5 12 1190 http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/1066636e65d0b09c5c37993a2d5d3377.pdf 412abb39098179ce0c3c6cdfda682350 PDF Text Text OtHIA~IZATIO~ AlPIN om October 13-24, members of AJPIN(Inlemational Association of Indigenous Press) mel 10 p~~blicly announce recognition of lbcir o!lical staiUS by lbe International PressAssociation. AlPIN is comprised oflndigeooos people and organizations lbal work wilb various ltlOOiums of mass communication, press, radio and television. ll's objective is 10 make 1he Indigenousvoiceanactiveonewithin mainstream society. F . I:'\ & COMMUNICATION RADIO WAVES FOR WOMEN recenl conference organized by lbe "MujeresAymarasyComunicaci6n" program of lbe Center for Education and CommunicatiOn in Puno, Peru, brougbl together Indigenous Women who make community-Jcvel radio programs in PeruandlloIivia The programs, made for and by women, deal with problems faeed by women everywhere, such as domestic violence, discrimination, and marginalization. Their object islo unite women around their mutual concerns A and 10 provide an avenue lbrougb whieb women can mobilize for social ebangc. The conference provided the women an opporiUnity 10 share lbcir experiences and 10 create a network of support As Rosa Palomino, wbo producesaradioprogramin Perunoledaltbe end of lbe eonference: "The radio programs provide a system of mui\Jal supporl, a fonn of devclopmenl- Ifwedon'lincludelbcwomen, we will nol develop..." • • • • • • • • • • • D E F E :"\SE OF hDIC)E:"\Ol 'S i\1tGH.\:"\T \VOHKEHS nited Fann Workers (UFW) And Representatives of lhe Binational Mixlee-Zapolec Front (FM-ZB) have signed a joint agreement 10 Spill organizing and advance lbe defense of human and labor rights of Indigenous migrant workers in lbe U.S. Thousands of Mixlee and Zapelee Indigenous peoples comprise lbe latest immigrant group of workers toiling in lbe agrieuiiUral fields and the service industry of California. Mixlee-Zapotec Bi-national Front is lhe largest and most impertanl Oaxacan organization in California The new immigrants are Indigenous workers from the U Mexican Slate of Oaxaca wbo, through a joint effort of lbe UFW and FM-ZB, will be encouraged 10 join lbe United Fann workers Union while still maintaining lbe autonomy of lbeirown organization, under an agreement thai was signed on September 24, 1993. UFW President Arlllro Rodriguez and FM·ZB General Coordina· lOr Arlllro Pimentel Salas signed the agreement in Los Angeles, CalifomiaonSeptember 24, 1993.1beagreement is expected 10 boost a new union organization campaign begun by Cesar Olavez shortly before his death last April 22. WINGS FOR THE YouNG LAS, Solidarity Alliance of Latinarnericans, is a projecl driven by Carnita Piedra Castaneda Foundation of Ecuador, thai seeks 10 promote links in the union among lbc young Indigenous peoples of Abya Yala 10 initiate solidarity and an international support network. This projec1 covers lllree specific areas: I) The creation of a network of communication on a national and international level allowing young people access to infonnation in order promole exchange between different community organizations. 2) To prolllOie national and international gatherings with Indigenous youth. wilboul walls", community v.'Orkshops, and the "university of lbe Streets", utilizing lbe methodology of "learning/doing, the commu· nity leaches the eommunity". The objectives of ALAS are to achieve unity and leadership of young people on ~half of communication and education so young people can become fundamenlallo lbc development of their communities. ALAS will hold lbe Continenla!Eneouoler in Riobarnaba, Ecuador nexl year, People interested can contact Mauricio~ Coordinator/Secretary City of the Yoong-Penipe Box826 Riobamba, Ealador Tel: 474-124 FAX: 593-2-962263 3)1becreationof pep<~lareduealionprograms whalwillbea"sebools VOl. 7 NO. 3&4 37 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 7, nos. 3-4 (Fall/Winter 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 In Defense of Indigenous Migrant Workers 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 and Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title In Defense of Indigenous Migrant Workers Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 3,4 Pages 37 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Fall and Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note The United Farm Workers(UFW) and the Bi-national Mixtec-Zapotec Front(FM-ZB) signed an agreement to work together to defend the rights of indigenous migrant workers in the U.S. on September 24, 1993. Attachment Title In_Defense_Of_Indigenous_Migrant_Workers.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Cesar Chavez FM-ZB Indigenous Rights Migrant Workers UFW United States http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/6fef86b3252648b0581f54b2b7b9cbdd.pdf 2c717f5d9262f76cb9678a79cda01d1c PDF Text Text INTERV IEVV MAURICIA WITH C A STRO In 1991, Vicente Matute,fonner FETRIXJ president, and other members of the Directive Commission were ambushed and assassinated. Mauricio Castro, Xicaque,then SecretaryofFETRIXI. assumed the presidential office which she holds to this date. She is manied and is the mother of three children. run by LadinOISand the children are prohibited SAIIC: Does tbe government have any l3w fromspeakingtheirnativclanguages. Wehad that recognizes tbe indigcnoos communities? a case in which a first grader forgot to greet his Mauricia.: Nothing specific. Tbereisonlyone teacher in Spanish and instead greeted her in article tbat refers to Indigenous peoples in the Tolupan. Tbe teacher said she could not constitution. 'lbere is no law from which we understand him and that he could no longer be can infer bylaws. The organized nations of SAIIC: Very littleissaidabout thelndigenoos in school. The child was then forced to Indigenous peoples have passed a legislative peoples of Hondurns. How many are there abandon his dass<s. Socially, the native proposal that we call "Protection law for lndigeoous Nations". We did this with the and what groups do tbey belong to? language is DOl spoken, Ollly in the borne. belp of some lawyers and with tbe bad:ing of Mauricia: In Hondurns we have 6 groups, 7 ow lndigCOO<JS peoples. It has been in Conincluding the Cbonis who are not )'CI org:a· SAIIC: Is there mcism? niz<d. Within those 6 groups, with their Mauricia: In Yoro there is tremendous rac- gress for more than four yeaJS. One adminisdiverse languages and customs, there areal· ism. Our people are wori<ing to develop tration takes over, then another,and there is no most half a million Indigenous peoples. there consciousness of our own identity bu~ for one to promote this. Weare also taking action are the Ltncas, which number 80,000; the example, wearing our trad itiona!clothingonly for the ratification of covenant 169 of tbe Pcicben, about2,000; theGarifunas, 300,000; serves to frighten people or create aspeaacle. Intemational Labor Organization (lLO) but there are very few of u.~. In addition, tbe theMisikitOIS 40,000; and the Xicaques which number about 32,000. The Ltncas live in SAIIC: How is the land situation in Hondo· government functionaries are very cleve-r. Ltmpiro, La Paz, and lntibucan. Tbe Peichen rns? Do you have enough? Arcyoorcommu- Some of tbem come 10 the !ndigeoous communities and if there is a problenn, they say and MislcitOIS Iive in Pahuac:as,Sull'lOS,Gracias nities respecled and rccogniz«l? a Dios, and Colon. Mauricia: The situation is critical. The gov- they will solve it and we aeversee tbem again. ernment passed a law called "modemaation SAIIC: Do these Indigenous nations still con· of the agricultural sector" by which they give SAIIC: The Honduran peoples are traditionpowcrtotbelargelandowners 10 appropriate ally agricultural? serve their languages and tradir10ns? Mauricio: We, the Xieaquesareon the verge more lands. This law convcns the land into a Mauricia: We, the Xicaques cultivate com of losinp our language. This is why we arc marketable good tbat can be sold to tbe and beans and we make some crafts, such as working so hard to strengthen it and spread it. tr.lJISnationalcorpomtionsandforeigners. Tbe baskets, mats, and pottery. The Ltneas make specifiC problem of the Xieaques is tha~ even weavings from wool and they also cultivate SAIIC: Whatiseducationlikeinyours.:hools? thoogh we were given titles to oor properties com and beans. The Miskitos dedicate themMauricia: This istbemostseriousproblemof in 1861, people keep appropriating oorland selves 10 eollecling coconuts, oranges. and to tbeXicaques. Tbemajorityofthescboolsare due10 this law of "modcrnil.ed agriculture". planting rioe. In Amuskiti, whicb is a very auriciaCastro: My name is Mauricia Castro and I come from tbe De panment of Yoro in Honduras. I am pan of the peoples ofXicaque orTolupan, located in the Nonh of the country. M 26 Abya Yala News �Wo:\ll ~ ~~s Ma;m'ela Castro at the lnte,..Amuicon Encounrtr on lndlgtn()US Rights and Common Low swampy, the people fish. They have little This issue ha.