Indigenous Peoples' Rights: Interview with Yana Tannagasheva

This podcast episode is dedicated to the rights of Indigenous peoples.Yana Tannagasheva, an activist with the International Committee of Indigenous Peoples of Russia, speaks with Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial about the challenges currently faced by Indigenous peoples in Russia.- The risk of physical annihilation through involvement in Russia's criminal war against Ukraine,- The criminalization of human rights movements,- The persecution of independent activists,- The use of pro-government Indigenous organizations to promote Russia’s agenda on international platforms.The episode was narrated by Eddie Rosen.Listen to the original episode in Russian: 00:00 start00:30 new wave of repression01:20 Indigenous organizations were added to the list of extremist organizations03:30 we need to support the community at the grassroots level, and continue to inform the world 04:10 the crossroad of big business and indigenous traditional activities 05:30 One example of Russia’s bad influence on UN structures and mechanisms07:00 About the language08:20 about the Russian Association's of Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON) influence on the overall agenda at the UN09:50 Russia remains a prison to indigenous peoplesThe Russian government is using Indigenous peoples, is using RAIPON, to achieve its goals, which are to secure territories, extract mineral resources, and continue influencing the international community and enriching itself at the expense of Indigenous peoples.