14 12 1190 http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/164804cc07b90e9377e56c9e904ca991.pdf 47840346123a544ca703057c86bb9c77 PDF Text Text ORGANIZATION CONIC Preparatory Meeting in Bolivia The provisional council of the Co· ordinating Committee of Indigenous Nations and Organizations of the continem held its planning meeting for the upcoming continental encounter in Chuquiagu (La Paz), Bolivia from May 11-4. The Coordinating Comminee of Indigenous Women of Bolivia hosted this meeting. At CON lC's last continemal encounter held at Temoaya , Mexico in 1993, participants decided to hold a consti· tutive congress in October 1994 in Guatemala, and to fonn a Provisional Council to plan this congress. Delegates from the Southern Cone.Andean region, Central and Nonh America elaborated proposed bylaws at this meeting. and have sent these along with a declaration of principles and objectives to all CONIC members. The coming congress in Guatemala was set for the I0 -14 of October and will be hosted b)' the Council of Maya organizations of Guatemala (see calender be· low). All member organizations will be anending, and may also invite up to three additional organizations from their region. & COMMUNICATION Ngulam--Consejo de Toe/as Las Tierras. based in rcciprocit)'; solidarity and Mar<iflores 1326, Casilla 448, Temuco, equality; and plurinational democracy. Chile. Fori>ifonnation: CONAl£, Las Granados 2553 y 6 de Diciembre, Casi/111 17- li1235, Quito, Ecuador, Tel: (593-2) Indigenous News Agency 248930 Fax: (593-2) 44271 email begins Publishing The International Indian Press ccc@ccnaie.ec Agency (Al PIN) began wiring news relating to Indigenous nations and or· Ashaninka Women Begin ganizations of the continent through Organizing for Self-Sufficiency Many Ashaninka have been forced the IPS network last january. Genaro Buatista, Mixtec journali st a nd to Oee their homes by conOicts be· Natividad Gutierrez are the acting co· tween the military and the Sendero ordinators in Mexico City. All lndig· Luminoso Guerilla movement. enous journalists are invited to submit i\shaninka women are searching for reports to AlPIN, by fax (525) 761· solutions to the critical lack of food, 8573. The reports are published over clothing. and health care facing their the wire every week and arc accepted families. Following the First t\shaninka every Wednesday until 6:00pm. sub· Summit in November-December of missions should be a maximum of300 1993, an ' Ashaninka Mothers' Club" words, approximately 60 lines of text. was formed with the goal of carrying out projects to meet basic needs in the Central Forest region of Peru. AccordCONAIE National Congress ing to club leader, Lucila Arce Salcedo, Approves National Policy the traditional Ashaninka economy Statement which was based on self-sufficient ag· From the 15·18 of December last ricuhure, hunting and fishing has been year. CONAIE celebrated its fourth serious!)' impacted in recent years by national congress in the town ofUni6n the arrival of colonist, Sendero Base, Puyo in the Amazon Region. The Luminoso activity, logging and most Congress approved CONAIE's •Politi· recently the activities of oil companies cal Project' , a document which out· such as Shell and Mobil. lines the organization's national politi· The Mothers' organization is there· cal strategy. According to CONAIE fore working to develop sewing and president Luis Macas this project 'will cooking industries to helpsuppon their be a guide £or the construction of a families with cash incomes. lf success· more just, plurinational and ful. this project will benefit 500 pluricultual state and for the recogni· t\shaninka families. Next,they hope to tion of the Indigenous people and the begin a home for children who have poorest secwrs of the country.' , and been orphaned during the wave of proposes solutions to the problems of violence. Arce Salcedo reports that land distribution, housing, industrial· approximately 2.000 children in the izarion, health. unemployment, segre- communities of Provincia de Satipo. gation and discrimination. Punor Ocopa, Rio Ene. and Rio Tambo According toCONAIE, the project's are orphans in their communities Jiv. proposals are based on the fundamen- ing in various stages of malnutrition, tal principalsof the Indigenous peoples, sickness and poverty. especially. an integral humanism which for infonnation or to send aid: l<alia recognizes that the close relationship Torrelli. 4015 Rhod11 Ave., Oalllaru/, Ct\ between people and nature is what 94602, Tel: (510) 482·4682 Fax: (510) Fourth Session of Mapuche Tribunai--Wallmapu Norngulamtuwum--Held in Temuco, Chile. From the28·29ofMarch J994, the Mapuche organization Auld" Wallmapu Ngulam (Consejode Todas las Tierras--All Lands Council) held their annual meeting, focusing on refOiming the Chilean State and self· determination for the Mapuche. The Cotmcil issued several resolmions rejecting Chile's "Indigenous Law• ( Law # 19.2553) as serving the Chilean state, but not the Indigenous population. Many specific changes were recommended. For information : ilul>i>l \Vallmapu guarantees us life: communitarianism 421-4758 40 />bya 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. 