26 12 1190 http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/2829eaefabdfbba5e02cf53f6da92f9b.pdf ec14f99680877f05b80f867666d4a20c PDF Text Text members were on their way to talk to a lawyer in Temuco regarding the detention of two national officers (see SAIIC Newsletter no. 1, vol. 1). The other four members were held for 14 hours with no charge. Neculqueo was released six days later and his life threatened if he was seen again. He fled the country to Peru, where he was arrested again. After his release, he participated in the WCIP General Assembly in Panama. He is presently in Panama, expecting to obtain a visa to come to the United States and Canada. If you or your organization can help with support efforts, please reach SAAIC by phone or mail. Also, any donations for Juan's family, still in Chile, can be sent through us. i}*******************~~*****~~*********** Since we are devoting most of this newsletter to the WCIP Conference, we want include the following information on indigenous concerns at the international level. to CANADA The government owned National Canadian Railroad is expanding their railroad line in British Columbia. This expansion will have an extremely damaging effect on traditional Shuswap, Thompson, and Stolo fishing sites. The major places where fish lay their eggs will also be greatly damaged. The expansion program threatens all the native fishermen of the area. The 4th General Assembly of the World Council of Indigenous People resolved to give support to the first Indian nations, Shuswap, Thompson, and Stolo in their efforts to stop this expansion program to insure that the traditional economic base will not be destrotyed SAMI NORDIC GROUP fhe Sami Nordic Council suggests that during the International Year of Peace in 1986 the United Nations should organize a workshop on the role of indigenous peoples of the world. The objective of the workshop should be to emphasize and discuss human rights, solidarity, democracy, tolerance, knowledge, understanding, and acceptance of indigenous peoples. They should also discuss more concrete matters, such as war, disarmament, de-nuclearized zones, and other activities that threaten world peace and peaceful co-existence. Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. Page 8 � 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. 1, No. 2 (Fall 1984) 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 Canada and Sami Nordic Group 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 Fall 1984 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Canada and Sami Nordic Group Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 1, no. 2 (8).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Issue 2 Volume 1 Abstract Note Since we are devoting most of this newsletter to the WCIP Conference, we want to include the following information on indigenous concerns at the international level. Pages 8 Canada International Year of Peace National Canadian Railroad Sami Nordic Group http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/d849084abea2a203caea0da923b751b1.pdf a324d7b6b0132b754916bcff1784eb7a PDF Text Text conference brought greetings of solidarity and reports that there have been recent threats to the little land that remains in their hands. The representatives stated that the Pataxos Indians have especially suffered at the hands of the government who last year permitted the activity of a French-North American multi-national corporation. This corporation set off numerous dynamite charges in the territory of the Kasinawas Indians. These explosions emitted poisonous chemicals that killed eight Indians ar1d caused a great deal of illness. Ailton Lacerda, of the Grenak Indian nation, said in reference to this act, "After our brothers were killed, the cynical capitalists offered $300,000 as compensation, as if the lives of people can be bought which is typical of the way they deal with our people." ARG~NTINA After the catastrophic situation of repression, assassinations, disappearances and hunger where many children and elders died in the provinces of Salta and the Chaco in northern Argentina, there is now the beginning of hope with democratic 11 apertua 11 begun in 1983. Although the economic crisis continues, a rebirth of Indian organizations and the struggle for the rigths of the more than one million Indians who now live in Argentina has begun. Currently there is emphisis on establishing a law that guarantees the indigenous land base. CHILE--The Mapuche Situation With Decree Law 2568 of 1979, the military regime of Pinochet provides for the extermination of Mapuche communal lands. Not only does this law state that all Indian lands must be divided, but it also implies that after the division, the lands will no longer be considered "Indian" (nor the people "Indians"). Indians will no longer be defined by their culture or language, and land division cannot be appealed. The Mapuche were never conquered by either the Incas or the Spanish. Although Chileans state that they "pacified" Mapuches in 1883, Mapuches are proud and conscious of their history. Their struggle has not ended. They not only struggle for their land (which has been reduced from 31 million hectares in 1540 to 350,000 hectares at present), but they also resist being assimilated by the colonial society. At the same time, the Mapuche, along with a vast majority of the Chilean population, are actively fighting the authoritarian dictatorship of Pinochet. URGENT NOTICE: Juan Neculqueo, a national leader of the Mapuche organization ADMapu, was imprisonned for three years after the coup of 1973, accused of collaborating with the freely elected Allende government. Since his release, he has been arrested three more times. His last imprisonment was on April 23, when he and four other AD-Mapu Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. Page 7 �members were on their way to talk to a lawyer in Temuco regarding the detention of two national officers (see SAIIC Newsletter no. 1, vol. 1). The other four members were held for 14 hours with no charge. Neculqueo was released six days later and his life threatened if he was seen again. He fled the country to Peru, where he was arrested again. After his release, he participated in the WCIP General Assembly