89 12 1190 http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/6241f33d2976af601443cf9ecab8d238.pdf 6fd92fd78651baab5f452aea32211aeb 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. 3, No. 3 (16).pdf PDF Text Text MEXICO Zapotec Community uilds ew Water Pipelin In the Sierra Juarez of Oaxaca, over seven hours by bus into the mountains north of the city of Oaxaca, there are many Zapotec Indian communities. There, in April, Solomon Lopez, director of the municipal council of San Miguel Cajonos, spoke with SAIIC about community work. We have started a project to get good drinking water. We've had piped water, but because of the drought it arrives irregularly at the village. For example, there was no water in the morning today, but in the afternoon it returned. This month the entire town is working, even the women and the old people. We are united together, the entire community. The only way we will get it done is to do it ourselves. We bought the pipe, which costs about 2 million pesos, practically without any help from the government, which doesn't provide much of this kind of service. It's the people of the community who have had to deal with all the details, including the labor. We know we need water, so we're doing what we have to do to get it. The water that we're bringing to the community comes from five kilometers away. So far we've completed two kilometers of the project, which leaves three to go. This is our largest community project, and it means we'll have more water in the future. Everyone has to work two days a week, except the old people and the women, who work one day a week. Some of the old people find a relative to do their day, and some do it themselves. There are about 70 people active in the project, not including the elders, who are about 30 more. Plus there are some other people who live elsewhere who help sometimes. Now we are digging the trenches, and then we put in the plastic pipe and cover the trenches back up. We asked for technical advise from the government, and some engineers came to plot the route, but they didn't follow through, so we went to another office to find some other people to help. Now they come for two or three days every couple of weeks to advise us about how we should dig the trenches. We started the job on February 16. In May the rains will come and we won't be able to work for a while. But we'll start again as soon as we can so that we'll have water as soon as possible. If we don't get it finished now, we'll work in stages, working every dry season. We really want to get the project finished. Photo: Assembly of Zapotec and Chinantec Peoples of the Oaxaca Sierra Page 16 Vol. 3, No.3. 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Title A name given to the resource Zapotec Community Builds New Water Pipeline (Mexico) 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 Summer 1987 Zotero Title Zapotec Community Builds New Water Pipeline (Mexico) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (16).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 16 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/8abed873b2536b8a679d3734537175bb.pdf 0b9547785bc2b93e720878837387c239 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. 3, No. 3 (14-15).pdf PDF Text Text EL SALVADOR "An Indian With Land Is An Indian With Title" Adrian Esquino (Nahuat) from El Salvador was interviewed by SAIIC during a recent visit to Washington, D.C. SAIIC: What region in El Salvador are you from? Adrian: The Nahuat are located in the western part of the country. The Lencas live towards the east, and the Mayas occupy a part of Chalatenango, in the north. SAIIC: So there are three Indian groups in El Salvador? Adrian: Yes. Thirty-six per cent of the Salvadorean people are Indian. SAIIC: What is the general situation presently? Adrian: Well, brother, the current situation in El Salvador has deteriorated, especially for us Indian people. Violence has come again. Well, why not say it. Since 1932 [when 35,000 people were killed] until the 80's, even up to today, the population that has been repressed the most, that has been massacred the most, has been Indian. On February 22 [1983], 74 Indians from a single cooperative in Las Hojas were assassinated [see $AIIC Newsletter, Spring, 1985, pp. 4-5]. In 1982 in another community, 36 people were killed. Generally speaking, it is the Indian people who are in the worst situation. SAIIC: Who are the assassins? Adrian: Generally our brothers are killed by members of the armed forces. SAIIC: Is the government involved in this? Adrian: Yes, and that's why we have come to Washington. During the electoral campaign, Duarte [the president of El Salvador] promised to prosecute Col. Elmer Gonzalez Araujo, who was responsible for the Las Hojas massacre. SAIIC: And what happened to the colonel? Has he been prosecuted? Adrian: No, the opposite has occurred. As a reward, he has been appointed chief of logistics of the armed forces. SAIIC: What are the claims of Indian people? Adrian: The principal claim is to the land. Most of us do not have professions. We live off the land. We say that an Indian with land is an Indian with title, and an Indian without land is an Indian without title. So our main objective is to keep our land. We also have other claims. Most of us do not have houses. There is no education, no schools, no medicine or clinics for us, no work. We have many problems in El Salvador. SAIIC: How do you feel that your people will overcome Page 14 Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 �this situation? Are you in contact with nonIndian people who can assist you? Adrian: Yes, the National Association of Indigenous Salvadoreans (ANIS), as