8, nos. 1 &amp; 2 (Summer 1994) 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 Organization & Communication Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SAIIC Board of Directors Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1994 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Organization & Communication Item Type Journal Article Author SAIIC Board of Directors Volume 8 Issue 1,2 Pages 40 Publication Title Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Summer 1994 Language English Abstract Note List of events by indigenous organizations and important milestones for the hemisphere-wide indigenous community. Attachment Title abya yala p40.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] CONAIE CONIC Preparatory Meeting International Indian Press Agency (AIPIN) Mapuche Tribunal Women 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/9b01789f9a687ad47a755f9265b8cba9.pdf 3f0ca5de7f9b640c472e208a84b5f936 PDF Text Text La Pachamama - Artful Resistance {Argentina) One fonn of resistance and organization in the Calchaqul valley is based on the production of crafts. The Supply Cooperative for Regional Artesans, '1.a Pachamama;' has as its objective the !WOgnition of the technical and economic value of artesanry. Our craft cooperrztive u.zs fonned in 1986. At that time we didn't know anything about what it meant to fonn a cooperrztive, we simply felt it necessary to join together. In reality, we already were working together. Our sJwp had existed for more than 15 years, and people used to rome together here in order to display thdr products. When we began tlllking about fonning a cooperrzlive, the objective u.zs to turn artesanry into a means ofmaking a living. There are many artesans wha cannot work because the necessary materiJlls don't exist. We try to preserve what is autochthonous to our region. All of the artesans are local, from neighboring areas. Our artesanry consists primarily of weavings, but we also work with baskets made of "simbol" and "poleo" (local plants), and wood and leather, and there are also severrzl potters. We use traditional techruques and naturrzl dyes. All kinds ofweavings are made: tapestries, ponchos, blankets, "puyos" (ponchos woven with thick wool), carpets, pullauers, stoclOngs and shawls. W"'""" w«ving a Calchoqlli shawl. This legacy of our ancestors is something that we don't want to lose. They didn't know ofsyntlrdic dyes. They wove with the materials they had at hand, and this is what we want to preserve. Natural dyes are very consistent and chellper too. Locally, we are der>eloping a plan to supply the materials needed for the creation of our crafts. We have bought mw materials, wool, and looms. We have 42 members. We have grown considerrzbly. The main problem right now is commercialization, because we still don't have a market. At the present lime weare only selling locally. What we would like to be able to do is, for example, to go to expositions, to go to other areas in order to sell our things. (Josefa Balderrama, President; Rumaldo Olivar, Secretary) If you would like to support *La PochomomoM Cooperative by purchasing Orle$0nry, inviting its members to on exposition, offering training or consulting in marketing techniques you con contact: Cooperative Pochomomo Ruta 307 Km 118, Amaicho del Valle 4137 Tucum6n, Argentino Two children in El Paso, Argentina. SAJIC Ploolo EL PASO ISSUES PLEA FOR ASSISTANCE (Argentino) The surviyol of the Colchoqui community of El Po$0 is seriously threatened by a lock of water. Community members hove requested financial help in order to construct o well which would supply various communities of the oreo. The cost is $25,000. If you hove information about possible finonciol sources, please contact: Lucio Pachoo/Froncisco Choile Comunidad de El Paso, Fuerle Quemado 4141 Catamarca, Argentino Vol6 Nos 1&2 7 � 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. 6, nos. 1&amp;2 (spring/summer 1991) 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 La Pachamama - Artful resistance Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Josefa Balderrama Rumaldo Olivar Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1991 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title La Pachamama - Artful resistance Item Type Journal Article Author Josefa Balderrama Rumaldo Olivar Volume 6 Issue 1&2 Pages 7 Publication Title Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Summer 1991 Language English Abstract Note An appeal for support from local Indians and their art as a way to preserve a dying culture. Attachment Title La_Pachamama-Artful_Resistance.