in Panama. He is presently in Panama, expecting to obtain a visa to come to the United States and Canada. If you or your organization can help with support efforts, please reach SAAIC by phone or mail. Also, any donations for Juan's family, still in Chile, can be sent through us. i}*******************~~*****~~*********** Since we are devoting most of this newsletter to the WCIP Conference, we want include the following information on indigenous concerns at the international level. to CANADA The government owned National Canadian Railroad is expanding their railroad line in British Columbia. This expansion will have an extremely damaging effect on traditional Shuswap, Thompson, and Stolo fishing sites. The major places where fish lay their eggs will also be greatly damaged. The expansion program threatens all the native fishermen of the area. The 4th General Assembly of the World Council of Indigenous People resolved to give support to the first Indian nations, Shuswap, Thompson, and Stolo in their efforts to stop this expansion program to insure that the traditional economic base will not be destrotyed SAMI NORDIC GROUP fhe Sami Nordic Council suggests that during the International Year of Peace in 1986 the United Nations should organize a workshop on the role of indigenous peoples of the world. The objective of the workshop should be to emphasize and discuss human rights, solidarity, democracy, tolerance, knowledge, understanding, and acceptance of indigenous peoples. They should also discuss more concrete matters, such as war, disarmament, de-nuclearized zones, and other activities that threaten world peace and peaceful co-existence. Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. Page 8 � 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. 1, No. 2 (Fall 1984) 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 Chile 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 Fall 1984 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Chile Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 1, no. 2 (7-8).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Issue 2 Volume 1 Abstract Note The Mapuche Situation, with Decree Law 2568 of 1979, the military regime of Pinochet provides for the extermination of Mapuche communal lands. Pages 7-8 Chile Incas Pinochet Spanish http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/be8baa0046a946aca27a24d520d75290.pdf 2562e129f64d8c59512d66863fd09b49 PDF Text Text conference brought greetings of solidarity and reports that there have been recent threats to the little land that remains in their hands. The representatives stated that the Pataxos Indians have especially suffered at the hands of the government who last year permitted the activity of a French-North American multi-national corporation. This corporation set off numerous dynamite charges in the territory of the Kasinawas Indians. These explosions emitted poisonous chemicals that killed eight Indians ar1d caused a great deal of illness. Ailton Lacerda, of the Grenak Indian nation, said in reference to this act, "After our brothers were killed, the cynical capitalists offered $300,000 as compensation, as if the lives of people can be bought which is typical of the way they deal with our people." ARG~NTINA After the catastrophic situation of repression, assassinations, disappearances and hunger where many children and elders died in the provinces of Salta and the Chaco in northern Argentina, there is now the beginning of hope with democratic 11 apertua 11 begun in 1983. Although the economic crisis continues, a rebirth of Indian organizations and the struggle for the rigths of the more than one million Indians who now live in Argentina has begun. Currently there is emphisis on establishing a law that guarantees the indigenous land base. CHILE--The Mapuche Situation With Decree Law 2568 of 1979, the military regime of Pinochet provides for the extermination of Mapuche communal lands. Not only does this law state that all Indian lands must be divided, but it also implies that after the division, the lands will no longer be considered "Indian" (nor the people "Indians"). Indians will no longer be defined by their culture or language, and land division cannot be appealed. The Mapuche were never conquered by either the Incas or the Spanish. Although Chileans state that they "pacified" Mapuches in 1883, Mapuches are proud and conscious of their history. Their struggle has not ended. They not only struggle for their land (which has been reduced from 31 million hectares in 1540 to 350,000 hectares at present), but they also resist being assimilated by the colonial society. At the same time, the Mapuche, along with a vast majority of the Chilean population, are actively fighting the authoritarian dictatorship of Pinochet. URGENT NOTICE: Juan Neculqueo, a national leader of the Mapuche organization ADMapu, was imprisonned for three years after the coup of 1973, accused of collaborating with the freely elected Allende government. Since his release, he has been arrested three more times. His last imprisonment was on April 23, when he and four other AD-Mapu Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. Page 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. 1, No. 2 (Fall 1984) 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 Argentina 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 Fall 1984 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Argentina Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 1, no. 2 (7).