we call our organization, has joined the Salvadorean National Workers Unity (UNTS). UNTS is a coalition of all grassroots organizations, including unions, cooperatives, farmer organizations, Indians, and other. We are convinced that the only way to face this situation is to unite. UNTS is the strongest organization in the nation. SAIIC: You talked earlier about your land claims. Do you function as cooperatives? Adrian: We have about 28 or 29 cooperatives throughout the country. Some of our cooperatives already have their own land. In other cases we have negotiated with individuals who have gradually given us some land. But we are not benefiting from the famous agrarian reform, since in our country it is an arbitrary one, and eventually the land will be returned to the large landowners. SAIIC: What crops do you grow? Adrian: We grow rice, beans, maize, choca, camote, and Jicama. We also make crafts. We make clothes, hats, baskets, and other things. As you know, we Indians can live anywhere on earth. If we do not do one thing, we do another. SAIIC: Are you in contact with other Indian organizations internationally? Adrian: Yes, we are in touch with non-governmental organizations in Canada, the United States, and with the World Council of Indigenous Peoples. Here I have had meetings with Indian organizations, Apache and others, and yesterday they sent telegrams to the Duarte government and to the armed forces. SAIIC: Do you have contacts with Indian people in Mexico, Guatemala, or Nicaragua? Adrian: Yes. Today, especially, we know that international Indian solidarity will help us find a way out, and to get recognition of the rights of Indian people. SAIIC: What can we do here to help Indian people in El Salvador? Adrian: Indians and non-Indians are sending telegrams and letters in response to our appeal, asking that respect be given to the Indian people, and also that Gonzalez Araujo be prosecuted. After the massacre we insisted that he should be brought to trial. Because of our demands, we have been robbed of our land, and even of our offices, so we have come to Washington to be heard. SAIIC: Would you like to send a message to Indian people in the United States? Adrian: I urge you to unite in solidarity with the Nahuat, Lenca, and Maya people of El Salvador during this war situation. We believe that your support, moral or financial, will help us solve our problems and ultimately achieve peace. I would like to invite all brothers and sisters to visit us in Sonsonate on December 21 and 22, when we have our traditional celebration. We Indians need to be strongly united and to help each other. We especially need your support with the difficult situation in El Salvador. Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 Page 15 � 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. 3, No. 3 (Summer 1987) Zotero Language English 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 "An Indian With Land Is An Indian With Title" (El Salvador) 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 Summer 1987 Zotero Title "An Indian With Land Is An Indian With Title" (El Salvador) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (14-15).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 14-15 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/24b06d659b4e3acf7be8885eca0ee450.pdf a0665366fcb16f92ffc6d276f1754d89 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. 3, No. 3 (13).pdf PDF Text Text COLOMBIA Indian Struggle For Land In Cauca Intensifies The Colombian government has declared the department of Cauca a "zone of national rehabilitation," a term used to designate areas where special measures must be taken as a result of human actions or natural events. In Cauca, the "disaster" that has occurred is increasing social tension caused by the old problem of land. The Cauca is the only department in Colombia where the majority of the population is Indian, but the region has long been controlled politically and economically by a coalition of landlords and a conservative Roman Catholic church. The power elite was shocked in the early 1970's by the creation of the Cauca Regional Indian Council (CRIC), which is among the most successful grassroots political organizations in Colombia in recent years. CRIC has been central to the struggle of Indian people throughout Colombia. It was a key contributor to the creation of the National Indian Organization of Colombia (ONIC) in 1980, which includes 18 regional federations representing 75 per cent of the Indian population of the country. Each organization publishes its own newspaper, and the 10-year-old Unidad Ind{gena, formerly published by CRIC, is now the official publication of ONIC. Unidad Alvaro Ulcue, CRIC's current newspaper, is named in honor of the only Indian to become a priest in Colombia. He was killed two years ago as a result of his participation in the Indian struggle. Although Indian people have been expelled from their land and forced to integrate into non-Indian society for centuries, the formation of regional and national Indian organizations has meant that the "Indian conflict" has been forced onto the government's agenda of major problems. The situation is complicated by the armed struggled being waged between government forces and non-Indian guerrillas. Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 An editorial in the CRIC newspaper in November, 1986, states that "the guerrilla groups have declared war from Indian territory on the current government." CRIC condemns this development because of its negative social and political consequences for Indian people. Indian organizations reject the militaristic solution which has been proposed by, among others, former president Carlos Lleras Restrepo, who recently called for the organization of patrols by military veterans in the countryside. This would result in the institutionalization of para-military organizations which have been responsible for murder and destruction in the area. Faced by two armies, ONIC adopted a neutral position at its national congress last year, but from an editorial in a fall, 1986, issue of Unidad Alvaro Ulcue, it seems that CRIC is more inclined to support the government initiative as the best way to maintain the autonomy of Indian organizations and to defend Indian land. 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Title A name given to the resource Indian Struggle For land In Cauca Intensifies (Colombia) 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 Summer 1987 Zotero Title Indian Struggle For land In Cauca Intensifies (Colombia) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (13).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 13 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/94a1c3fce583d6611b5f3f6a90609058.pdf 6a88222ab71fc33322ce4755505a1dcc 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. 3, No. 3 (12).pdf PDF Text Text ECUADOR Earthquake Disrupts Many Indian Communities On the night of March 5, an earthquake measuring between 6.8 and 7.2 on the Richter scale struck southeastern Ecuador. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the Amazonian province of Napo. The tremors caused mudslides and avalanches which dammed rivers with debris. When rising waters burst through the dams, floods devastated downstream areas. Entire communities disappeared as mudslides swept away houses, livestock, agricultural land, and people. Reports indicate that between 2,000 and 3,500 Indian people are missing and presumed dead from the earthquake and its aftermath. In the mountains the worst damage occurred in the densely populated Indian regions of Imbabura and Pichincha. Although crops and roads remain intact, between 10,000 and 12,000 homes were destroyed, leaving at least 25,000 people homeless. People are now living in improvised shelters made of sticks, plastic sheeting, and cut grass. Immediately after the earthquake, CONAIE, the Confederation of Indian Nations of Ecuador, which includes organizations from both the Amazonian and mountain regions, went into action. Indian leaders from all over Ecuador gathered in Quito to work through CONAIE to assess damage in isolated areas, handle public relations, and formulate proposals for relief and reconstruction. In Amazonia CONAIE is concentrating relief efforts to help Indians rebuild canoes, most of which were lost during the initial flooding, so people will be ready to navigate the rivers when the waters have subsided. In the mountain regions, CONAIE is working with local cooperative work teams called mingas to rebuild destroyed houses. According to Cristobal Naikiai, general secretary of CONFENIAE, the organization of Amazonian Indians which forms part of CONAIE, "virtually none of the aid sent by the United States government is reaching Indian people. The North American and Ecuadoran governments are targeting their efforts at rebuilding roads for oil corporations and African palm plantations, while ignoring the needs of the people in the region. The attitude of the North American army reserve units which are doing relief work is to discredit the Indian confederation, thus causing more confusion and conflict." At the request of CONFENIAE, SAIIC is soliciting funds for earthquake relief which will go directly to Indian communities through CONFENIAE. If you are interested in helping, please contact SAIIC at (415) 452-1235 or by mail. Checks for financial contributions should be made payable to Capp Street Foundation and sent to SAIIC at P.O. Box 7550, Berkeley, CA 94707. Oxfam America and Catholic Relief Services are also raising money in the United States to be sent directly to CONFENIAE in Ecuador. Page 12 Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 � 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. 3, No. 3 (Summer 1987) Zotero Language English 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 Earthquake Disrupts Many Indian Communities (Ecuador) 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 Summer 1987 Zotero Title Earthquake Disrupts Many Indian Communities (Ecuador) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (12).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 12 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/ce468c8e0416545545f8e7f144bfbe7e.pdf 16f55805e89e3bf66040de4059fb8aaf 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. 3, No. 3 (11).pdf PDF Text Text Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 Page 11 � 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. 3, No. 3 (Summer 1987) Zotero Language English 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 Indianismo! (Peru) 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 Summer 1987 Zotero Title Indianismo! (Peru) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (11).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 11 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/004279fe34ded00324ffbd742f47ef6c.pdf 16f55805e89e3bf66040de4059fb8aaf 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. 3, No. 3 (11).pdf PDF Text Text Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 Page 11 � 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. 