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An interview with Leonardo Viteri about a response to negotiations with oil companies attempting to expand their operations into the Pastaza region, the AMAZANGA institute was formed. Since then, it has been on the forefront of new attempts to…

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Conflict between the Ecuadorian and Peruvian border forced indigenous peoples within the disputed territory to fight for opposing sides.

A discussion of the role of arbitrary state borders and their impact on indigenous communities.

Indigenous women work to establish an international organization to promote the rights of indigenous women.

On April 18, 1995, a series of strikes organized by indigenous peasants and urban teachers forced the central government of Bolivia to declare a state of siege that has lasted three months. Sociologist Silva Rivera Cusicanqui interprets the reasons…

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Indigenous peoples consider the colonial and state borders as artificial barriers to their indigenous nations. The best way to maintain unity to fight state oppression is reinforce the right of consent by indigenous peoples.

A damaged dam in Guyana is leaking toxins into Essequibo River.

In 1978, the government of Venezuela, bypassing the Ye'Kuana peoples, declared Duida-Murahuaca a National Park and Orinoco-Casiquare a "Biospheric Reserve." According to the Ye'Kuana, government bureaucrats have systematically ignored their…

Guatemalan soldiers continue to repress indigenous groups, culminating in the killing of eleven Mayans returning from exile.

A series of assassinations of Mixtec Indians along with the massacre of campesinos has made June one of the bloodiest months in recent history for Indigenous peoples in Mexico.