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Issue 2 Volume 1 Abstract Note Although the economic crisis continues, a rebirth of Indian organizations and the struggle for the rights of the more than one million Indians who now live in Argentina has begun. Pages 7 apertua Argentina Chaco Indigenous Salta http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/409b1aec1e4591c7a8c0675b389153af.pdf 319ff4b4737aba47ea245615296dac47 PDF Text Text tinues. fhe landholders continue exploiting, the Pizarros continue murdering, and 451 years later, the Indian holocast in the plaza of Cajamarca repeats itself and the killing of Alao Huallpa continues." @ A letter from a community: "Here, everything has become difficult. Everything is changing with violence an everyday event. But we have to keep living, victims of the violence, living with fear or without it, we have to keep working." @ From La Estrella de Arica newspaper, October 3, 1984: Last week forty Indians were killed from the Pirus and Panos tribes of the Amazon region near Yarinacocha. This is the most recent in a series of attacks by loggers who come into the area, set up camps and dedicate themselves to hunting Indians. The Indians are defending their limited sources of subsistence. The loggers not only invade their land and cut their trees, but also exterminate animals that are traditionally hunted; and they try to remove the Indians from their land. This critical situation is compounded by petroleum drilling in the area by the Shell corporation of the United States. ® Two reports give further information. Just released, Abdicating Democratic Authority. Oct., 1984. 161 pages. Write Americas Watch, 712 G Street, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20003. $8. Peru: Torture and Extrajudicial Executions: Fall 1983. 49 pages. Amnesty International USA, 304 West 58th Street, New York, New York 10019. $3. BOLIVIA In this country, where over BO% of the population is Indian, there has been no positive government response to various Indian requests. What is worse, there is the constant threat of a facist coup that would initiate another blood bath. One of the Indian leaders at the conference said, "Until the Indian majority takes power and forms a government that represents the people, there can be no justice Kollasuya 11 (Bolivia). BRAZIL A Tupai, people year after the assassination of one of the main Indian leaders of Brazil, by a group of large land owners who had confiscated Indian land, the continue in the midst of struggle. Three representatives from Brazil Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. �conference brought greetings of solidarity and reports that there have been recent threats to the little land that remains in their hands. The representatives stated that the Pataxos Indians have especially suffered at the hands of the government who last year permitted the activity of a French-North American multi-national corporation. This corporation set off numerous dynamite charges in the territory of the Kasinawas Indians. These explosions emitted poisonous chemicals that killed eight Indians ar1d caused a great deal of illness. Ailton Lacerda, of the Grenak Indian nation, said in reference to this act, "After our brothers were killed, the cynical capitalists offered $300,000 as compensation, as if the lives of people can be bought which is typical of the way they deal with our people." ARG~NTINA After the catastrophic situation of repression, assassinations, disappearances and hunger where many children and elders died in the provinces of Salta and the Chaco in northern Argentina, there is now the beginning of hope with democratic 11 apertua 11 begun in 1983. Although the economic crisis continues, a rebirth of Indian organizations and the struggle for the rigths of the more than one million Indians who now live in Argentina has begun. Currently there is emphisis on establishing a law that guarantees the indigenous land base. CHILE--The Mapuche Situation With Decree Law 2568 of 1979, the military regime of Pinochet provides for the extermination of Mapuche communal lands. Not only does this law state that all Indian lands must be divided, but it also implies that after the division, the lands will no longer be considered "Indian" (nor the people "Indians"). Indians will no longer be defined by their culture or language, and land division cannot be appealed. The Mapuche were never conquered by either the Incas or the Spanish. Although Chileans state that they "pacified" Mapuches in 1883, Mapuches are proud and conscious of their history. Their struggle has not ended. They not only struggle for their land (which has been reduced from 31 million hectares in 1540 to 350,000 hectares at present), but they also resist being assimilated by the colonial society. At the same time, the Mapuche, along with a vast majority of the Chilean population, are actively fighting the authoritarian dictatorship of Pinochet. URGENT NOTICE: Juan Neculqueo, a national leader of the Mapuche organization ADMapu, was imprisonned for three years after the coup of 1973, accused of collaborating with the freely elected Allende government. Since his release, he has been arrested three more times. His last imprisonment was on April 23, when he and four other AD-Mapu Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. Page 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. 1, No. 2 (Fall 1984) 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 Brazil 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 Fall 1984 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Brazil Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 1, no. 2 (6-7).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Issue 2 Volume 1 Pages 6-7 Abstract Note A group of large land owners had confiscated Indian land and murdered Indigenous leader Marcal Tupai while the indigenous continue to struggle. Brazi Kasinawas Marcal Tupai struggle http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/aa274ff7cdad98b70852dd4a3858fbae.pdf 1fb6b0d3989425f1d6a5377bc4b5cea4 PDF Text Text tinues. fhe landholders continue exploiting, the Pizarros continue murdering, and 451 years later, the Indian holocast in the plaza of Cajamarca repeats itself and the killing of Alao Huallpa continues." @ A letter from a community: "Here, everything has become difficult. Everything is changing with violence an everyday event. But we have to keep living, victims of the violence, living with fear or without it, we have to keep working." @ From La Estrella de Arica newspaper, October 3, 1984: Last week forty Indians were killed from the Pirus and Panos tribes of the Amazon region near Yarinacocha. This is the most recent in a series of attacks by loggers who come into the area, set up camps and dedicate themselves to hunting Indians. The Indians are defending their limited sources of subsistence. The loggers not only invade their land and cut their trees, but also exterminate animals that are traditionally hunted; and they try to remove the Indians from their land. This critical situation is compounded by petroleum drilling in the area by the Shell corporation of the United States. ® Two reports give further information. Just released, Abdicating Democratic Authority. Oct., 1984. 