• led to a campGign org;10ized by pGrctls, islands in themiddleoftbelakes. It's thelndigenouspeoplesofHondurasandpeople an extraordinary place. The rivers Patuca, from tbe popular sector, syndicates, farmers, Platano, and Coco are very laJge and navi- and organizations, because this is an attack g;~ble. l..asl year,the president wanted to give >g;linsl humanity. a concession to exploit !be . - - - - - - - - - - - . "lbe Spanish gave us the SAUC: Do you have a jungle of Anwquitia, a name Xiquaques because relllionship with tbe virgin jungle. I believe we were not easily tamed farmill8 sectOr? that in Centnl America so we decided to keep the Mauricia: There have this is the mos1 luxurious name, always rebels." been conOiCis with 1be and mos1 dense tropical &nners wbo have come forcsl. into our lands by force. SAIIC: Have you tried 10 exploit those re- The Union of Fann Workers (UTC), wanted to come into Yoroand therewas a very serious sources? Mauricia: The govemment tires. There is a confrontation. We know that this was not the law called the law of Honduran Corporation desire or the fam>ers themselves but rather of and Forest Development that says that the some of the leaders and some of the catUe forests belong 10 the state, independent of the ranchers, and although we were in jtil for faCithatthesc lands may be private lands. So several days, we earned respeCI for the aunow lbc government has the autonomy to sell tonomy of thelndigtoous people. Now, even lbc forests of our communities. Butlbcsc bas lbc coffee gtOWers have to eonsull with us been much resistanc:e. In some cases lbc before lbcy can mechanize tbeir planta~ Indigenous peopk have said that it was lbc responsibilityoflbcgove~iflbesepcople SAUC: Do you have traditional forms of entered and later found lbci r machinesburned. O<g;lnizatioo? Has it been difficult to fonn VOl. 7 N O. 3 &4 fcdcrntions that are based on Western forms of organizing? Mauricia: The Tribal Counci.ls existed but lheywere not united. But with the helpoflbc Catholic Cburcll, tbe missions, and some of the fanners that wanted to "make friends" with lhe Indigenous peoples 1 recuperate 0 vacant lands, we heg;IO to know each Olher. From 1970 10 19n there was a process of exchange between the tribes in order to share experiences and gc,t better acquainted. In 19n,lbc federation was organized but in an almoslgbotstlyfasbion. Everyyearweplanned .-iogs but somelbiag always happened. Between 1981 and 1983, we begao to orpoizc lbc councils and in 198S, lbc fitsl OrdiaaryCoogJCSS was beldwbicb gathered alllbc ml>esofYoro,EINegrito,Oianchito,Mozaran, andotbers. TheCoogJCSSofTribeswascstablishcd and tbestalules were made. There were many discussions about the name of the federationbecause many said we were TolupGOCS and nOI Xicaques. the SpGnisb gave us the name ~Xicaques" because we were noteasily lamed sowe decided to keep the name, always rebels. SAUC: What isthename, then,oflbcfcderatioo you belong to? Mauricia: Federation of Xicaque Tnl>es of Yoro, FETROO. SAUC: Do you belong to any confederation? Mauricia; This work came after FETROO. We begao to realize that on tbeone band lbcre were the Mislcitos and on theOiher,tbe l..enkas and others, so, with the help of some university students, anthropologists, that always study us, we managed to have the Fitsl Gathering of lbc Indigenous Peoples of Honduras in 1987, one year after having formed FETROO,. In 1988 we held the Soeend Eocounter from which a provisional committee for lbcconfcderation was born, and where we realized that there wereotbcrolgilnizcdgroups. ThcThirdEocounterwasbeld in Yoroandlbc Fourth in Tegucigalpa when our leader, Vicente Malule, was assassinated . Bctv.-.en 27 �thesecrelat)' and they said that we were going secrelat)' and they tell him what to do. But we to be dead. Butthefive, two women and three don't wish to make a parallel organization of men, were from different oounciJs. women because we believe, and this is a custom of the Xieaqucs, that women without SAllC: Does the intimidation oontinue? men can do nothing. and equally men without Maurieia: The other day I reeeivod a call women. Even though "machismo" always saying: Maurieia Rivera de Zubirana is pay- exists, we resist by saying: "Don't walk in ing someone to kill you and two other leaders front of me, don't fall behind, let's walk of the tribe. But I don't know...who knows? together". We have no prolcction. I oould believe that the Police are protecting me but it's just as SAIIC: How is your spiritual life? Is there likely that they are investigating me. The much Catholic influence? Police are like that always. The fodcration has Mauricia: There is a lot of inllueoee; little of been given many diplomas of reoognition but our spirituality remains. The Evangelists you sec that it's all politics. The deputy of introduce themselves into our oommunities Yoro is the one that exploits the Plangrande and putthem to sleep. Theydon'twaotpeople tribe. He is a landholder, the deputy, so how going to meetings. They say it's a sin to are we going to register aoomplaint ifheis the promote the development of the community, one who is exploiting us? There arc Indig- that the riches arc in heaven, that the poor are enous zones, where more than 200 non-Indig· blessed. They put all this in pooples' heads so cnous families live, that they want to tum into they later say: "But well, this is how God 1986 and 1992 wcformed the Confederation municipalities. There are schools, electric wants me to Hve". I don't go to mass. Priests of Autochthonous Peoples of Honduras light, roads, and even though we have prop- have oome to visit me and ask why I have not (CONPA). erty tiUcs, we indigenous peoples live cling· baptized my children. I teU them I don't ing to the cliffs. We have resistod du.ring three interfere in their spiritual lives. I don't want it SAIIC: Wbat lod to the assassination of regimes because we are the legal owners. and my children don't otiss it. ViccnteMatuteandthereprcssion? Weknow various Indigenous leaders have diod. Who SAIIC: What is the situation of women in SAllC: Do you have hope in the Continental are the repressors? relation to the organizations? Indigenous Movement now that you have Mauricia: FETRIXI is the only organization made oontaet? Do you think you should unite Mauricia: [The repressors arc) the land hold· that has three , - -- - - - -- - -, with the Indigenous pooples of "We have no protection. ers and the cattle ranchers of Yoro. We women oo lbe America? I cou.ld believe that the realized only at the end that themililat)' killod hoard. Five men Mauricia: The principal goal of police arc protecting me Vicente. There is a whole tribe that is under and three women, CONPA is to bring our forces to· but its just as likely that the oontrol of a general of the Annod Forces andwebelievethat gether, search for our ancestral they are invcsti.g ating of Honduras. Vicente was a very bonOS! and in lhe next term pas~ and oommunicate with all me." quiet man and in a meeting with president there will be four. Indigenous peoples of America. Calleja-we have the video and the tape reoord- Women participate We know that we are not all the same, but we know what we want ing-said that he wou.ld not he surprisod if the in decision makIndigenous peoples of the Sao Francisoo tribe ing, whethertbc men like itornot.UI see that at lhe continental level. go into a field to get their firewood and are it is in favor of the majority, then that is my hangod and taken away. ApparenUy they decision. Since 1987, womenleave the house SAIIC: Anything else? killod biro for talking like that and go to the assembly. Because the wo!SI Mauricia: I want us to prepare ourselves so problem is that women stay in their bouse, and ou.r rights as women are respected, so we are SAJJC: Have~other leaders been assassi· how are they going to be taken intoacoount if given the space that has long been dcniod to natod? • theydon'tgo tothesessions? Noone is going us. Tbisdoesnotmeao wewaottotakeit from Mauricia: In 199l,theyearthey killodVicente, to oome to the house to tell them: "we named men, we want to be given an equal opportuthey advisod us that they were going to kill you Cacique". In other oommunitics, there nity. Greelings to all the Indigenous women five of us and that's whatthey did. They said are no women in lbc organizations. In of theoontinent and let's keep going forward it would be those of the directive hoard. I was FETRIXl there arewomen who have a mao as because the struggle is ours. 28 Abya Yala News � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 7, nos. 3-4 (Fall/Winter 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 Interview with Mauricia Castro 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 and Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Interview with Mauricia Castro Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 3,4 Pages 26-28 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Fall and Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note An interview between SAIIC and Mauricia Castro the president of FETRIXI about her involvement in the Federation of Xicaque Tribes of Yoro, the state of Honduras, and rights of her fellow country women. Attachment Title Interview_With_Mauricia_Castro.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] FETRIXI Honduras ILO Indigenous women Mauricia Castro saiic Women's Rights Xicaques http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/a0bd40a8dff812af5268a93c373f5d90.pdf 6005a0851093915dec63f08a2a1c05cd PDF Text Text I a C.