3, No. 3 (Summer 1987) Zotero Language English 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 Massacre Of Prisoners Documented (Peru) 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 Summer 1987 Zotero Title Massacre Of Prisoners Documented (Peru) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (11).pdf Issue 3 Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 Pages 11 http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/2ef56644621609f40fc3eddce60b478f.pdf b6f397c9e19514ad7089eb250d063d3c 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. 3, No. 3 (10).pdf PDF Text Text PERU Women's Voices "You must understand that, in the countryside, things are really different. The campesina is like a slave to her husband. Her life is the kitchen, the animals, the fields. She gets up at 4 a.m. to cook, carry water, make the chicha [fermented com drink] and work on the farm. Even if it's pouring rain she has to cover up with plastic and go out to bring in the sheep. Many nights we don't get in from the fields before 8 or 9 p.m. and then we begin supper for our children." -Marta, 36, married and the mother of 7 children, the only woman leader in the Agrarian Federation of Apurimac in the Andean highlands. 'We've formed our women's committee to defend our interests, because we want to defend our rights. As women, we want to be respected by the men; they should at least let us participate freely in different organizations and also let us be leaders too. Don't you think? ... They tell us ... that we have formed our committee because we want to get out of the kitchen. But that's not true. We want to get things done, like real people, just like the men." -Presentaci6n, who participates in a women's committee in her community. "The most conscious women are the ones who participate and fight with their husbands to try to make them understand. To do this they must be fully aware of the need to participate, that they have the right to do so, that they have to fight it out with their husbands, and make them understand that this situation of exploitation, misery and oppression must be confronted by both of them." -Nelly, 43, mother of 11, general secretary of the women's committee of her shantytown. Quotations and photo from Women in Peru: Voices from a Decade, published in English in 1986 by the Ecumenical Committee in the Andes, 198 Broadway, #302, New York, NY 10038. New Federation Forms In Peruvian Amazon On March 28, leaders and representatives from seven organizations of Indian people met to form the Confederation of Amazon Nations of Peru (Confederaci6n de Nacionalidades Amazonicas del Peru, CONAP). The goals of the new group include "representing our people and addressing our fundamental rights" and acting "in the long struggle against all forms of colonialism." Groups comprising the new organization include the Federation of Yanesha Indian Communities (FECONAYA), Federation of Cocama-Cocamilla (FEDECOCA), Federation of Indian Communities of the Ucayali (FECONAYY), Federation of Campa-Ashaninca Indian Communities (FECONACA), Federation of Indian Communities of Madre de Dios (FENAMAD), Federation of Piro Indian Communities (FECONAYA), and the governing council of the Nomatsiguenga Indian communities. Page 10 Vol. 3, No.3. 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Title A name given to the resource New Federation Forms In Peruvian Amazon (Peru) 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 Summer 1987 Zotero Title New Federation Forms In Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (10).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 10 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/d66a10a6bf57f8e1fca71d044bf88e1b.pdf b6f397c9e19514ad7089eb250d063d3c 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. 3, No. 3 (10).pdf PDF Text Text PERU Women's Voices "You must understand that, in the countryside, things are really different. The campesina is like a slave to her husband. Her life is the kitchen, the animals, the fields. She gets up at 4 a.m. to cook, carry water, make the chicha [fermented com drink] and work on the farm. Even if it's pouring rain she has to cover up with plastic and go out to bring in the sheep. Many nights we don't get in from the fields before 8 or 9 p.m. and then we begin supper for our children." -Marta, 36, married and the mother of 7 children, the only woman leader in the Agrarian Federation of Apurimac in the Andean highlands. 'We've formed our women's committee to defend our interests, because we want to defend our rights. As women, we want to be respected by the men; they should at least let us participate freely in different organizations and also let us be leaders too. Don't you think? ... They tell us ... that we have formed our committee because we want to get out of the kitchen. But that's not true. We want to get things done, like real people, just like the men." -Presentaci6n, who participates in a women's committee in her community. "The most conscious women are the ones who participate and fight with their husbands to try to make them understand. To do this they must be fully aware of the need to participate, that they have the right to do so, that they have to fight it out with their husbands, and make them understand that this situation of exploitation, misery and oppression must be confronted by both of them." -Nelly, 43, mother of 11, general secretary of the women's committee of her shantytown. Quotations and photo from Women in Peru: Voices from a Decade, published in English in 1986 by the Ecumenical Committee in the Andes, 198 Broadway, #302, New York, NY 10038. New Federation Forms In Peruvian Amazon On March 28, leaders and representatives from seven organizations of Indian people met to form the Confederation of Amazon Nations of Peru (Confederaci6n de Nacionalidades Amazonicas del Peru, CONAP). The goals of the new group include "representing our people and addressing our fundamental rights" and acting "in the long struggle against all forms of colonialism." Groups comprising the new organization include the Federation of Yanesha Indian Communities (FECONAYA), Federation of Cocama-Cocamilla (FEDECOCA), Federation of Indian Communities of the Ucayali (FECONAYY), Federation of Campa-Ashaninca Indian Communities (FECONACA), Federation of Indian Communities of Madre de Dios (FENAMAD), Federation of Piro Indian Communities (FECONAYA), and the governing council of the Nomatsiguenga Indian communities. Page 10 Vol. 3, No.3. 