The Zapatista uprising in Chiapas unveiled México’s corruption to the world. Along with the UN’s declaration that 1993 be the International Year of Indigenous Peoples, this event brought light to the power and organization within indigenous…
Indigenous groups from North, Central, and South America met in Oakland, California to outline their goals of improving various conditions of Indigenous communities, primarily in South and Central America.
The remains of Cacique Inacayal, a 19th century indigenous hero, will be returned to his community from the Museum of La Plata by the Argentinian government.
Zapatista Army of National Liberation rose up in Chiapas highlighting Indigenous rights and issues including the lauding of Indigenous culture and leaders in the past while ignoring the problems facing current indigenous populations and marginalizing…