·\.LE:-.:l>/\H AsHAN l NKA AGAINST OF EvE:-.:Ts SuMMIT rteenl violence against Asbaninka communities in Peru (Soc article on page30). VIOLENCE For more infonnation C()!'ltacl: The 8 Asbanlnb Ollanizations affiliated with the lnter-dhnic As$0Cialion for thelle..:lopmentoflhe Ptruvi31l Jung)e(AlDESEP) v.ill hold the Fil:'$1Summit Gathering of the Ashaninka Peoples in Solipo, Peru, from N<Mmb<r 29 !" Deoernb« 2 Th< purpooeol thls impomnt meeting is to analyze and formu· late lhc pol ides aDd strategies thal should be taken in v~w of the I NTERNATI ONAL TESTIMON I ALS ON H UMAN R I GHTS AlDESEP Av. San Eugenio981 Uri>. Sta C.taJioa, La Vict<>rill Uma,Ptru Tcl:724«)5 Fax: O.SI-014-724«)5 befocc a Council ot TonanlZin Land lnstitute P.O. Bo.x 40182 Albuquerque, NM 87196, USA Tel: (SOS) 766-9930 lndigCOOU$ ctsliliert from around the world will present their cases FOURTH HOLD CONGRESS The Fourth Congrt.$s or the Nationallndigooous Confederation of &:uad<l< (CONAJE) \>ill "ke place frorn Deoemb<r 12·15 at the heOOqurarters of the National EcuadoriM Amazonian Indigenous ConfedtratiOia (CONFENAIE). New leaders will be eloct«< to sttve a three year ttrm by rtprcsenlatives from CoaslaJ, Andean, KANTO D E LA T I ERRA M EDI C INE Preparations are underway for next ye&''s Kanto de Ia Thm, Medici r;e f.a&Jes Gathering. to be bdd in l..aredo. Texas. a1lhe Old M Road site, rrom Mardl 17 - 20. ines FIRST GATHERING OF SPIRITUAL. ELDERS OF Mll..l..ENNI;,.. l.. OF A BYA and Amazonian <lClrnmunitic:s. on behalf or the nir;c Indigenous nalion.'i or Ecuador. 2,S(X) people are expocccd to attend. For moce Information, con~: CONAIE Av. Los Granados 25$3 and Av. 6 de Oiciembre C.Silla Pooui92-C, Ql,ito, &:uaoo< Tel: (2) 248-930 Fax: (2) 442-271 The is.sue:s of eavironment. the free trade alliance, and the ollhe rivtr ll\at scpantes Mexico and the· Ul\ited Statts are at the focus of this year's galhering. ~am.inadon Par1icip3J'lts who are planning to attend in Marett. pk.ase ooot3Ct: EAGLES GAT H ER I NG TH E that will produ« a document for For moce lnfonnation contact: The lntematicnal Te$timonials on the Violation of Indigenous Human Right$. to be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from Deoemb<r9· 12. 1993, will briog Indigenous peoples and Ofi>Oiza· lions together tO (lftStnt and heat l<$limony on the impact natioa· state p·emments have 1\ad on Indigenous toVe:reignty rights. CONAIE T O l...is~eners $ubmi$$ion to the United Nalions and other forums. The event is c» sponsott<l by the ContinMtal Coor\iinating Commission of lndig· enous Na1ior\s and Otp\iutKas, tbc Indigenous Peoples' AJii· anoe. aOO the Tonantzin l..atld lnstilute. Y WISDOM Al..A The ga~hcring will acSdress the main issue affecting the lndigtflOUS Peoples of Abya Yala. !he danger of Ex.1inaion of the Wi:sdotn keepers-Spiritual EI<Sers due to the almost im,·enible damage to our Traditional W ays. Our plan of action is &O strength the Kanto de lo1lern Reymu.I'Kio Tigre-Ptrtz f.xOC:Uti\'C Oire<:c.or P.O. Box 3m i.al<do, TX 78044 Tel: (210) 791·3674 Tra<titional Ways or friendship. trust. cooperation and, above an, the building of a Peaceful Future of ~is:tenoe with all our Relations and our Mocher Earth. For all communieatiMs conlaCl us at the following addl't$$! Ploy«~<> de Dmarollo S3ntiago Km. 1S C3rretera Roost.\·ell Apclo. IJ.BC.P.01903 Guatemala, GuawnaJa Fax: 953913 Abya Y a l a N ews � 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. 3-4 (Fall/Winter 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 Calendar of Events 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 and Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Calendar of Events Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 3,4 Pages 38 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Fall and Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note A copy of a calendar of international events related to indigenous populations from November 29, 1993 to March 1994. Attachment Title Calendar_Of_Events.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Abya Yala AIDESEP Ashaninka CONAIE Ecuador Human Rights Indigenous Peoples Peru http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/d2a6270bf7fc734ad5043fe6dd2f9d3c.pdf 9c083affdbdc3bd006afc203e7dfa621 PDF Text Text OtHIA~IZATIO~ AlPIN om October 13-24, members of AJPIN(Inlemational Association of Indigenous Press) mel 10 p~~blicly announce recognition of lbcir o!lical staiUS by lbe International PressAssociation. AlPIN is comprised oflndigeooos people and organizations lbal work wilb various ltlOOiums of mass communication, press, radio and television. ll's objective is 10 make 1he Indigenousvoiceanactiveonewithin mainstream society. F . I:'\ & COMMUNICATION RADIO WAVES FOR WOMEN recenl conference organized by lbe "MujeresAymarasyComunicaci6n" program of lbe Center for Education and CommunicatiOn in Puno, Peru, brougbl together Indigenous Women who make community-Jcvel radio programs in PeruandlloIivia The programs, made for and by women, deal with problems faeed by women everywhere, such as domestic violence, discrimination, and marginalization. Their object islo unite women around their mutual concerns A and 10 provide an avenue lbrougb whieb women can mobilize for social ebangc. The conference provided the women an opporiUnity 10 share lbcir experiences and 10 create a network of support As Rosa Palomino, wbo producesaradioprogramin Perunoledaltbe end of lbe eonference: "The radio programs provide a system of mui\Jal supporl, a fonn of devclopmenl- Ifwedon'lincludelbcwomen, we will nol develop..." • • • • • • • • • • • D E F E :"\SE OF hDIC)E:"\Ol 'S i\1tGH.\:"\T \VOHKEHS nited Fann Workers (UFW) And Representatives of lhe Binational Mixlee-Zapolec Front (FM-ZB) have signed a joint agreement 10 Spill organizing and advance lbe defense of human and labor rights of Indigenous migrant workers in lbe U.S. Thousands of Mixlee and Zapelee Indigenous peoples comprise lbe latest immigrant group of workers toiling in lbe agrieuiiUral fields and the service industry of California. Mixlee-Zapotec Bi-national Front is lhe largest and most impertanl Oaxacan organization in California The new immigrants are Indigenous workers from the U Mexican Slate of Oaxaca wbo, through a joint effort of lbe UFW and FM-ZB, will be encouraged 10 join lbe United Fann workers Union while still maintaining lbe autonomy of lbeirown organization, under an agreement thai was signed on September 24, 1993. UFW President Arlllro Rodriguez and FM·ZB General Coordina· lOr Arlllro Pimentel Salas signed the agreement in Los Angeles, CalifomiaonSeptember 24, 1993.1beagreement is expected 10 boost a new union organization campaign begun by Cesar Olavez shortly before his death last April 22. WINGS FOR THE YouNG LAS, Solidarity Alliance of Latinarnericans, is a projecl driven by Carnita Piedra Castaneda Foundation of Ecuador, thai seeks 10 promote links in the union among lbc young Indigenous peoples of Abya Yala 10 initiate solidarity and an international support network. This projec1 covers lllree specific areas: I) The creation of a network of communication on a national and international level allowing young people access to infonnation in order promole exchange between different community organizations. 2) To prolllOie national and international gatherings with Indigenous youth. wilboul walls", community v.'Orkshops, and the "university of lbe Streets", utilizing lbe methodology of "learning/doing, the commu· nity leaches the eommunity". The objectives of ALAS are to achieve unity and leadership of young people on ~half of communication and education so young people can become fundamenlallo lbc development of their communities. ALAS will hold lbe Continenla!Eneouoler in Riobarnaba, Ecuador nexl year, People interested can contact Mauricio~ Coordinator/Secretary City of the Yoong-Penipe Box826 Riobamba, Ealador Tel: 474-124 FAX: 593-2-962263 3)1becreationof pep<~lareduealionprograms whalwillbea"sebools VOl. 7 NO. 3&4 37 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 7, nos. 3-4 (Fall/Winter 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 AIPIN 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 and Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title AIPIN Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 3,4 Pages 37 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Fall and Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note The International Association of Indigenous Press(AIPIN) met October 13-24, 1993. Attachment Title AIPIN.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] AIPIN International Association of Indigenous Press International Press Association http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/28a7c4777526d0d49ec4e2876cf5bb2c.pdf 027474c4e3639414a15b15fa2bb686ee PDF Text Text TN owhor. o Miltito from 1h~ North~m Aut(.WI.OmOUS R~gion ofNiaJrogua. is r C()()rdinor()r()/rh!C~nlrol ill oMSouth Amtrioo Projtdoftht lndiM Law RtS~X~ru Ctfllu. "washlngtM. D.C.; o non·pro/it. n.on·gowm· Nnzol <Jrgoniy;tionlhal hos (()'nSu!Joti~·~ SJOIUS with rAt U.N. &ont>mic and S«ial COWtcil. This ort!'cl~ op~ors in its full ltngrh a/(lflg with footnous ond OM«altdhibliogrophyin rM YoI~ JoumtJI ofIns~rna· ti<Jrlol Low, W'mttr 1993. Volum~ 18. Numbtr I. R(· prinud l'>ith ptrmission. s millions of dollan; poured into envi ronmental organizations during the past decade, hundreds of activists headed for Central and South America tosave threatened animals and to preserve the rain forests. Some activists arrived with naive and romantic notions about vugin forests. They had failed to accept the fact that the forests were already occupied, used, and "'developcd"by Indians. Theenvironmentalistssoon met and were sometilnes confronted by In· dian tribes and nations asscning their ownership of tbe same forests, lands, and resources that tbe environmentalists sought to protect. Envilonmcntal protection plans drawn up in Washington or in Latin American capitals are great!y complicated by the questions and demands of Indian communities. Wbat role should Indians play in decisions to establish a national park or protected area on lands tradi· tionally Indian? Wbo owns and who is entitled to make decisions about the valuable land involved, in proposed debt-for-nature swaps?