7 12 1190 http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/6b27978a2cdc1c358ef898c21e99d672.pdf 4a48c154fc2b10b9aea7184031da3e6b 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 (34).pdf PDF Text Text I Indigenous leaders meeting at the December 1991 NGO conference "The Roots of the Future" in Paris signed a declaration demanding that governments and international organizations guarantee the rights of Indigenous Peoples to self-determination and control over their natural resources. The declaration rejects the· celebration of the "Quincentennial of the Discovery ofAmerica" and states that "the 11th of October, 1492 was the last day of freedom for the Indigenous Peoples of America". The signers also demand the right of Indigenous Peoples to participate in the UN Conference on Environment and Development to be held in June in Brazil. The Indigenous leaders wish to present an alternative modal for sustainable development based on the traditional harmonious relationship between Indians and the environment They reject the western development I! ' I ' Letter from the Indigenous Delegates present at the Palace of Nations in Geneva Switzerland, to the Pope. Geneva, August 1, 1991 Chief of State of the Vatican Pope John Paul ll Rome, Italy The indigenous delegates present at the Palace of Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, in debate regarding the Universal Declaration of the rights of indigenous people, convened by the "Working Group of Indigenous People" of the United Nations, hereby present and declare: In view of the declaration on May 3, 4, 1493, of the Papal Bull INTER CETERA, by which territories of indigenous people are conceded to Spain and Portugal, without taking into account the material or spiritual rights of the indigenous people in case of ABYA-YALA (America) and other parts of the world; In defense of the sacred rights of the indigenous people, and in promotion of human dignity and harmony that should reign among humanity on this planet, For all these purposes: l)we demand from the vatican state a denunciation of the unilateral treaty Pope Alejandro modal basedonamarketeconomywhichonly benefits the powerful and which is responsible for the destruction of the environment through overexploitationofnaturalresources. The following is the introduction to the declaration: We, the Indigenous Peoples of the world have been constructing, since the ancestrnl times, a culture, civilization, history and a view of the world which have permitted us to co-exist harmoniously with nature. This normalprocesswasintenuptedinAmericain1492 VI, as being contrary to the Universal Human Rights of Peoples. 2)whereas theyear 1993 completes 500 years of a supposed spiritual conquest without clear rectification of this universal injustice, allowing the nation-states that have benefited from the inherintance of Pope Alejandro VI to continue programmes of genocide and ethnocide, denying the indigenous people the recuperation of a harmony based on reciprocal human respect, we demand that the Papal Bull of May 3, 4, 1493 INTER CETERA be annulled. 3)we direct John Paul ll to accede to universal concepts of justice including the spiritual and material rights of indigenous peoples, in furthereance of life, harmony of human beings with our Sacred Mother, and the spiritual peace of the Great Creator in accord with the cosmovision of each one of our indigenous peoples, free from all oppression. Thus we proclaim in the name of Human Dignity, in harmony with our Mother Nature and in the Spirit of Truth. Signed, the indigenous delegates, and organizations. by the European invasion of the continent and has meant genocide, the negation of our culture, the violation of our human rights, racial discrimination, the usurpation of our natural resources and the occupation of our territories and sacred places. Currently the Indigenous Peoples fmd themselves very affected by the necessity created by the economic and cultural system imposed by the great powers and governments. At the same time we have contributed to the "development", sacrificing our peoples and resources without receiving any compensation. For a copy of the full text send $3 to SAIIC. 34 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 (35).pdf PDF Text Text I Indigenous leaders meeting at the December 1991 NGO conference "The Roots of the Future" in Paris signed a declaration demanding that governments and international organizations guarantee the rights of Indigenous Peoples to self-determination and control over their natural resources. The declaration rejects the celebration of the "QuincentennialoftheDiscovery ofAmerica" and states that "the 11th of October, 1492 was the last day of freedom for the Indigenous Peoples of America". The signers also demand the right of Indigenous Peoples to participate in the UN Conference on Environment and Development to be held in June in Brazil. Thelndigenousleaders wish to present an alternative modal for sustainable development based on the traditional harmonious relationship between Indians and the environment. They reject the western development 'i ! ! Letter from the Indigenous Delegates present at the Palace of Nations in Geneva Switzerland, to the Pope. Geneva, August 1, 1991 i Chief of State of the Vatican Pope John Paulll Rome, Italy ! The indigenous delegates present at the Palace of Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, in debate regarding the Universal Declaration of the rights of indigenous people, convened by the "Working Group of Indigenous People" of the United Nations, hereby present and declare: In view of the declaration on May 3, 4, 1493, of the Papal BulllNTER CETERA, by which territories of indigenous people are conceded to Spain and Portugal, without taking into account the material or spiritual rights of the indigenous people in case of ABYA-YALA (America) and other parts of the world; In defense of the sacred rights of the indigenous people, and in promotion of human dignity and harmony that should reign among humanity on this planet, For all these purposes: l)we demand from the vatican state a denunciation of the unilateral treaty Pope Alejandro 34 modalbasedonamarketeconomywhichonly benefits the powerful and which is responsible for the destruction of the environment through over exploitation ofnatural resources. The following is the introduction to the declaration: We, the Indigenous Peoples of the world have been constructing, since the ancestral times, a culture, civilization, history and a view of the world which have pennitted us to co-exist hrumoniously with nature. This normalprocesswasinterruptedinAmericain1492 VI, as being contrary to the Universal Human Rights of Peoples. 