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Indigenous peoples consider the colonial and state borders as artificial barriers to their indigenous nations. The best way to maintain unity to fight state oppression is reinforce the right of consent by indigenous peoples.

Indigenous peoples along the Rio Coco that splits the countries of Honduras and Nicaragua have been subjugated to unequal land and resource agreements. Because of the Sandinista government and the Nicaraguan civil war, indigenous peoples in the area…

Territorial divisions within Mexico and Central America were constructed in an artificial manner, dividing and isolating indigenous peoples. This led to a division of Mayan peoples with Chiapas facing conflicts within its own territory and along its…

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Conflict between the Ecuadorian and Peruvian border forced indigenous peoples within the disputed territory to fight for opposing sides.

There has been rising support for indigenous languages in Mexico, with groups working to make indigenous languages more accessible in written formats.

Conflicts between logging and mining companies in Surinam have destabilized the region.

Kolla demonstrators in Buenos Aires demand that the government hold to the a compromise established in 1993 that promised to return indigenous rights.

OXY, a western oil corporation, has invaded Candoshi land. This will undoubtedly have detrimental effects on the ecosystem.

Suicide rates among the Guarani-Kaiowa in Brazil has risen.

A discussion of the role of arbitrary state borders and their impact on indigenous communities.

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