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Argentina art Calchaqui La Pachamama http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/21cf249ff6ff7c6cfdf203e27de85e0a.pdf 24846cfb4d3460f22ba32f74e9b59fd5 PDF Text Text BOOKS w~4£H~MJ' Much Work Ahead for Indigenous Historians here are few texts in which indigenous voices speak for themselves. This historiography srill needs to be wriuen by both men and women of Abya Yala. Until today our histO\Y has been oral. Generally, our voices have been recorded in colonial languages, which in effect. are translations. Our own literature, should be caustic, in regard to those texts which have relegated us to being objws of study. Maybe those who objectify us forget that we can read their accounts. Here is a sample of three relevam texts: Tlte Elder Brothers: A lose South Anwican People and rheir· Wisdom (1990) by Alan Ereira; War of Slraclows( 1991) by Michael Brown and Eduardo Femandez; Indigenous Voices (1992) b)•Roger Mood)•. In contraposirion, we can t!nd texts (e.g., Taraqu written by the A)•mara historian Carlos Mamani Condon in 1991) that have been written by indigenous people themselves. presenting a T Ntwsfrom NATIVE CALIFORNIA ''An ins"id_ view of the Califomia fndian world• e A unique quarterly magazine devoted to Indian people of California, Ncwf. /reM Native California contains anicl~ on social, environmental, and political issues written by Na· tivc Californians and those close to the California Indian community. As a special service, Nnosfrom Natiw California would like w ofrcr a special rate on new subscriptions: one year (fou r issues) for $12.50 (or $22.00 outSide the U.S.). To take advantAge of this offer, send your name, mailing addre$S, phone number, and a check for$12.50 (or $22.00 in U.S. ctln'C()C)', check, or money order issued by a U.S. bank) to' News fro,. Naffvt Cnlifornia, P.O. Box 91 45, Berkeley, CA 94709. fo r more infom> 3tion, call (510) 849-0177. Vo1.8No. l &2 different voice. Ereira's book is a good example of "colonial anguish". We do not believe that indigenous peoples' stntgglescan be understood until colonial attitudes are abandoned when facing indigenous cultures. In his account. Ereira "be· comes' rhe spokesperson for the Kogi people of the Sierra of Santa Mana in Colombia. In very few pages can we hear tl1c Kogi's own voices. Instead, the author-historian basically presents his own saga which coincides with those of the Kogi. who are a living example of what Europe and the United States call 'ecological susrainability'. This book does, however, illustrate the constant threats experienced by the Kogi, and their efforts ro live ham1oniously with naLure. Michael Brown and Eduardo Fernandez's book documents the guerrilla phenomenon in f>en•. describing the Ashaninka Indigenous tribe's experiences as they struggle to win a fight that is not theirs. The heroes in this account are the guerrillas and the authors themselves. The Ashaninkas' voices arc barely heard throughout the book. The text should be considered as a history of the sixties and seventies of Pert>, but not of the Ashaninkas, except as victims of the political left and right, the missionaries, the government and the armed forces. Moody's Indigenous Voices is a collection of indigenous texts. Moody takes advantage of the demands published by Indigenous leaders in the Working Group of the United Nations, and decided to compile them into a book. Moody's project is highly questionable given that the texts printed were all produced by indigenous nations, yet there is not a single instance in the book in which the Indigenous con· tribmors were invited ro participate in the editing process. In a world where publications are the equivalent of business cards. indigenous peoples are once again objects of the text, rather than subjects capable of articulating our own ideas. In contrast to the above texts is Mamani Condori's Taraqu, which is one of the first texts produced by an Aymara historian. He sraned by studying docurnems related to rheAymara territories. In an eloquent job. Tar(J{p' presents the Aymaras' voices. who are thus the text1S ultimate owners. This text shows more than ever, that it is imperative for the nation-stares ro recognize the Aymara as the legimitare caretakers of their territory and halt the abusesdirectedagainsrthem. Mamani Condori is a member of the Andean Oral History Workshop in Chuquiyawu, Kollasuyo. in Bolivia. 'I!) 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. 8, nos. 1 &amp; 2 (Summer 1994) 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 Whose History? Much Work Ahead for Indigenous Historians Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SAIIC Board of Directors Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1994 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Whose History? Much Work Ahead for Indigenous Historians Item Type Journal Article Author SAIIC Board of Directors Volume 8 Issue 1,2 Pages 39 Publication Title Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Summer 1994 Language English Abstract Note Though there are histories and stories written about indigenous peoples, rarely do those stories place the indigenous groups at the forefront, rather favoring the outsider's encounter with and reaction to the people. The author reviews two books about indigenous people written in a colonial manner and a counterpoint of a book written about the Aymara written by an Aymara historian. Attachment Title abya yala p39.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Aymara Indigenous histories 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/0be5fafa9c9002dc53ee2dcc2d072397.pdf 1d84e05ac2b739b204123741de468e37 PDF Text Text INDIGENOUS WOMEN OF MEXICO 10 YEARS LATER (Mexico) 1k follt1Wing uns wrillm by the Unum of Yalalttat Women in Oaxaca and sent to SAITC by Juana Vasquez. Indigenous peoples of Oaxaca and of Mexico have struggled to maintain a certain degree of community sclf· dctcnnination.1hisgivesusdignityas men and women and protect us from the usurpation of our territories, and gives us the possibility to control our own destinies. None can deny that, in almost 500 years of exploitation and constant oppression, that which is unique to indigenous communities has been almost erased and buried forever. 