Regions Calling: Russia’s Indigenous Activists Assemble in Berlin - The Moscow Times

Hello and welcome to Regions Calling, your guide to developments from beyond the Russian capital by The Moscow Times.

MT’s special correspondent Leyla Latypova traveled to Berlin last week for the Indigenous Vision forum, which brought together some of the leading Indigenous voices from Russia and allies from the U.S., Europe, Central Asia and Oceania.

For this week’s edition, Latypova spoke with conference organizers and attendees to understand where Russia’s Indigenous rights movement sits on the global political stage.

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BERLIN — Dozens of Indigenous activists from Russia and allies from around the world gathered in Germany’s capital last week for the second annual Indigenous Vision Forum.