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A demonstration of how indigenous peoples find themselves victims of conflicts between the Armed Forces and the guerrilla groups in Columbia.

Three members of the Yukpa tribe in Venezuela were killed during a confrontation with 20 soldiers when the tribe would not surrender eight cubic meters of wood.

A summary of the process and support that led to the establishment of the "International Decade of the World's Indigenous People" during the United Nations World Conference on Human Rights that took place June 1993.

Mapuche communities appeal for Argentina to return cultural and human remains discovered in archaeological remains to the Mapuche communties.

A Peruvian Ashaninka village, Mazamari, was attacked on August 18-19, 1993 by 150 Sendero guerrillas. 87 villagers were murdered. Now the Ashaninka are seeking ways to effectively demand the protections of their rights through political means.

150 indigenous Wayuu prisoners were killed during a revolt in Venezuela.

Indigenous Biodiversity Network(BioIndio) is an international group formed in October 1993 to help indigenous peoples take stronger positions on the effort of biodiversity protection.

The Brazilian 1988 constitution expired October 1993 and is due to be revised. If it is revised, negative public attitudes indicate that there is reason for indigenous populations to worry that they will lose rights granted to them under the 1988…

The Coordingating Commission of Indigenous Women of Bolivia(CCMIB) formed in July 1993 was created with the purpose of promoting indigenous involvement in movements across the country. CCMIB is carrying out this goal by focusing on electing…

In Kuna, Panama, the Second Meeting of Indian Spirituality will meet to reaffirm the experiences and legitimacy of indigenous spirituality.

Zapatista leaders assert that indigenous communities have the right to autonomy.

On September 16, 1993, the Wichi Ka Puce Hi Cooperative of Argentina initiated a week long hunger strike in protest of the government's Land Commission until President Carlos Menem agreed to meet