1his has happened not only in Oaxaca, but in all the Americas. Nevertheless, our enemies have failed. As we near the end of the 20th century, we Indian people arc regaining the strength and courage to defend and reclaim our dignity and identity. programs and regulations on indigenous communities. Zapoteca women ofYalalag arc not indifferent to all these problems. We arc Involved in the enduring task of searching for solutions. We have woven our own history and oontinue weaving it, impregnated by great ideals which arc nurtured by life's daily events and with strong effort and sac:rifice. The Incorporation of Yalalteca women Into the political struggle was significant. We have been participat· ing quietly and humbly. On December 24,1980, for the first time in the history of our oommunity, more than 400 women bega. to consciously and vociferously participate in n the struggle for community self-determination. We formed our own system of defense: The Union of Yalalteca Women. On De<:ember31, 1981, the union participated in occupying the Municipal Palace, in order to pressure the government into fulfilling certain promises to our oommunities. In Mexico, we indigenous women arc still suffer. ing the consequences of 500 years of oolonialism, of economic exploitation, cultural domination, marginalization a.n d social discrimination. We arc ronfronting a strong power structure, maintained by men who hunger for gold, and who transform their will into laws, which makes justice into a business. As a consequence of this, many of our women and children arc the victims when we arc deprived of our rights to own land, the usc of our forests and mines, our indigenous systems of justice, education, health and communication. In 1981, the union participated actively in political negotiations. In our first mass mobilization, most of our people journeyed first to the city of Oaxaca and then on to Mexico Oty. 1his helped us to overcome our fear of the authorities. It was at this time that we realiud that we were facing not only local leaders, but also the official party, corrupt politicians and others in government. We recognized that we have to fight against many enemies. We indigenous women have survived due to the strong, sacred tradition which is our heritage passed on from our ancestors. The Zapoteca women of Yalalag have a system lcnown as El Tcquio, the center of all oommunity traditions, in which women, men, children and the elderly p.1rticipate... Unfortunately, politicians have institutionalIzed the Tequio as a strategy to impose government In order to consolidate the process of democratic struggle, one of our first actions was to take control of our schools. Education in indigenous towns is linked to productive work. We introduced programs to study our language, culture and traditional production in order to become more self-sufficient. We became more conscious of our own history. For these purposes we created a Community 40 SAIIC Newsletter �Development Project . After ten years, we have democratically elected municipal authorities, the community of Yalalag is achiev· ing its goals, and we are all participating. After examining these long and hard struggles the Yalalteca women have endured, we know that indigenous women can contribute greatly to transfonn the economic, political, religious and cultural conditions of our society. 'This is our contribution to our future generations. We have reflected upon our situation and have concluded that as women we are living in a very important period in history because we have begun to re-<?valuate our indigenous cultures and reclaim our rights to preserve and develop them. In Oaxaca., with the spiritual strength of Centeol (the Com Goddess), and of our ancestors we are reevaluating indigenous philosophy. We undersland and share feeling$ with other communities of the world which are struggling for popular freedom and women's liberation. Sadly, life for women in Oaxaca and Mexico is hard, bitter and tragic, but this does not mean that we indigenous peoples have lost the struggle. In fact, in the last 500 years, we have lost many battles, however we are privileged in that the roots of our community traditions go very deep and are sprouting. It is this spiritual strength which helps men and women to search for our true Iibera· lion. We are concerned that certain Indian leaders, involved with organizations at the international level are not adequately representing our communities. We indig· enous women must avoid supporting representatives which are based on personal interest We propose overhaul· ing these international organizations so that they be of use to our indigenous communities. To conclude, we indigenous women have a long and difficult road to follow, it is a rough path because we are immersed in alien economic and political structures. For the respect to self-determination of indigenous peoples, For the dignity of indigenous women, For the SQ/idarity of indigenous women all over the world. Juana Vasquez Vasquez of the Union of Yololteco Women,Ooxoco, Mexico . Indigenous