3 12 40 http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/47fea79aa939c97b325ee5bea0cb9211.pdf 2ad23003bdefa9e0bc7c6e1c5524343d PDF Text Text BOLIVIA Curacas and Jilakatas Recover their Authority 'Wonum from differenl regions will be mee1ing and working together to solve ow common problems" Indigenous Women Organizing National Encounter For more informa· lion pleose contact: Coordinodora de Mujeres lndigenas de Bolivia Ca sillo 23 15 La Pa z, Bolivia Tel: (592)(2) 36 99 63 Fax: (592)(2) 39 13 65 26 The First National Encounter oOndlgenous women of Bolivia w1ll be held from June21-23. 19931nthehiStorlcaiTiwanalru. ThiS encounter IS the culmination of two years ofgrass roots community organlzlng by Bolivian women. The encounter IS being organlzed by the Coordinating Commtsslon of lndlgenous Women of Bolivia whiCh IS made up of the following organl7.atlons: Centro de Dtscusl6n Ideol6gica de Ia Mujer Aymara (COlMA), Organl7-aci6n de Mujeres Aymaras del KoUasuyu (OMAKl. Coordlnadora de Mujeres Jndigenas del Benl (CMIB). Federacl6n Nactonal Campeslna Bartollna Stsa (FNMCBS).MujeresPastorasdelaAsoclacl6n de Crtadores de Camellda and Asoclacl6n Nactonal de Mujeres Radlallstas (ANRCINB). The Coordlnaung CommiSSion of Jndlgenous women ofBollv!a IS a member of the CoordlnaungCommtsslonofWomenofSouth and Meso America and of CONIC. More than 600 delegates are expected to partlclpate. Two representaUves from SAIIC w1ll be attending the encounter as observers. 'The strength ofthts encounter IS that women from different regions w1ll be meeung and working together to solve our common problems." sa!dAllcla Canavlrt(Aymara).President of the Coordlnaung Commission of lndlgenous Women of Bolivia. Financial support IS needed. On December 7. 1992. the first AssemblyoOndlgenousAuthorltlesoftheSouthern Altiplano was held to define the function of Indlgenous communal authorities. ThiS assembly, organb:ed by the ReglonaiFederatlonofSouthernAltlplanoFarmers (FRUTCAS). took place In Tomave. In the Potosi region of Bolivia. The attendees emphasl?.ed the necessity for Curacas (prtmary traditional leaders) and Jllakatas (those In secondary positions) to regain the authority they had years ago. "With the traditional leaders In place we did not have as many problems. But since the government Imposed political authorities (Corregidores) and agents In charge of the Cantons. problems multiplied. resulung In confllctamongbrothers.·theattendeesstated. The regional delegates noted that tradltlonaUytheindlgenousauthorltleshadmalntalned a harmonious relationship between nature and the local populations. They concerned themselves with such tssues as assurIng that evexyone within their jurtsdlction maintain orderly and dlgn.Ul.ed life. However, In recent times the role of these leaders has been reduced to organlzlng community festivals and carnivals. The local attendees explained that traditional authorities dlstlngu!Shed themselves In their own communities by their attire. CuracasandJilakataswore a poncho, a Uuch'u (hat) and a ceremonlal cane. These leaders were the only ones who could dress In thiS manner, thuscommandlngrespect. Source: Aqu~ Bo!Ma Dec. 18, 1992 Abya Yala News � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 7, nos. 1 &amp; 2, (Winter/Spring 1993) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bolivia: Indigenous Women Organizing National Encounter Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Bolivia: Indigenous Women Organizing National Encounter Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1,2 Pages 26 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring/Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note The Coordinating Commission of Indigenous Women of Bolivia will hold the First National Encounter of Indigenous Women of Bolivia on June 21-23, 1993 in Tiwanaku. Attachment Title Indigenous Women Organizing National Encounter.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Bolivia Indigenous women http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/c88ac723a2d39cf3f5fc56478ad26a28.pdf 20524393ce119ad990fe6c37d3566997 PDF Text Text BOLIVIA Curacas and Jilakatas Recover their Authority 'Wonum from differenl regions will be mee1ing and working together to solve ow common problems" Indigenous Women Organizing National Encounter For more informa· lion pleose contact: Coordinodora de Mujeres lndigenas de Bolivia Ca sillo 23 15 La Pa z, Bolivia Tel: (592)(2) 36 99 63 Fax: (592)(2) 39 13 65 26 The First National Encounter oOndlgenous women of Bolivia w1ll be held from June21-23. 19931nthehiStorlcaiTiwanalru. ThiS encounter IS the culmination of two years ofgrass roots community organlzlng by Bolivian women. The encounter IS being organlzed by the Coordinating Commtsslon of lndlgenous Women of Bolivia whiCh IS made up of the following organl7.atlons: Centro de Dtscusl6n Ideol6gica de Ia Mujer Aymara (COlMA), Organl7-aci6n de Mujeres Aymaras del KoUasuyu (OMAKl. Coordlnadora de Mujeres Jndigenas del Benl (CMIB). Federacl6n Nactonal Campeslna Bartollna Stsa (FNMCBS).MujeresPastorasdelaAsoclacl6n de Crtadores de Camellda and Asoclacl6n Nactonal de Mujeres Radlallstas (ANRCINB). The Coordlnaung CommiSSion of Jndlgenous women ofBollv!a IS a member of the CoordlnaungCommtsslonofWomenofSouth and Meso America and of CONIC. More than 600 delegates are expected to partlclpate. Two representaUves from SAIIC w1ll be attending the encounter as observers. 'The strength ofthts encounter IS that women from different regions w1ll be meeung and working together to solve our common problems." sa!dAllcla Canavlrt(Aymara).President of the Coordlnaung Commission of lndlgenous Women of Bolivia. Financial support IS needed. On December 7. 1992. the first AssemblyoOndlgenousAuthorltlesoftheSouthern Altiplano was held to define the function of Indlgenous communal authorities. ThiS assembly, organb:ed by the ReglonaiFederatlonofSouthernAltlplanoFarmers (FRUTCAS). took place In Tomave. In the Potosi region of Bolivia. The attendees emphasl?.ed the necessity for Curacas (prtmary traditional leaders) and Jllakatas (those In secondary positions) to regain the authority they had years ago. "With the traditional leaders In place we did not have as many problems. But since the government Imposed political authorities (Corregidores) and agents In charge of the Cantons. problems multiplied. resulung In confllctamongbrothers.