- How should environmentalists respond to Indian proposals for development initiatives or alternative conservation practices that conflict with their own proposals? Responsible environmentalists must con· 16 S~antly wrestle with these and related questions in their daily work. There is an urgent need for analysis and reform of the relation· ship between Indian rights and environmental protection. They have ilnportant roles to play in the development of principled laws and democratic policies that will both protect tbe fragile environment and guarantee the sur· viva! and development of Indian ponples in the 1990's and the twenty-first century.. Rethinkin~ an Old ~l~lh Aboul the Future of lndhm Proples The first step toward reconciling environmental policies and Indian rights involves facing some long-standing myths about In· dian ponples that have shaped current laws and policies. One such myth-sustained by non-Indians for 500 years-is that Indians arc disappearing ponples. In an 1898 lecture delivered to law students in Washington, D.C., U.S: Supreme Court Justice John Man;baU Harlan said of Native Americans: "(fhe Indian race) is disappearing and probably within the life time of some that arc now hearing me there will be very few in this country. Ina bundred years,youwiU probably not find one anywhere... It is certain as fate that in the cou.rsc of time, there will be nobody on this North American continent but Anglo· Saxons. All Other races are steadily going to the wall. They are diminishing every year.' This myth bas infomted tbe two most infamous Supreme Court decisions in Indian law. One decision upheld the legal authority of Congress unilaterally to abrogate Indian treaties. The other decision declared the plenary power of Congress to impose its lawson Indian tribes and nations. Notwithstanding theswcepingchanges that have taken place in civil rights and human rigbtslawoverthe past decades, neither of these cases has been over· ruled. Although not always stated so candidly, the myth that Indians are disappearingponples underlies policies toward Indians everywhere in the Americas. For example, Mario Vargas Uosa, a prominent Latin American author and 1990 Peruvian presidential candidate articu.lated a modemviewpoint onthe demise of Indians in a 1990 Harper's Magazine cover story. Vargas Uosa did not emphasize the physical disappearance of Indians, but rather Abya Ya l a News �INTEH their inevitable assimilation into lhc domi· nan~ non-Indian cullure: "Perhaps the ideal-that is, lhe preservation of the primitive cullure of America· is a utopia incompatible with Ibis olher and more urgent goal· the establisbment of societies in which social and economic inequalities among citi· zensbereduced to human... lfforeed to choose belween lhe preservation of Indian cullures and !heir complelc assimilation, with great sadness I would chose modernization of the Indian population, because there arc priori· ties; and the fiiSI priority is, Of COU!$0, IO fight hunger and misery... • Although policies toward Indians in lhe Americas rest at least in pall on the view !hat Indians will die out or assimi.late into a superior non-Indian world, the facts stand in st31k conlrast to the mylh of the vanishing Indian. Today tbiny million Indians live in theAmeri· eas, a number roughly equal to the combined populations of Guatemala, Honduras, EISal· vador, Nicaragua, Cosla Rica, and Panama.ln Guatemala and Bolivia, Indians make up lhc clw majority of the population. Indians 31C a significant minority population in almosl every country in the hemisphere, and in many countries they still maintain a large and re· sou rce-ricb land base. Indian nat ions and tribes lhroughouttbe Americas are canrying on the historic struggle for their land, resources, self· government, and cultures. Indian bnd, Indian Res<Jur«S. and Indian De•elopment Indian leadersoonsistentlycitc Indian land rights as their most vital oonccm. Without their land base, lndiansmaybeablctosurvive as individuals in the dominant economy and culture of their non-Indian neighbors, but they will not be able to survive and prosper as distinct peoples with distinct cultures and traditions. Indeed, governments throughout VOl. 7 NO. 3&4 the Americas, led by Europeans and !heir descendants, have sooghtto expropriate, al· lo~ and control Indian land and resources as a means of assimilating Indians. policies such as these make beliefs about the disappearing Indian self-fulfilling prophecies. New laws and policies must fuUy rocog· nize bow Indians view !heir land. Allhough there are differing views among Indian communities, oommon lbemes do exist. Indians genemlly feel a sense of permanence in their land that non-Indians do not share. Noo-Indi· ans tend to be very nomadic, to view land as a commodity to buy and sell, and to have ancestral roots on other oontinents. Generally, Indians bold their land in some form of communal ownership. The idea of private, individual land is ltistorieally unknown in Indian communities and is rare even today. When Indiansspeal< of rights to tbeir terri· tories, they arc referring not only to the land, but also to Oora, fauna, waters, and mineml resources. Indian cultures and religions eel· chrate the close interrelationships that people share with anirruds, plants, and natuml resources. The idea of sustainable development is pall of thecultuml and religious heritage of most Indian peoples. This culluml and reli· gious herilage is very much alive and weU today. As recent studies show, the survival of Indian oommunities and cultures bas oontrib· uted greatly to the survival of some of the world's most biologieally rich environments. II would be a mistake, however, to take too romantic a view. Indians, like all other hu· mans, utilize and develop thei! territories: they plow, plant, barv~ and mine the canh and usc its resources. Some observers argue that Indians with bulldozers and chai nsa~vs will soon be as destructive to their home cnvironmc.ncs as non-Indians arc 10 theirs. Some Indians have already permitted toxic waste dumping, storage of nuclear waste, and other environmentally dangerous practices on their lands, while others arc hotly debating whether to do so. NATIONAL. Nevcnbcless, those Indians willing to sacrifice their homelands are the exception. Most Indian oommunities bave maiola.ined their cultures, homelands, and resources by resist· ing outside forces !hat have attempted for centu.ries to destroy or purchase them. Tbe Indian·regions on maps of Centml America have remained green not because non-Indians left tbe Indians alone, but rather because Indians successfully fought to keep the regions green. Indians and Fmironmcnlalisls Most environmental organizations are based in Nonb America and Europe. Those organizations !hat exist in Latin America arc based in cities among Ladin<ls and are often funded by their North American and European oounterpans. Ind.ians are on the margins of the organized environmental movement Although some environmental groups have established good working relations with In· dian organizations, most relations belween Indians and environmentalists are uncertain and strained. There is even potential for serious conOict. Like human rights workers, academics, and other non-governmental activists, many environmentalists bring with them the bag· gage of their own cultures. They have been raised within tbc framework oflaws and poli· cies that have long oppressed Indians. Because the academic and legal communities have not yet given prominent attention to the issue of Indian rights, most environmentalists remain unfamiliar with tbe history of Indian land disputes. lflcadinghuman rightsorgani· zations write repons about Guatemala and Bolivia without even mentioning that the In· dians of those oountries are majority popula· tions subjected to minority rule, it is not surprising that many environmentalists are not sensitive to Indian concerns. For instance, during a 1988 oonferenee belween environ· mentalists and representatives ofCOICA, the 17 �~-~> .• . r. ..-:-~- ·. .. .