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Costa Rican Indians finally recognized by their government.

An international meeting of indigenous peoples will meeting Copenhagen this year.

The Conference of the Parts of the Convention about Biodiversity passed a number of resolutions that call for the protection of indigenous lands across the world and for governments to work with indigenous representatives.

Dialogue between the Guatemalan Government's Commission on Peace and the National Guatemalan Revolutionary Union has lacked input from representatives from the Mayan community. Disappointed with the lack of progress in the negotiations, the UN issued…

Mayan groups in Guatemala have recognized Convention 169 as an important tool in negotiating peace with the government.

Convention 169 has allowed indigenous groups to further push for their rights, but it is weakened in its ability to do so because it only established minimal protections. It also does not necessarily represent indigenous wishes.

The UN Earth Summit in 1992 secured the agreement of over 150 governments to follow the Convention of Biological Diversity. With it coming into effect, a committee will meet to determine if indigenous communities will have rights to their…

Cholera has been found among the Maxacali of Brazil, which could have devastating effects. The illness was probably brought by multinational companies entering the area.