Category: Migrant Indigenous

A community organizer and former farmworker talks about the unique pressures on Indigenous migrant farmworkers from Mexico, particularly in California, where they represent a quarter of the agricultural workforce.…Continue reading‘If You Speak an Indigenous Language, You Are Treated as Less’: Migrant Indigenous Farmworkers Feel Deportation Threat

On May 1, International Workers’ Day, CBDIO staff, in collaboration with other organizations and community members, participated in the Fresno and Madera marches to honor those who have lost their lives under ICE custody and operations, reaffirm the fight for justice, demand better working conditions, and encourage civic engagement in the upcoming elections. Messages in support were shared in multiple languages to ensure that all communities could be heard. …Continue readingVoices of California’s Immigrant Indigenous Workers

“The ongoing invisibility and misrepresentation of Indigenous Migrant communities has consequences for the community…as Indigenous migrants navigate racialized systems that often lack culturally competent services,” said CIELO, an Indigenous women-led non-profit organization that works with Indigenous communities in Los Angeles.…Continue readingReport Separates Indigenous Migrants from ‘Hispanic/Latino’ Labels

After decades of pressure from farmworkers and their allies, California launched a statewide system to warn communities before they’re exposed to toxic pesticides. But health concerns remain.…Continue readingCalifornia Farmworker Communities Win the Right to Be Notified of Pesticide Applications in Advance (originally published on Mar. 26, 2025)

Earth Overshoots its Resources for 2026 in: 0Years 0Months 0Days 0Hrs 0Mins 0Secs This article is originally published at: Mixed-status Families | California Immigrant Data Portal For more in-depth information…Continue readingThe Mixteco/Indígena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) is a key grassroots organization working to support, organize, and empower Indigenous migrant communities in California’s Central Coast region – including Indigenous migrant youth

Los Angeles County is home to many diverse Indigenous Migrant communities from what is now known as Mexico and Central America however data and reports on Latinx immigrant communities as a whole often obscures and effectively erases these communities in their analysis. A newly released report, “Indigenous Migrants in Los Angeles County” provides an opportunity to learn more about these diverse communities through the work of Comunidades Indigenas en Liderazgo (CIELO), an Indigenous women-led community-based organization, and preliminary research conducted by CIELO and the USC Equity Research Center. Community data gathering efforts such as survey data from CIELO’s outreach events offer a unique opportunity to better understand the diversity of Indigenous Migrant communities throughout Los Angeles County.…Continue readingINDIGENOUS MIGRANTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY