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The text box featured at the top of page seven provides a brief synopsis of the reunion of the Mapuche Nation in Argentina.

Members of the Quichua, Shiwiar, Zaparo, and Achuar Tribes of Ecuador marched in April of 1992 to demand control of the largest remaining Amazon rainforest lands.

Editorial

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Cover of Vol. 6, No. 3 (Spring and Summer 1992)

This issue of volume 6 covers a broad set of topics from health concerns, land disputes, and meetings between indigenous groups, just to name a few. It discusses these issues in the context of several Central/South American regions.

Ongoing events and projects in SAIIC

Wayu women are being placed in danger by the mandatory strip searches in the Guajira Peninsula, which were instituted to combat the drug trade. Also dsicusses upcoming events.

The Coordinating Body of Indigenous Women of South and Central America met in La Paz to affirm its objectives, which included the communication between indigenous women's organizations and the promotion of cultural exchanges.

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…