6 12 1190 http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/917449888192bfd0efa85fff59d23ce5.pdf 3ca96a718a9727f27715f96679c1fc20 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, No. 3 (19).pdf PDF Text Text In one blow the drought and freeze of 1978 destroyed thefurureofNiooJasMullisaca, who as the eldest child would have been responsible for his parents' land. Like many other children ofcarnpesinos, he was forced to leave for La Paz in search of work. "It was not a happy day, but it was the only choice because there was nothing to eat For a carnpesino, leaving the land that our ancestors have farmed for generations is always a very sad thing." NicoJas Mullisaca, and later his five brothers, started out as casual laborers in the city of La Paz. He became a mason and has worked in this profession ever since, except for two years when he went looking for gold fora company in Tipuani where he nearly died of tuberculosis. For one year now he has worked as a mason for a construction company with about 30employees. Itis hard work, with a timecard to punch and pay docked for arriving even a little late. He travels an hour from the worksite in the center of the city to his home with his wife and eight children in the barrio of Pasankeri. Pasankeri is located high above La Paz and is one of the final rungs in the ladder of suburbs which climb up out of the city. It is the last barrio before arriving at Ciudad Sarelite at the very peak in El Alto. Their pig stays in the lower part of their yard. Above, there is a little patio that his wife Ceferina uses to wash clothes and prepare the Vol 6 Num 3 food,andwherethekidsandthedogplay.The adobe house has two rooms, and alongside the bed stands a sewing machine that the tWo parents use. Spanish and Aymara are spoken in the Mullisaca family household, Spanish because it is more practical in the city, and Aymara so the children don't lose their culture. "I dream of opening a tailorshop in Pasankeri. For a year and a half I've attended a sewing course at night here in my barrio and soon I'll be done," says don Nicolas. His wife has attended a course in weaving and is hoping to get a loom. But with ten stomachs to fill, they live hand to mouth and it's practically impossible to pull together the necessary capital to start their own business or save the 150 bolivianos that a loom costs. "I will probably be a mason for many years to come, and knowing this, I take on as much responsibility as the others in working to form a union to ask for better wages." At one time he was a campesino leader in his village. Many migrant families suffer from the harsh conditions of the city, and from not even knowing their neighbors and have to face frequent periods of unemployment "We worry about the children and fear that they willfallin with delinquents or drugs," explains Ceferina Mullisaca. "In the countryside, life is far more peaceful and safe." "Sometimes mestizos and white people ride by in mini-vans and humiliate us for being Aymara. They harass us as we carry our loads and accuse us of being dirty." In the city, access to medical attention and education is easier. Yet without money, life in the city is impossible, while in most cases, people in the countryside can live from what the land yields. "Work in the city is boring and makes us feel like slaves. For a campesino, work is also hard but at least you feel free, and the work is interesting," said Nicolas Mullisaca. His parents still live in the countryside and he and his family return during planting and harvesting to San Andres Machaca, a village located in the province ofingari, three hours to the west of La Paz, near the Peruvian border. For NicoJas and Ceferina, going to the country is like returning home, while their children treat these visits as outings. "I am not ashamed of my roots as an Aymara and a campesino. I am proud of our culture. When my children grow up, I hope to go back and live in my village." "But to make this happen, we will need economic help for digging wells and better tools to work the land We're never going to get these with governments run by the rich who could care less about the problems and needs of poor campesinos," said Nicolas. He adds that "so long as neoliberal policies hold sway, migration from the country to the city is sure to continue." 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Title A name given to the resource Drought: Aymara Campesinos Forced to Migrate to the Cities (Bolivia) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Drought: Aymara Campesinos Forced to Migrate to the Cities (Bolivia) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 6, No. 3 (19).pdf http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/17bf27e435a45c97cf759a7cd049e42a.pdf 83adf2fd52026d82c7e3171181e82040 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, No. 3 (20-21).pdf PDF Text Text INDIGENOUS EOPL. MBIA ELP RAFT THE CONSTITUTION ~·~~~~~~-·~···~······· 0 ® <It <It @ @ @I <It @ @ €II €II • • Ill • • <II e <II The following infonnation was given to SAIIC by Alfonso Pahnas,Presidentofthe National Organization of Indigenous Peoples of Colombia (ONIC), while visiting in February 1992. •e o e e 20 111 • e e e e e e e e e e e e o e e At the demand of students, activists and the genernl population, the Colombian * government was obliged to call for elections to a National Constitutional Assembly * (NCA) on Dec. 9, 1991. Aside from a few minor reforms introduced by Colombia's two e * political parties, the liberals and the conservatives, the Colombian Constitution bad not Ill o been modified since 1886. Indigenous people bad never participated in constitutional : reforms, but this time the indigenous movement introduced two candidates, Francisco @I Rojas Birry of ONIC and Lorenzo Muelas of the Indigenous Authority of Colombia : (AICO). The indigenous candidates were elected despite lack ofexperience and funds and • the fact that a large portion of the indigenous population was not registered to vote and <II 111 did not even have the official identification required to register. The indigenous 111 movement was concerned with natural resources and regional development, and wanted e to change the constitution to declare Colombia a multiculturnl country. But they also • stressed the more general issues of democratic participation, human rights and resolution <II e of regional conflicts, and the candidates were elected with a large percentage ofnon- • SAl Newsletter j �Indian 'I'OteS. Once in the assembly they had to broaden their proposals to benefit'not only indigenous peoples but also the general population of Cololl)bia, especially those who like the indigenous peoples, live under oppression, discrimination, exploitation and misery and who struggle to build a better society. The indigenous movement achieved the following points in the new constitution: I. Right to Culture: Colombia is recognized as a multi-ethnic and pluri-cultural country. The great diversity and coexistence of cultural identities made up of values, customs, community practices, rites, religions and languages which differentiate one group from another are recognized. II. The languages of indigenous peoples will be official languages in their respective territories; and education will be bilingual and bi-cultural in those territories. III. Dual nationality is recognized for the indigenous groups who live on the borders With other countries, such as Brazil, Venezuela, Panama, and Ecuador. IV .Indigenous reservations are recognized as territories of collective ownership which cannot be sold, rented, or owned by other peoples because they are the communal property ofindigenous communities. These territories will be administrated together with the state. Indigenous Councils will be formed and a governor will be named for each department according to the practices and traditions of the indigenous communities. These councils can develop and design plans and programs for economic and social development; in addition they will watch over the conservation of natural resources, promote public investment and coordinate programs together with the community. V. Jurisdiction: In the indigenous communities there exists customary law which dictates how the members of the community act and how they are punished. This law is recognized but it varies greatly between communities and will be coordinated with the judicial system of the country. Nevertheless it will be indigenous peoples' authorities themselves who will judge and sanction penalties in indigenous communities, in accordance with their practices and traditions. VI.Permanent participation of two indigenous peoples in the Senate of the Republic, which is formed by 100 members, is guaranteed. Despite these gains the new constitution was a mixed victory. There was no change in the structure of the armed forces which have committed many human rights abuses against Indians. The constitution mentions indigenous communities and reservations but does not give Indians rights to their traditional territories. The government also retains subsoil rights. In December 1991 three indigenous people were elected to the Senate: Gabriel Muyay of ONIC, Anatolio Quira of the Indigenous Social