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Title A name given to the resource Women's Voices (Peru) 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 Summer 1987 Zotero Title Women's Voices (Peru) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (10).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 10 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/561d6f78b20ca34f5bf971e5c28f2adc.pdf f8a9764bb7fc997148e82688bfc4bcb1 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. 3, No. 3 (9).pdf PDF Text Text home to 60 per cent of Indian people in Brazil." The plan, based on a North American model, allows 100 square kilometers for each Indian family, "as if we were like a white family-father, mother, and child-instead of Indian communities. This can only force Indians to integrate into non-Indian society, establishing such a degree of dependence that we will no longer be able to live without whites." Such forced integration is consistent with long-standing policies of the Brazilian government. Indians are forced to participate in political life, such as the writing of the new constitution, on the same terms as the non-Indian majority, whose vastness overpowers Indian voices. FUNAI, Brazil's bureau of Indian affairs, attempts to exercise authority over every aspect of Indian lives. FUN AI is attached to the Ministry of the Interior, which is also responsible for economic development, which often works contrary to Indian interests. FUNAI has issued illegal permits for mineral exploration in Indian territory as well as neglected its responsibility to define the boundaries of Indian land so it can be protected from outside encroachment. UNI, which includes 120 of the 170 Indian nations in Brazil, has heightened its activities on behalf of Indian rights as the new constitution is written. On March 31, UNI met with CIMI (the Indian Missionary Council of the Catholic Church), the Pro-Indian Commission, the Ecumenical Documentation and Information Center, the Brazilian Association of Anthropologists and the National Institute for Social and Cultural Studies in Brasilia to elaborate a unified proposal regarding Indian rights in Brazil. The proposal demands the demarcation of all Indian land to secure the survival of Indian tradition~ and languages. It has been presented to the Subcommission for Blacks, Indians, Disabled People and Minorities of the constitutional convention. During an international telephone conference call on June 11, Ailton Krenak also said, "In Brazil today there is a generalized concern regarding land distribution, and the Indian situation must be put in this context. The rubber tappers of the Amazon region as well as hundreds of thousands of landless peasants throughout the country are also discriminated against." Ailton also said that, "Indians have advanced in this struggle due to increased public awareness and support from national and international non-governmental organizations." In addition to Ailton, the telephone conference call included Jose Carlos Saboia, member of the Brazilian national legislature; Dr. Julio Gaiger, a lawyer from CIMI; David Maybury-Lewis, president of Cultural Survival; Richard Smith of Oxfam America; Steve Shwartzman of the Environmental Defense Fund; and Maria Sousa and Nilo Cayuqueo of SAIIC. "It is important," said Saboia, "that national and international organizations work together to mobilize the media and make the Indian struggle in Brazil known. Public support is fundamental to success in defending the rights of Indian people at the national constitutional assembly." Letters of support for the UNI position should be sent to Deputado Ivo Lech; Presidente da Subcomissao dos Negros, Popula<;oes Indigenas, Pessoas Deficientes e Minorias; Camara dos Deputados; 70.160 Brasilia, DF Brasil. Yanomami Land Claims Not Yet Recognized An article in the Winter, 1987, issue of the SAIIC Newsletter mistakenly stated that the president of Brazil had granted official recognition to Yanomami land claims in the Amazon Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 near Brazil's border with Venezuela. In fact, the president only announced his intention to grant such recognition, which may conflict with military plans for the area. 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Title A name given to the resource Yanomami Land Claims Not yet Recognized (Brazil) 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 Summer 1987 Zotero Title Yanomami Land Claims Not yet Recognized (Brazil) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (9).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 9 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/eed2cfc1e96167111a901bb8c5bebe9d.pdf 179589ad1af6140282cb4c05db2098d3 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. 