·theattendeesstated. The regional delegates noted that tradltlonaUytheindlgenousauthorltleshadmalntalned a harmonious relationship between nature and the local populations. They concerned themselves with such tssues as assurIng that evexyone within their jurtsdlction maintain orderly and dlgn.Ul.ed life. However, In recent times the role of these leaders has been reduced to organlzlng community festivals and carnivals. The local attendees explained that traditional authorities dlstlngu!Shed themselves In their own communities by their attire. CuracasandJilakataswore a poncho, a Uuch'u (hat) and a ceremonlal cane. These leaders were the only ones who could dress In thiS manner, thuscommandlngrespect. Source: Aqu~ Bo!Ma Dec. 18, 1992 Abya Yala News � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 7, nos. 1 &amp; 2, (Winter/Spring 1993) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bolivia: Curacas and Jilakatas Recover their Authority Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Bolivia: Curacas and Jilakatas Recover their Authority Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1,2 Pages 26 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring/Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note Indigenous leaders assemble to try to restore the power of Indigenous authorities. Attachment Title Curacas and Jilakatas Recover their Authority.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Bolivia Curacas FRUTCAS Jilakatas http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/8f10c2bd9328d69e7ef136c5d53ecf2a.pdf 451a7d265044ec62097a775ddc4db939 PDF Text Text MESO AMERICA 117 Year Old Nahuat Dies in El Salvador Anastacio Esquino, Center, surrounded by his family in a piciU!c taken last year. He died in April at age 117 in his home village of San Ram6n, Department of Son.sonau:. AnaslaCio Esquino was a Nahuat who survived lhe 1935 massacre in which lhe Salvadornn army killed 30,000 lndjans following a rebellion againstlhe large land owners. At 117 he was one of lhe oldest men in lhe world. His wife died in 1991 atlhe age ofl09. His son Adrjan Esquino, left foreground, is head of lhe National Indigenous Association of El Salvador (ANIS). Condolences and messages of solidarity can be sent to: AN IS Antigua Aduana Ferria 5·1 Sonsonate, El Salvador Second Encounter of Indigenous Press ThesecondEncounterofthelnternatJonal Committee of the Indigenous Press took place 1n Mexico City from Aprtl 25-27. The purpose of the meeting was to continue the process of decolon.lzatlon ofthe media and to launch the First Continental OJDce of the Indigenous Press. The International Committee IS made up of the following publications: Nabguana. the Kuna Un.ldos por Nabguana newsletter (Panatna);Abya YalaNews, theSAIICjoumal (USA): Etnlas (Mexico): Communlcattons Autoc/Uones (Canada). and as an observer Unldad Indigena. the ONlC newspaper (Colombia). The International Indian PressAgency (AlPIN) also partlctpated tn the encounter. Vol 7 Num 1 & 2 AlPIN IS thetl.rst continental attempt to present an accurate Image of Indigenous people and to professionally report on Indigenous ISsues from an Indigenous perspective. AlPIN IS now Inviting open participation of Indigenous people who have been practicing journalism In various media: radlo, video, newspaper. electronic man. For further Information please contact: AlPIN Calle Madero 67·611 Colonia Centra Mexico Mexico, OF 06000 Mexico Tel: 576-50-99 Fax: 761-85-73 33 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 7, nos. 1 &amp; 2, (Winter/Spring 1993) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Meso America: 117 Year Old Nahuat Dies in El Salvador Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Meso America: 117 Year Old Nahuat Dies in El Salvador Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1,2 Pages 33 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring/Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note An Nahuat man, Anastacio Esquino, died at the age of 117 years in April 1993 in his home village. Anastacio Esquino survived the 1935 massacre at the hands of the Salvadoran army. Attachment Title 117 Year Old Nahuat Dies in El Salvador.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] El Salvador Nahuatl http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/23dfde267c57e077bd7b244d5ae0b631.pdf 9012cf6306a74be0ac610898514f929b PDF Text Text SAIIC ACTIVITIES A Word From SAnc•s Board, Staff and Volunteers BegtnnJng wWt thJs cssue. we are tnau· gura.ttng two new sectttms ofour newsletter. In thJs column. we would like to offer you news aboutSAHC. and someoftheman.y actiJJ/tfes In which our board members are engosed. SADC has been In exiStence now for ten years. The decade ends thls year. which the United Nations has declared the "Year of the World's Indigenous Peoples". Along with many other Indlgenous peoples. o.garuzations. and their allJes throughout the contl· nent, SADC's goal In 1992 was to ratse public awareness of what Colwnbus' "discovery" meant. and continues to mean, to the 45 mJliJon Indigenous people throughout the continent. Yet our work has always had a longterm focus. as the struggle for Indigenous self-determlnaUoniSongotng. In 1993, weare looking forward to the Second Continental Encounteroflndlgenous Nations and Organizations (see article page 8). as well as taktng the time. after a decade of o.gantztng. to engage In a process of self-assessment. o.ganl7.ational development. and strategiC planrung In relation to the current situation of Indigenous people today. Changes are taktng place lntemally as we look ahead toward the next ten years and- SAIIC's role In the work ahead . Isidro Garcia. Quechua from Ecuador and SADC's accountant, IS working closely with Kimberly Rosa. the new development coordlnator and Daniela Spiwak, the new office manager. to Improve our Internal structures In order to address the Increase In demand for lnforma- 38 tion and enlarged scope of our networking activities. Jim Freeman IS coordlnating the production of the SADC newsletter. renamed Abya YalaNewsasofthlsiSSuelnhonorofthe name given by the Kuna people of Panama to thls continent. And Rosa Alegria IS coordlnat• tng SAIIC's growing volunteer base and ed.lt· tng Notldas de Abya Yala. the Spanish version of Abya Yala News. The SADC Women's PrOject IS happy to announce the publication of Daughters of Abya Yala. thenewestSADCpubllcatlon.Any assiStance In marketing the book IS welcome. so Ifyou know of any bookstores In your area that may be Interested Incarrying it. please let us (and them) know. SAIIC's board members continue to partiCipate 1n many events and actiVIties of note. Xlhuanel Huerta has been working with the Public Media Center In order to develop a campaign for Increasing SADC's v!Sibillty. Wara Alderete and Gina Pacaldo will be attendlng the National Conference of Indigenous Women In BoliVIa, June 21-23. GuUiermo Delgado will be representIng SAIIC at the European Conference on lndlan Questions. taktng place In Norway July 14-17. He will be offertng a workshop there on the networking actlv!ty oflndlgenous peoples of the American continent. He will subsequently be attendlng the U.N.'s WorkIng Group on Indigenous Populations In Geneva. July 19-30. at whiCh meeting we hope the final Declaration of Principles and Rights of Indigenous Peoples will be approved (see article page 5). Abya Yala News �SAIIC ACTIVITIES Letters From Our Readers NUo Cayuqueo