161 pages. Write Americas Watch, 712 G Street, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20003. $8. Peru: Torture and Extrajudicial Executions: Fall 1983. 49 pages. Amnesty International USA, 304 West 58th Street, New York, New York 10019. $3. BOLIVIA In this country, where over BO% of the population is Indian, there has been no positive government response to various Indian requests. What is worse, there is the constant threat of a facist coup that would initiate another blood bath. One of the Indian leaders at the conference said, "Until the Indian majority takes power and forms a government that represents the people, there can be no justice Kollasuya 11 (Bolivia). BRAZIL A Tupai, people year after the assassination of one of the main Indian leaders of Brazil, by a group of large land owners who had confiscated Indian land, the continue in the midst of struggle. Three representatives from Brazil Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. � 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. 1, No. 2 (Fall 1984) 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 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 Fall 1984 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Bolivia Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 1, no. 2 (6).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Issue 2 Volume 1 Pages 6 Abstract Note "until the Indian majority takes power and forms a government that represents the people, there can be no justice in Kollasuya, Bolivia." Bolivia Kollasuya http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/54557dba2006d74701ed75979745dd63.pdf 9a3b58919e1a45ff2ee8b07827eff55e PDF Text Text ECUADOR [From a September, 1984, letter to SAIIC from Nurinkias Tsetsenk Enrique, Federacion Centros Shuar, Tarqui 809 y Av. 10 de Agosto, Segundo Piso, Oficina 209, Casilla Postal 4122, Quito, Ecuador] "The Federation of Shuar organizations was recognized by the national government of Ecuador in 1964. There are currently 250 Centers that have communal lands. Currently we have 40,000 Shuar members living in Eucador. (There are Shuar in Peru also.) Since our founding, we have established programs exclusively for the benefit of and run by Shuar including: education and culture, health, arbitration and tenancy of the land, communal work, and communication. All of these programs are recognized by the government, but we must constantly petition the government for support and financial assistance. Now we are working to create a new program that has never existed before in Ecuador. It is the Shuar legal commission with the goal of defending the true rights of the Shuar and other Indigenous people. For example we will work for land rights and for the defense of life and liberty of Indigenous people. We solicit support in our efforts. Kakachkurkia Penkesha Emkachminiatji. (Nothing is gained without struggle.)" PERU Reports reaching us at SAIIC indicate increasing violence and escalating abuse of human rights in Peru. Indian people are suffering greatly as a result of ongoing armed conflict. @ Statement issued by the WCIP during the conference held in Panama, September, 1984: "The 4th General Assembly of the World Council of Indigenous People condemns the massacre and genocide perpetrated against the indigenous population of Peru by the Central Government and its forces of repression and by the politcal-military forces. The 4th Assembly calls for the withdrawal of the military forces from the region of Ayacucho and for a socio-political solution in order to return to peace and respect for the integrity of the indigenous people. This 4th Assembly demands the participation of the true representatives of the indigenous people of Peru in the decisions of government." ® Statement in the newspaper Diario la Republica, Lima, September 9, 1984, by the Consejo Indio de Sud America (CISA): 11 451 years of Andean Holocast. The Latin Americans, orphans without cultural identity and perpetuators of historic shame, plan to celebrate 500 years since the infamous date on which the Europeans invaded our continent. Time moves on for centuries. The Viceroys have changed their names. The urban centers have changed their locations. But in our devastated Andean land, colonial occupation con- Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. Page 5 �tinues. fhe landholders continue exploiting, the Pizarros continue murdering, and 451 years later, the Indian holocast in the plaza of Cajamarca repeats itself and the killing of Alao Huallpa continues." @ A letter from a community: "Here, everything has become difficult. Everything is changing with violence an everyday event. But we have to keep living, victims of the violence, living with fear or without it, we have to keep working." @ From La Estrella de Arica newspaper, October 3, 1984: Last week forty Indians were killed from the Pirus and Panos tribes of the Amazon region near Yarinacocha. This is the most recent in a series of attacks by loggers who come into the area, set up camps and dedicate themselves to hunting Indians. The Indians are defending their limited sources of subsistence. The loggers not only invade their land and cut their trees, but also exterminate animals that are traditionally hunted; and they try to remove the Indians from their land. This critical situation is compounded by petroleum drilling in the area by the Shell corporation of the United States. ® Two reports give further information. Just released, Abdicating Democratic Authority. Oct., 1984. 161 pages. Write Americas Watch, 712 G Street, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20003. $8. Peru: Torture and Extrajudicial Executions: Fall 1983. 