2)whereas the year 1993 completes 500 years of a supposed spiritual conquest without clear rectification of this universal injustice, allowing the nation-states that have benefited from the inherintance of Pope Alejandro VI to continue progranunes of genocide and etlmocide, denying the indigenous people the recuperation of a harmony based on reciprocal human respect, we demand that the Papal Bull of May 3, 4, 1493 INTER CETERA be annulled. 3)we direct John Paulll to accede to universal concepts of justice including the spiritual and material rights of indigenous peoples, in furthereance of life, harmony of human beings with our Sacred Mother, and the spiritual peace of the Great Creator in accord with the cosmovision of each one of our indigenous peoples, free from all oppression. Thus we proclaim in the name of Human Dignity, in harmony with our Mother Nature and in the Spirit of Truth. Signed, the indigenous delegates, and organizations. • I (Panama, Ecuador) Indigenous mostprogressiveandlndian-friendly,''said Peoples do not expect a significant reduc- CONAIE president Luis Macas. tion in the rate of destruction of the environment after the United Nations He criticized governments andNGOs Conference on the Environment and De- for giving little importance to the "human velopment (UNCED) to be held in Rio de aspects of conservation" during preparaJaneiro in June, and demand that their tory discussions for the Earth Summit. voices be heard at that conference. "We have seen governments and environmentalists from both North and South get For the Confederation of Indigenous deeply involved in discussions on People of Ecuador (CONAIE), the nature biodiversity and technology, but without of the pre-UNCED negotiations held so speaking about us (Indians), who have far seem to point to the meeting being conserved theEarthformillennia,"Macas "great theater, with few concrete results". said. Oswaldo de Leon Kantule, a youth leader of the Kuna People ofPanama, said that he is opposed to the conference. He charges that it only provides a forum for governmental and non-governmental organizations and leaves out the native populations who are "the true defenders of Mother Earth." by the European invasion of the continent and has meant genocide, the negation of our culture, the violation of our human rights, racial discrimination, the usurpation of our natural resources and the occupation of our territories and sacred places. Currently the Indigenous Peoples find themselves very affected by the necessity created by the economic and cultural system imposed by the great powers and governments. At the same time we have contributF.Ai to the "development", sacrificing our peoples and resources without receiving any compensation. For a copy of the full text send $3 to SAilC. SAIIC Newsletter Delegates from the Ecuador ethnic conference had attended the Pre-UNCED negotiations which began in Kenya in August1990andendedlastMarchinNew York. For Macas, those who took part in the discussions "forgot the Indian tribes, who for centuries have lived in the forests and the high plateau of America." De Leon insisted that the UN summit He said Indigenous groups throughofficially recognize Indian groups as the out the world would present to the Rio true environmental protectors and give summit a report showing how the Indians them a forum from which to voice their view the universe and demanding that all demands after five centuries of exploita- economic activity in areas inhabited by tion, death and extennination. Indians be administrated by the Indigenous groups themselves. Indigenous groups say official documents to be signed at the Rio meeting would hardly stop the current rate of environmental destruction in the region. "It will be a grand spectacle where each government will want to appear the 6 Num 3 Powerfulcountriesmustincreasetheir economic aid, but at the same time, change their paternalistic and imperialistic outlook on he south," said Macas. He blamed the market society and the capitalistmodel for75 percent ofenvironmental deterioration in the world. Vianor Perez, Kunaactivist, described as "contradictory", the fact that Latin American governments wholeheartedly back the conference and at the same time, approve of the cutting down of the Amazonianforest.Everyyear,closeto200,000 acres of forest reserves are destroyed, tenitory which for centuries has provided food and shelter to the Indian population. "A fundamental issue that the conference must discuss is the Indians' right to use their own land," said Kuna leader de Leon. "If some kind of agreement is not reached, the Indigenous people of Latin America will only be left with the air they breathe and the little land that surrounds them now." "We indigenous peopleofBrazil don't expect much from that conference," said Allton Krenack, the Coordinator of the Union of Indian nations in Brazil. "Because the governments who will participate have made the decision a long time ago about their environmental police. It is really just a show." 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Title A name given to the resource Vol. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (1).pdf PDF Text Text s outh and Meso American Indian I ntonnation Center Newsletter Vol 5 Nos 3&4, December 1990 The Delegations to the Continental Conference on 500 Years of Indian Resistance tour San Francisco de las Cajas which was reclaimed by Quechua Indian people in the Ecuador Uprising. See pages 2, 18, 20 � 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. 5, Nos. 3 & 4 (December 1990) 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. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (2).pdf PDF Text Text Editorial ..................................................................;.......................................................... 3 Amazon 700 Amazonian March & Dignity........................................... 4 Guarani Community Uprooted ............................................................................ 6 Indian People of Roraima Issue Call Help.................................................... 6 President Postures Under International Pressure............................ 