represented SAIIC at the meeting of the Continental Caordlnat.lng Commission 1n Mexlco.ln preparation for the Second Continental Encounter. NUowas also present at the United Nations Development Project meeting In New York on AprU 23rd. to dlscusslntellectuaJ property rtghts In relation to Indigenous peoples. NUo and Wara were both present at the Indigenous health Confer· ence In Canada (see article page 11). Carlos MaJbeth IS working with NUo on the Spanish language radlo program which SADC broadcasts through community radio stations in South and MesoAmerica. LucUene ura Whitesell and her husband Ted have moved to WISCOnsin. where Ted wtU be teach· ~ngGeogJaphyattheUn!versltyorwiSCOnstn. Good luck to both of them. AveryspeclalthanksiS!nordertoone of our most tireless volunteers. Billy R Trice. Jr.. who has been faithfully providing us with much·necded office assiStance on a regular basiS. Just as many other people and non· proOt organll' A~tions. we are currently facing dllllcult economic circumstances. While we arelaokll'lgforwardtotheprospectsforchange and bnprovement In the situation of lndlg· enous people world-wide. there IS much work that needs to be done. (And aU of our office s ta.fl' mentioned earner only adds up to the equivalent of 3 paid fuU-Ume positions.) As always. any conlr!butions of ume, expertiSe. matertals. and/or money are gratefully ap· prectated. as are your feedback and responses to our work. Vol 7 Hum 1 & 2 In future i55ues we would like to devote port of lhis se<tion to printing some feedbock from you, our reoders. We are eopecially interested in any news of your own work on behalf of Indigenous peoples, ond if you have found the information here useful for that end. · We are also open to any ather feedbock or information you would like to send us, and look forward to printing as much of the material that we receive as possible. So, thanks again for your support, and looking forward to hearing from yaul SAIIC's Statement of Purpose SAIIC's aim Is to p ro mote peace, social justice and the full partlclpatlon of Indian people In decision making processes affecting their lives. To this end SAIIC p ursues the following goals: 0 To provide Information to the people In the u.s. and the International communl\y about the struggles of South and Meso Amertcan Indian people for self-determination. human rtghts. and protection of the envtronment. 0 To facllltate direct communication. cultural and sptrttuaJ exchange between NatNeAmertcan people of the contl· nent: 0 To facUitate access to lntemaUonaJ resources by providing lnfonnatlon and technical assiStance to South and Meso American Indian orgaruzatlons and communities: 0 To promote and develop the organization of Indian women at the local. naUonaJ and International levels and to support thetr full parUclpaUon In deciSion maJcll'lg processes that a.fl'ect their l.tires and the well-being of their chUdren: 0 To communiCate the Indigenous perspective to pollcy and funding lnStltuUons whose work aJTects Indigenous people. · 39 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 7, nos. 1 &amp; 2, (Winter/Spring 1993) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SAIIC Activities: A Word From SAIIC's Board, Staff and Volunteers Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title SAIIC Activities: A Word From SAIIC's Board, Staff and Volunteers Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1,2 Pages 38-39 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring/Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note SAIIC announces that, beginning with the current issue, it will add two new sections to their newsletter. It also announces that the SAIIC Women's Project will come out with a new publication entitled Daughters of Abya Yala. Attachment Title A Word Froms SAIIC's Board, Staff and Volunteers.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] saiic http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/fb3c51aeadcbb191c204f2746e506aa3.pdf 090c78a74ee0c855cfa05a8f5c53a098 PDF Text Text GUATEMALA Guatemalan Refugees Return On January 20. after more than ten years of suffertng In exile. h aving lost their land and their loved ones, 507 Guatemalan families returned to their natlve land from Mexico. AmJdst laughter and tears. 21.480 refugees. young and old, crossed the border1n 67 buses to start anew and recapture what was lost at the beglnnlng of the last decade. Afteranelgllt-hourtrlpfromComltrul, Chlapas. Mexico. the refugees arrived at Huehuetenangoat3p.m .. carryingthelrmost precious belongings on their backs. They were receiVed by governmental and non-governmental agenctes at a recepUon center prepared by the Spec1al Commlsslon on Refugee AffairS [CEAR). The toll of liVIng In exile could be seen In the children, who are the same heJght as other Guatemalan children of the same age, but are much thinner. The refugees stayed In Huehuetenango untU Saturday, Jan. 23. and from there conUnued theirjourney toward the capital. In the capital, the ex-refugees staged a rally In the city's central park and then went 28 on to Coban In Alta Verapaz. They stayed for a few days 1n Coban before boarding covered trucks that took them to Poligono 14, the ctte In the Ixcan regJon designated for their resettlement. About 400 of them left Coban In the first caravan of trucks and, after travellng two days With an ovem.Jgllt stop In the town of Chlsec, theyarrtved lnCantabal,just a couple of hours away from Poligono 14. They stayed ovemightlnCantabaland. thefollowmgmornlng. the truckscarrted them to With In walking distance of their n ew home. Walklngthelastlegofthej ourney. the refugees carried. In addition to their children. cooking utensils and tools they would need to seed and prepare the new land for resettlement. For those who couldn't make the journey by truck, such as the til, the elderly, small children and pregnant women, the governments of France and England provided small planes to transport them. Thousands ofmostly Indigenous refu· gees fled In the early 1980s to escape the army's scorched earth tacUcs and massacres. Abya Yala News �GUATEMALA lxiiWoman Returns Home The Januruy 20th return was the first organiZed and negotiated by the Permanent CommiSSion (CCPP) wh ich represents the refugees. The CCPP finally reached an agreement with the Guatemalan government on October 8. 