49 pages. Amnesty International USA, 304 West 58th Street, New York, New York 10019. $3. BOLIVIA In this country, where over BO% of the population is Indian, there has been no positive government response to various Indian requests. What is worse, there is the constant threat of a facist coup that would initiate another blood bath. One of the Indian leaders at the conference said, "Until the Indian majority takes power and forms a government that represents the people, there can be no justice Kollasuya 11 (Bolivia). BRAZIL A Tupai, people year after the assassination of one of the main Indian leaders of Brazil, by a group of large land owners who had confiscated Indian land, the continue in the midst of struggle. Three representatives from Brazil Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. � 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. 1, No. 2 (Fall 1984) 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 Peru 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 Fall 1984 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Peru Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 1, no. 2 (5-6).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Issue 2 Volume 1 Pages 5-6 Abstract Note Reports reaching us at SAIIC indicate increasing violence and escalating abuse of human rights in Peru. Andean Holocas Diario la Republica Lima Peru Viceroys WCIP http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/8b7898534b0c743795478a3f0b6ad84b.pdf 6bade7537f4e8db798108830f4140a25 PDF Text Text ECUADOR [From a September, 1984, letter to SAIIC from Nurinkias Tsetsenk Enrique, Federacion Centros Shuar, Tarqui 809 y Av. 10 de Agosto, Segundo Piso, Oficina 209, Casilla Postal 4122, Quito, Ecuador] "The Federation of Shuar organizations was recognized by the national government of Ecuador in 1964. There are currently 250 Centers that have communal lands. Currently we have 40,000 Shuar members living in Eucador. (There are Shuar in Peru also.) Since our founding, we have established programs exclusively for the benefit of and run by Shuar including: education and culture, health, arbitration and tenancy of the land, communal work, and communication. All of these programs are recognized by the government, but we must constantly petition the government for support and financial assistance. Now we are working to create a new program that has never existed before in Ecuador. It is the Shuar legal commission with the goal of defending the true rights of the Shuar and other Indigenous people. For example we will work for land rights and for the defense of life and liberty of Indigenous people. We solicit support in our efforts. Kakachkurkia Penkesha Emkachminiatji. (Nothing is gained without struggle.)" PERU Reports reaching us at SAIIC indicate increasing violence and escalating abuse of human rights in Peru. Indian people are suffering greatly as a result of ongoing armed conflict. @ Statement issued by the WCIP during the conference held in Panama, September, 1984: "The 4th General Assembly of the World Council of Indigenous People condemns the massacre and genocide perpetrated against the indigenous population of Peru by the Central Government and its forces of repression and by the politcal-military forces. The 4th Assembly calls for the withdrawal of the military forces from the region of Ayacucho and for a socio-political solution in order to return to peace and respect for the integrity of the indigenous people. This 4th Assembly demands the participation of the true representatives of the indigenous people of Peru in the decisions of government." ® Statement in the newspaper Diario la Republica, Lima, September 9, 1984, by the Consejo Indio de Sud America (CISA): 11 451 years of Andean Holocast. The Latin Americans, orphans without cultural identity and perpetuators of historic shame, plan to celebrate 500 years since the infamous date on which the Europeans invaded our continent. Time moves on for centuries. The Viceroys have changed their names. The urban centers have changed their locations. But in our devastated Andean land, colonial occupation con- Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. Page 5 � 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. 1, No. 2 (Fall 1984) 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 Ecuador 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 Fall 1984 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Ecuador Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 1, no. 2 (5).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Issue 2 Volume 1 Pages 5 Abstract Note The federation of Shuar organizations had been recognized by the national government of Ecuador. Ecuador Federacion Centros Shuar Nurinkias Tsetsenk Enrique Quito http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/3797df905a0648e9b1b302aec9b22479.pdf 5983233d32899f7f2cf155355d745ce1 PDF Text Text med that their organization will struggle on the side of the people of Nicaragua if faced with a military intervention by the United States, and that they are eager to enter into a dialogue with the Sandista government, if Miskito rights are recognized. On the other hand, Brooklin Rivera, the principal leader of MISURASATA, travelled to Managua in response to an invitation extended by Daniel Ortega, now president elect, in order to reach an agreement between the Sandanista government and the Miskito Indians. They are hoping to make progress in these conversations, keeping in mind the threat of North American intervention which would create catastrophic results for the people of Central America. lf The General Assembly also condemned any intent by the United States to intervene in Central America, as well as military support given by the U.S. to the governments of El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatamala. VENEZUELA (Statement from the WCIP Conference) The Venezuelan government continues to deny the right of self-liberation, selfdetermination, and self-management to the indigenous peoples of Venezuela. Furthermore, the state does nothing to discourage aggressive acts against the Piaroa in the Federal Amazon territory and continues to persecute those who protest these acts. The Indigenous Movement for National Identity and the Civil Association of Yukpa Indigenous People demand the following: (1) Respect for indigenous peoples and provision for their social welfare; (2) Control of all policies affecting indigenous peoples; (3) ~assage of the Law of Indigenous Ethnic Groups; (4) Redistribution of territorial rights with nontransferable title of collective ownership; (5) Respect for cultural heritage, languages, and traditions complying with Decree No. 283; and (6) Formation of a national organization representing all ethnic groups. Let it also be known that many Venezuelans support our claims and echo our protests. COLOMBIA Since the establishment of peace agreements with the guerilla groups, the government has placed rural areas, especially the Cauca, under military control. All meetings have been prohibited, and Indians are jailed if they are considered subversive. In February, 1984, in Tolima, two indigenous leaders were assassinated by mercenary groups working for the large land owners. Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. Page 4 � 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. 1, No. 2 (Fall 1984) 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 Venezuela and Colombia 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 Fall 1984 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Venezuela and Colombia Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 1, no. 2 (4).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Issue 2 Volume 1 Pages 4 Abstract Note The Venezuelan government continues to deny the right of self-liberation, self-determination, and self-management to the indigenous peoples of Venezuela. Cauca Colombia self-liberation Tolima Venezuela http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/2fdd777982f0dc8eada4a98c25c5cb0a.pdf bc8f6affc138ceb381ca9e249e924349 PDF Text Text THE FOLLOWING COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REPORTS INCORPORATE MUCH RECENT INFORMATION FROM WCIP CONFERENCE AND OTHER SOURCES. THE GUATEMALA The following interview was taped by Nilo Cayuqueo at the WCIP Conference. It represents one of the many indigenous women's voices treard to speak out regarding the continuing repression and genocide in Guatemala: "We are here representing 11 Mayas," (Movimiento de ayuda y accion solidaria) to give testimony and to ask support of the Council as an organization that works in defense of indigenous rights. We are here to ask for concrete action against the Guatemalan government. This government is killing us every day in diverse forms. Also they are using the Indian people in many ways to maintain military control in Guatemala. We estimate there are approximately 200,000 refugees outside the country. At the same time, it is established that there are more than a million people who have been displaced and remain in the country. These people are in very difficult situations, many living outside and suffering daily from hunger and cold. The reaction of Indian women to all this is very strong because women are used by the government in various ways, due to our being women and Indian. This suffering that women go through is a kind of torture and, for a mother, it is even more difficult. A woman might take passive or aggressive action, but it is very difficult to act, because of the type of psychological warfare that exists. One suffers, because of the killing of our children, of our husbands, and our people. At the same time, it is a woman's responsibility to educate, raise, protect, and feed her children, particularly if her husband has been killed. So a woman's attitude must be strong in finding a way to defend and sustain herself and her family in this critical situation. NICARAGUA Representatives of the Miskito organization, MISATAN, founded in July, 1984, were in attendance at the WCIP conference. The representatives invited the conference participants to visit Nicaragua, Honduras, and Costa Rica in order to gain a clear picture of Miskito reality and to support "the reunification of our families that have been dispersed for the past three years." Representaives of the Miskito opposition organization, MISURASATA, were also present, but did not participate officially in the conference. The representatives affir- Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. Page 3 �med that their organization will struggle on the side of the people of Nicaragua if faced with a military intervention by the United States, and that they are eager to enter into a dialogue with the Sandista government, if Miskito rights are recognized. On the other hand, Brooklin Rivera, the principal leader of MISURASATA, travelled to Managua in response to an invitation extended by Daniel Ortega, now president elect, in order to reach an agreement between the Sandanista government and the Miskito Indians. They are hoping to make progress in these conversations, keeping in mind the threat of North American intervention which would create catastrophic results for the people of Central America. lf The General Assembly also condemned any intent by the United States to intervene in Central America, as well as military support given by the U.S. to the governments of El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatamala. VENEZUELA (Statement from the WCIP Conference) The Venezuelan government continues to deny the right of self-liberation, selfdetermination, and self-management to the indigenous peoples of Venezuela. Furthermore, the state does nothing to discourage aggressive acts against the Piaroa in the Federal Amazon territory and continues to persecute those who protest these acts. The Indigenous Movement for National Identity and the Civil Association of Yukpa Indigenous People demand the following: (1) Respect for indigenous peoples and provision for their social welfare; (2) Control of all policies affecting indigenous peoples; (3) ~assage of the Law of Indigenous Ethnic Groups; (4) Redistribution of territorial rights with nontransferable title of collective ownership; (5) Respect for cultural heritage, languages, and traditions complying with Decree No. 283; and (6) Formation of a national organization representing all ethnic groups. Let it also be known that many Venezuelans support our claims and echo our protests. COLOMBIA Since the establishment of peace agreements with the guerilla groups, the government has placed rural areas, especially the Cauca, under military control. All meetings have been prohibited, and Indians are jailed if they are considered subversive. In February, 1984, in Tolima, two indigenous leaders were assassinated by mercenary groups working for the large land owners. Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. Page 4 � 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. 1, No. 2 (Fall 1984) 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 Nicaragua 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 Fall 1984 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Nicaragua Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 1, no. 2 (3-4).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Abstract Note Representatives of the Miskito organization, MISATAN, founded in July, 1984, were in attendance at the WCIP conference. The representatives invited the conference parti- cipants to visit Nicaragua, Honduras, and Costa Rica in order to gain a clear picture of Miskito reality and to support "the reunification of our families that have been disper- sed for the past three years." Issue 2 Pages 3-4 Volume 1 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Language English Miskito organization Nicaragua http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/7d70ff5021573af84af05f6689fd249e.pdf 29e05b29852eaa9822585ee5bc768789 PDF Text Text THE FOLLOWING COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REPORTS INCORPORATE MUCH RECENT INFORMATION FROM WCIP CONFERENCE AND OTHER SOURCES. THE GUATEMALA The following interview was taped by Nilo Cayuqueo at the WCIP Conference. It represents one of the many indigenous women's voices treard to speak out regarding the continuing repression and genocide in Guatemala: "We are here representing 11 Mayas," (Movimiento de ayuda y accion solidaria) to give testimony and to ask support of the Council as an organization that works in defense of indigenous rights. We are here to ask for concrete action against the Guatemalan government. This government is killing us every day in diverse forms. Also they are using the Indian people in many ways to maintain military control in Guatemala. We estimate there are approximately 200,000 refugees outside the country. At the same time, it is established that there are more than a million people who have been displaced and remain in the country. These people are in very difficult situations, many living outside and suffering daily from hunger and cold. The reaction of Indian women to all this is very strong because women are used by the government in various ways, due to our being women and Indian. This suffering that women go through is a kind of torture and, for a mother, it is even more difficult. A woman might take passive or aggressive action, but it is very difficult to act, because of the type of psychological warfare that exists. One suffers, because of the killing of our children, of our husbands, and our people. At the same time, it is a woman's responsibility to educate, raise, protect, and feed her children, particularly if her husband has been killed. So a woman's attitude must be strong in finding a way to defend and sustain herself and her family in this critical situation. NICARAGUA Representatives of the Miskito organization, MISATAN, founded in July, 1984, were in attendance at the WCIP conference. The representatives invited the conference participants to visit Nicaragua, Honduras, and Costa Rica in order to gain a clear picture of Miskito reality and to support "the reunification of our families that have been dispersed for the past three years." Representaives of the Miskito opposition organization, MISURASATA, were also present, but did not participate officially in the conference. The representatives affir- Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. Page 3 � 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. 1, No. 2 (Fall 1984) 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 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 Fall 1984 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Guatemala Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 1, no. 2 (3).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Abstract Note The following interview was taped by Nilo Cayuqueo at the WCIP Conference. It represents one of the many indigenous women's voices treard to speak out regarding the continuing repression and genocide in Guatemala. Issue 2 Pages 3 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 1 Language English English Guatemala Nicaragua Nilo Cayuqueo WCIP http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/538459e81e932bc5ce770006e898a2a3.pdf 4b4f19e2b7b9318de028b57b6a7e4352 PDF Text Text sAUc N E WS L E T T E R South American Indian Information Center (SAIIC) P.O. Box 7550, Berkeley, California 94707 - USA Phone 415-521-2779 Dear Brotheis and Sisters, We are grateful for your subscriptions! Your response made it clear to us how necessary our information center is. Thanks for your letters and good w~shes. This is our second bi-monthly newsletter. It is dedicated mainly to the General Assembly of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples held last September in Panama. We hope to hear more from you, and urge those that haven't subscribed yet to do so. Sincerely, The SAIIC Committee The World Council of Indigenous Peoples was founded in 1975 in Canada. It encompasses five regions: the Eastern Region (the Samis from Scandinavia and the Inuit from Greenland), the Northern Region (Alaska, Canada, and the United States), the Central Region (Mexico and Central America), the Southern Region (South America), and the Pacific Region (Australia, New Zeland, and the South Pacific Islands). WCIP's main objectives were to create a communications network for indigenous people worldwide. This would facilitate their struggle against the oppressive neocoloIV ASSEMBLieiA nial nation-states in which they live. Also it would help DO CMPI educate international public opinion about the Indian situation throughout the world, and especially in the PANAMA 1984 Americas. For diverse reasons, the WCIP did not meet all these expectations agreed upon during its founding. It did, though, continue to function and hold General Assemblies every three years. The second assembly was held in 1977 in Samiland (Lapland), the third Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. Page 'I �i11 191:31 in Australia, and the last one this past September 23 through 30 in Panama. Two