3, No. 3 (8-9).pdf PDF Text Text The Mapuches were removed on the evening of April 8 by Arigol police led by the governor of Malleco province. The removal was not as violent as the previous year, when some of the same people occupied the farm and four Mapuches received gunshot wounds. Other events involving AD-Mapu include the convening of its Fifth Assembly April13-16 in the headquarters of the Catholic bishop of Temuco. In Santiago, the capital, AD-Mapu recently held a press conference at the office of the Chilean Commission for Human Rights to denounce a summons issued by the Ministry of the Interior as '"unjust and immoral political persecution." "While there is one Mapuche left in Chile, he will defend his people so as to fulfill the ideals of justice and liberty." -Antupillan, in 1641 BRAZIL Struggle For Indian Rights In New Constitution The Union of Indian Nations (UNI) is facing a critical period as Brazil's new constitution is being written without the participation of official Indian representatives. UNI and many national and international groups are watching the process closely and pressuring the constitutional assembly to guarantee Indian rights and protect Indian land. Ailton Krenak, national coordinator of UNI, writes to SAIIC: "It is criminal what they are doing to contain the Indian population now at the end of the 20th century, especially regarding our territorial rights and the use of our resources. "The project Calha Norte, a project of the National Security Council, provides for the military occupation of the Amazon, especially in the areas of the Solimoes, Negro, and Bravo rivers. This implies the establishment of military bases and the presence of civilian workers throughout 6,000,000 square kilometers of our land. It's 40 per cent of all Indian territory and "It is very important for us to know that your organization exists there in the United States and that you make information available and encourage exchanges among Indian people of South and North America. It's very important to expand the knowledge and understanding of our peoples. Please keep us informed of the ways we can help with these goals." -Domingos Verissimo (Terena), UNI leader, in a letter to SAIIC. Page8 Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 �home to 60 per cent of Indian people in Brazil." The plan, based on a North American model, allows 100 square kilometers for each Indian family, "as if we were like a white family-father, mother, and child-instead of Indian communities. This can only force Indians to integrate into non-Indian society, establishing such a degree of dependence that we will no longer be able to live without whites." Such forced integration is consistent with long-standing policies of the Brazilian government. Indians are forced to participate in political life, such as the writing of the new constitution, on the same terms as the non-Indian majority, whose vastness overpowers Indian voices. FUNAI, Brazil's bureau of Indian affairs, attempts to exercise authority over every aspect of Indian lives. FUN AI is attached to the Ministry of the Interior, which is also responsible for economic development, which often works contrary to Indian interests. FUNAI has issued illegal permits for mineral exploration in Indian territory as well as neglected its responsibility to define the boundaries of Indian land so it can be protected from outside encroachment. UNI, which includes 120 of the 170 Indian nations in Brazil, has heightened its activities on behalf of Indian rights as the new constitution is written. On March 31, UNI met with CIMI (the Indian Missionary Council of the Catholic Church), the Pro-Indian Commission, the Ecumenical Documentation and Information Center, the Brazilian Association of Anthropologists and the National Institute for Social and Cultural Studies in Brasilia to elaborate a unified proposal regarding Indian rights in Brazil. The proposal demands the demarcation of all Indian land to secure the survival of Indian tradition~ and languages. It has been presented to the Subcommission for Blacks, Indians, Disabled People and Minorities of the constitutional convention. During an international telephone conference call on June 11, Ailton Krenak also said, "In Brazil today there is a generalized concern regarding land distribution, and the Indian situation must be put in this context. The rubber tappers of the Amazon region as well as hundreds of thousands of landless peasants throughout the country are also discriminated against." Ailton also said that, "Indians have advanced in this struggle due to increased public awareness and support from national and international non-governmental organizations." In addition to Ailton, the telephone conference call included Jose Carlos Saboia, member of the Brazilian national legislature; Dr. Julio Gaiger, a lawyer from CIMI; David Maybury-Lewis, president of Cultural Survival; Richard Smith of Oxfam America; Steve Shwartzman of the Environmental Defense Fund; and Maria Sousa and Nilo Cayuqueo of SAIIC. "It is important," said Saboia, "that national and international organizations work together to mobilize the media and make the Indian struggle in Brazil known. Public support is fundamental to success in defending the rights of Indian people at the national constitutional assembly." Letters of support for the UNI position should be sent to Deputado Ivo Lech; Presidente da Subcomissao dos Negros, Popula<;oes Indigenas, Pessoas Deficientes e Minorias; Camara dos Deputados; 70.160 Brasilia, DF Brasil. Yanomami Land Claims Not Yet Recognized An article in the Winter, 1987, issue of the SAIIC Newsletter mistakenly stated that the president of Brazil had granted official recognition to Yanomami land claims in the Amazon Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 near Brazil's border with Venezuela. In fact, the president only announced his intention to grant such recognition, which may conflict with military plans for the area. Page 9 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 3, No. 3 (Summer 1987) Zotero Language English 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 Struggle For Indian Rights In New Constitution (Brazil) 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 Summer 1987 Zotero Title Struggle For Indian Rights In New Constitution (Brazil) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (8-9).