1992 which determined the terms of the return. Including credits for the purchaseofland. exemptionfrommllltruyservlce for three years and the establlshment of a Vei1flcationCounctl. OnMarch29thePermanent CommiSSion ISsued an Operattve Plan for five more returns between May and August of this year of a total of 1,619 famllles or 8.147 lndMduals who wJll go to the Ixcan. Varillas and Nent6n. The prtmruy obstacle to the refugees· safe and dtgnJfied resettlement IS the htgh level of mllltanzation In the countryside. The army maintains bases In the resettlement areas and has carrted out several attacks against the neighboring Communities oCPopulations 1n ResiStance (CPR). The CPR are nomad communities In remote jungle areas who have chosen not to seek refuge In Mexico despite a decade of repression. The army considers the CPR to be supporters of the Guen111as and wants to prevent any contact between the CPR and the returnees. who It considers subversive. Since the first return, the army has destroyed CPR vtJJages and forced the communities across the border Into Mexico. The people are then prevented from returning by mines planted along the border. In general the army has been mining the whole regton to Inhibit free movement of the CPR and of the returnees. Source: Peace Brigades lnternllliono.l. Processo Jnterno.tionol. Noticios de Guatetno.la, East Bay Sonctuary Coveno.nt Vol 7 Num 1 8c 2 We are coming from Mexico. We are from the Ixcfln. from Salc6n. When I left the Ixcan there were some problems with the army. They burned my house. my whole house. my clothes. I was left naked. After much sacz1flce I now have a Uttle bit ofclothing. My husband died and I became a widow. My son stayed behind with the soldiers. After my husband died I was able with much sacz1flce to raise my youngest son. All my an.tma1s s tayed behind. My h ouse was burned. I CIY from such pain. I wJll dte of sorrow with such suffering. I am not content. I am Cl)'tng. But now there IS a uttle bit of hope. Things are a little better. I thank Mexico for gtvtng us refuge. But now I am going back to my village. where my land Is, where I have my land. I amgolngbacktollvelnmyv!llage. with my people, afterUvlnglnthecampslnMexico. The Mexicans charged us rent. But nowiamgolngbacktomyland.lnGuatemala I have my land. my v!llage. my country. I am going to my country. We will all have to Oght to rebuUd ourv!llage. We have always had to flght and It wJll be no different now. We left because we wanted to, and we are going back because we want to. the whole v!llage. the whole community. The people are golngbacknow because we didn't want to stay In Mexico. The whole communltytsgolngbecause we want to and we are organl7.ed. Right now my heart ts happy because I am returning to my v!llage. Source: PBJ "R ight OOW my heart is happy because I am returning to my village" differtnliiCw" 29 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 7, nos. 1 &amp; 2, (Winter/Spring 1993) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Guatemala: Guatemalan Refugees Return Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Guatemala: Guatemalan Refugees Return Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1,2 Pages 28-29 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring/Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note Guatemalan refugees return to Guatemala from Mexico. Most fled to escape the military's scorched earth tactics in the 1980s. Attachment Title Gautemalan Refugees Return.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Guatemala Guatemalan refugees http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/8712b92236a1d23d62f983eb15d02cf5.pdf 128d5c0f6bd77a1fef1a682bf9be510e PDF Text Text GUATEMALA lxiiWoman Returns Home The Januruy 20th return was the first organiZed and negotiated by the Permanent CommiSSion (CCPP) wh ich represents the refugees. The CCPP finally reached an agreement with the Guatemalan government on October 8. 1992 which determined the terms of the return. Including credits for the purchaseofland. exemptionfrommllltruyservlce for three years and the establlshment of a Vei1flcationCounctl. OnMarch29thePermanent CommiSSion ISsued an Operattve Plan for five more returns between May and August of this year of a total of 1,619 famllles or 8.147 lndMduals who wJll go to the Ixcan. Varillas and Nent6n. The prtmruy obstacle to the refugees· safe and dtgnJfied resettlement IS the htgh level of mllltanzation In the countryside. The army maintains bases In the resettlement areas and has carrted out several attacks against the neighboring Communities oCPopulations 1n ResiStance (CPR). The CPR are nomad communities In remote jungle areas who have chosen not to seek refuge In Mexico despite a decade of repression. The army considers the CPR to be supporters of the Guen111as and wants to prevent any contact between the CPR and the returnees. who It considers subversive. Since the first return, the army has destroyed CPR vtJJages and forced the communities across the border Into Mexico. The people are then prevented from returning by mines planted along the border. In general the army has been mining the whole regton to Inhibit free movement of the CPR and of the returnees. Source: Peace Brigades lnternllliono.l. Processo Jnterno.tionol. Noticios de Guatetno.la, East Bay Sonctuary Coveno.nt Vol 7 Num 1 8c 2 We are coming from Mexico. We are from the Ixcfln. from Salc6n. When I left the Ixcan there were some problems with the army. They burned my house. my whole house. my clothes. I was left naked. After much sacz1flce I now have a Uttle bit ofclothing. My husband died and I became a widow. My son stayed behind with the soldiers. After my husband died I was able with much sacz1flce to raise my youngest son. All my an.tma1s s tayed behind. My h ouse was burned. I CIY from such pain. I wJll dte of sorrow with such suffering. I am not content. I am Cl)'tng. But now there IS a uttle bit of hope. Things are a little better. I thank Mexico for gtvtng us refuge. But now I am going back to my village. where my land Is, where I have my land. I amgolngbacktollvelnmyv!llage. with my people, afterUvlnglnthecampslnMexico. The Mexicans charged us rent. But nowiamgolngbacktomyland.lnGuatemala I have my land. my v!llage. my country. I am going to my country. We will all have to Oght to rebuUd ourv!llage. We have always had to flght and It wJll be no different now. We left because we wanted to, and we are going back because we want to. the whole v!llage. the whole community. The people are golngbacknow because we didn't want to stay In Mexico. The whole communltytsgolngbecause we want to and we are organl7.ed. Right now my heart ts happy because I am returning to my v!llage. Source: PBJ "R ight OOW my heart is happy because I am returning to my village" differtnliiCw" 29 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 7, nos. 1 &amp; 2, (Winter/Spring 1993) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Guatemala: Ixíl Woman Returns Home Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Guatemala: Ixíl Woman Returns Home Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1,2 Pages 29 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring/Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note An Ixíl woman, who lost everything when her family fled to Mexico from the military in Guatemala, returns home to her village in Guatemala ready to rebuild. Attachment Title Ixíl Woman Returns Home.