfill our responsibility to fully and completely cover the Indigenous Peoples Movement.
As a volunteer-driven publication, we cannot do this alone. We are depending on our readers and everyone else that supports Indigenous Peoples to support this important work. We have just eleven days left to reach our goal!
Please stand with us, if only on this International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
The future of IC Magazine is in your hands!
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Across the world right now, Indigenous peoples are facing a renewed assault on their lands, rights, and ways of life.
From extractive industries pushing deeper into ancestral territories, to governments rolling back hard-won protections,
the threat is global—and it is growing.
What makes this moment especially dangerous is how little attention it receives.
Stories like this are disappearing in real time. Mainstream media
barely covers it and the coverage is fragmented. The public is left without the context
needed to understand what is truly at stake.
That is exactly why IC Magazine exists..
For more than 20 years, IC has reported on Indigenous struggles worldwide — consistently, independently, and without compromise.
We don’t follow news cycles; we trace patterns. We don’t sensationalize; we provide context.
And when the world looks away, we stay focused.
But this work is increasingly difficult to sustain.
We refuse to lock our reporting behind a paywall. We don’t sell access through subscriptions.
And we don’t answer to advertisers. IC Magazine survives solely because readers like you choose to
support independent Indigenous journalism.
Please donate today if you can. Every contribution helps us to continue this crucial work.
Thank you,
John Ahni Schertow
Founder and Editor in Chief