Alliance (ASI), and Floro A Tufiu Gala of AICO. They face a great challenge because the Senate is dominated by the traditional parties, and groups working for change have less influence than they 6 Num 3 did in theNCA. The indigenous movement will have to mobilize the communities and get them involved in the law making process. They will also have to look for national and international solidarity to support their proposals in the Senate and they will have to fight to make sure the new laws protecting indigenous rights are enforced. It is clear to us that laws alone will not solve our problems. In fact we recognize that we need organization, autonomy, decision making power, permanent community work and active participation. In addition we acknowledge the need for changes within the political, economic, cultural, territorial structure of the Colombian state, changes which correspond to who we are as true Colombians and not to models which do not fit our needs. In conclusion, there were already laws in Colombia which protected indigenous peoples, but they were neither enforced nor respected. Even though the killings, massacres and persecution of our leaders continue, we will continue struggling to strengthen our unity, to attain autonomy, to preserve our culture and to promote and protect our right to work for change so that we can live in a just society with opportunity and dignity for all. 21 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, No. 3 (Spring and Summer 1992) 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 Vol. 6, No. 3 (22-24).pdf PDF Text Text Representatives at the meeting for the foundation of ONIC in Panama THE RDINATIN I In December 1991 the main Indian organizations from South, Central and North America met in Panama to discuss the future of the inter-relationship between the Indian People of the Continent, and to define the politics and way of communication with nonIndian people due to the failure of building alliances with some of the grass-roots organizations, especially with the groups that are directing the "Continental Campaign 500 Years of Resistance of the Indigenous, Black and Popular Movement" Some of the resolutions of the meeting are the following: There is an urgent need to unify the Indigenous Peoples (Original Nations) of the continent We want to re-establish and utilize the historical links that were disrupted by the invading colonizers. In this way, together, we are planning the reconstruction of our communities. On the occasion of the SOOth anniversary of the European invasion, we reaffmn our BO NS OF INDIGEN US I historical commitment to unity and to the development of a plan to mobilize for 500 YearsofindianResistance andStruggleagainst colonialism. We are declaring to the world that, despite more than five centuries of genocide, more than 40 million Indigenous Peoples from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego continue to live and plan for our future. We maintain a firm position against all forms of colonialism, neocolonialism, and internal and external racism. We reject all kinds of manipulation and ideological or political imposition, because we, as peoples, have our own ideology. We support alliances with other popular sectors in order to change the conditions of injustice in which oppressed peoples of the world find themselves today. Hence, we have decided the following: 1. To form an Indigenous commission committed to organize a meeting of Indigenous Peoples, the establishment of a continental coordinating body of indigenous organizations and peoples. This continental coordinating body will consist of representatives of all Indigenous Peoples, Original Nations, of Abya-Yala (Land of Life, the American continent in the Kuna language). 2. To carry out a coordinated plan of action for 500 Years of Indian Resistance and Struggle against colonialism. 3. To organize workshops and continental gatherings in order to make known the Indian position regarding the 500 years, with the goal of attaining a definitive unity at the continental level. We reject the celebrations of the socalled "Quincentennial of the Discovery of America," "Encounter of Two Worlds," and the "Quincentennial of Evangelization." We are promoting actions at the regional, national and continental levels which respond to the fundamental interests of our peoples and honor our ancestors who gave their lives defending the dignity of our peoples. In the same spirit, we will continue to confront oppressive forces, such as military invasion and repression, and exploitation of our territories by transnational corporations. Newsletter I �We reaffirm our commitment to a continental Indigenous alliance, and to reciprocal support in our struggles for rights and self-determination, traditional ways of life, religion, culture, and the protection of our Mother Earth with all her resources. Finally, we call on all nations, organizations, and Indian communities of the continent, even the most isolated ones, to unite in this great effort for action and continental coordination, on the path towards the liberation of our peoples. Signed on the Dec. 21, 1991, in Kuna Yala, Panama Indigenous Peoples Alliance Founded in North America Representatives at the for the foundation of ONiC in Panama THE COORDINATING B DY F INDIGE I In December 1991 the main Indian organizations from South, Central and North America met in Panama to discuss the future of the inter-relationship between the Indian People of the Continent, and to define the politics and way of communication with nonIndian people due to the failure of building alliances with some of the grass-roots organizations, especially with the groups that are directing the "Continental Campaign 500 Years of Resistance of the Indigenous, Black and Popular Movement." Some of the resolutions of the meeting are the following: There is an urgent need to unify the Indigenous Peoples (Original Nations) of the continent. We want to re-establish and utilize the historical links that were disrupted by the invading colonizers. In this way, together, we are planning the reconstruction of our communities. On the occasion of the SOOth anniversary of the European invasion, we reaffirm our us historical commitment to unity and to the development of a plan to mobilize for 500 Years ofindianResistanceandStruggleagainst colonialism. We are declaring to the world that, despite more than five centuries of genocide, more than 40 million Indigenous Peoples from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego continue to live and plan for our future. We maintain a firm position against all forms of colonialism, neocolonialism, and internal and external racism. We reject all kinds of manipulation and ideological or political imposition, because we, as peoples, have our own ideology. We support alliances with other popular sectors in order to change the conditions of injustice in which oppressed peoples of the world find themselves today. Hence, we have decided the following: 1. To form an Indigenous commission committed to organize a meeting of Indigenous Peoples, the establishment of a continental coordinating body of indigenous organizations and peoples. This continental coordinating body will consist of representatives NS of all Indigenous Peoples, Original Nations, of Abya-Yala (Land of Life, the American continent in the Kuna language). 2. To carry out a coordinated plan of action for 500 Years of Indian Resistance and Struggle against colonialism. 3. To organize workshops and continental gatherings in order to make known the Indian position regarding the 500 years, with the goal of attaining a definitive unity at the continental level. We reject the celebrations of the socalled "Quincentennial of the Discovery of America," "Encounter of Two Worlds," and the "Quincentennial of Evangelization." We are promoting actions at the regional, national and continental levels which respond to the fundamental interests of our peoples and honor our ancestors who gave their lives defending the dignity of our peoples. In the same spirit, we will continue to confront oppressive forces, such as military invasion and repression, and exploitation of our territories by transnational corporations. Newsletter In Jan. 10-12, 1992, the National IndigenousForum, the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of North America was founded. The meeting took place in Alburquerque, NM and was hosted by the Tonantzin Land Institute. The participants came from the different Indian communities of Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, California, Idaho, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and South Dakota, and Alaska. The decisions that came out of the conference represent a consensus by all participants. Some of the of the main resolutions of this conference are the following: • It was decided to create an alliance called the Indigenous Peoples Alliance. This alliance is open to all Indigenous Nations and organization who are interested in building a long term alliance oflndigenous People who emphasize grassroots community involvement in issues affecting Indigenous communities. .. The Indigenous Peoples Alliance would endorse the Continental Indigenous Coordinating Commission's resolution that was written in Kuna Yala, Panama. .. Tonantzin Land Institute was given the responsibility for sending out all communications being produced and /or being sent by the Indigenous Peoples alliance. "TheindigenousPeoples Alliance should implement regional meetings that would focus on education and training. It was decided that the first regional meeting would take place in conjunction with the Indigenous En- Vol 6 Num 3 vironmental Network conference in the Columbia River area. It was decided that the focus of the regional meeting would be on sovereignty. .. Our logo consists of a turtle (to represent Turtle Island), with the continental campaign logo of the Eagle and the Condor located inside the turtle and the North, Central and South American continent in the Center. Second CONIC Meeting York New We understand ONIC to be a communication instrument for the Indigenous Peoples of the Continent and not a representative organization. Our objectives are the following: 1. To seek Indigenous unity on a continental level, recognizing that we have a 5:::! common past and present, and ~ that we have decided to work o together beyond the years 0 .c 1992, respecting the situation Q, and strategies which each Indigenous Nation may adopt to reach their liberation and self-determination. 