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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…

Indigenous communities are often caught in the cross hairs of different interest groups struggling to control ecologically diverse territories. Conflicts over the use of indigenous territories raises many important questions regarding the rights of…

More than 300 indigenous communities have been affected by military conflict taking place along the Peruvian-Ecuadorian border.

The US government is negotiating with a Canadian indigenous community to construct a permanent nuclear waste dump on the tribe's preserve.

Indigenous groups voice opposition to the Pan-American Highway, a proposed infrastructure project that would facilitate trade between between North and South America due to possible environmental destruction and community displacement.

Indigenous groups from Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia and environmental organizations gathered in Sao Paulo to discuss the potential environmental ramifications of the proposed industrial waterway on the Paraguay and Parana Rivers.

Marc Becker, SAIIC staff member, led a workshop for indigenous activists at U.C. Berkeley; discussion centered around using new internet techniques for networking and alliance-building.

After the announcement of Chile's entry into the North American Free Trade Agreement, indigenous groups speak out against the potential economic and territorial consequences of the agreement for indigenous communities.

Indigenous activists seek international support as they confront abuses of indigenous peoples in Mexico's Sierra Madre mountain range.

The government of Paraguay continues to show indifference to the needs of indigenous communities.

SAIIC has several important updates regarding new opportunities and incoming staff.

At least 20 Miskitu Indians were killed in Nicaragua by a group of recontras most likely looking for boots and food