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Guatemala Guatemalan refugees Ixíl http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/d1d0a7a2b4f52065389dbf5cdf910220.pdf b653cbe1f06f0c1a0f7fc6d123a98c6c PDF Text Text CENTRAL AMERICA Learn a Mayan Language in Guatemala lximche Language Center The lldmche Language Center (CLO IS a p~ectofCojb'lylnRlq'utn Catlnamlt. which tn Caqch!quel means "we walk with our people". We are an association of Maya CaqchJquel Indian professionals. workers. farmers and craftspeople who are taking up the chaDenge of conserving and promoting our culture and our Identity. We have created the language school as part of an Integrated program of sustain· able development. At CU. we offer proven language Instruction techniques. as well as the opportunity to share our Mayan splrttual traditions and our way of Uvtng. The school IS located In the town of Chtmaltenango. tnthecentral-westemreg!on oftheh!ghlands. UnUkethelargercttieswhere tourists congregate. Chlmaltenango presents the opportunity to witness the true life of an Indian town. The program offers the student a cho!ceof!nstructlontntheSpantshlanguage. ortnoneoftwoMayanlanguages: Caqch!quel and Quiche. It features tndlv!dual. one-on· one classes with teachers who are carefully trained and dedicated to sharing the cultural values of our community. WhUe studylng at CU. students are encouraged to stay with a Maya-CaqchJquel family to practice their language sldlls. A portion of the proceeds of the Linguistic Centerl.ldmchetsdedlcatedtothedevelopmentof an educational and cultural center for Caqch!quel Maya children. For more lnfonnatlon please contact: GrupoMaya Quj Semej Junan P.O. Box 40892 San Francisco, CA 94140 Centro Linguistico lximche 4a. Avenida 4·53 Zona 3 Tel: (415)824·2534 Tel: (502) (9)39·2331 Chimaltenongo Guatemala Kunas Protest Land Invasions OnApr!IIS. I993colon!7.ersdestroyed a house within Kuna territory which had just been constructed by members of the !bed! Kuna community tn collaboration with the Association of Kunas United for Nabguana. Thehouse.tntheKunadiStrtctofMadungandl (Alto Bayano). was to be used by Kuna villagers who were planning to begtn work on demarcating thiS part of Kuna territory. Because the law whJch establishes the Kuna DIStrict ofMadungandlts languiSh· tng tn the National Assembly and the government claims It does not have the money to demarcate the land, the community members decided to do the job themselves. There has been poachtng of endan· gered animals, tnd!scrtmtnate loggtng and the Vol 1 Num 1 & 2 pollution of the rtvers tn the Alto Bayano region. The Kunas feel that demarcation of the land ts the first step toward gatntng re· spect for the boundrtes of their terrttory. The followtng ts an excerpt from a statement made by the Association ofKunas United for Nabguana responding to the destruction of the house: 'We condemn thts hostile act by the coloniZers who want to sabotage any actiVity whJch mJght brtngabout a real solution to the problems the Kuna people face tnAito Bayano due to Ulegal Invasions of our territories by people who care little about conserving na· ture and who are trytng to provoke our people so they can later accuse us of betng the Instigators." For more informo· lion conloct: Asociaci6n Nabguona, Apdo. Postol 536, Panol1)6 1, Panom6 31 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 7, nos. 1 &amp; 2, (Winter/Spring 1993) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Central America: Learn a Mayan Language in Guatemala: Iximché Language Center Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Central America: Learn a Mayan Language in Guatemala: Iximché Language Center Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1,2 Pages 31 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring/Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note The Iximché Language Center is a project that created a language school in Chimaltenango. The program offers instruction in either Spanish, Caqchiquel, or Quiche. Attachment Title Learn a Mayan Language in Guatemala.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Caqchiquel Guatemala Mayan Quiche http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/8a3b1ac67234cfb8bf4d0009721f9cbb.pdf ca0f043c64a2a65dcdec15664261693c PDF Text Text CENTRAL AMERICA Learn a Mayan Language in Guatemala lximche Language Center The lldmche Language Center (CLO IS a p~ectofCojb'lylnRlq'utn Catlnamlt. which tn Caqch!quel means "we walk with our people". We are an association of Maya CaqchJquel Indian professionals. workers. farmers and craftspeople who are taking up the chaDenge of conserving and promoting our culture and our Identity. We have created the language school as part of an Integrated program of sustain· able development. At CU. we offer proven language Instruction techniques. as well as the opportunity to share our Mayan splrttual traditions and our way of Uvtng. The school IS located In the town of Chtmaltenango. tnthecentral-westemreg!on oftheh!ghlands. UnUkethelargercttieswhere tourists congregate. Chlmaltenango presents the opportunity to witness the true life of an Indian town. The program offers the student a cho!ceof!nstructlontntheSpantshlanguage. ortnoneoftwoMayanlanguages: Caqch!quel and Quiche. It features tndlv!dual. one-on· one classes with teachers who are carefully trained and dedicated to sharing the cultural values of our community. WhUe studylng at CU. students are encouraged to stay with a Maya-CaqchJquel family to practice their language sldlls. A portion of the proceeds of the Linguistic Centerl.ldmchetsdedlcatedtothedevelopmentof an educational and cultural center for Caqch!quel Maya children. For more lnfonnatlon please contact: GrupoMaya Quj Semej Junan P.O. Box 40892 San Francisco, CA 94140 Centro Linguistico lximche 4a. Avenida 4·53 Zona 3 Tel: (415)824·2534 Tel: (502) (9)39·2331 Chimaltenongo Guatemala Kunas Protest Land Invasions OnApr!IIS. I993colon!7.ersdestroyed a house within Kuna territory which had just been constructed by members of the !bed! Kuna community tn collaboration with the Association of Kunas United for Nabguana. Thehouse.tntheKunadiStrtctofMadungandl (Alto Bayano). was to be used by Kuna villagers who were planning to begtn work on demarcating thiS part of Kuna territory. Because the law whJch establishes the Kuna DIStrict ofMadungandlts languiSh· tng tn the National Assembly and the government claims It does not have the money to demarcate the land, the community members decided to do the job themselves. There has been poachtng of endan· gered animals, tnd!scrtmtnate loggtng and the Vol 1 Num 1 & 2 pollution of the rtvers tn the Alto Bayano region. The Kunas feel that demarcation of the land ts the first step toward gatntng re· spect for the boundrtes of their terrttory. The followtng ts an excerpt from a statement made by the Association ofKunas United for Nabguana responding to the destruction of the