2. To develop a continental communication network which would directly involve the grass-roots communities in order to strengthen our ties and make known the critical situation in which we the native Peoples liv/. and seek solutions for our future. 3. To promote a process leading to dialogue and consensus based on our spiritual values, life styles and millennia! knowledge. 4. To form a common alliance to reconstruct our Nations which were dispersed by colonization and to fight to curb the destruction of our Mother Earth and her harmony. The Second Meeting of the Coordinating Body of Indigenous Organizations and Nations of the Continent, CONIC, took place in New York City from March 4-7, 1992. The meetingwashostedby the Native Council of New York and organized by Tonantzin Land Institute andSAIIC. Delegates representing Indian organizations and nations of the continent from 17 countries participated in the Meeting. ""'""'i::'""''"' l<u,ina, Panama; Maya, Guatemala; Following are some '"'"'"""•'""'• Chile; and Nahuath, El Salvador of the resolutions that came out of the meeting in New York: The Continental Coordinating Body has Solidarity Organizations: arisen due to the need to consolidate the bonds Solidarity organizations and institutions of union and communications between orga- may participate in meetings specifically organizations and nations native to this continent, nized to exchange information coordinate which include, the Southern Cone and the activities, or promote dialogue with members Caribbean. of the Coordinating body. These general prin- 23 �ciples and guidelines will continue to be discussed within each organization and in the Regional Workshops. This CO<?rdinating Body calls upon all the progressive, honest and committed to join against thecontta-celebration of the colonialist plans. In the same form, we call upon the popular sectors and the racially discriminated to form an alliance to struggle against the oppression, respecting, among ourselves our diversity. In 1986, the Indigenous Movement initiated a campaign to disseminate information about the state of oppression underwhichour peoples live. The movement has taken the opportunity of t h e Quincenteruny as a way to let El Salvador I I OnThursday,Feb. 27; 1500policeraided the Corte Azul Cooperative, arresting 60 Indian men, women and children and destroying crops and supplies. The community members had peacefully occupied the unused government land to plant their crops. The police arrived at 7 am accompanied by three representatives of the United Nations Observation Team, reporters from a local television station and a group of local landowners. The police ordered the 250 workers from the Indian community of Costa Azul to leave their fields immediately, and when asked for a warrant ordering the displacement, they replied that they did not have one, but President Cristiani had instructed them to proceed as quickly as possible. The workers responded that their crops were already planted and that they could not leave them unattended. 24 the world know about the situation of repression under which Indigenous Peoples live; and to show our rejection of the celebration of the so called "V Quincentenary of the Discovery of America or the Encounter of the Two Worlds," led by the Spanish government and the Vatican and supported by the governments of the colonial states of the continent. Among the initiatives ofthe native peoples of ABYA YALA have been to invite the different sectors of the society to organize a common front, based in mutual respect of the differences and characteristics among sectors. This indigenous proposal has been distorted, and usurped by sectors which have always carried out discriminatory practices. Their policy has failed in our region and in other parts of the world, because their project are far from the reality of Native Peoples, because they tried to impose a system of a homogenous society which is based in centralized and bureaucratic power which ignores the right of Indigenous Peoples to Selfdetermination. In conclusion, the Indigenous, Black and Popular Sector Campaign, does not respond to the demands of Native Peoples of the continent. In addition, the form in which it is structured does not guarantee that Indigenous proposals will be respected in the future, nor does it allow for an honest alliance based on the right of each people to decide their own destiny, no matter how small the group is. Therefore, this Coordinating Body calls upon all the progressive, honest and committed people to join us in the struggle of the I At 2:15 p.m., in the presence of the ONUSAL officials, along with a captain, a second lieutenant, and the director of the National Police of Sonsonate, the police proceeded to intimidate the Indians with their weapons and then arrest 60 Indigenous workers and physically remove them to a nearby command station. The Indians were then taken to the nearby haciendaofDr. Guillermo Garcia Guerra, where the police officers were received with a special luncheon. During this time, the arrested men, women and children were made to stand and listen to the police say things like, "We should just machine gun these sons of bitches down to solve our problems." Hours later, they were transported to the Sonsonate police station and imprisoned andnotallowedtospeakwithfamilymembers or lawyers until Saturday, Feb. 29, when they oppressed peoples, to join in contra-celebration of the colonialist plans. In the same form, we call upon the popular sectors and the racially discriminated to form an alliance to struggle against oppression, respecting among ourselves our diversity. Given in New York (Indigenous Land occupied by the United States), 515/92. I were released. The following local landowners were with the arresting police officers: Andres Garcia Corona, Rafael Flores, Elsa Gutierrez Candel, Julia Leiva, Juan Martinez, and the three brothers, Carlos Chacon Moreno, Armando Candel Calderon, and Guillermo Garcia Guerra The Corte Azul and nearby Monzon cooperative members have received numerous threats in the past from these men, especially the three brothers, who flaunt their close ties to President Alfredo Cristiani. The crops, hammocks, blankets, beans, com,crates,clay fryingpansandcomales, and a food storage hut were destroyed in the raid. Source: ANIS (National Association of Indigenous Peoples of El Salvador) SAIIC Newsletter � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, No. 3 (Spring and Summer 1992) 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 Coordinating Body of Indigenous Organizations and Nations of the Continent (Panama) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title The Coordinating Body of Indigenous Organizations and Nations of the Continent (Panama) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 6, No. 3 (22-24).pdf http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/9dc8612ba6ee1273be5f7abf8171702f.pdf ba47af7ab58dcddc0d5a3dab5b315b94 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, No. 3 (24).pdf PDF Text Text ciples and guidelines will continue to be discussed within each organization and in the Regional Workshops. This CO<?rdinating Body calls upon all the progressive, honest and committed to join against thecontta-celebration of the colonialist plans. In the same form, we call upon the popular sectors and the racially discriminated to form an alliance to struggle against the oppression, respecting, among ourselves our diversity. In 1986, the Indigenous Movement initiated a campaign to disseminate information about the state of oppression underwhichour peoples live. The movement has taken the opportunity of t h e Quincenteruny as a way to let El Salvador I I OnThursday,Feb. 27; 1500policeraided the Corte Azul Cooperative, arresting 60 Indian men, women and children and destroying crops and supplies. The community members had peacefully occupied the unused government land to plant their crops. The police arrived at 7 am accompanied by three representatives of the United Nations Observation Team, reporters from a local television station and a group of local landowners. The police ordered the 250 workers from the Indian community of Costa Azul to leave their fields immediately, and when asked for a warrant ordering the displacement, they replied that they did not have one, but President Cristiani had instructed them to proceed as quickly as possible. The workers responded that their crops were already planted and that they could not leave them unattended. 