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 8-9 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/6f579246ad831d31d5c1a2749b75731a.pdf fbcc4d94e5f136b323280fb779550816 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. 3, No. 3 (7-8).pdf PDF Text Text CHILE apuches Present Views to Pope 'We, the Mapuches, want to make our own present and future history. We do not want to fight or to be fought. We want understanding, and along with it peace, justice, liberty and adequate lands for development in our own style, culture, and capacity." These words are part of a letter presented to Pope John Paul II at Pampa Ganaderos during his recent visit to Chile. The letter also says that, "Five hundred and fifty years ago, our people lived on this land which nourished us both physically and spiritually. We were defeated militarily and placed on small reservations where the land is poor. Because of this we have had to change certain aspects of our culture and our social and economic systems. Forms and styles have changed with time, but our situation as a segregated ethnic minority has been constant and becomes more intense. "Pefii [Brother] John Paul, we are not even considered a people. The laws and the constitution of the Republic of Chile do not recognize our existence." The letter explains that although the Mapuche are a people, "legally we do not exist in this society." 'We, the Mapuches, want you to know that we are a very religious people, that we have deep faith. Our god Ngenechen Kimnei knows this. We trust that you understand and support us, but we need you to listen to our cry and pray to your god, Jesus Christ, to intervene before those who do not want to listen to our problems." The Mapuche want "respect . for our traditions. We want to continue celebrating our religious ceremonies, our Nguillatunes, and speaking our language, Mapuduglin. Through it, we transmit to our children our values, habits, and customs. To not speak . our language would be like not breathing, not living." In Pampa Ganaderos, where the Pope made a public appearance and mingled with people of the .Temuco area, a large rehue (Mapuche altar) was built. The Mapu~hes who carved it and the machi (spiritual leader) who blessed it hope that it will later be put in a central location in Temuco to remind everyone of the Pope's encounter with Mapuche people. In another letter to Pope John Paul II, the Mapuche organization Nehuen Mapu asks support in their struggle for restoration of Mapuche land, recognition of the land titles granted by Spain centuries ago, programs of bilingual education and technical assistance, loans for agricultural development, and political autonomy. Mapuches Occupy In A farm of 380 hectares was occupied by two Mapuche communities comprising 160 people in Puren on April 5, 1987. The Mapuches said that the act is "part of a movement which intends to recover the land that legitimately belongs to us because it belonged to our ancestors. Our current conditions force us to find a way to survive." The farm was occupied by members of the Loncoyan Grande and Pichihueico communities, who say they are heirs.of Cacique Jose Manuel Catrileo Inal1 who had legal authority over the land. Members of the Mapuche organization AD-Mapu, who helped organize the takeover, said, 'We offer our support and $Olidarity as we feel this is a just struggle to recover land legitimately theirs and necessary for their survival.ff AD-Mapu also noted that the presence of elders, children, and animals of the communities demonstrates how desperate their situation is and how inadequately the national economy serves their needs. Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 uren Page7 �The Mapuches were removed on the evening of April 8 by Arigol police led by the governor of Malleco province. The removal was not as violent as the previous year, when some of the same people occupied the farm and four Mapuches received gunshot wounds. Other events involving AD-Mapu include the convening of its Fifth Assembly April13-16 in the headquarters of the Catholic bishop of Temuco. In Santiago, the capital, AD-Mapu recently held a press conference at the office of the Chilean Commission for Human Rights to denounce a summons issued by the Ministry of the Interior as '"unjust and immoral political persecution." "While there is one Mapuche left in Chile, he will defend his people so as to fulfill the ideals of justice and liberty." -Antupillan, in 1641 BRAZIL Struggle For Indian Rights In New Constitution The Union of Indian Nations (UNI) is facing a critical period as Brazil's new constitution is being written without the participation of official Indian representatives. UNI and many national and international groups are watching the process closely and pressuring the constitutional assembly to guarantee Indian rights and protect Indian land. Ailton Krenak, national coordinator of UNI, writes to SAIIC: "It is criminal what they are doing to contain the Indian population now at the end of the 20th century, especially regarding our territorial rights and the use of our resources. "The project Calha Norte, a project of the National Security Council, provides for the military occupation of the Amazon, especially in the areas of the Solimoes, Negro, and Bravo rivers. This implies the establishment of military bases and the presence of civilian workers throughout 6,000,000 square kilometers of our land. It's 40 per cent of all Indian territory and "It is very important for us to know that your organization exists there in the United States and that you make information available and encourage exchanges among Indian people of South and North America. It's very important to expand the knowledge and understanding of our peoples. Please keep us informed of the ways we can help with these goals." -Domingos Verissimo (Terena), UNI leader, in a letter to SAIIC. Page8 Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 � 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. 