Indigenous Fragmentation: Mexico's Domestic and International Borders

Araceli Burguete Cal y Mayor

Journal Article

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 borders within Mexico and along Guatemala.

Spring, 1995

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Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC)

Indigenous Fragmentation: Mexico's Domestic and International Borders

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