24 the world know about the situation of repression under which Indigenous Peoples live; and to show our rejection of the celebration of the so called "V Quincentenary of the Discovery of America or the Encounter of the Two Worlds," led by the Spanish government and the Vatican and supported by the governments of the colonial states of the continent. Among the initiatives ofthe native peoples of ABYA YALA have been to invite the different sectors of the society to organize a common front, based in mutual respect of the differences and characteristics among sectors. This indigenous proposal has been distorted, and usurped by sectors which have always carried out discriminatory practices. Their policy has failed in our region and in other parts of the world, because their project are far from the reality of Native Peoples, because they tried to impose a system of a homogenous society which is based in centralized and bureaucratic power which ignores the right of Indigenous Peoples to Selfdetermination. In conclusion, the Indigenous, Black and Popular Sector Campaign, does not respond to the demands of Native Peoples of the continent. In addition, the form in which it is structured does not guarantee that Indigenous proposals will be respected in the future, nor does it allow for an honest alliance based on the right of each people to decide their own destiny, no matter how small the group is. Therefore, this Coordinating Body calls upon all the progressive, honest and committed people to join us in the struggle of the I At 2:15 p.m., in the presence of the ONUSAL officials, along with a captain, a second lieutenant, and the director of the National Police of Sonsonate, the police proceeded to intimidate the Indians with their weapons and then arrest 60 Indigenous workers and physically remove them to a nearby command station. The Indians were then taken to the nearby haciendaofDr. Guillermo Garcia Guerra, where the police officers were received with a special luncheon. During this time, the arrested men, women and children were made to stand and listen to the police say things like, "We should just machine gun these sons of bitches down to solve our problems." Hours later, they were transported to the Sonsonate police station and imprisoned andnotallowedtospeakwithfamilymembers or lawyers until Saturday, Feb. 29, when they oppressed peoples, to join in contra-celebration of the colonialist plans. In the same form, we call upon the popular sectors and the racially discriminated to form an alliance to struggle against oppression, respecting among ourselves our diversity. Given in New York (Indigenous Land occupied by the United States), 515/92. I were released. The following local landowners were with the arresting police officers: Andres Garcia Corona, Rafael Flores, Elsa Gutierrez Candel, Julia Leiva, Juan Martinez, and the three brothers, Carlos Chacon Moreno, Armando Candel Calderon, and Guillermo Garcia Guerra The Corte Azul and nearby Monzon cooperative members have received numerous threats in the past from these men, especially the three brothers, who flaunt their close ties to President Alfredo Cristiani. The crops, hammocks, blankets, beans, com,crates,clay fryingpansandcomales, and a food storage hut were destroyed in the raid. Source: ANIS (National Association of Indigenous Peoples of El Salvador) SAIIC Newsletter � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, No. 3 (Spring and Summer 1992) 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 Police Raid Indian Cooperative (El Salvador) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Police Raid Indian Cooperative (El Salvador) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 6, No. 3 (24).pdf http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/5af300bba6a574a0494bd6c85665561f.pdf 5a35de2c16ed8a855dd4014db39c1440 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource vol. 6, No. 3 (25-26).pdf PDF Text Text ciples and guidelines will continue to be discussed within each organization and in the Regional Workshops. This Coordinating Body calls upon all the progressive, honest and committed to join against the contra-celebration ofthe colonialist plans. In the same form, we call upon the popular sectors and the racially discriminated to form an alliance to struggle against the oppression, respecting, among ourselves our diversity. ""~-'' ..."'" Sector" In 1986, the Indigenous Movement initiated a campaign to disseminate information about the state of oppression underwhichour peoples live. The movement has taken the opportunity of t h e Quincentenazy asawaytolet El Salvador I I OnThursday,Feb.27,1500policeraided the Corte Azul Cooperative, arresting 60 Indian men, womenandchildrenanddestroying crops and supplies. The community members had peacefully occupied the unused government land to plant their crops. The police arrived at 7 am accompanied by three representatives of the United Nations Observation Team, reporters from a local television station and a group of local landowners. The police ordered the 250 workers from the Indian community of Costa Azul to leave their fields immediately, and when asked for a warrant ordering the displacement, they replied that they did not have one, but President Cristiani had instructed them to proceed as quickly as possible. The workers responded that their crops were already planted and that they could not leave them unattended. 24 the world know about the situation of repression under which Indigenous Peoples live; and to show our rejection of the celebration of the so called "V Quincentenary of the Discovery of America or the Encounter of the Two Worlds," led by the Spanish government and the Vatican and supported by the governments of the colonial states of the continent. Among the initiatives ofthenativepeoples of ABYA YALA have been to invite the different sectors of the society to organize a common front, based in mutual respect of the differences and characteristics among sectors. This indigenous proposal has been distorted, and usurped by sectors which have always carried out discriminatory practices. Their policy has failed in our region and in other parts of the world, because their project are far from the reality of Native Peoples, because they tried to impose a system of a homogenous society which is based in centralized and bureaucratic power which ignores the right of Indigenous Peoples to Selfdetermination. In conclusion, the Indigenous, Black and Popular Sector Campaign, does not respond to the demands of Native Peoples of the continent. In addition, the form in which it is structured does not guarantee that Indigenous proposals will be respected in the future, nor does it allow for an honest alliance based on the right of each people to decide their own destiny, no matter how small the group is. Therefore, this Coordinating Body calls upon all the progressive, honest and committed people to join us in the struggle of the I I At 2:15 p.m., in the presence of the ONUSAL officials, along with a captain, a second lieutenant, and the director of the National Police of Sonsonate, the police proceeded to intimidate the Indians with their weapons and then arrest 60 Indigenous workers and physically remove them to a nearby command station. The Indians were then taken to the nearby haciendaofDr. Guillermo Garcia Guerra, where the police officers were received with a special luncheon. During this time, the arrested men, women and children were made to stand and listen to the police say things like, "We should just machine gun these sons of bitches down to solve our problems." Hours later, they were transported to the Sonsonate police station and imprisoned and not allowed to speak with family members or lawyers until Saturday, Feb. 29, when they oppressed peoples, to join in contra-celebration of the colonialist plans. In the same form, we call upon the popular sectors and the racially discriminated to form an alliance to st:ruggleagainstoppression,respectingamong ourselves our diversity. Given in New York (Indigenous Land occupied by the United States), 5!5192. I were released. The following local landowners were with the arresting police officers: Andres Garcia Corona, Rafael Flores, Elsa Gutierrez Candel, Julia Leiva, Juan Martinez, and the three brothers, Carlos Chacon Moreno, Armando Candel Calderon, and Guillermo Garcia Guerra The Corte Azul and nearby Monzon cooperative members have received numerous threats in the past from these men, especially the three brothers, who flaunt their close ties to President Alfredo Cristiani. The