7 Toba Reclaim their Traditional lands ................................................................ 8 Mennonites Invade Mbya lands Paraguay ................................................... 9 Indigenous I Environmental Summit ...................................................... 10 Oil Companies Threaten Indian Communities in Ecuador............................... 12 Ecuadorian Government Sued Indian I Environmentalist Alliance ........ 13 Southern Cone Damn Forces Mapuches to Abandon Ancestral lands.................................. 15 "Nehuen Mapu" -Interview with Veronica Huilipan........................................ 16 Pehuenche Families Refuse to be Driven Off lands............................... 17 Kings Visit Protested ........................................................................................... 18 Andes Uprising Ecuador............................................................................................ 19 Declaration of Quito ............................................................................................. Arhuaco Indian leaders Murdered ................................................................... 22 Felipe Quispe Huanca Arrested Released ................................................ 22 AIGACAA-Integrating Traditional Forms of Organization and Commerce .. 23 Coca: Symbol of 500 Years Resistance ...................................................... US Promotion of Militarization Continues ........................................................ 27 Peruvian Prosecutor Denounces Massacre in Ayacucho .............................. Meso America Massacre of Tzutijillndians in Santiago Atitlan .............................................. 31 Campesino Unity Committee (CUC) Calls for Solidarity................................ 33 First Gathering of Indian Nations of El Salvador............................................. 34 North America Canadian Government. ........................................ 35 Mohawk lands Indian Student Alliance Denounces US Aggression in Middle East ........... 36 Conference Updates Indian Women Meet in the land the Reindeer People............................... 37 Sixth Conference Adopts 1992 Resolutions........................................... 39 North American 500 Years Conference Held ......................................... 39 About SAIIC ....................................................................................................... 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Title A name given to the resource Editorial Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 1990 Zotero Title Editorial Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (3).pdf Vol. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (3).pdf Abstract Note Editorial Issue 3 and 4 Language English Pages 3 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 5 December 1990 Ecuador Editorial Indigenous people saiic http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/ae42f87ef6525145fd33247e95b2fcf6.pdf 9a3f154974b993dbcca3294e1354ee1c 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. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (4).pdf PDF Text Text I "We Indian people have walked so that everyone in Bolivia and throughout the world will know that we exist and that we have our rights. We want our ancestral lands which have been stolen by ranchers and logging companies, returned to us. We are perfectly capable of managing these lands on our own!" -Marcial Fabricano (Bolivia) On August 15th 1990,300 Indian people left the Beni Region of the Bolivian Amazon on a march to the Bolivian capitol of La Paz, high in the Andes. The march grew in strength as they passed through Indian village after Indian village on the long, uphill trek. The marchers mobilized almost one-quarter million lowland Indian people along the way. In La Paz, they publicized the many abuses against their peoples being perpetrated by timber companies and ranchers. Among others, the following communities participated in the march: Chimanes, Yuracares, Matacos, Movimas, Sirionos, Waranis, Mosetenes, Cobendo, Chipayas, Sancalixto, San Lorenzo de Mojos, Chiriwanos. The marchers primary demands are the inmemorial right Indian people have to the lands where they have lived for thousands of years, and that timber companies and ranchers respect these rights. They demanded the return and the restoration of the once pristine forests which the Bolivian government leased to seven lumber companies. In 1978, 1.47 million hectares of the Chimanes Rainforest (located at the entrance to the Bolivian Amazon) was declared a "Forest Reserve." In 1982,135,000 hectares of the same land was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. Then in 1986, the Bolivian government arbitrarily changed the legal status of the Chimanes Forest to "Forest of Permanent Production." The government then began to sell logging concessions within the preserve to lumber companies. Over 11,700 cubic meters of fine hardwood have been cut and no reforestation measures have been taken. The 700 delegates marched for 33 days, experiencing radical temperature changes as they made the Andean climb. In the Highlands, they were greeted by powerful Aymara and Quechua organizations which welcomed their lowland brothers with ancient rituals, where offerings were made to the sacred Achachila Mountains of La Cumbre. Part of the huge success of this historical march is due to the very personal expression of grievances, Indian nation to Indian nation. The idea for the March for Land and Dignity grew out of the Second Encounter for Unity among the Indigenous People of the Beni Region and was led by CPIB (Indigenous Peoples' Central Office of Beni Province). 4 Please write and express your solidarity with the Central de Pueblos lndigenas del Beni CPIB Casilla 58 Trinidad, Beni BOLIVIA Tel: 011-591-46-21525 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. 5, Nos. 3 & 4 (December 1990) 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 700 Amazonian Indians March for Land and Dignity! (Amazon) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 1990 Zotero Title 700 Amazonian Indians March for Land and Dignity! (Amazon) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (4).pdf Vol. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (4).pdf Abstract Note On August 15th, 1990, hundreds of Indian people left the Bolivian Amazon and marched to the Bolivian capital of La Paz. Picking up more participants along the way, they reached almost a quarter of a million people by the time they arrived. These people wanted to draw attention to the damages done to their land by logging companies and ranchers. The final two paragraphs are on the left column of page five. Issue 3 and 4 Language English Pages 4-5 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 5 Amazonian March Bolivia Bolivian Amazon Chimanes Rainforest La Paz March for Land and Dignity http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/ac622c60fd9a367d8c8c57402b48d00f.pdf 77589b478d01ba8ed991a6fa62466f2e 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. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (5).pdf PDF Text Text In a recent letter SAIIC received from they wish to thank individuals, grass-mots organizations and international institutions which have supported them in their struggle. But the struggle has only just begun! The situation has become tenser and could lead to confrontation at any moment The Minister of Campesino in Trinidad (the site of the commencemt of the March) recently ruled in favor of cattle-ranchers who are occupying ·Indian lands in lbiato. CPIB was told repeatedly that these ranchers would be removed from Siriono Indian lands and that the government would resolve this issue with the ranchers. The fact is that the terms of the Decrees require that these and other issues be resolved fairly, and they are not In the meantime, the Indian of the Bolivian Amazon are witnessing the uncontrollable acceleration of the plundering of resources their lands. In the letter SAIIC received, CPIB states: As a result of the march, on September 22, the Indian delegates achieved the signing of five Supreme Decrees which restore their rights to their traditional lands and set down the basis for their treatment as equals, rather than as second class citizens. For this reason, we would like the Bolivian nation and the International community to know that we will not tolerate further deceit; therefore, we renew our call to the Bolivian people and the international for their staunch support, so that together, we may be alerted, demonstrating our willingness to see that the Decrees we have earned are carried out in good faith and not be subverted in their intent. The march and successful bargaining for ecological preservation on the part of Indian people, sets a precedent for an effective way of defending the rainforest ecology. There is no alternative to completely removing the "quick profit mentality" of the timber companies. The march has demonstrated that this is possible. CPIB is requesting that letters be written in support of the Indian of Amazon, demanding that the Decrees be honored by Send letters to: President Jaime Paz Zamora Palacio Presidencial Plaza Murillo La Paz, BOLIVIA Voi5Nos3&4 5 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 5, Nos. 3 & 4 (December 1990) 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 Last-minute Communique (Amazon) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 1990 Zotero Title Last-minute Communique (Amazon) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (5).pdf Vol. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (5).pdf Issue 3 and 4 Language English Pages 5 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 5 Abstract Note The contributors of the SAIIC Newsletter use their platform to call readers and supporters to action for the Siriono People in Trinidad who were fighting a group of cattle ranchers for their land. Bolivia CPIB Siriono Indians Trinidad http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/642bd93ab251e0fe619e2c6bc011cb8b.pdf 7bc640b28b1c2c3ef1b4fd009e90c2f9 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. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (6).pdf PDF Text Text (Misiones, Argentina) According to AmerindiaBoletin de las Comunidades Indigenas, seven Guarani families, including 17 children, were forced out of their homes, which were subsequently burned. This atrocity took place in the Port of Iguazu, in the northeastern province of Argentina, bordering on Brazil and Paraguay. Officials from the government's Land and Colonization Department joined police forces in uprooting the families and burning down their homes. The Guarani families were then forced into a truck and abandoned in a barren, rocky area bordering a garbage dump, where they were forced to spend one of the coldest nights of the year. The violent eviction of the Guarani families, none of whom held official title to their ancestral lands, came as a result of a contract between the Misiones provincial government and the Iguazu Company. The contract was for the sale of 500 hectares to the Iguazu Company (at a cost of $400 million). The company is constructing a tourist complex on the land, which is adjacent to the world-famous Iguazu Falls. Piera, and the Popular Ecumenical Action Branch in Misiones were among them. Representatives from many Indian organizations expressed support for their Guarani brothers and sisters. The leader of the Guarani community, Jose Espindola, expressed " ... great sorrow for the seventeen children who were exposed to the extremely low nighttime temperatures as a result of the eviction, as well as for the incredible lack of sensitivity demonstrated by the white men with respect to our culture and lifestyle." People from various organizations expressed their outrage over the evictions and their solidarity with the Guarani families. The Bishop pf Misiones, Joaquin I I (Brazil) The Macuxi and the Wauja of Roraima are threatened with extinction because the policies of FUNAI (the Brazilian Bureau of Indian Affairs) which encourage encroachment on the lands, lives, and properties of Indigenous peoples. Like the Wauja, leaders of the 15,000 surviving savannah Macuxi have for years formally complained about actions of illegal poachers on their lands. They have witnessed FUNAI effectively defending only those who usurp Macuxi and Wauja lands, lives, and property, and that FUNAI policies have precipitated another era of lawlessness in this region of Roraima. Acts of violence have been committed on behalf of poachers and landowners who are sanctioned by complicitous FUNAI/Brazilian laws. These acts include assault, battery, and hundreds of murders. They have been committed