Women of El Salvador Demand Respect for Human Rights and the Mother Earth (EI Salvador) The following u.zs presented by Rosa Leticia Caceres, the representative fr()tll the National Association of Indigenous People of El Salvador (ANIS) to the First South and Central American Indian Women's Gathering in Peru. We, the indigenous peoples, are suffering most from the lack of justice in our land. Not only is there a failure in the administration of justice, but we are a.lso threatened with guns and with beatings. We believe human rights abuses signify the gnawing away of our rights as established in the Constitution, since these rights are violated day after day, not only by the anny and the government but also by others who limit our ability to defend our most sacred individual rights. We continue to demand that the govemrnent and the FMlN observe the rights of each and every one of us and respect the rights of indigenous peoples as human beings. We, the Nahuat, Lenca and Mayan indigenous peoples, demand respect from the anny, the goverrunent and all other sectors of our society since we are the ones who nurture and cultivate the earth; we work the land with our own hands, and as women, we are the ones who carry our products to the markets to be sold. The social problems we confront today began for Indian people in 1492, with the Spanish invasion. They came to divide us, to rob us of our culture and our beliefs; they created borders when they had no right to do so because the land belongs to us, the Indians, now and forever. They divided us and imposed their own habits and life-styles. ' It is the indigendus people who carry the burden of the economic crisis that our counll)' is experiencing. We know that all aid has been spent on bullets and ammunition and that a large part of the national budget is invested in the anned forces instead of being directed towards helping the poorest of the poor· namely, the indigenous people of the country. We are also concerned by the increase in the price of basic grains and other general goods as a result of the devaluation of our currency. We are struggling for the respect, conservation and protection of natural resources. 'This arises from an attitude of respect for nature such as that which we, the indigenous peoples, hold. Instead of destroying nature, we respect it. The year 1492 for us marks the beginning of our persecution as Indians, the beginning of the invasion of our culture and of our Mother Earth. In response, we say: an end to the repression against the indigenous people of I;l Salvador! 500 years of death represent 500 years of resistance, and today we, the indigenous peoples, are here with greater presence and strength. Vol6 Nos 1&2 41 � 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. 6, nos. 1&amp;2 (spring/summer 1991) 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 Indigenous Women of Mexico 10 Years Later Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Vasquez Juana Union of Yalalteca Women in Oaxaca Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1991 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Indigenous Women of Mexico 10 Years Later Item Type Journal Article Contributor Vasquez Juana Union of Yalalteca Women in Oaxaca Volume 6 Issue 1&2 Pages 40-41 Publication Title Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Summer 1991 Language English Abstract Note The women of Mexico still fight colonial oppression. Attachment Title Indigenous_Women_Of_Mexico_10_Years_Later.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Indigenous women Mexico Oaxaca Women Zapotec 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/2f2971befbc1b2649d38e0e07d5d618c.pdf 70bacd71b280d5d3ef182d6ea997ca76 PDF Text Text URGENT ACT IONS State of Emergency Declared in Ecuador: Reports of I 5 Indigenous Activists Killed cuadorian President SLxto Duran-Ballen declared a State of Emergency on june 21 and the following day gave the militmy sweeping powers to •restore order• throughout the country. Indigenous organizations led by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) are blockading roads and demonstnning to demand the govemmem revoke the new agricultural development law. The military has surrounded CONAIE offices and are seeking arrest of the organization's leaders who are now in hiding. Increased repression is feared. The Ecuadorian government ignored repeated calls by CONAJE and popular organizations for national consultations on proposed agricultural bills. Instead it swiftly approved new legislation on june 13. President DuranBallen claims the new law will modernize the country's agricultural sector. Indigenous organizations called the law unconstitutional, stating that it will destroy their agricultural economy, threaten Indigenous systems of land tenure, and drive thousands to immigrate to city slums in search of work. Today. the country's constitutional court ruled the new law to be unconstitutional. but observers think the government may ignore this ruling. CONAIE organized a massive "Mobilization for Life' to demand the law be revoked. The mobil.ization has nearly paralyzed nine of 21 Ecuadorian provinces. This is the fourth nationwide mobili.zation led by CONAIE since the well-known Indian uprising in 1990. In a gesture that was both symbolic and concrete, CONAIE has stalled the flow of agricultural goods to several cities. The govemmem Stated that three year sentences would be given to those protesters who disobe)'ed the state of emergency. CONAl E responded, "The decision of our grassroots is to remain where they are until the law is repeated. If all the dimensions of the conOict are taken into account, the imposition of a state of emergenC)' is a virtual declaration of war against the Indigenous people and the majority of the country.