~ Amazonian Indian coordinating group, an exchange occuned about debt-for-nature swaps- A COICA leader explained that tbe debt involved was not Indian debt, while tbe "nat\lre· in,'Oived was Indian Ltnd that Indians had not agteed to tJade for anything. Another diSturbing trend involves attempcs by mineral development corpor.uions, hazardous waste disposal companies, lumber companies, and othe~ to pass out favo~ in Indian communities to buy support for their projectS- Governments have long used this approach. More recently, environmental groups have sought support for tbeir projects tluough similar steps- By gaining tbe backing of some mem~ or an Indian community, outside~ ean createtbe appearance that Indians were actually involved in the decision· making proc<SS and that the whole Indian community approves. There is danger that these divide-and-<:onquer tactics will seriously hann Indian communities, undennine Jegjtim:lte Indian leadership, and gtnerate a baddasb againSt environmental projed:l that may be seen as manipulative or c:oloaialisl. Nevertbeless,someeffcctive alliances have devtloped to promote both environmental pr<Mcction and Indian rights. In Brazil, the Yanomamilost nearly onc-fiftboftheir population when gold-miners invaded and poisoned their lands in the late 80's. In the ate 1970's., the Indian Law Research Center filed a human rightscomplaint with tbe Inter-American Commission on Human Rights demanding legal demareatiooofthe Yanomuni terri- 18 meetings arc now omong the most vital and well auendcd of all U.N. human rights activities. Human rights experts who previously focused exclusively on the rights of individuals oow support pr<Mcction of tbe group rights of Indian communities. In J9S9, the International Labour O.g;anizalion (!LO) approved a new convenlion on tbe rights or Jndigtnous peoples requiring Indian participation in all matters concerning develapmentoftheir land and resources. Also in J9S9,tbe Organization of American States (OAS} began its own law rcfonn to prepare a new judicial instrumenttosecuretbe rights of Jndigtnous peoples. Indian rights advocates bope that better legal guarantees at tbe international level will prompc national governmentS to provide better legal protection fOt Indian rights. Indians tluoughouttbe Americas are fighting for their rights in national couns., national legislative bodies, and conslitutional conventions result~ ing in rapid changes such a~ Brazil's new constitution which supports Indian rights and in bottom-up environmenl31 protcclion the demarcation of Yanomami land. g project in a Central American Indian area. tory and expulsion of outsiders. Environmental and human rights groups joined with Indiangroups to placccffcctive andoverwhclmingpcessureon Brazil's President to expel the miners and demarcate 22.5 million acres of anc::esua1 Yanomami land in 1991. The deman:ation process has oow begun. A numbe< of non governmental organizations have agteed to monitor implementation of Brazil's new Indian Jaws and policies. [Significant changes have taken place regarding this matter. See article pg. 23) On Nicaragua's Miskito Coa.~t. Miskito communities helped develop a government program to expel resource pirates from a marineandcoastalenvitooJntnt rich in turtles, shrimp, lobster, and fJSb. The project trains Miskitos to managtand polioe!bearea themselves. It was initiated not in board rooms in Washington or in government offices in Ma~gua, but in a series of meetings beld in Miskito communities along theCo..st. Environmental groups bave actively and financially supported every phase of this pioneer- ("ondu,ion DeH•Iopin~ a Sound lk~al Fr.tnW\\ork for Indian Rij!ht' and I he En, ironment Environmentalists and Indian.~ must not merely critique Jaws and policies to secure the bealth of Indian communities and their environments. The groups must develop a sound, international legal framework to replace myths and arbitrnry govemme nt power. Fonunately, the effort to develop a sound international legal framework for Indian rights is well underway. For the paSt 15 ye;m, Indians have worked within tbe human rights system of the U.N.to develop Indian rights pcotections. The U.N. Working Group on Indigenous Populations, has been meeting for ten yc~ and will soon rclta.~ the final draft of a proposed declarotion on tbe rights of Indigenous Peoples. Within the U.N. human rights system, tbe issue of lndia.n rights has moved in one decade from tbe fringt to the mainStream. The annual Working Group The protection of human rights and tbe environment requires a truly international legal order based on democratic principles. NonIndians must reject the myths and imperialism that have shapod Jaws and policies toward Indians in tbe Americas thus far. Govcmments must respect democratic decision making with Indianconununities and must ensure that relations between Indians and tbeir neighbors are based on agreement rather than on domination. Indians, 1101 outsiders, will beSt gtn•ern Indian land and resour=. Although Indian communiti"'- like all others, have difficult decisions to make about their development, if Indian.~ are permitted to chart their own future they wiU continue to serve not only themselves., but also the global environment. Workingtogetberasequals, Jndiancommunities and the rest of the wo~d can share important lessons about how beSt to pcovide for all future gtncntions. Aby a Yala News � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 7, nos. 3-4 (Fall/Winter 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 Indian Rights and the Environment Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Armstrong Wiggins Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall and Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Indian Rights and the Environment Item Type Journal Article Author Armstrong Wiggins Volume 7 Issue 3,4 Pages 16-18 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Fall and Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note The myth that Indians are disappearing from the world has led to policies and laws that are destroying the environment that is pivotal to the prosperity of Indians. The recent rise in environmentalism has led to a focus on restoring the land that is home to many Indians. This might seem to preserve the Indians way of life, but with the lack of coordination among environmentalists and Indians, some Indians see further encroachment on their land rights. This explores the relationship between environmentalists' protection of the land and Indians' interest in maintaining their land rights. Attachment Title Indian_Rights_And_The_Environment.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] COICA Environmentalism Indigenous Rights Miskito Yanomami http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/3fafc23a95d77c61014daaef911cafea.pdf 779aa412e9f076b6e288fb14cf371e8d PDF Text Text I~TEH N A TIONAL . AJ,rerican Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), "Indigenous people are displaced and become environmtnlal and economic refugees in their own land... Tom Coldtooth, lndigtnOUS Environmental Network cspcctcrofNAFTAnolongerbovcrs The resource-rich Native homelands will for ln<ligenous lands in Mexico. Even lbe overAmerica,it hasmaterializcd.Thc be targeted by corporntions as bot spots for free-flow spirit of the trnde agreement does high-OyingrhctoricoflbeCiintonAd- development Without doub~ all Mexican not extend to communities split by national minislrntion will now translate into very real trnditional lands will be up for grabs. Spccu- borders. The border communities of tbc an frightening environmen"\! destruction lators in Cbiapas already forced some Mayas Mohawk, Salish-Kootenai, Colvilleand labor injustice. Despite tb~aution off lands in anticipation of NAFTA's ap- Okas_agan, Abcnaki, Cocopa, Kamia, these issues received in thc<poJel!u tumult proval! o·odlia1> ~Kickapoo will not be reunited NAFTA inspired, one important story went The future of Canadian and U.S. lndig- dcspite}cmassivemeldingofthethrcecoununrcported in the mainstream media: cnousgroups is also uncertain. With NAFTA tries' economic agendas. NAFTA's ambush on Indigeno~ rights. approved by <j~~ws that protect !he vMious Indigenous organizations have NAFTA 's central premise tbat govern- rights of Native 1\nieticans to live on and deoo.b;ccd thetrnde agreement The Contiment regulations interfere witl(frc;c trade utilize their lands may~longer protcctany:.___S" CommL&sion of Indigenous Nations, allows dcmocrntically created laws to be one'f[Omcorj)Ornte"aVidltT COmJl'\nies wili--c> iganizations and Peoples (CONIC), reprcoonsidcrcd trnde barriers, and thus made inop- a~ the best~~~ sources, and natu- scoring 26 various organizations that reprccrntivc. NAFfA sets up an independent rnlrcsourccs. lftbe ~ t.A tribu naldeemsa scotover2,500oommunitics,and1bcAmeritribunal dosed to public participation. The legal protoction ofancicntland righrfa barrier can Indian Movcmen~ havebothdccriedsueb tribunal decides if a native, state, or federal to trndc, the law may be struck dowo: Tribal an auack on Native land claims. lawoffendsfrcetrndewitbout any criteria for governments rna/no longer be able to reguThe ripples of NAFfA will exten<l far evaluating whether lbe trnde would offend late the sale o lands and, as a result, beyond North and MesoAmerica. The treaty ; the public. Such unaccountability in a tribu- privatization of land will likely proceed on a has established the largest free-trade.zone in nal has broad implications for the Native ma:t-•scale. thewo~d,scllingancxamplewbicbthrcatens Peoples of North and Meso America. Privat.ization ~ill hasten theoonversion of to presage a global elimination of democratic In the United States and Canada, Native oommons into oom~iti.cs. For example, laws that protcctthe land and its ponplcs. The Americans live on traditional lands endowed water will be bought aoosold, trnnsfenedand Genernl Agreement on Tariffs and Trndc withfortypercentofaUknownenergysourccs