crops, hammocks, blankets, beans, com, crates, day frying pans and comales, and a food storage hut were destroyed in the raid. Source: ANIS (National Association of Indigenous Peoples of El Salvador) I As Mexico works out the details of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the government is in the process of restructuring the country's agrarian laws to, among other things, allow the privatization of ejido lands. Though in principle the new laws respect the territorial integrity of Indigenous peoples, the Indians have reason to be skeptical. Their lands are coveted for tourist and agribusiness expansion. "We do not want hotels and other things that do not belong to us on our land," they stated. "We do not want to worldorothers who come to own the land." In principle, free trade is contrary to Indigenous beliefs, "We do not negotiate the land, or the forest, or the animals; we the Raramuri do not work in order to make business of our land" Fundamentally different philosophies about human relationships to the earth arise when passing privatization policies. "The land is the one who sees that we grow, she is like our Mother who gives us nourishment, the one who takes care of us, she is all we have." One of the significant victories of the Mexican Revolution was the 1917 Agrarian Reform Law which established communal land ownership in the ejidos. The ejidos are communal farms formed from expropriated large estates on which farmworkers are given free access to small plots. Ejido tenure is nontransferable. However, under constitutional changes proposed in November by President Carlos 6 Num 3 SAIIC Newsletter present reforms to [article] 27 of the constitution will give new impulse to the invasion of indigenous territory, against the justice that the spirit of the law seeks." The Indians say that, asitis written, "Thisreformisonlyforthe benfitoftherich,itisnotinfavorofthepoor.... The ejido should stay as it is." The Indians therefore proposed the inclusion of the following sentence to article 27: "the law protects the territorial integrity of Indigenous peoples." Salinas de Gortari, communal ownership and land distribution under the agrarian reform law would end. The amendment to Article 27 of the Constitution, was promulgated on Jan. 6, the final stage of its approval. Article 27 as amended, will abolish restrictions on corporate ownership of land (including ejido land), and farmers on ejidos (ejidarios) would be allowed to own their land outright and to rent or sell it to non-ejidarios. The law provides for the abolishment of constitutional obligations for land distribution and Indian ancestral claims, insitutional reforms, and relaxation of the limits to property size. The COSYDDHAC proposal sent to Fernando Baiza Melendez focused specifically on Article 27, section VII of the Mexican Constitution, which refers to lands of Indigenous communities. The statements by the Indians challenged the government's very right to legislate their lives and lands: "The government did not plant the grass, this was planted by God. The government did not give us the grass, God gave it to us. The trees are not government property, nor does the grass belong to the government; therefore the government cannot take our land" The legal process was criticized: "We are called only when we are needed to sign, and we are not givenexplantionsaboutwhatwearesigning." The COSYDDHAC proposal states "The In the proposal to the State of Chihuahua, Indigenous groups expressed concern over the uncertain future of their lands. The statements from the people included: "What is going to happen to our children? They will have nowhere to go, nowhere to live because all that once was ours will pass to others' hands." Elders areconcernedfortheirdescendants, "We the older ones will die, however what will our youth live from if they are not to inherit even the land, which is ours and which gives us what we· eat" History has confirmed their concerns. The privatization of lands held communally by Indigenous nations is a common strategy to weaken their self sufficiency. In the late 1800's the United States Dawes Act allotted acreage to male heads of households, and males over 18 years of age. This created a fictitious surplus of lands that were then sold to settlers. The Indian landholders then split up their land to give to their children, who had the power to sell. Within three generations, 90 percent of the lands allotted under the Dawes Act were expropriated by settlers. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of1971 allows Native shareholders to sell shares of their lands to non-Indians beginning inl991. Thustheirlandsaremorevulnerable to takeovers by private corporations, especially when the economies ofindian commu- 25 �nities are depressed. Alaska Natives resisting this process are encouraging members of the tribes to transfer title to the Tribal Councils from the ~ative Corporations, thereby protecting communal ownership. Free trade and privatization will benefit the business community, as is aptly noted in a headline in a Bureau of National Affairs publication called BNA International Trade Daily which states "Agricultural Reforms announced in Mexico should benefit U.S. Firms, specialists say." The Ta:rahuma:ra, Tepehuano, and Rammuri of Chihuahua want the government to recognize the ethnic and cultural diversity of Mexico and allow the Indigenous people to play a role in the national arena. They state: "For the Indians of the state to retain their identity and contribute to the identity and richness of the state, it is necessary to respect the territory that they have been defending for four centuries." H I I . ! 'I i J At midnight on Saturday, Dec. 28, 1991,200 state judicial police bearing sticks and firearms violently evicted 300 Tseltales and Cho'ol Indians from the steps of the MunicipalPalaceinPalenque, Chiapas. They had occupied the square two days before to protest police violence, unjustified arrests, and judicial abuse and corruption, and to demand access to interpreters in the court system. As a result,l02 people were arrested, including Jesuit priest Jeronimo Hernandez, and Cho'ol deacon Sebastian Torres. While being held incommunicado, they were beaten, dispossessed of their belongings, and pressured to sign declarations which they were not allowed to read. The Public Ministry of Palenque denied a request on the part of local government officials that prisoners be medically examined in order to certify physical injuries suffered. On Monday, Dec. 30, Hernandez and 92 Indians were re~~- The remaining nine were held without bail on charges which included disturbing the peace, inciting to riot, and sedition. On Saturday, Jan. 5, while government officials held formal talks with the organizations involved, sentences ranging from 10 to 40 years were handed down for the nine. Non- l I dian Freedom (CDLI), the Union of Indian Communities of the Chiapaneca Jungle (UCISECH), and Tsoblej Yu'un Jwocoltic Union, have since returned to the Plaza at Palenque, where they are holding a vigil to pressure for the resolution of their original demands and for the immediate release of the nine prisoners. governmental human rights organizations took the case to the government's National Commission for Human Rights. The wives of the incarcerated have received support from throughout the state of Chiapas, as well as from other parts of the country. Local merchants have financed paid aids requesting that the authorities respond to the Indians' petitions. Telegrams demanding freedom for the imprisoned have poured into the governor and Chief Justice's offices. Meanwhile, government-controlled farmer and workers' organizations have responded with a counter-campaign. On Wednesday, in Tuxtla Gutirrez, one of the judges in charge declared himself incompetent to continue with the case. The three organizations who sponsored the December sit-in, the Committee for the Defense of In- SAIIC Newsletter � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, No. 3 (Spring and Summer 1992) 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 Agricultural Reform Threatening Indian Lands (Mexico) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Agricultural Reform Threatening Indian Lands (Mexico) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title vol. 6, No. 3 (25-26).pdf http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/b02dc6bd18c5162804bb9168d72a0af2.pdf b6d2f856db7a53c0b7c61663b17af493 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, No. 3 (26).pdf PDF Text Text nities are depressed. Alaska Natives resisting this process are encouraging members of the tribes to transfer title to the Tribal Councils from the ~ative Corporations, thereby protecting communal ownership. Free trade and privatization will benefit the business community, as is aptly noted in a headline in a Bureau of National Affairs publication called BNA International Trade Daily which states "Agricultural Reforms announced in Mexico should benefit U.S. Firms, specialists say." The Ta:rahuma:ra, Tepehuano, and Rammuri of Chihuahua want the government to recognize the ethnic and cultural diversity of Mexico and allow the Indigenous people to play a role in the national arena. They state: "For the Indians of the state to retain their identity and contribute to the identity and richness of the state, it is necessary to respect the territory that they have been defending for four centuries." H I I . ! 