house: 'We condemn thts hostile act by the coloniZers who want to sabotage any actiVity whJch mJght brtngabout a real solution to the problems the Kuna people face tnAito Bayano due to Ulegal Invasions of our territories by people who care little about conserving na· ture and who are trytng to provoke our people so they can later accuse us of betng the Instigators." For more informo· lion conloct: Asociaci6n Nabguona, Apdo. Postol 536, Panol1)6 1, Panom6 31 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 7, nos. 1 &amp; 2, (Winter/Spring 1993) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Central America: Kunas Protest Land Invasions Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Central America: Kunas Protest Land Invasions Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1,2 Pages 31 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring/Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note The Kuna have demarcated their territory. Colonizers recently destroyed a house within Kuna territory. Attachment Title Kunas Protest Land Invasions.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] AKUN Ibedi Kuna Indigenous reserves land rights http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/8fb581acb0504fd6b2e48448f4951037.pdf 8f0af7b1faf60afe63289cafb55f9a1b PDF Text Text MEXICO Mixtecs and Zapotecs Organizing in Oaxaca and California Interview with Arturo Pimentel: In September of I 992 A rturo Pimentel became General Coordinator ofthe Btnalfonal Mlxtec andZapotec Front. which IS based in Cal ifornia and M exfro. This organization IS made up ofagriCultural workers ofM lxtec and Zapotec ortgin who work in the Untied States. The Front IS made up of the Civic and PopularMixtecCommittee, ComtM'Ilacolulense ofLos Angeles. the BenU.O Jumez Civic AssodaUon. the Regional Organization of Oaxaca. YqJsachl El BqJo Assoc1at1on. Yaj sachl El Alto AssodaUon. 71acochauaya AsSOdaltoo. San Miguel Cuevas Oppressed Peoples. andOPAN. Arturo Pimentel represented the Civic and Popular M lxtec Front of California at the Frrsl International Meeting on Migration and Human RlghiS that took place in Hueyapan. oaxaca in July 1992. "I think that we have to reject the rhetoric of Mexico's lndlgenlst J)ollcy which prescribes for us, In a paternalistic manner, everything that we as Indigenous peoples have to do.• 34 SAllC: Please tell u s about the First International Meeting on Migration and HumanRlghts. AP: Themeetlngwasorganl7.ed by two malO organl7.ations: the Civic and Popular Mlxtec Front. which IS part of the Binational Mlxtec and Zapotec Front and the Technological University of La Mlxteca. The objective was to appraise human rights and migration ISSues related to the Mtxtec people. SAllC: How was thiS meeting received by the participants? AP: There was a lot of Interest. There were Indlgenous organl7.ations. academics, governmental organl2atlons and Indlgenous peoples. SAllC: What have been the results? AP: The Meeting estabUshed a communication sYStem so that we would be considered part of a larger organ12at1on which IS the Indigenous peoples of Sou th and Meso America. Another result was to ch annel our Mlxtec andZapotecdemands: these demands have been deslgned to press the Mexican government to respond to our needs: drlnk1ng water. water for Irrigation. electricity, schools and roads. We also ask that the government respect our poUtical wtlJ, whiCh has been subject to official governmental interference. So. we agreed on a set of demands brought by the d.Ul'erent Zapotec and Mtxtec communities. But we also agreed to press for them, so that au these demands be met. We also agreed to organiZe an Inter-ethnic conference. Inviting alllndlgenous organl2ations of our Oaxaca State. SAllC: I understand that officials of the local government tried to take over this Zapotec/M!xtec meeting. Is thiS true? AP: Yes. Our Indlgenous organiZation and the University's Chancellor. who answers to the Interests of the state. agreed on a poU cy ofnon-lntervenu on. Therewerenolnvttauons madetoanypubUc official because we wanted a meeting free of state control. We wanted to have an Independent meeting. But without previous a nnouncement. the governor of Oaxaca Mr. Eladlo Ramirez L6pez showed up at the opening ceremony. This moment was tmportant for the official party. Oaxaca was a bout to elect poUtical authorities. We did not want our conference to be u sed poUtlcally. The poUUcal situation at the time made Eladlo's presence at the conference even less appropriate. The majority of the organl7.ations rejected the p resence of the governor. There was an exch ange of words with the Ch ancellor, but we InSisted on our autonomy. All organl2ations remained fum. rejecting manipulations. and we were able to defend our position of autonomy. SAllC:Are other Indigenous organl2ations In Oaxaca . besides those representing ZapotecandMixtec llv!nglnCaUfomla. thinkIng about autonomy? Abya Yala News �MEXICO "Traditionally historians thought that Zapotecand Mlxtecs could not get along. But here we are working . together." For more infonnation contact: The Binational Mixtec and Zapatec Front 104 Koshland Way Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA Tel: (408) 459·8827 AP: When we talk about autonomy were are talking about a movement that has to be bullt and that has to move beyond political parties or the control of state. Autonomy IS a fundamental ISSue. As an Indlgenous movement we have our own demands whJchariSefromourclrcumstancesand needs. I think that we have to reject the rhetoric of Mexico's IndlgenlSt policy which prescribes for us. In a patemallstic manner. everything that we as lndlgenous peoples have to do. We believe that autonomy should exist and that It must be respected bY the state. SAIJC: Your statement about autonomy IS clear. Do the grassroots understand thiS position. Do you think that lndlgenous communities are ready to work on autonomy? AP: Unfortunately there are different levels of understanding. The state's control has been so pervasive through programs such as COPIAMAR. PRONASOL, and even the lndfgen!St Institute. The government's polldes have made people so dependent and manipulated that there are sectors that are not clear about themselves. or about the ISSue of autonomy. However. there are other sectors In Oaxaca - the Tr1que. Zapotec and Mtxtec o,;ganlzations - that are thlnklng about autonomy. There lS a clear viSion and we are movtng toward lt. We are trytng to define our vlSlon of autonomy. bu t also we are reacting to the state. So, we are In that struggle. Autonomy wtJl also consider ldeologlcaland political ISSues. We know that government progJams have addressed some needs. but those are patches. We need to address the ISSue from the base. We think that If we retrieve our own cultu ral roots and fight to retrieve our culture. thiS lS autonomy too. Vol7 Num 1 & 2 We want Mexico to recogn.tze our autonomy. but lt