3, No. 3 (Summer 1987) Zotero Language English 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 Mapuches Occupy A Farm In Puren (Chile) 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 Summer 1987 Zotero Title Mapuches Occupy A Farm In Puren (Chile) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (7-8).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 7-8 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 Abstract Note Two Mapuche communities occupied approximately 940 acres in Puren. This land was ancestral and the groups, the Loncoyan Grande and the Pichihueico, felt that they were entitled to the land. These groups were non-violently removed by the police at the behest of the governor. 1987 Chile Loncoyan Grande Mapuche Pichihueico Puren http://saiic.nativeweb.org/ayn/files/original/cc9950192d2e2a0c81d50f82ee974290.pdf eabfbc22b1fd715a834db1284af2abfc 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. 3, No. 3 (7).pdf PDF Text Text CHILE apuches Present Views to Pope 'We, the Mapuches, want to make our own present and future history. We do not want to fight or to be fought. We want understanding, and along with it peace, justice, liberty and adequate lands for development in our own style, culture, and capacity." These words are part of a letter presented to Pope John Paul II at Pampa Ganaderos during his recent visit to Chile. The letter also says that, "Five hundred and fifty years ago, our people lived on this land which nourished us both physically and spiritually. We were defeated militarily and placed on small reservations where the land is poor. Because of this we have had to change certain aspects of our culture and our social and economic systems. Forms and styles have changed with time, but our situation as a segregated ethnic minority has been constant and becomes more intense. "Pefii [Brother] John Paul, we are not even considered a people. The laws and the constitution of the Republic of Chile do not recognize our existence." The letter explains that although the Mapuche are a people, "legally we do not exist in this society." 'We, the Mapuches, want you to know that we are a very religious people, that we have deep faith. Our god Ngenechen Kimnei knows this. We trust that you understand and support us, but we need you to listen to our cry and pray to your god, Jesus Christ, to intervene before those who do not want to listen to our problems." The Mapuche want "respect . for our traditions. We want to continue celebrating our religious ceremonies, our Nguillatunes, and speaking our language, Mapuduglin. Through it, we transmit to our children our values, habits, and customs. To not speak . our language would be like not breathing, not living." In Pampa Ganaderos, where the Pope made a public appearance and mingled with people of the .Temuco area, a large rehue (Mapuche altar) was built. The Mapu~hes who carved it and the machi (spiritual leader) who blessed it hope that it will later be put in a central location in Temuco to remind everyone of the Pope's encounter with Mapuche people. In another letter to Pope John Paul II, the Mapuche organization Nehuen Mapu asks support in their struggle for restoration of Mapuche land, recognition of the land titles granted by Spain centuries ago, programs of bilingual education and technical assistance, loans for agricultural development, and political autonomy. Mapuches Occupy In A farm of 380 hectares was occupied by two Mapuche communities comprising 160 people in Puren on April 5, 1987. The Mapuches said that the act is "part of a movement which intends to recover the land that legitimately belongs to us because it belonged to our ancestors. Our current conditions force us to find a way to survive." The farm was occupied by members of the Loncoyan Grande and Pichihueico communities, who say they are heirs.of Cacique Jose Manuel Catrileo Inal1 who had legal authority over the land. Members of the Mapuche organization AD-Mapu, who helped organize the takeover, said, 'We offer our support and $Olidarity as we feel this is a just struggle to recover land legitimately theirs and necessary for their survival.ff AD-Mapu also noted that the presence of elders, children, and animals of the communities demonstrates how desperate their situation is and how inadequately the national economy serves their needs. Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 uren Page7 � 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. 3, No. 3 (Summer 1987) Zotero Language English 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 Mapuches Present Views to Pope (Chile) 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 Summer 1987 Zotero Title Mapuches Present Views to Pope (Chile) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (7).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 7 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 Abstract Note This article features a letter written by the Mapuche Indians to Pope John Paul II presenting their views. Chile Mapuche Pope John Paul II