'I i J At midnight on Saturday, Dec. 28, 1991,200 state judicial police bearing sticks and firearms violently evicted 300 Tseltales and Cho'ol Indians from the steps of the MunicipalPalaceinPalenque, Chiapas. They had occupied the square two days before to protest police violence, unjustified arrests, and judicial abuse and corruption, and to demand access to interpreters in the court system. As a result,l02 people were arrested, including Jesuit priest Jeronimo Hernandez, and Cho'ol deacon Sebastian Torres. While being held incommunicado, they were beaten, dispossessed of their belongings, and pressured to sign declarations which they were not allowed to read. The Public Ministry of Palenque denied a request on the part of local government officials that prisoners be medically examined in order to certify physical injuries suffered. On Monday, Dec. 30, Hernandez and 92 Indians were re~~- The remaining nine were held without bail on charges which included disturbing the peace, inciting to riot, and sedition. On Saturday, Jan. 5, while government officials held formal talks with the organizations involved, sentences ranging from 10 to 40 years were handed down for the nine. Non- l I dian Freedom (CDLI), the Union of Indian Communities of the Chiapaneca Jungle (UCISECH), and Tsoblej Yu'un Jwocoltic Union, have since returned to the Plaza at Palenque, where they are holding a vigil to pressure for the resolution of their original demands and for the immediate release of the nine prisoners. governmental human rights organizations took the case to the government's National Commission for Human Rights. The wives of the incarcerated have received support from throughout the state of Chiapas, as well as from other parts of the country. Local merchants have financed paid aids requesting that the authorities respond to the Indians' petitions. Telegrams demanding freedom for the imprisoned have poured into the governor and Chief Justice's offices. Meanwhile, government-controlled farmer and workers' organizations have responded with a counter-campaign. On Wednesday, in Tuxtla Gutirrez, one of the judges in charge declared himself incompetent to continue with the case. The three organizations who sponsored the December sit-in, the Committee for the Defense of In- SAIIC Newsletter � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, No. 3 (Spring and Summer 1992) 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 300 Tseltales and Cho'ol Indians Violently Evicted (Mexico) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title 300 Tseltales and Cho'ol Indians Violently Evicted (Mexico) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 6, No. 3 (26).pdf http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/093a601f5a2ce11f1216d68071e1f6a4.pdf e1e14bae212181f47a62fe0db1c41772 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, No. 3 (27).pdf PDF Text Text nities are depressed. Alaska Natives resisting this process are encouraging members of the tribes to transfer title to the Tribal Councils from the Native Corporations, thereby protecting communal ownership. Free trade and privatization will benefit the business community, as is aptly noted in a headline in a Bureau of National Affairs publication called. BNA International Trade Daily which states "Agricultural Reforms announced. in Mexico should benefit U.S. Firms, specialists say." The Tarahumara, Tepehuano, and Raramuri of Chihuahua want the government to recognize the ethnic and cultural diversity of Mexico and allow the Indigenous people to play a role in the national arena. They state: "For the Indians of the state to retain their identity and contribute to the identity and richness of the state, it is necessary to respect the territory that they have been defending for four centuries." I T I At midnight on Saturday, Dec. 28, 1991, 200 state judicial police bearing sticks and firearms violently evicted 300 Tseltales and Cho'ol Indians from the steps of the MunicipalPalaceinPalenque, Chiapas. They had occupied. the square two days before to protest police violence, .unjustified. arrests, and judicial abuse and corruption, and to demand access to interpreters in the court system. As a result,l02 people were arrested, including Jesuit priest Jer6nimo Hernandez, and Cho'ol deacon Sebastian Torres. While being held incommunicado, they were beaten, dispossessed. of their belongings, and pressured to sign declarations which they were not allowed. to read. The Public Ministry of Palenque denied. a request on the part of local government officials that prisoners be medically examined. in order to certify physical injuries suffered.. On Monday, Dec. 30, Hernandez and 92 Indians were reJ~. The remaining nine were held without bail on charges which included. disturbing the peace, inciting to riot, and sedition. On Saturday, Jan. 5, while government officials held formal talks with the organizations involved., sentences ranging from 10 to 40 years were handed. down for the nine. Non- dian Freedom (CDLI), the Union of Indian Communities of the Chiapaneca Jungle (UCISECH), and Tsoblej Yu'un Jwocoltic Union, have since returned. to the Plaza at Palenque, where they are holding a vigil to pressure for the resolution of their original demands and for the immediate release of the nine prisoners. On Feb. 27 the Honduran government announced. the indefmite postponement of the decision to give a 40-year logging concession to Stone Container Corporation of Chicago due to a tremendous outcry from national and international environmental and indigenous organizations and from the Honduran people. The concession would have allowed. Stone to log 840,000 acres or four-million cubic meters annually of pine forests of the Mosquitia, home to the Miskito, Tawahka, Garifuna and Pesch Indians. The Indigenous inhabitants were never consulted on this matter, which could have had disastrous effects on their lives, and an environmental impact study was never conducted. governmental human rights organizations took the case to the government's National Commission for Human Rights. The wives of the incarcerated have received. support from throughout the state of Chiapas, as well as from other parts of the country. Local merchants have fmanced. paid aids requesting that the authorities respond to the Indians' petitions. Telegrams demanding freedom for the imprisoned. have poured. into the governor and Chief Justice's offices. Meanwhile, government-controlled. farmer and workers' organizations have responded. with a counter-campaign. On Wednesday, in Tuxtla Gutirrez, one of the judges in charge declared. himself incompetent to continue with the case. The three organizations who sponsored the December sit-in, the Committee for the Defense ofln- The head of the Honduran Forestry Department(COHDEFOR),announcedthat"due to public and technical interest it was impossible to reach a satisfactory agreement with the Stone Container Corporation." The rejection of the concession was announced as over 3,000peoplemarched.against Stone in the streets of Tegucigalpa. Miskito forester Jorge Salaverri stated, during his speech in front of the capitol, that this is just the first victory for the Honduran people and the environment, and it is necessary that the SAIIC Newsletter 6 Num 3 momentum continue to fight against the Wellington Hall Company, a US furniture manufacturer which is logging mahogany in the Mosquitia. daily influx of landless campesinos. There were three demonstrations in Honduras organized. to protest the concessions. One was organized. by teacher unions and Miskito Indians, one by campesinos and one Although the contract between Stone and the Honduran government was shrouded. in secrecy, activists obtained. a leaked. copy which revealed. that more than 80% of Honduras could be subject to logging. The contract would have permitted Stone to cut trees anywhere outside of this area at anytime within by university students. Never before in Honduras has there been this kind of solidarity and consensus on an issue which has united people of all social classes to protect the environment. the next 40 years did not obtain sufficient pulp wood from the specified. region. Stone intended. to use the pulp wood for the manufacturing of paper bags, and disposable cardboard packaging. La Mosquitia covers the eastern third of Honduras and is not yet connected by roads to the highly populated interior. This has allowed. the Miskito, Tawahka and Pesch Indians to retain their cultural and land base to a large extent. The population of the region is approximately 40,000, with theMiskitopeople constituting nearly 90%. Separating the Miskito Indians' coastal pine forest and the country's interior is one of the largest surviving Central American rainforests, the home of the Tawahka Indians. Although the Tawahka obtained. "provisional guarantees" for their lands in 1989, the agreement is not being enforced. and they are threatened. by an almost The Honduran government and the Congress were bombarded. by letters and faxes from all over the world protesting the agreement. Protest letters were sent nationally by groups as diverse as the Association of Honduran Loggers, Organization of Miskito Peoples (MASTA), Community Education for Health (EDUCSA) and the Association of Honduran Biologists. In North America, urgent action campaigns were organized. by the RainforestActionNetwork, Global Response, Ancient Forest Rescue, SAIIC and the Task Force on Multinational Resource Corporations. 