lS not only a political autonomy. It IS also a struggle that searches for political alternatives. such as promoting Jn. dlgenouscultures. Autonomy wt1l not be total If It remains only political. Autonomy IS also recogn.ttion. real recognition. of our existence as Indigenous peoples. As you know Oaxaca has two main Indigenous peoples. There are also sixteen Indigenous languages and Ofty-slx dlalectlcs. '!Tadltionally historians thought that Zapotec and Mlxtecs could not get along. But here we are working together. That IS Important. We can do it. We have to continue buUdtng our strength. SAIIC: How are women participating In the o,;garuzation? AP: Their participation IS Important. They have always been Important. We have to recogn.tze. as a movement, that changes have not been made. We still notice their oppression. We are conscious of the need to brealc away from past behaviors that dlscr!mlnated against women. Oppression and subordination ISserious. We really have to work on thiS. They definitely participate. but not with the force that they should have In the movement. SAIIC: Would you Uke to add something to thiS Interview? AP: I would Uke to can. not only the lndlgenous peoples ofOaxaca, but also others who are mtgrant workers In the U.S. I would Uke to propose to these Indigenous brothers and siSters the creation of a larger entity, an Independent lndlgenous oiganlzation. Becausewe are Inconstant cornrnuntcatton with our own communities. we can be part of their solutions. not only In a mater!al way but also politically and economically. ThiS lS a call to oiganl?.eand tocontlnueworklngthrough the Btnattonal Mtxtec and Zapotec Front. 35 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource México: Mixtecs and Zapotecs Organizing in Oaxacaand California: Interview with Arturo Pimentel Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title México: Mixtecs and Zapotecs Organizing in Oaxacaand California: Interview with Arturo Pimentel Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1,2 Pages 34-35 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring/Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note SAIIC interviews Arturo Pimentel, the General Coordinator of the Binational Mixtec and Zapotec Front, which is based in California and Mexico. The meeting established Zapotec and Mixtec demands for basic infrastructure from the Mexican government as well as autonomy goals. Attachment Title Mixtecs and Zapotecs Organizing in Oaxaca and California.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Binational Mixtec and Zapotec Front Mixtec Pimental Arturo Zapotec http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/e8fac1131d230b79ae878c1f1f726864.pdf 607d0a53eb35b630bfef466ff18b2f9f PDF Text Text HAWA I' I Natives Hawaiians Mark Centenary of US Takeover OnJanuaxy 17.199312.000NaUveHawauansandsupporters marched from the Aloha Tower to 'lolanl Palace In Honolulu to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the overthrow or Queen L!U'uokalanJ. It was the largest publlc polllleal demonstration seen on the ISlands 1n recent hiStory. and It marks a quaUtaUve shift In the conscious ness of the NaUve ISlanders. Queen UU'uokalanJ. the last queen of the Kanaka Maoll nauon. was overthrown by the United States Martnes onJanu~ 17. 1893. She had attempted to protect the sovereignty of Hawai i by changing the consUtuUon and cabinet. But that didn't sll well with a group of mosUy wealthyAmeriCan merchants and sugar planters wh o belonged to the Annexation Club. These haoles. or whites - men with names like CasUe. as In CasUe and Cooke. and Dole. as 1n Dole Pineapple -wanted to be part ofthe United States to avoid high Import tartll's. So with the help of 162 u.s. Marines, the haoles overthrew the queen. tried her for treason and stripped her oCher royal lands (see Queen's statement. box thiS page). Queen's Protest I. L!U'uokalanl. Queen by the grace of Cod and under the constitution of the Hawallan kingdom. do hereby solemnly protest against any and all acts done against myself and the consUtuUonal government or the Hawaiian ktngdom by certain persons claJmlng to have established a ProviSional Government of and for thiS kingdom. That I yield to the superior force of the United States of America. whose MiniSter Plenipotentt:uy. HIS Excellency John L. Stevens. has caused United States troops to be landed at Honolulu. and declared that he would support the said ProviSional government. Now. to avoid any colliSion of armed forces. and perhaps the lossofllfe. I do. under thts protest and Impelled by saJd forces. yield my authority untU such time as the Government of the United States shall. upon the facts being presented to u. undo the acuon of Its representative. and reinState me In the authority which I claim as the consUtutlonal sovereJgn ofthe Hawaiian Islands. Done at Honolulu thiS seventeenth day of January. 1893. Fonner U.S. President Grover Cleveland wrote In 1893. upon hearing ofHawal'l's annexation to the United States: "Hawat'IIS ours. As !look back upon the Orst steps In thiS miSerable business and as 1contemplate the means used to complete the outrage. I am ashamed of the whole atraJ.r. • Natlve HawaiianS make up only about 20 percent oC the populationoltheiSlandstodsy. Thetrlandtscoveredwtthgo!Ccourscs and sugar plantations. overrun by tourtsts and bombarded by the u.s. mll!tary. Recently the movement for Hawaiian sovereJgnty has been growing and most naUve HawaiianS now support some kind of sovereJgnty. One organl7.ation. the Pro-Hawaiian Sovereignty WorkFor more informolion contact: Ing Croup. IS putting the U.S. government on t:r1al. Pro-Howoiion Sovereignly Wotlcing Group They wrtte: "Our prtm:uy charge againSt the United States 3333 Ko' ohinoni Drive, Honolulu, HI 9 6817 government IS tts Illegal Invasion of our country In 1893, and the 1898 Phone: (808) 595-6691 Illegal annexation and continued occupation and plunder of our Fox: (808) 595-Q303 homeland. These acts flowed from a long-standtng U.S. policy· Since 1789 - or exploiting the Kanaka Maoll nation and Its resources to serve Source: SF Weeldy. Third Force u.s. Interests." Vol 7 Hum 1 & 2 37 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 7, nos. 1 &amp; 2, (Winter/Spring 1993) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hawai'i: Natives Hawaiians Mark Centenary of US Takeover Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Hawai'i: Natives Hawaiians Mark Centenary of US Takeover Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1,2 Pages 37 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring/Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note Frustrated Native Hawaiians march in 1993 to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the US overthrow of the Hawaiian queen. Native Hawaiians are becoming more in favor of Hawaiian sovereignty. Attachment Title Natives Hawaiians Mark Centenary of US Takeover.