• E 38 Five Indigenous protesters have been killed in the highlands, and there are unconflm1cd reports that 10 people were killed by police while peacefully blocking a road to an oil well in Lago Agrio in the t\mazon. The number of those injured and detained is unknown. A radio station in Latacunga belonging to the Catholic Church was occupied and ransacked by security forces. and one of the staff detained. Protesters have been harassed and threatened for the last two weeks. and tensions are extremely high. On june 20. after two weeks of protest, the government invited Indigenous organizations to negotiations. but broke off talks the next day. lndigenot\S organizations demand that the agricultural law be revoked before negotiating the shape of new legislation. The government would agree only to modifying the new law. CONAIE and the environmental group Accion Ecologica point out that the new law promotes privatization of communal properties, fails to recognize Indigenous systems and concepts of land tenure as legitimate, and will promote agroindustry and livestock grazingat the ex-pense of small farmers who now account for 75% of the country's agricultural production. -t Please send lettet'S to President Duran BaUen urging the Ecuadorian governmem to negotiate a peaceful resolution to tbe conflict, tO immediately halt repression directed against CONAIE and other Indigenous groups and to respect Indigenous organizations' just demands. Sixto Duran Ballen. Presidente del Ecuador. Palacio Presic!encial. Carcia Moreno. 1043, Quito-Ecuador Fax: (593-2) 580 73.5 with copies to: Luis Macas, Presidenrc CONAIE, Av. Granados 2553, Casilla 17-17-1235, Quiro-Ecua<li>r Fax: (593-2) 442271 !'Wya 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. 8, nos. 1 &amp; 2 (Summer 1994) 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 State of Emergency Declared in Ecuador: Reports of 15 Indigenous Activists Killed Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SAIIC Board of Directors Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1994 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title State of Emergency Declared in Ecuador: Reports of 15 Indigenous Activists Killed Item Type Journal Article Author SAIIC Board of Directors Volume 8 Issue 1,2 Pages 38 Publication Title Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Summer 1994 Abstract Note The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) and other organizations protest new laws by the Ecuadorian putting agroindustry and livestock grazing above small farmers making a living off the land. Fifteen have been killed by police forces and others during the protests Attachment Title abya yala p38.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] CONAIE Ecuador Indigenous assassination land rights http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/c928f2019467654654c57d2ac7309dde.pdf 5f14f80f1b5b8b987eabfb77802a5b0c PDF Text Text I~DIGE~OUS LEADER TORTUREDI~IMBABURA (&:uador) On june 11, 1991, J* Maria Cabascango, 28 year old human rigllts secrc!ary of CONArE (lhe Confederation of illdigenous Nationalities of Ecuador), was detained by the army while travelling by car during a tour of local indigenous communi· ties. He and others travelling with him were transferred to the Ecuadorian investigative police office in Ibarra. Cabascango was held until june 13 and was subjc<:tcd to torture, including bci11g hung from the thumbs, blows to the ears, mock executions and death threats. During the last few years, there have been numerous land con!licts in the prov· ince of lmbabura involving indigenous communities and large landownCf'S, some of which have resulted in the expulsion of these communities from land on which they were living. A large number of paramilita.ry groups have eme.ged in the area and appear to act against the Indian communities, either in combined operations with the army or police or with the acquicsccnre of the government. Tile killing, torture and harassment of many community mcmbCf'S and leaders have been committed by these groups. For example, on December 19, 1990, Indian leader Julio Cabascango (not related to J* Maria) was kilkd, apparently by a paramilitary group. Tile government initiated an inquiry and detained two people (one of whom escaped) believed to be responsible for the murder. illdian leaders are requesting not only that those responsible for the shooting be brougllt to trial but also those on whose behalf they acted. On june 11, the Indian communities of the province of lmbabura declared a 48 hour strike. Such strikes usually involve road blocks but are non-violent in tactics and are usually supported by the local church, student unions and other o.ganlzations, as in this case. During the two day strike, 17 indigenous people, including )OS(! Marla Cabascango were detained, and about 12 others injured, reportedly by members of security forces. Tile purpose of the strike was to request the intervention of the state into the land con!licts that affect Indian communities; to request the disbanding of paramilitary groups; to request the bringing to justice of those responsible for the 1990 killing of Indian leader julio Cabascango; to request govcmmcnt investment in the region's infrastructure; and to request assistance for the growing problem of cholera in the area. Soun:t: AmiUSty /ntmwlionlll Please write to the Ecuodoreon authorities: ·expressing concern ot the reported torture of Indian leader Jose Mario Coboscongo, ·noting thot torture is forbidden under Ecuodoreon legislotion and thot Ecuodor hos also ratified internotionol treaties that oppose its use, including the UN Convention Against Torture and o ther Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment. ·asking foro full and importiol inquiry into the ollegotions of torture, that the nature of the findings be mode public and, should the allegations be sustained, thot those responsible be brought to justice. Write to: Dr. Rodrigo Borja Cevallos Presidente de lo Republica Palacio del Gobierno Garcia No reno 1043 Quito, ECUADOR 12 SAIIC Newsletter � 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. 6, nos. 1&amp;2 (spring/summer 1991) 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 Indigenous Leader Tortured in Imbabura Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Amnesty International Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1991 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Indigenous Leader Tortured in Imbabura Item Type Journal Article Contributor Amnesty International Volume 6 Issue 1&2 Pages 12 Publication Title Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Summer 1991 Language English Abstract Note Jose Maria Cabascango was detained and tortured by the military. The local community went on a 48 hour strike. Attachment Title Indigenous_Leader_Tortured_In_Imbabura.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] CONAIE Ecuador imbabura 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/e3c49f39a4da5f5fb2c6ecb65f52331e.pdf 1e6e482f2e0935ed8daa7d24a9440946 PDF Text Text La Pachamama - Artful Resistance {Argentina) One fonn of resistance and organization in the Calchaqul valley is based on the production of crafts. The Supply Cooperative for Regional Artesans, '1.a Pachamama;' has as its objective the !WOgnition of the technical and economic value of artesanry. Our craft cooperrztive u.zs fonned in 1986. At that time we didn't know anything about what it meant to fonn a cooperrztive, we simply felt it necessary to join together. In reality, we already were working together. Our sJwp had existed for more than 15 years, and people used to rome together here in order to display thdr products. When we began tlllking about fonning a cooperrzlive, the objective u.zs to turn artesanry into a means ofmaking a living. There are many artesans wha cannot work because the necessary materiJlls don't exist. We try to preserve what is autochthonous to our region. All of the artesans are local, from neighboring areas. Our artesanry consists primarily of weavings, but we also work with baskets made of "simbol" and "poleo" (local plants), and wood and leather, and there are also severrzl potters. We use traditional techruques and naturrzl dyes. All kinds ofweavings are made: tapestries, ponchos, blankets, "puyos" (ponchos woven with thick wool), carpets, pullauers, stoclOngs and shawls. W"'""" w«ving a Calchoqlli shawl. This legacy of our ancestors is something that we don't want to lose. They didn't know ofsyntlrdic dyes. They wove with the materials they had at hand, and this is what we want to preserve. Natural dyes are very consistent and chellper too. Locally, we are der>eloping a plan to supply the materials needed for the creation of our crafts. We have bought mw materials, wool, and looms. We have 42 members. We have grown considerrzbly. The main problem right now is commercialization, because we still don't have a market. At the present lime weare only selling locally. What we would like to be able to do is, for example, to go to expositions, to go to other areas in order to sell our things. (Josefa Balderrama, President; Rumaldo Olivar, Secretary) If you would like to support *La PochomomoM Cooperative by purchasing Orle$0nry, inviting its members to on exposition, offering training or consulting in marketing techniques you con contact: Cooperative Pochomomo Ruta 307 Km 118, Amaicho del Valle 4137 Tucum6n, Argentino Two children in El Paso, Argentina. SAJIC Ploolo EL PASO ISSUES PLEA FOR ASSISTANCE (Argentino) The surviyol of the Colchoqui community of El Po$0 is seriously threatened by a lock of water. Community members hove requested financial help in order to construct o well which would supply various communities of the oreo. The cost is $25,000. If you hove information about possible finonciol sources, please contact: Lucio Pachoo/Froncisco Choile Comunidad de El Paso, Fuerle Quemado 4141 Catamarca, Argentino Vol6 Nos 1&2 7 � 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. 