trnded, without rc~~ativc claims to (GAT!), the international trnde decision for each oountry, acoording to the Indian sucb an essential resource. NAFfA enootU- making body, is scheduled to soon resume its Treaty RightsCommiuccof Chicago. These ages projects similar to the James Bay Hydro; eighth roun<loftradetalks. Manyoftbeissues trnditionallaods fall into two categories, res- electric Project wbieh will send Canadian on the table, like investment and service barervation lands and private property. In both wate.rs down the MissL&sippi to consumers in Viers and Intellectual Property Rights, were cases, government laws have served tosome- he U.S. and Mcxioo. The dam has flooded the i'csolved under NAFfA. If NAFfA becomes what protect Native American decisions r~ Cree nation's traditional hunting grounds, GAIT's model, we face ble.11< profaning of garding the usc or sale of t.raditional lao<ls. decimating caribou populations and forciyg the Earth's environmental and culturnltreaHowever, in Mexico, lod.igenousponplesalso relocations and cultural upheavaL sures. Our aching and wearied land can not living on coonomically valuable land enjoy NAFfA, crnfted by Bush and 2000 of ihe support such assaults on its Native American signifocandy less legal protection. President largest American oorporntions, incorporn\ed caretakers. Salinas recently abolished even the meager no Indigenous pooples in the drafting of ihe Mexicanlawssafeguaroingancientlandrights. agreement. NAFfA includes no provision Sources: The Circle; Honors Digest T: .It a r VOl. 7 NO. 3 &4 I S � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Free Trade's Assault on Indigenous Rights Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kristina Egan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall and Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Free Trade's Assault on Indigenous Rights Item Type Journal Article Author Kristina Egan Volume 7 Issue 3,4 Pages 15 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Fall and Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note NAFTA could endanger national laws that protect Indigenous land rights if the the NAFTA tribunal decides the legal protection of ancient land rights is a barrier to trade. Indigenous peoples could be removed from their land to make way for trade development. Attachment Title Free_Trade's_Assault_on_Indigenous_Rights.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] CONIC Indigenous Rights land rights NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement Trade Barriers http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/258c4c95bc15a24befcb7cb39f111211.pdf fd6406d8fe5077cfb1b52ac46ec959eb PDF Text Text BRIEF. CHILEAN GOVERNMENT OBSTRUCTS MAPUCHE PARTICIPATION IN DECEMBER ELECTIONS apo.ocbe leader Auean Huileaman's bid to run for Con oppressiveactiontakenbythe0lileangovernroen~l44Mapuehes gress on behalf of Aukin Wallmapu Ngullam ( All find ourselves condemned for reclaiming our legal rights. This is Lands Council), was denied by the Qualifying Electom! one of many ways that the fundamental rights of the Mapo.ocbe arc Tribunal. His alleged ineligibility is due to a . - - - - - - - - . . violated, especially where their participation in pending ease in which be is accused of unlawful malcing deCisions that concern the country's fu. association and "illegal"land take-over. ture is concerned," Slated Huileaman after learn· The ease in question was initiated in 1991, ing of the Tribunal's nullifiCation of his earn· after 144 Mapo.oches occupied lands that areeur· paign. rentlyclainnedby privateowneJSaod the Chilean If the Mapo.oches are found guilty, the dcfcn· state. The group, under the auspices of Aukin dants plan to appeal to the Supreme Court, the Wallmapo.o Ngullam, bad legal documents that highest coun in Chile's judicial system. If not proved their rights to the lands. acquincd, they will take the case to the Inter· The Mapo.oches have initiated a strong move· American Justice Court in San Jo.se, Costa Rica. menttbrougbout the country to protest the decision, which they It is vitaltbattbe ease be resolved before the presidential elections consider a clear indication of tbe government's attempts to impede in December because the new administration could prove to be even their participation in the next elections. "Because of the clearly less favomble to the Mapuche's struggle. M AYMARA ELECTED AS VICE-PRESIDENT OF BOLIVIA nJune7,1993, Victor HugoCardeoas,Aymarallnguislof lbe Tupac c.tari Revolutionary Movcmen~ was elected 10 lbe vice-presidency of Bolivia. Hundreds of people from di1fem~tlodigeGOUSeommunitiesgathered in La Paz to support biro on lbe day of his inauguration. Cardenas's speecb, prot10UIICed in Spanisb, Aymara, Guarani, and Quccbua ISSCrted thallbe current govemmcnt woold be guided by lbe four fuodamclltal principles of O VENEZl ' ELAN I ~rH,..,.Ns~i\.T t <>~ALs Vol. 7 No. 3&4 His election bas geoetatcd great expectations for Indigenous peoples of tbe Americas who hope Cardenas will further lbe cause of Bolivia's Indigenous populalion. Ci<>VEHN!\IE~T oF urioglbelastdaysofAugust,lbemassacreof16Yanomami at lbe hands of &azilian mine<S, Wa$ eoufirmcd to have taken place on Ven~lan tenritory. Tbe internatiollal community IICCUScd tbe Veoezuclan government of violating lbe Rio declaration under wbich policies of eoonomic development lliUSI bescnsibleaod respec::tfu1 of lbe ecosySicms and oo!Oll)unities they affect. However, in recent ycus, violenoe against lbeeovi!l)nment and Indigenous peoples has intensified. A montbafterthemassaae, Fernando Ochoa Aoticb, Veue211ela's MinisterofForcignAffairs,affirmcdduringasessionofthcGenenl Assembly of lbe United Nations, that the protection ofIndigenous peoples was out oflbegovernment'soootrol. He went on to dir<clly D lbeQriginaiAIIdeanpeoples:"Amasua,amallulla,amaklldla,and ama llunk'u" (do not steaL do oot be lazy, do not lie, and do not give &be praise). YAN<>:\tA!\11 BLAMES MAssAcHE iiOCOISO lbe gold and diamond multinational cotporatioos thai work in lbe area of promoting deforestation and the acu of violeooe againSl ~OOCIS CO!Oll)unitiCS. Aooording to Ochoa Aoticl!, lbeseoorporationsbuijdlaodingSltips and supply the minels with machinery and weapous. Tbe Minister Slated tbat only an open dialogue among lbe countries of tbe Amazon region eao po.ot an end to this aitical situation. He appealed 10 the mining tnnsnatiortals 10 undersUnd thai development did not mean destruction and pointed out that a$ long as poverty and igno181l<lC persisted among large segments of lbe population in Latin America, violence and environmental desuuaioo woold continue. . 9 � 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. 3-4 (Fall/Winter 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 Aymara Elected As Vice-President of 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 and Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Aymara Elected As Vice-President of Bolivia Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 3,4 Pages 9 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Fall and Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note Victor Hugo Cardenas election as vice-president of Bolivia on June 7, 1993 inspires hope in the indigenous populations. Attachment Title Aymara_Elected_As_Vice-President_of_Bolivia.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Bolivia Bolivian Elections 1993 Tupac Catari Victor Hugo Cardenas http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/c40e08170a0e83dfb3e702adbdb329dc.pdf 924a07526834ac5728fe263f6f3bb8d0 PDF Text Text BRIEF . INO I G EN ..___,,'LJ TRIUMPH I BRAZILIAN COURTS E historic decision of the Bmzilian mber exploitation in the yterewa and Trinchera Bacaja, in state of Pari, bas been strictly proltibited. The Court upheld the appeal made by the lndigcroou!;l_!tighiS Core(NDI),aBmzilianNGO,again.stthetimbercompaniesParaehi, Maginco and lmpar. These companies were illegally extracting mabogany (rom those regions. Tbe three indigenous areas are contiguous and are found in one of the richest areas in mahogany wood of the states of Pam and of Amazonas. 