against trade union leaders, competing peasants and/ or poachers, as well as Indian people. Two Macuxi Indians from the Jiboia maloca (communal house) of Santa Cruz, in the state of Roraima were killed on June 25, 1990. The two men, 19 year-old Mario Davis and 35 year-old Damiao Mendes, were allegedly murdered by employees of an influential landowner while they were out herding pigs. Their bodies were found on the banks of the Mau River, three 6 kilometers from their house. The Conselho Indigena de Roraima (Indian Council of Roraima - CIR) informed the public of the murders. Earlier in April1990, the CIR petitioned the federal police and state prosecutor to intervene in racist crimes against lives and properties of Indigenous peoples. They requested an impartial investigation of associated lawlessness involving Roraima's police and poachers and landlords. At present, they also demand: (1) that they undertake full and impartial investigation of the recent murders of Mendes and Davis; (2) that they bring the perpetrators to justice; (3) that they publicize all related decisions, findings, and actions in adjudication of these cases in Roraima. Atamai, the principal chief of the Wauja Nation seeks support from international groups and individuals concerning the violation of their sovereignty and human rights, including religious rights through usurpation of their traditional lands, destruction of their homes and property, and thinly veiled threats upon their lives by foreign and domestic poachers acting in collusion with the Brazilian government. This very old land dispute between FUNAI and the Wauja concerns sacred and fertile agricultural land located in the southwestern SAIIC Newsletter � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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(Amazon) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (6).pdf Vol. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (6).pdf Issue 3 and 4 Language English Pages 6 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 5 Abstract Note Seven Guarani families were forced out of their homes by police and officials from the Land and Colonization Department and dropped off in an area near a garbage dump after their homes were burned down. The reason for it? To make way for a new tourist complex, built by the Iguazu Company. Argentina Bad Tourism Evicting Guarani Guarani families Iguazu Company Iguazu Falls Land and Colonization Department Tourism Uprooting http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/4d178dfccd29ec37dfd4f16d9f3cad90.pdf 9dab9aeee41104ac9716491ca29b8b6c 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. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (6-7).pdf PDF Text Text (Misiones, Argentina) According to AmerindiaBoletin de las Comunidades Indigenas, seven Guarani families, including 17 children, were forced out of their homes, which were subsequently burned. This atrocity took place in the Port of Iguazu, in the northeastern province of Argentina, bordering on Brazil and Paraguay. Officials from the government's Land and Colonization Department joined police forces in uprooting the families and burning down their homes. The Guarani families were then forced into a truck and abandoned in a barren, rocky area bordering a garbage dump, where they were forced to spend one of the coldest nights of the year. The violent eviction of the Guarani families, none of whom held official title to their ancestral lands, came as a result of a contract between the Misiones provincial government and the Iguazu Company. The contract was for the sale of 500 hectares to the Iguazu Company (at a cost of $400 million). The company is constructing a tourist complex on the land, which is adjacent to the world-famous Iguazu Falls. Piera, and the Popular Ecumenical Action Branch in Misiones were among them. Representatives from many Indian organizations expressed support for their Guarani brothers and sisters. The leader of the Guarani community, Jose Espindola, expressed " ... great sorrow for the seventeen children who were exposed to the extremely low nighttime temperatures as a result of the eviction, as well as for the incredible lack of sensitivity demonstrated by the white men with respect to our culture and lifestyle." People from various organizations expressed their outrage over the evictions and their solidarity with the Guarani families. The Bishop pf Misiones, Joaquin I I (Brazil) The Macuxi and the Wauja of Roraima are threatened with extinction because the policies of FUNAI (the Brazilian Bureau of Indian Affairs) which encourage encroachment on the lands, lives, and properties of Indigenous peoples. Like the Wauja, leaders of the 15,000 surviving savannah Macuxi have for years formally complained about actions of illegal poachers on their lands. They have witnessed FUNAI effectively defending only those who usurp Macuxi and Wauja lands, lives, and property, and that FUNAI policies have precipitated another era of lawlessness in this region of Roraima. Acts of violence have been committed on behalf of poachers and landowners who are sanctioned by complicitous FUNAI/Brazilian laws. These acts include assault, battery, and hundreds of murders. They have been committed against trade union leaders, competing peasants and/ or poachers, as well as Indian people. Two Macuxi Indians from the Jiboia maloca (communal house) of Santa Cruz, in the state of Roraima were killed on June 25, 1990. The two men, 19 year-old Mario Davis and 35 year-old Damiao Mendes, were allegedly murdered by employees of an influential landowner while they were out herding pigs. Their bodies were found on the banks of the Mau River, three 6 kilometers from their house. The Conselho Indigena de Roraima (Indian Council of Roraima - CIR) informed the public of the murders. Earlier in April1990, the CIR petitioned the federal police and state prosecutor to intervene in racist crimes against lives and properties of Indigenous peoples. They requested an impartial investigation of associated lawlessness involving Roraima's police and poachers and landlords. At present, they also demand: (1) that they undertake full and impartial investigation of the recent murders of Mendes and Davis; (2) that they bring the perpetrators to justice; (3) that they publicize all related decisions, findings, and actions in adjudication of these cases in Roraima. Atamai, the principal chief of