6, nos. 1&amp;2 (spring/summer 1991) 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 El Paso Issues Plea for Assistance 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 Summer 1991 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title El Paso Issues Plea for Assistance Item Type Journal Article Volume 6 Issue 1&2 Pages 7 Publication Title Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Summer 1991 Language English Abstract Note The small village of El Paso of the Calchaqui community suffers from water shortage. Attachment Title El_Paso_Issues_Plea_For_Assistance.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Argentina El Paso water shortage http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/bb249f6f5dece116cc39153eee19a834.pdf 2a07fb6e594ca695f946679c7b1b0fe5 PDF Text Text URGE NT ACTIONS Emergency Support Needed! Paez People left Homeless, Injured, Orphaned by Earthquake in Southwestern Colombia ighteen Indigenous communi tics disappeared beneath tons of mud and rock after a massive earthquake registering 6.3 on the Richter scale struck northern Colombia's remote Cauca region which is inhabited primarily by Indigenous people. The quake struck on june 6, with its epicenter close to the town of Toribio, releasing a series of debris slides and flooding of the Paez and Moros rivers. The list of dead, disappeared and injured grows daily. Indigenous organizations report that government aid to the sun~vors has been slow and totally insufficient, and that many injured have not received treatment and that people are dying from infection . Official calculations.acknowledge857 deathsand close to 15,000 injured, but there is no precise information on the number of victims or the conditions or the survivors. A leader of the Vi taco Indigenous E reserve site of a major avalanche, claimed that at least half of the 4,000 Indigenous inhabitants ofthis locality had been buried. The National System for Prevention and Attention to Disasters announced that •given the magnitude or the quake' aftershocks, new rock slides could fall from the Nevado del liuila (mountains! which could cause increases in the Paez river's levels." In turn this could result in the flooding of more communities. On the 9 of june. the affected communities were again panVoi. SNo. l &2 icked by tremors with intensities vary- diction within the disaster area. ing from 4.0 to4.8on the Richter scale. Emergency aid provided by ColomONIC's Executive Committee bians and international organizations and theRegional lndigenousCounhas been essential in sa'~ng hundreds cil of Cauca (CRIC) is urgently international aid and solidarity. ln of unprotected Indigenous people's order to send information regardlives. However, the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia ing the possibilities for support in this state of emergency communi(ON IC) calls for individuals and agencies to take into account, not only the cate with CRIC at Fax: 928immediate situation, but also the com233893. munities future. or particular conDonations can be s ent directly cern has been a campaign, promoted by portions of the national press, for to the ONIC bank account in the adoption of Indigenous children Colombia: by people outside the region . This is an attack on the autonomy for which InBANCO DE BOGOTA, Cuenca No. digenous communities have struggled 051-06327-9, DAMNIFICADOS for years. Additionally, ONIC is conINDIGENAS DEL CAUCA-ONIC. cerned with the process of resettling those who have been displaced from Or in the US, to: their land, stating, "land isn't just a material element, but the essence or ABYA YALA FUND. their cultures". c/o Tides Foundarion, Its recovery has cost many lives, as well DAMNIFICADOS INDIGENAS as much pain and suffering. Now, the DEL CAUCA-Colombia, 1388 displaced people find themselves set Surrer Sr. JO floor, San Francisco back to step one. Delimitation or new CA 94109 Indigenous reserves is urgently needed. Its also critical to urge governments who are supplying aid that these funds be channeled through Indigenous organizations in a way that establishes a true network of solidarity with the affected communities. The Colombian government has been slow to recognize Indigenous organizations juris- 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. 8, nos. 1 &amp; 2 (Summer 1994) 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 Emergency support Needed! Paez People left Homeless, Injured, Orphaned by Earthquake in southwestern Colombia Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SAIIC Board of Directors Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1994 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Emergency support Needed! Paez People left Homeless, Injured, Orphaned by Earthquake in southwestern Colombia Item Type Journal Article Author SAIIC Board of Directors Volume 8 Issue 1,2 Pages 37 Publication Title Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Summer 1994 Language English Abstract Note A 6.3 earthquake destroyed communities in northern Colombia killing hundreds and injuring thousands. Government aid to survivors is slow, SAIIC is asking for aid to send to those in need while thinking not only of the immediate need but those of the communities' future. Attachment Title abya yala p37.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Cauca Colombia natural disaster ONIC