27 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, No. 3 (Spring and Summer 1992) 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 Protests Block Logging Deal (Honduras) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Protests Block Logging Deal (Honduras) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 6, No. 3 (27).pdf http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/659341a1cf8201112ff426e122668e7d.pdf 9b47feac3117186bf9a9e7061f3be8ec Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, No. 3 (28).pdf PDF Text Text A proposal has been drawn up to create the Tawahka Biosphere Reserve in La Mosquitia, Eastern Honduras, by Mosquitia Pawisa(MOPAWI), aHondurangroupwhlch advocates the demarcation of Indian territories. The proposal was made, recognizing that protecting forests and the Indigenous People who inhabit them is both important and a legal obligation of the Honduran government, and includes the following points: The goals of creating the Tawahka Biosphere Reserve include guaranteeing the Tawahka people the space they need to live in their traditional manner; protecting biodiversity in the central Patuca River area; stopping encroaching deforestation; protecting natural resources to promote ecotourism, scientific research, and sustainable development; and completing a continuous ecological corridor thatwouldalsoinclude theRioPlatano Biosphere Reserve. The Reserve will be for the collective use of the Tawahka community and the people who now live in the area, with the goal of maintaining the traditional economy and sustainable development The Tawahkacommunities will promote, plan, and execute the 28 management of the reserve, through the colonists who settle in the areas after this Tawahka Indian Federation of Honduras decree takes effect. (FITH), subject to supervision by the Executive Branch. The exploitation of subsoil resources by inhabitants of the Reserve will be subject to The Reserve will be divided into three federal laws and must be authorized by the areas- a central natural zone, a buffer zone, government and include benefits for the and a settled cultural zone - which will be Tawahkacommunity.Ifpeoplemustmovein determined by theTawahkacommunity.Land order for this exploitation to be carried out, and natural resources in the region will be they will be compensated. used as they have been traditionally, and in the manner indicated by the Regulations for Land Archaeological sites and objects, hisUse approved by the Tawahka Congress. torical documents, and other testimonies of Current land ownership will be respected, and the past that are found in the Reserve will be sales will be allowed, with the condition that placed in the custody of Honduran Institute of the Tawahka community be given preference Anthropology and History, in accordance with over other prospective buyers. current laws about the defense of cultural heritage. The Institute will work in coordinaThe following activiti"'s will not be per- tion with the Tawahka community. mitted in the Reserve: in( x strial exploitation of the lumber, pasture-intensive cattle raising, "All inhabitants of the Tawahka Bioillicit removal of fauna, and other activities sphere Reserve will have the same rights and that work against the biological conservation obligations as all other Hondurans." of the Reserve. The Tawahka community, with the support of various governmental The government will try to gain admitentities, will be responsible for protecting the tance for the Tawahka Biosphere Reserve to resources within the Reserve. If the Tawahka the international networkofUNESCO' s Man community so requests, theHonduranAnned and Biosphere program. Forces will take necessary measures to eject Newsletter � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, No. 3 (Spring and Summer 1992) 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 Tawahka Biosphere Reserve: Honduran Group Proposes Decree (Honduras) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Tawahka Biosphere Reserve: Honduran Group Proposes Decree (Honduras) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 6, No. 3 (28).pdf http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/01eb713d294761989fff72f5b19d2ac5.pdf 7a97fa09f371e58def5cbab7213f0bef Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, No. 3 (29).pdf PDF Text Text N c Ca ada ,, A proposal has been drawn up to create management of the reserve, through the colonists who settle in the areas after this the Tawahka Biosphere Reserve in La Tawahka Indian Federation of Honduras decree takes effect. Mosquitia, Eastern Honduras, by Mosquitia (FITH), subject to supervision by the ExecuPawisa(MOPAWI),aHondurangroupwhich tive Branch. The exploitation of subsoil resources by advocates the demarcation of Indian territoinhabitants of the Reserve will be subject to The Reserve will be divided into three federal laws and must be authorized by the ries. The proposal was made, recognizing that protecting forests arid the Indigenous People areas- a central natural zone, a buffer zone, government and include benefits for the who inhabit them is both important and a legal and a settled cultural zone - which will be Tawahkacommunity. If people must move in obligation of the Honduran government, and determinedbytheTawahkacommunity.Land order for this exploitation to be carried out, and natural resources in the region will be they will be compensated. includes the following points: used as they have been traditionally, and in the The goals of creating the Tawahka Bio- manner indicated by the Regulations for Land Archaeological sites and objects, hissphere Reserve include guaranteeing the Use approved by the Tawahka Congress. torical documents, and other testimonies of Tawahka people the space they need to live in Current land ownership will be respected, and the past that are found in the Reserve will be their traditional manner; protecting sales will be allowed, with the condition that placed in the custody of Honduran Institute of biodiversity in the central Patuca River area; the Tawahka community be given preference Anthropology and History,in accordance with stopping encroaching deforestation; protect- over other prospective buyers. current laws about the defense of cultural ing natural resources to promote ecotourism, heritage. The Institute will work in coordinaThe following activiths will not be per- tion with the Tawahka community. scientific research, and sustainable development; and completing a continuous ecological mitted in the Reserve: incr strial exploitation corridor that would also include theRioPlatano of the lumber, pasture-intensive cattle raising, "All inhabitants of the Tawahka Bioillicit removal of fauna, and other activities sphere Reserve will have the same rights and Biosphere Reserve. that work against the biological conservation obligations as all other Hondurans." The Reserve will be for the collective use of the Reserve. The Tawahka community, of the Tawahka community and the people with the support of various governmental The government will try to gain admitwho now live in the area, with the goal of entities, will be responsible for protecting the tance for the Tawahka Biosphere Reserve to maintaining the traditional economy and resources within the Reserve. If the Tawahka the international network ofUNESCO' s Man sustainable development The Tawahkacom- community so requests, the Honduran Armed and Biosphere program. munities will promote, plan, and execute the Forces will take necessary measures to eject 28 IC Newsletter After a long struggle for economic and political rights, the fuuit people won the political rights over a region which is more than 770,000 square miles (1/5 of the Canadian land mass). The governmentagreed to the creation of a new political subdivision of Canada, which will carry the name of "Nunavut," meaning "Our Land" in the fuuit language. fu addition, the government accepted the terms that this territory be independent of the Northwest Territories. To the 17,000 fuuit people living in the Great North, this agreement marks a victory after a long struggle, which began after the Vol 6 Num 3 European explorers claimed the Arctic archipelago. In addition to political and territorial control, the fuuit will receive economic advantages through this accord in the fonn of an indemnity of one million dollars, payable within 14 years. Experts believe that the Nunavut Territory is rich in oil, natural gas and precious metals. The fuuit will grant limited rights for the exploitation of these resources. Source: NitanissanBulletin. No. 24, February 1992 29 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, No. 3 (Spring and Summer 1992) 