the Wauja Nation seeks support from international groups and individuals concerning the violation of their sovereignty and human rights, including religious rights through usurpation of their traditional lands, destruction of their homes and property, and thinly veiled threats upon their lives by foreign and domestic poachers acting in collusion with the Brazilian government. This very old land dispute between FUNAI and the Wauja concerns sacred and fertile agricultural land located in the southwestern SAIIC Newsletter �corner of Xingu National Park, south of Batovi and Ulupuene rivers. Atamai accuses FUNAI of the following: (1) the publication of maps which altered the boundary of unceded traditional Wauja lands without the prior consent of the Wauja Nation; (2) failure to rectify initial complaints voiced by Atamai before FUNAI concerning these errors; (3) through omission (e.g., failure to protect rights of the Wauja) and/ or commission via these documents, aiding and abetting subsequent foreign and domestic poachers on Wauja lands; (4) subsequent use of indirect threats on Wauja life and property in its attempt to silence W auja protests concerning land poachers and FUNAI's failure to adjudicate Wauja complaints about land rights; and (5) unlawfully defending the usurpation of Wauja lands which the agency now claims belong to non-Indians under Brazilian law. Atamai states that it is urgent that we now pressure the Brazilian government to ethically adjudicate the Wauja situation before lives are lost on both sides. This situation is critical since racist poachers recently destroyed three W auja houses containing not easily replaceable tools and medical supplies (late summer, 1990). Send letters, Faxes, telegrams, telexes 1) urging that a thorough, prompt and impartial investigation be opened into killings of Damiao Mendes and Mario Davis, that the results be made public, and that those found responsible be brought to justice; 2) urging that a thorough, prompt and impartial invesconcerning the tigation be made of above five accusations, and that justice is carried out in regards to Wauja land claims; 3) respectfully reminding the authorities their duties to offer effective protection through judicial or other means to individuals and/or groups who are in danger of extrajudicial executions, including those who receive death threats.. Send your appeals to: President Collor de Mello Presidencia de Ia Republica, Gabinete Civil Palacio do Planalto, CEP 70150 Brasilia DF BRASIL Sr Bermardo Cabral Ministro da Justica Esplanada dos Ministerios Bloco 23 70.064 Brasilia DF BRAZIL Fax: 011-55-61-224-4357 Telegrams: Ministro Justica Brasilia, BRAZIL Telex: 391 611003 MNJU BR Voi5Nos3&4 I • IS My people, the Yanomami, are dying. When they take the minerals from under the earth, whites do not realize that they are spreading poison throughout the world, and that the world will come to an end, will die.- Davi Yanomami (Brazil) With these words, Yanomami leader Davi Kopenawa describes the tragedy of his people. In the past three years a goldrush has brought 45,000 miners to the state of Roraima, home of the Yanomami Tribe (See SAIIC Newsletter, Vol. 5, Nos. 2 & 3). The mining operations have severely damaged the environment. Mercury residues from the mining operations poison the rivers, killing fish and destroying Yanomami water supplies. Wildlife, essential to the Yanomami diet, is scared away by noise and is decimated by the miners. But most disruptive of all, the new immigrants have brought with them many diseases for which the Yanomami have no immunity. As a result, of the 9,000 Yanomami in the region, as many as 15% have died so far. At this rate, all Yanomami will have disappeared in the next ten years. Last January the Brazilian Government ordered the eviction of the miners, but no real enforcement followed. An estimated 8000 miners remain on Yanomami lands, and more have been returning. Pressured by an international outcry, President Fernando Collor de Mello ordered the bombing of all illegal landing strips, estimated to be about 100, built by the miners, so as to prevent their returning. Since the Presidential decree, only 14 airstrips have been destroyed. Heavy rains have brought any further government operations to a halt while the garimpeiros (gold prospectors) are already recovering the few damaged airstrips. The bad faith of the government and its posturing to hold off criticism are evident by President Collor de Mello's refusal to repeal former President Sarney' s decree that permits miners to enter the 35,000 square miles of Yanomami territory, establishing "three garimpeiro reserves." The decrees are uncon- 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. 5, Nos. 3 & 4 (December 1990) 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 People of Roraima Issue Call for Help (Amazon) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 1990 Zotero Title Indian People of Roraima Issue Call for Help (Amazon) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (6-7).pdf Vol. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (6-7).pdf Abstract Note Atamai, the principal chief of the Wauja Nation asks for support from international groups and individuals after countless acts of violence, sanctioned by Brazilian laws, have been committed against them. These acts range from assault and battery to dozens of murders, including the murders of Mario Davis and Damaio Mendes in June of 1990. Issue 3 and 4 Language English Pages 6-7 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 5 Brazilian Bureau of Indian Affairs Damaio Mendes December 1990 FUNAI June 25 1990 Macuxi Mario Davis Murders Roraima Roraima call for help Wauja Wauja Nation http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/ba42d032103ef888bf9f49a73f2ad442.pdf c86cc4187e7a910600a5699b45a56f3b 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. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (7-8).pdf PDF Text Text corner of Xingu National Park, south of Batovi and Ulupuene rivers. Atamai accuses FUNAI of the following: (1) the publication of maps which altered the boundary of unceded traditional Wauja lands without the prior consent of the Wauja Nation; (2) failure to rectify initial complaints voiced by Atamai before FUNAI concerning these errors; (3) through omission (e.g., failure to protect rights of the Wauja) and/ or commission via these documents, aiding and abetting subsequent foreign and domestic poachers on Wauja lands; (4) subsequent use of indirect threats on Wauja life and property in its attempt to silence W auja protests concerning land poachers and FUNAI's failure to adjudicate Wauja complaints about land rights; and (5) unlawfully defending the usurpation of Wauja lands which the agency now claims belong to non-Indians under Brazilian law. Atamai states that it is urgent that we now pressure the Brazilian government to ethically adjudicate the Wauja situation before lives are lost on both sides. This situation is critical since racist poachers recently destroyed three W auja houses containing not easily replaceable tools and medical supplies (late summer, 1990). Send letters, Faxes, telegrams, telexes 1) urging that a thorough, prompt and impartial investigation be opened into killings of Damiao Mendes and Mario Davis, that the results be made public, and that those found responsible be brought to justice; 2) urging that a thorough, prompt and impartial invesconcerning the tigation be made of above five accusations, and that justice is carried out in regards to Wauja land claims; 3) respectfully reminding the authorities their duties to offer effective protection through judicial or other means to individuals and/or groups who are in danger of extrajudicial executions, including those who receive death threats.. Send your appeals to: President Collor de Mello Presidencia de Ia Republica, Gabinete Civil Palacio do Planalto, CEP 70150 Brasilia DF BRASIL Sr Bermardo Cabral Ministro da Justica Esplanada dos Ministerios Bloco 23 70.064 Brasilia DF BRAZIL Fax: 011-55-61-224-4357 Telegrams: Ministro Justica Brasilia, BRAZIL Telex: 391 611003 MNJU BR Voi5Nos3&4 I • IS My people, the Yanomami, are dying. When they take the minerals from under the earth, whites do not realize that they are spreading poison throughout the world, and that the world will come to an end, will die.- Davi Yanomami (Brazil) With these words, Yanomami leader Davi Kopenawa describes the tragedy of his people. In the past three years a goldrush has brought 45,000 miners to the state of Roraima, home of the Yanomami Tribe (See SAIIC Newsletter, Vol. 5, Nos. 2 & 3). The mining operations have severely damaged the environment. Mercury residues from the mining operations poison the rivers, killing fish and destroying Yanomami water supplies. Wildlife, essential to the Yanomami diet, is scared away by noise and is decimated by the miners. But most disruptive of all, the new immigrants have brought with them many diseases for which the Yanomami have no immunity. As a result, of the 9,000 Yanomami in the region, as many as 15% have died so far. At this rate, all Yanomami will have disappeared in the next ten years. Last January the Brazilian Government ordered the eviction of the miners, but no real enforcement followed. An estimated 8000 miners remain on Yanomami lands, and more have been returning. Pressured by an international outcry, President Fernando Collor de Mello ordered the bombing of all illegal landing strips, estimated to be about 100, built by the miners, so as to prevent their returning. Since the Presidential decree, only 14 airstrips have been destroyed. Heavy rains have brought any further government operations to a halt while the garimpeiros (gold prospectors) are already recovering the few damaged airstrips. The bad faith of the government and its posturing to hold off criticism are evident by President Collor de Mello's refusal to repeal former President Sarney' s decree that permits miners to enter the 35,000 square miles of Yanomami territory, establishing "three garimpeiro reserves." The decrees are uncon- 7 �stitutional, and the Federal Court ordered that they be repealed. Yet the Government continues to allow miners access to these reserves. In fact Roraima' s settler population -which is dependent on mining for its subsistencegave the President his largest margin of victory out of all Brazilian states and territories. President Collor has thus pledged he will take into account the miners' interests as well as the Indians'. On March 27th, the new President went to Roraima making his first official visit to Yanomami territory. The President's priorities were not so much to visit Indian villages, but rather to inspect the local military base which is part of the Calha Norte (Northern Headwaters) project. The military program was estab- (Argentina) The Voz de las Primeras Naciones informed us that the Toba community of Olla Quebrada in the Chaco Province (located in the Northeast of Argentina), hosted an assembly organized by the Community Association of Meguesoxochi of Teuco Bermejito on April7-8. Representatives from eleven Toba Indian communities united to reclaim 150,000 hectares of land between the Teuco and the Bermejito rivers. These lands were recognized as belonging to the Toba by National Decree in 1924, but have been increasingly stolen by logging companies and large cattle ranches. This is partially due to the fact that land titles were never given to the Toba for these lands. About 500 people from 15local communities participated in the reclamation and the symbolic reratification of the 1924 Decree. Many creole families who have lived among the Toba for more than 50 years, stood in support of their Indigenous neighbors. This proves false the circulating accusations that the Indian people "are on the warpath" against the creole inhabitants. The Creole supporters declared " ... today, we stand in solidarity with our brothers in the neighboring community of Olla Quebrada, whom have not yet received official titles to their lands." The Toba leaders stated that the Creole population they are having difficulties with, are those who buy thousands of hectares for logging and cattleranching and never live there. "They don't care that they are cutting off paths with their wire fences and threaten those who try to cross them, and irrationally exploit the valuable Chaquefios trees." 