6J%of the mahogany exported by Bmzil comes from 80% of the Indigenous areas. Despite thiS, the Court has pemtined Parachi to temporarily maintain a contingent of employees in a smal.l pan of the Apytarewa Reserve, where Parachi claims to have property titles. The NDI is currently preparing for the next baltle against the lumber companies in the Supreme Court of Brazil, whieh is likely to be less sensitive toward Indigenous and environmental topics. In other news, an NDIIawsuit aga.inSl a Mato Grosso logger recently came before the couns yielding positive rtS\!.'IS for' tbe Hahaintesu ponples of Guapore Valley in the western pan of the state. On September 6, 1993, Judge Maria Divina Viloria found Anilton Antonio Pompermayer guilty of illegal extraction of mahogany in the Habaintcsu Reserve. The logger will pay over US$ 200,000 for the extraction of 1,800 cubic meters of wood from the reserve. This is the second guilty verdiet for illegal logging in the state of Malo Grosso. International public opinion will play an important role in Brazilian State 10 uphold the righiS of Indigenous ~d the environment. We urge you ro send leners in of these decisions to: llxlma.Sro.Julza MariaDiY!na VIloria Di&nkbna ]u&.a Subotituta da ..xta Vara Fecl<nl DO Distrito Fedual Juslk:a F..S.ro! <k l'rirnmo ~ Secor <k Autarqulas Sul Quadra 4, Bloeo D, Lole 7 8rasilio D.F. 7007.000, Brasil Fax: (55) 61225-7116 E:dma. Sra. Ju&a Ellana Coimon Dl&n&.lma Presiclftlle da Quana Twma doTriboma!Reglooa!Fecleralda l 'Rec!io 585 Quadno :Z, EdilJdo AW114' Ancbr Brasilia D.F. 70070.100, Brazil RADIOACTIVE WASTE BURIED I N BRAZILIAN AMAZON ooordingtoreponsfromMovimentodeApoioaRe:sisteoeia aimiri!Attoari (MAREWA), the Paranapanema Co. is responsible for the burial of fivelhousaod tons of n.dioaetivc waste in tbc Pitinga River area of Amazonas, directly affecting the rcsideoiS of Presidente Figueredo and the Waimiri Attoati Reserve. State and local authorities have lakcn no aclioo oo this matter and tbc local population bas ye1tobe infofTOcd about the content and danger of the loads. . Since tbcmid..:ighties, rumors about the presence of radioactive waste have circulated in Pitinga, recounting sympiOtns sueb as tbe loss of teeth, general weak:ness, unexplained respiratory diseases, lossofbair,andleukemia. Even tough Tahoca MiningCo., anolbcr firm working in the region, bas verified tbeprcscoceof radioactive materials since the early eighties, tbc company bas always been VOl. 7 NO. 3&4 shielded by federal, state, and local govemmeots. Tbe resideniS of Presidente Figueredo request intematiooal support in tbeir demands that tbc Amazonas stale governtnent and FUNAI hold Paranapaoema and the otber mining companies in the' region, accountable for seriously tbreatcoing tbc hcaltb of tbc people and the enviroru:nent. For more infomlation, please contaCt: Movimiento de Apoio ~ Resistencia dos WoimirVAtroari (MAREWA) Prcsidcnte Figueredo, Brazil Source: Cullurnl SurviVlll, Summer 1993 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. 7, nos. 3-4 (Fall/Winter 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 Indigenous Triumph in Brazilian Courts 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 and Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Indigenous Triumph in Brazilian Courts Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 3,4 Pages 7 ISSN 1071-3182 Date Fall and Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note This article is about the Brazilian Federal Court of Appeals upholding the rights of indigenous peoples in case between the Indigenous Rights Core and Parachi Maginco and Impar timber companies. Attachment Title Indigenous_Triumph_In_Brazilian_Courts.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Anilton Antonio Pompermayer Brazil Hahaintesu Reserve Indigenous Rights Core (NDI) http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/bfda71e5e35ec214efdafdd0ff0bc7d2.pdf edb2266fc0cecbf57abd267dfd1cdd14 PDF Text Text RIGHTS . In respoose totheaogoingvioleoceagainsl and theRCelll m II :reoftheAWnjnta UICiegeoous f'OOI'Io in the village of Mazamari, province ofSatipo in the CeniW Jungle of PeN, We lbc A+••i•h People feel it i3 necessary to bave an EXTRAORDINARY CONGRESS OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES OF TilE Ct!NI'RAL JUNGLI! REGION OF PERU. THE FOLLOWI NG I SSUES AND PROBLEMS W I LL BE ADDRESSED AT T H E CONGRESS: I. Tbe problems lbc Asbaninka communities a~e clcal.ing with in the face of lbc ldveiSily tbey an: experiencing. 2. The problem of the Asbanjnka refugees and di3placed iodiviWals and families and flow to regain land rights. 3. Analyze the situation of abandoned lands by lbc iDdigeoous COIIIIIIIIDi1ie cmo to Scadcro LumiDoso (Shining Pa!h) brutal displacmcnllae6cs. 4. Analyze the relalcd and arole problems of health, ocluclliouad foocloflbc OOIIIJDUDiries lbal bave arisen with the mer.- of refugees. 5. Evaluale pOOtic and private i.oslillltioos and peJSOm lbalan: cleoelopiic favoablo ICiioas towaJds assitinglbeAsballinkacommunilies. Also analyze diose Moan: baltliliog from lbcslaleof emergency we are cunelllly living in. 6. Tbe impact tWttheapprobation of rellled articlesregalclingna!MiaDclsiD the Peruvian Coa>1itation will bave on the communities • right towards ocx:upying abel plOieding lbcir laa.cls from ezploiWion and invasion. Vol. 7 NO. 3 & 4 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource Declaration of the Ashaninka Indigenous Peoples for the Right Towards Self-Determination 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 and Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Declaration of the Ashaninka Indigenous Peoples for the Right Towards Self-Determination Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 3,4 Pages 31 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Fall and Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note The following article is a list of issues to be addressed by the congress meeting in response to the massacre of the Ashaninka indigenous peoples in the village of Mazamari Attachment Title Declaration_Of_The_Ashaninka_Indigenous_Peoples_For_The_Right_Towards_Self-Determination.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Ashaninka Massacre of Ashaninka Mazamari Peru http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/f2f55d23dcae017c9a48f09fb5b1ccde.pdf 9bb6515b38d519c6377465e43f52277a PDF Text Text E:":VI KON:VII :.NT ALLIANCES & DEVELOPMENT. FORMED CoLOMBIA's PLAN Earth and it is a potential sourocof hydroelectric energy and oil. In contrast toilS richness in life forms and rcsowecs, theChoco is inhab· ited by some 800,000 Nro-Colombians and 110,000 Indigenous peoples (predominanlly Waunanas, Embenls, and Awas) living under conditions of extreme poverty. PlaJJ Pacifico seeks the invest· ment of transnational capital for infrastructure development to in· clnde avaSt networkofroads, portS, aJJd induStrial centers in theCboc6, the Pan-American highway through the rain forest between Panama and Colombia, and the Bahia Malaga naval base wbicb bas effective!ymil itarizcd the area. In addition, the construction of an inter-oceanic land bridge COMeet· Bulldours clearing th~forestfor COIIStruction ing the Pacific aJJd Atlantic coasts, i>/the Pan·Anreriwt Highway itt C<Jiombia is plaJJDed for the near future. uring the last decade, the Colombian For these reasons, the Nro -Colombian Pacific Coast has been ransacked by and Indigenous communities of the Cboc6 miningand timbercompaniesas well bave joined forces to defend their lands from as lhousands of coloniSlS. The situation bas impending devastation. for y~ the Rebecome critical as the nco-liberal policies of gional Indigenous Organization Ember.! the 90's have been implemented. Within this Waunana (OREWA), has Struggled to oblain context, the PacifiC is not on.lya region of high collective property righlSOverthe 61 reserves remability due to ilS abundant natural re- that make up 16%oflhe PaciJicCoast.lndig· sources; it bas also become a Strategic point cnous peoples arc currently waiting for the through whi<:h the Colombian Sute strives to "Icy de Ordcnamie nto Territorial", a constitu. consolidate itS insertion into the international tiona I law which will define Indigenous terrimarkeiS linked by the Pacific Rim through a tories throughout the country to lie approved development Strategy known as "Plan de by Congress. The newconst.itution represcnlS Apertura Hacia el Pacifico" (The Opening of asignificant step forward for lnd igenous propthe Pacific Coast). erty rights as it aims to grant Indigenous The Choc6 region of the Colombian Pa- territories the same degree of adminjsuative ciJicCoast isoneofthe world's most biologi- autonomy enjoyed by Colombia's departcally diverse coosystcms. II is covered by ments. HOwever, under the newoonstilution, tropical rainforests, abundant in minerals and the law was supposed to have been drafted by tropical woods. II has one of the highest the Colombian State and Indigenous organiconcemrationsof plant and animal spocieson zations yet this has not been the case. The bill D VO L 7 NO. 3 &4 AGAINS~r PACIFico bas reached Congress twice without the inclu· sion of the document submitted by lhe Indigenous groups. The Nro-Colombian communities of lhe Pacific Coa3l face a similar situation. The special commission designated by the gov· emmcntto work on the bill was made up, for the most part, by membersoflhegovemment. The resulting law (Ley 70) awards uneulti· vated laJJds ncar tbe rivers of the region, not the urban areas and farms they occupy, and contains clauses allowing for the construction of a network of roads within lhe allotted territories. This law ignores tbc legitimate aJJd legallaJJd rigblS of the peoples of lhe PacifiC over the areas they have traditionally occupied and where they have constructed the Nro-ColombiaJJ society and culture. Continu.ing a long-standing Struggle, In· digenous and Afro-Colombian organizations came together at the end of July in Quibd6, capital of tbe Cboc6, to jointly look for solutions to a common problem. Members of lhe Nro-Colombian Organization of Pop<Jiar NeighhotboodsofQuibd6 (OBAPO), and tbc Integral Campesino Association of Atrato (ACLA), petitioned the government for the legal owncrshipoftheir communal land hold· ings and the management of tbcir natural resources. Aceording to lhesc organizations, the government's recognition of their property rigblS and their dilcct participation in the policies aJJd development projeciS that affect them, is the only way to put an end to the environmental and social devastation brought about by tbc Plan Pacifico. ··or more lnform:Hion c-ont~c-1: OR.:W.