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 Nunavut - "Our Land": The Inuit People Win Back Their Territory (Canada) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Nunavut - "Our Land": The Inuit People Win Back Their Territory (Canada) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 6, No. 3 (29).pdf http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/058c4d2f673358f1688809bcee624c2b.pdf 4137d10e218e509f821b4df644b076d0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource vol. 6, No. 3 (30-31).pdf PDF Text Text WD 0~@ Lf@ I This reportwas given during the March 1992 CONIC conference of the Coordinating Body in New York. Carmen Pereira, leader of the Organization of Indigenous Women ofBent, discussed the situation in Beni following The Indigenous March for Land and Dignity to La Paz in August 1990, and the signing of the decree which recognized the territories of the communities of the area. I mountain wherewemakeachaco and plant tomatoes, rice, yuca and oranges for our daily sustenance. We have organized watch posts in the forest so the loggers will not enter but it is difficult to control. The Indigenous women of San Ignacio together with the central organization have to go and see. We went in January and took away an eight horse power engine, two barrels of gasoline, Carmen Pereira (far left) In a meeting with the Board two chain saws, their boat and of Directors of the Center for Indigenous People their wood. This wood will now The cattle ranchers are still in the area. Francisco, the barbed wire has already benefit the community and will be sold to They are not going to leave until the reached the edge of the village. Now ev- make a school, sanitary facilities and government buys the lands from them erything is flattened, the ranchers knock whatever else is needed. because they have property titles. Now the over the trees. The government decree is We women have only done this begovernment has to buy the land to give it there but it is not being enforced. The to the Siriono people, something they logging companies also continue cutting cause,aswehavesaid,wedonotcareifwe have not done yet. Where I live in San wood. We have to travelfarto plant, to the die in order to get what we want The 30 SAIIC Newsletter �Indian women at the CONIC meeting New York, March, 1992 logging companies arevecy abusive: They enter the communities and rut the wood in front of everyone. @) I This reportwas given during the March 1992 CONIC conference of the Coordinating Body in New York. Carmen Pereira, leader of the Organization of Indigenous Women ofBeni, discussed the situation in Beni following The Indigenous March for Land and Dignity to La Paz in August 1990, and signing of the decree which recognized the territories of the communities ofthearea. I I mountain where we make achaco and plant tomatoes, rice, yuca and oranges for our daily sustenance. We have organized watch posts in the forest so the loggers will not enter but it is difficult to control. The Indigenous women of San Ignacio together with the central organization have to go and see. We went in January and took away an eight horse power engine, two barrels of gasoline, two chain saws, their boat and their wood. This wood will now The cattle ranchers are still in the area. Francisco, the barbed wire has already benefit the community and will be sold to They are not going to leave until the reached the edge of the village. Now ev- make a school, sanitary facilities and government buys the lands from them erything is flattened, the ranchers knock whatever else is needed. because they have property titles. Now the over the trees. The government decree is We women have only done this begovernment has to buy the land to give it there but it is not being enforced. The cause,aswehavesaid,wedonotcareifwe to the Siriono people, something they logging companies also continue cutting have not done yet. Where I live in San wood. Wehavetotravelfartoplant, to the die in order to get what we want. The 30 SAIIC Newsletter There was a serious problem where they killed a child, Roy Juarez. This family, although it is Indigenous, has cattle and there was a cattle rancher who wanted to take their land. This rancher, who is from Sucre, sent one of his servants. As they did not find the father who had gone to the river, they shot and killed the six year old boy. The boy was with his little brothers, one who was three and the other who was one year old. The three year old grabbed his younger brother into his rums and ran to the mountain. From there he heard the shots and went to tell another family. When they got back the boy was dead. This happened in 1989 and there is a case which is still pending in court but nothing will come of it because this man has a lot of money to keep the lawyers quiet For the Indigenous People there is no justice. For that reason we would like a law in Bolivia which would protect the Indigenous women and men. Forfurther information contact: Carmen Pereira Central de Pueblos lndigenas del Beni Casilla 58 Trinidad, Bolivia Tel: 591 464575 AliciaCanaviri Coordinadora de Mujeres lndfgenas de Sud y Centro America Av. Burgaleta Pasaje Callacoque 1947 Villa Copacabana La Paz, Bolivia Tel: 591 2 3121043 or 591 2 30478 Wara Alderete PO Box28703 Oakland, CA 94604 Tel: 510 834 4263 Fax: 510 834 4264 The Organization of Indigenous Women of Beni is a member of the Coordinating Body ofIndigenous Women of Central and South America, which is a communication and support network, by which Indigenous women can publicize and share our worlc, our problems and achievements. We also hold activities to promote the organization and participation of our sisters on a continental level. 6 Num 3 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 vol. 6, No. 3 (32).pdf PDF Text Text ! The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) will sponsor an International Seminar of Indigenous Women of the Americas on June 28-30, 1992 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.This meeting will serve as a tribute to Indian women, and to support the right to life, territory, culture and political participation of indigenous people. i The seminar will be held in preparation for the WI F XXV International Congress which will be held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on July 1 and will culminate in the signing of a "Peace and Justice Treaty among the Women of the mericas." The WILPF is an international organization which seeks to unite women all over the world in an effort to work towards peace and human rights. 32 SAIIC Newsletter � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource vol. 6, No. 3 (33).pdf PDF Text Text The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom will sponsor an International Seminar of Indigenous Women of the Americas onJune 28-30, 1992 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.This meeting will serve as a tribute to Indian women, to support the right to life, territory, culture and political participation of indigenous people. The seminar will be held in preparation for the WILPF XXV International Congress which will be held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on July 1-6 and will culminate in the signing of a "Peace and Justice Treaty among e Women of the • II mer1cas. The WILPF is an international organization which seeks to unite women all over the world an effort to work towards peace and human rights. 32 SAIIC Newsletter (Ohio, USA) America is a nine month in solidarity and support of indigenous peoples' years of for their cultures and lands. The Walk is one many events aimed at changing the structive and environme disastrous course of this country. The began on January 31, 1 at the United Nations in New York City. walk will continue the 3,000 mile journey, ending at the Nuclear Test Site on Western Shoshone land on October 1 1 with a massive non-violent demonstration. The marchers II be passing through Philadelphia Pennsylvania, shington DC, Columbus Ohio, Indianapolis Indiana, St. louis Missouri, leavenworth Kansas, Colorado Springs Colorado, Albuquerque N e w Mexico, Big ountain Arizona, avasupa1 land rizona,andlas Vegas Nevada. The entire route, once indigenous peoples land, is now littered with the broken promises of treaties signed by the US government. Native Vol 6 Num 3 speakers, demonstrations, and workshops are planned along route bring attention to these struggles. Between 150 and 300 participants are currently walking. Everyone is invited to walk with the group for a day, a or the those unable to participate in this way, supporting another walker or contributing funds for an indigenous speaker, equipment, or medical assistance. Other 1 ~ Spiritual Gathering activities include: Big Mountain, Arizona, USA, June, 1992. ~ In October of 1 there will be the Second Continental Conference: 500 Years Indian Resistance in Panama 16 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. 6, No. 3 (Spring and Summer 1992) 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 Walk Across America For Mother Earth Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Walk Across America For Mother Earth Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title vol. 6, No. 3 (33).pdf