8 lished in 1985 and has installed 26 military outposts along the 3,900 miles of Brazil bordering Colombia, Venezuela, Surinam and the Guyanas. The program has cost $640 million and is designed to attract settlers to these remote areas. On a recent trip to Sao Paulo, Davi Yanomami stated that just dynamiting the airstrips will do nothing to eliminate the problems. "The Collor government isn't worried about the Indians. They want the riches of the forest; they want money. I fear that the government will get the garimpeiros out and the large mining companies will move in," he said. Although they have not received any word on the matter from the provincial government, representatives of the Meguesoxochi Association inaugurated the land reclamation by installing a sign on the Santa Ana Bridge which reads: "Lalamax Nam Qom 'Alhua" or "Toba Dominion" -150,000 hectares, by National Decree (February 19, 1924). send letters concern the lands Toba oeGIJJie Ministerio de Gobierno, Justicia y Educaci6n Dr. Julio Sotelo ,..,,~-~a-":P- more lnlrnr·un,~:nnn Argentina, SUDSCfiDe La de las Primeras Naciones Casilla Correo Sue. 1403 Buenos Aires, ....... "-"'-= AHUi 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. 5, Nos. 3 & 4 (December 1990) 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 President Postures Under International Pressure: Bombing of Airstrips is Meaningless (Amazon) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 1990 Zotero Title President Postures Under International Pressure: Bombing of Airstrips is Meaningless (Amazon) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (7-8).pdf Vol. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (7-8).pdf Abstract Note A gold rush in the Roraima region of Brazil brought thousands of miners to the area. These miners brought many diseases with them that the Yanomami Tribe was not immune to, thus wiping out 15% of the tribe. The Brazilian Government ordered the eviction of the miners but didn't do a whole lot to enforce the eviction. The President ordered the bombing of illegal air landing strips however, Davi Yanomami (Kopenawa) is concerned that the bombings will not keep the miners away. Issue 3 and 4 Language English Pages 7-8 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 5 bombings Brazil President Fernando Collor de Mello Roraima Yanomami Yanomami David Kopenawa http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/ae2257c96a834b5ff5e2a86fec529d77.pdf 227871502859b0da80bc61eb4390ca43 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. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (8).pdf PDF Text Text stitutional, and the Federal Court ordered that they be repealed. Yet the Government continues to allow miners access to these reserves. In fact Roraima' s settler population -which is dependent on mining for its subsistencegave the President his largest margin of victory out of all Brazilian states and territories. President Collor has thus pledged he will take into account the miners' interests as well as the Indians'. On March 27th, the new President went to Roraima making his first official visit to Yanomami territory. The President's priorities were not so much to visit Indian villages, but rather to inspect the local military base which is part of the Calha Norte (Northern Headwaters) project. The military program was estab- (Argentina) The Voz de las Primeras Naciones informed us that the Toba community of Olla Quebrada in the Chaco Province (located in the Northeast of Argentina), hosted an assembly organized by the Community Association of Meguesoxochi of Teuco Bermejito on April7-8. Representatives from eleven Toba Indian communities united to reclaim 150,000 hectares of land between the Teuco and the Bermejito rivers. These lands were recognized as belonging to the Toba by National Decree in 1924, but have been increasingly stolen by logging companies and large cattle ranches. This is partially due to the fact that land titles were never given to the Toba for these lands. About 500 people from 15local communities participated in the reclamation and the symbolic reratification of the 1924 Decree. Many creole families who have lived among the Toba for more than 50 years, stood in support of their Indigenous neighbors. This proves false the circulating accusations that the Indian people "are on the warpath" against the creole inhabitants. The Creole supporters declared " ... today, we stand in solidarity with our brothers in the neighboring community of Olla Quebrada, whom have not yet received official titles to their lands." The Toba leaders stated that the Creole population they are having difficulties with, are those who buy thousands of hectares for logging and cattleranching and never live there. "They don't care that they are cutting off paths with their wire fences and threaten those who try to cross them, and irrationally exploit the valuable Chaquefios trees." 8 lished in 1985 and has installed 26 military outposts along the 3,900 miles of Brazil bordering Colombia, Venezuela, Surinam and the Guyanas. The program has cost $640 million and is designed to attract settlers to these remote areas. On a recent trip to Sao Paulo, Davi Yanomami stated that just dynamiting the airstrips will do nothing to eliminate the problems. "The Collor government isn't worried about the Indians. They want the riches of the forest; they want money. I fear that the government will get the garimpeiros out and the large mining companies will move in," he said. Although they have not received any word on the matter from the provincial government, representatives of the Meguesoxochi Association inaugurated the land reclamation by installing a sign on the Santa Ana Bridge which reads: "Lalamax Nam Qom 'Alhua" or "Toba Dominion" -150,000 hectares, by National Decree (February 19, 1924). send letters concern the lands Toba oeGIJJie Ministerio de Gobierno, Justicia y Educaci6n Dr. Julio Sotelo ,..,,~-~a-":P- more lnlrnr·un,~:nnn Argentina, SUDSCfiDe La de las Primeras Naciones Casilla Correo Sue. 1403 Buenos Aires, ....... "-"'-= AHUi 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. 5, Nos. 3 & 4 (December 1990) 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 Toba Reclaim Traditional Lands (Amazon) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 1990 Zotero Title Toba Reclaim Traditional Lands (Amazon) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (8).pdf Vol. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (8).pdf Issue 3 and 4 Language English Pages 8 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 5 Abstract Note Representatives from eleven Toba Indian communities united to reclaim 150,000 hectares (a little bit more than 370,000 acres) of land between the Teuco and Bermejito rivers from cattle ranchers and logging companies. Argentina Bermejito December 1990 Olla Quebrada Teuco Toba