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Hawaii Native Hawaiians http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/dec9dd6deb0c8acec392c4955798fe4f.pdf 7eba458e0e636ab94421b36cdf35e3fb PDF Text Text COLOMBIA Plan Pacifico Threatens to Untouched Rainforest Embera, Waunana and Awa Peoples Defend El Choco Along Colombia's Pacific coast Ues one of the most biologically diverse tropical rainforest regtons left on Earth. Known as El Choco. th.IS verdant terratn has, untll recently. managed to escape thenefartousclaws of development with 83% of the forest stlll Intact. But now the Embera. Waunana and Awa peoples who have llved In harmony with the envtronment for mJllennta are facing a massive government development program for El Choco known as the Plan Pacifico. Mangrove forests Une the coast while tropical rainforests pervade l.nland. Above the treeline, the diStinct alpine shrub land known as the Paramo adds to the array of complex ecosystems. A massive river network connects the rainforests to the Pacific ocean. El Choco contains more inSect species and two and a half Ume more b ird species than all of North America. One hectare contains more tree s pecies than the whole of the BritiSh Isles .. In the last ten years this haven of biodiversity and Ufe. has been "diScovered·. El Choco IS now regarded by multinational corporations and governments as a •gold mln.e" for Its abundance of tropical hardwoods. potentlal for oU, gold. and other mlnerals, and hydroelectric dam potentlal. Plan Pacifico would Include a network of roads. hydroelectric facUlties, new ports and a land-bridge linkingPacific and Caribbean coastwith hopes of competing with the Panama Canal. A naval port has already been completed and h as militariZed the zone and diSplaced traditional llshing communltles In Malaga Bay. Approximately 110.000 Indigenous people Uve In El Choco from eleven different tribal groups. The domln.ant nations are the Embera. Waunana and Awa. They have been driven from their traditional lands and Uve In Vol7 Hum 1 & 2 ISolated groups throughout the region. As a result ofa long struggle, the Indigenous people have won legal title to 64 ·resguardos· which cover approximately five percent of El Choco. In an attempt to salvage their "home· and wayofllfe the Indigenous people. through the Ebera-Wauana Regional OrganiZation (OREWA), have united on vartous occasions with Afro-Colombtans, who make up the majority 1n the region. to block illegal activities such as logging by multinationals. In 1992 they successfully blockaded construe· tlon of the Pan American Highway and forced the government to negouate with OREWAand pay for an OREWA designed environmental Impact assessment of the road. The Canadian International Devel· opment Agency (CIDA) which has assiSted people In the Choco region since 1975 has now withdrawn funding for the Cultural Survival Canada (CUSOl-OREWA partnership program. a vtable and successful series of projects that h ave significantly empowered the people In of the Choco. 27 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 7, nos. 1 &amp; 2, (Winter/Spring 1993) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Colombia: Plan Pacífico Threatens to Destroy Untouched Rainforest: Embera, Waunana and Awa Peoples Defend El Choco Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Colombia: Plan Pacífico Threatens to Destroy Untouched Rainforest: Embera, Waunana and Awa Peoples Defend El Choco Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1,2 Pages 27 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring/Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note The Colombian state is planning to build roads, hydroelectric facilites, ports, and a land bridge to compete with the Panama Canal in the largely untouched rainforest of El Choco. The plan would displace 110,000 indigenous people and the Embera, Waunana, and Awa nations are attempting to these efforts and save El Choco. Attachment Title Plan Pacífico Threatens to Destroy Untouched Rainforest.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Awa El Choco Embera Waunana http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/57ef4725d15f1cd092a532aad34d0f94.pdf 43760f89dffb9f1e9650a0b057137370 PDF Text Text MESO AMERICA 117 Year Old Nahuat Dies in El Salvador Anastacio Esquino, Center, surrounded by his family in a piciU!c taken last year. He died in April at age 117 in his home village of San Ram6n, Department of Son.sonau:. AnaslaCio Esquino was a Nahuat who survived lhe 1935 massacre in which lhe Salvadornn army killed 30,000 lndjans following a rebellion againstlhe large land owners. At 117 he was one of lhe oldest men in lhe world. His wife died in 1991 atlhe age ofl09. His son Adrjan Esquino, left foreground, is head of lhe National Indigenous Association of El Salvador (ANIS). Condolences and messages of solidarity can be sent to: AN IS Antigua Aduana Ferria 5·1 Sonsonate, El Salvador Second Encounter of Indigenous Press ThesecondEncounterofthelnternatJonal Committee of the Indigenous Press took place 1n Mexico City from Aprtl 25-27. The purpose of the meeting was to continue the process of decolon.lzatlon ofthe media and to launch the First Continental OJDce of the Indigenous Press. The International Committee IS made up of the following publications: Nabguana. the Kuna Un.ldos por Nabguana newsletter (Panatna);Abya YalaNews, theSAIICjoumal (USA): Etnlas (Mexico): Communlcattons Autoc/Uones (Canada). and as an observer Unldad Indigena. the ONlC newspaper (Colombia). The International Indian PressAgency (AlPIN) also partlctpated tn the encounter. Vol 7 Num 1 & 2 AlPIN IS thetl.rst continental attempt to present an accurate Image of Indigenous people and to professionally report on Indigenous ISsues from an Indigenous perspective. AlPIN IS now Inviting open participation of Indigenous people who have been practicing journalism In various media: radlo, video, newspaper. electronic man. For further Information please contact: AlPIN Calle Madero 67·611 Colonia Centra Mexico Mexico, OF 06000 Mexico Tel: 576-50-99 Fax: 761-85-73 33 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 7, nos. 1 &amp; 2, (Winter/Spring 1993) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Meso America: Second Encounter of Indigenous Press Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Meso America: Second Encounter of Indigenous Press Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1,2 Pages 33 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring/Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note The purpose of the Second Encounter of the International Committee of the Indigenous Press was to continue the process of decolonization of the media and to launch the First Continental Office of the Indigenous Press. Attachment Title Second Encounter of Indigenous Press.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] AIPIN Indigenous Press