members of SAIIC, Nilo Cayuqueo (Mapuche from Argentina) and James Muneta (Navajo, U.S.), were invited to participate in this conference. Indian organizations at a regional level have gained experience and political maturity during their struggle for survival. They attended this meeting offering clear and precise proposals as to the role international Indian organizations (especially the WCIP) should have towards the genocide and ethnocide facing Indian peoples. These problems are brought about by colonial states, or dominating societies, that carry out the interests of local elites and the large transnational corporations. During the last day of the conference, the new executive members of the WCIP were elected for a period of three years. They are: Clams Chartier from Saskatchewan, Canada, President; Hyden Burgess from Hawaii Sovereignty Committee, 1st Vice President; and Donald Rojas Moroto from Costa Rica, 2nd Vice President. There was also an executive representative from each region elected. The next WCIP General Assembly will be held in South America. The current address is: WCIP-Secretariat, 555 King Edward Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5. Representing the American Indian Movement at the WCIP Conference was Larry Anderson, who spoke about recent resistance to relocation at Big Mountain in Arizona. His presence was greatly appreciated. SAIIC member James Muneta made the following comments concerning the Conference on KPFA radio in Berkeley on October 12: "I was very enlightened by this experience, in being a North American Indian to travel to Central America to find people similar to me and people that had the same beliefs and values in the earth and in the children and to find people who want to preserve their culture and tradition. When the Europeans came, when the white people came, their governments created different boundaries which through time divided the indigenous people. I have been told by my elders and the old people, that io our history, the Indian people migrated from South to North America and they traded goods and shared cultures with each other. But in the contemporary world, the political boundaries have separated the people. We have almost lost total contact with our brothers and sisters in Central America and South America. To go down there was like finding a lost brother or sister. We can be physical and spiritual support to.each other. "It brought to mind the vision of Black Elk. He saw in his vision the sacred hoop that is the unity of all indigenous people of the Americas. And within that hoop was the growing tree that was blossoming, meaning that through unity we will gain strength. We will be able to have strength in supporting each other in creating a better future for our children and to start to create peace for our people who are struggling in Central and South America. I feel it is important for more of our indigenous nations in North America to go to South America to establish that unity in brotherhood and sisterhood to bring forth this peace." Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. Page 2 I � 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. 1, No. 2 (Fall 1984) 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 The World Council of Indigenous Peoples 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 Fall 1984 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title The World Council of Indigenous Peoples Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 1, no. 2 (1-2).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Author The SAIIC Committee Abstract Note The World Council of Indigenous Peoples was founded in 1975 in Canada. WCIP's main objectives were to create a communications network for indigenous people worldwide. Issue 2 Pages 1-2 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 1 Language English English Australia Canada Panama Samiland WCIP http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/2d7420bc46677fa57f4f5f508aa089fa.pdf aa1060bf1788213c2986108987adcd70 PDF Text Text sAUc N E WS L E T T E R South American Indian Information Center (SAIIC) P.O. Box 7550, Berkeley, California 94707 - USA Phone 415-521-2779 Dear Brotheis and Sisters, We are grateful for your subscriptions! Your response made it clear to us how necessary our information center is. Thanks for your letters and good w~shes. This is our second bi-monthly newsletter. It is dedicated mainly to the General Assembly of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples held last September in Panama. We hope to hear more from you, and urge those that haven't subscribed yet to do so. Sincerely, The SAIIC Committee The World Council of Indigenous Peoples was founded in 1975 in Canada. It encompasses five regions: the Eastern Region (the Samis from Scandinavia and the Inuit from Greenland), the Northern Region (Alaska, Canada, and the United States), the Central Region (Mexico and Central America), the Southern Region (South America), and the Pacific Region (Australia, New Zeland, and the South Pacific Islands). WCIP's main objectives were to create a communications network for indigenous people worldwide. This would facilitate their struggle against the oppressive neocoloIV ASSEMBLieiA nial nation-states in which they live. Also it would help DO CMPI educate international public opinion about the Indian situation throughout the world, and especially in the PANAMA 1984 Americas. For diverse reasons, the WCIP did not meet all these expectations agreed upon during its founding. It did, though, continue to function and hold General Assemblies every three years. The second assembly was held in 1977 in Samiland (Lapland), the third Vol. 1, no. 2. Fall, 1984. Published bi-monthly. ®SAIIC. Page 'I � 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. 1, No. 2 (Fall 1984) 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 Thank You for Subscriptions 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 Fall 1984 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Thank You for Subscriptions Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 1, no. 2 (1).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Issue 2 Volume 1 Abstract Note Note of appreciation for subscriptions to the newsletter Pages 1