\ O~ani~d(in lndi~rna rmi'M.·r-..i \\':wnana ..\ ..\. 2S.' Quihdtl. ('hocU ( 'olonlhi:J l't·ltphoni': !'79 -'99 67 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource Alliances Formed Against Colombia's Plan Pacifico 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 and Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Alliances Formed Against Colombia's Plan Pacifico Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 3,4 Pages 21 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Fall and Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note The establishment of a Pan-American highway through the rain forest to connect Colombia and Panama(Plan Pacifico) threatens extreme ecological damage. Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities are banding together to oppose the plan. Attachment Title Alliances_Formed_Against_Colombia's_Plan_Pacifico.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Afro-Colombians Choco Colombia ecological damage Indigenous Peoples Panama Plan Pacifico http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/4f8d6ee6ab056febdd5f9a37bdf4f90e.pdf 8d7f642708c9630e191b266907965ce0 PDF Text Text I-l l INDIGENOUS ACTIVIS T H ELD I N GuATEMALA n Oct 27, Marco Cbooo Danuls, Qeuchki man and active member of the Consejo Nacional de Desplazados de Guate mala (National Council for the Displaced of Guatemala CONDEG), was detained by soldiers in Ia "Cumbre" in Salama, Baja Versapaz, while on a bus to Guatemala City. He is repo!1edly being held in lbe anny barracks in Salama. CONDEG was founded to defend the rights of Guatemalans displaced by the anny's counter-insurgency campaign. The army considers lbe members of CONDEG to be "subversives.• In recent years, members and leaders have suffered buman rights violations, including lbeir disappearance, extrajudicial execution, and intimida- O tion. ::vt A~ RIGHTS. Lenerssbould urgelbat his legal situation be clarified and lbat beeilber be released or brought before a competent court. Plca\t stnd lt'lters to : Gntl. 'Inrio Enriqul'l 'lorult·l 'lini., lro de f)t'fl·JNt \linhlerin dt• u~:ft· n..;t Paladn \ at·ion;tl. Gn:•h·nwtt Cit~ G u:.tlt·ma ht Fa\: 01 J :-u2 2 :'.\7472 Td,·fax: 301 :W•l CO\Gl"A <a: Smd ~ • P i'-'S uf h:lll'r." lu S:\JIC :md lu: ("0\lli:G 7:t .-\H·nid;l K--56, Ztlll~tl Edifidn El ('('ntro 7 :'\hel. Ofkin:.~ 7-12 G ua1('malu Ci l~. Gua lt•maht Human Rights organizations are concerned for the safety of Marco Cbooo and ask that you immediately send leners or faxes expressing your concern for tbe safety and well-being of Marco Chooo Damas. ON-GOING VIOLENCE AGAINST MACUXf oftict between lhe Macuxi and local land owners regardi.og lbedema.rcatonofI ndigcnous territory in lbe state of Roraima, BJ112il, bas lead to continuing violenoe against lbe Macuxi. On November 6 1993, Democlidcs Albuquerque Carneiro, a 23 year old Macwcilndi.an, died in poli<lc cUStody. Aocording 10 reports, bebadbeenmestedonsuspicionofbavingstolensomecattle. A plOt to cover up lbe real cause of bis dealb was discovered when a poli<lc offioer confesed to tbe shooting. O V o l. 7 NO. 3 & 4 Souroe: Amnesty International Sinoe late Seplember, a mililaly mad bloelc bas beeo operating io lbe Raposa!Sern do Sollodigeoous area. The Macuxi have campaigned for lbe demarcation of lbe aJU as an JodigtDOUS resctve but local pol ilicians, influential land OWDetS, and lbe Slate goveromeol of Roraima are vehemently oppooed 10 lbedcmarcarion. As a resuj.~ lbe Raposa/SemtdoSolareawas DC)(deman:atedwithin tbecoostitutional deadline of October 5, 1993. Consequently, reporiS or ~ official harassment againstlndigeoouscommu.nities have been ttansmitted. Please send letters expressing your concern about the dealh in custody of Democlides Albuquerque Carneiro on November6, 1993, in the police Slation of Alto Alegre, Rollinla Call for an inquiry iolo this dealb and ask lbat the respousible be prompc!y bmugbl to~; wge a full inquiry into reports of ill-treatment and barassmco1 6)1 official security foroesof members of lndigeoous OO!IIlllunities at the mililal)' polioe baJracks in lbe Raposa!Sena do Sol area. State Hood of Polk< Exmo. Sr. S.C..tario de. Seg. _ Publica do Estado de Roraima Sr. Rubens Braga Quintela Av Capii>O Enc Garoest no 324 62.300 Boo Vista. RR Brasil State G<wemor Exmo. Sr. Govemado< do E&.lado de Rorai ma Sr. Onomar Pinto Palacio 31de Marco PrKa do Centro OviO>Ctntreo 69.3000 Boo v;..._ RR 8ra%il P!<ase send ropi<> 10 Si\ltC and: Roraim.a Indian Council C«oelho l ndig<nis<a de Ror>ima Cain Posllll t63 70.300 Boo Vis1.1. RR Bnsil 33 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 7, nos. 3-4 (Fall/Winter 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 Indigenous Activist Held in 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 and Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Indigenous Activist Held in Guatemala Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 3,4 Pages 33 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Fall and Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note CONDEG member Marco Choco Darnas was detained by soldiers on his way to Guatemala City. Attachment Title Indigenous_Activist_Held_In_Guatemala.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] CONDEG Consejo Nacional de Desplazados de Guatemala Guatemalan Army Marco Choco Damas Qeuchki http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/e594059def03e363a9bf3bad1085c190.pdf c239b25d558ef81e231fd6a05b5d3c24 PDF Text Text DINEH STRUGGLE ' AGAINST PEABODY COAL CONTINUES illegally for 9 yeatS, the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) and U.S. Department of the Interior have purposely neglected to e.oforce the law and require Peabody to Slop mining with invalid permits. In addition, there have been recent repotts of livestock confiscation in the region. Your immediate action is needed now. The destruction and suffering mUSl be stopped! Help bringjuSlice to the sacred lands of Big Mountain by sending letters and faxes expressing the need to uphold legal mandates to: __ _, ....-----------., US. Otpctren• oflllledor 111111 ud cser..a. NS. wake of fiagile ecosystem destruction, desecration of sacred es, and the depletion of valuable water resources, a major paign to hold Peabody Coal Company acoounlahle for its actions is being launched by tbe Dineb peoples of the Four Comers area in the North American Southwest. Blacl< Mesa/Kayenta mine is the largest Slrip mine and only coal slurry line in the U.S. It bas been carved into the most sacred azea of the Hopi and Dineb people, destroying all homes, grave sites and sacred azeas in its path. ·Even though Peabody bas been conducting its mining activities E W~DC.­ Fu:QOl)._ -~ Dlo<ll Ropl2045 w, 3rd 134 w-..,AZI6N7 Fulpbooe (60:1) m.:mr7 Eet':\DOHI:\~ l ~DIGE~Ol 'S MOVE:\IE~T TIIHE:\TE~ E D n the evening of October 31, COJCA's beadq\Wlers were broken into and robbed of over $6.000 worth of off1CC equipment . The wee. prior to the i nciden~ COICA was k prompted to take extraordinazy steps to improve its security when it learned that CONFENAIE's office had suffered a similaz break-in. Earlier in the montb, a dead dog was found neaz COICA's office with messages on it saying, "Mateun indioy haga patria"(bea patrio~ kill an Indian) and "Muera Lucho Maeas el reformiSla" (Death to O Lueho Macas,the reformist). The first of these messages has also been painted on numerous walls azound Quito. Luis Macas is the president of CONAIE, Ecuador's National Indigenous Federation. Wblle this bate crime is particularly ominous and disturbing. there is no evidence that it is connected to the burglary. As this type ofevent is unusual in Ecuador, membetSoftbe Indigenous community believe it could signal the emergence of a right wing effort to undermine the movement. Valerio Grefa, General Coordinator of COICA, bas written the Coalition in Support of Amazonian Peoples and tho Environment asking for its moral, political and financial assistance. Please mall or fax leners to President Sixto Duffin with copies for the Picbincha police chief. Besides expressing your concern and hope tbattbe government wlll take steps to protect COICA from threats and violence, your letters should state that we are closely monitoring the situation and will report any future incidents to the US human rightS communityandNGO'sworkinginsolidaritywithlndigenouspooples. , _.. Sblo Duna CaSI PI tdJ ~a c:lal Gtnia-1043 QuHo. £<uado< Fu: (593) z.sti0.569 Mort lnf'onnalion <'2ll be obtaiotd through Denllis Udal~ AC'tiQg COOfdJ_ator n lor tbt Am>ZOft Coalllloo at (617) 723-2578. 34 Abya Yala News � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Dineh Struggle Against Peabody Coal Continues 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 and Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Dineh Struggle Against Peabody Coal Continues Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 3,4 Pages 34 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Fall and Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note The Peabody coal mine destroyed homes and sacred sites of the Hopi and Dineh peoples of southwest North America and continue to do so without penalties for invalid permits. Attachment Title Dineh_Struggle_Against_Peabody_Coal_Continues.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Coal Mining Dineh Hopi Indigenous Land Rights Peabody Coal