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As indigenous migration to Mexico City increases, it seems that the Mexican government is unable to provide suitable living conditions for the incoming native peoples.

Xochimilco, on of the last remaining plots of common land in the Valley of Mexico, is being appropriated by government and private interests.

Indigenous communities Venezuelan cities are consistently marginalized, but their cultural preservation is encouraged by social organizations and institutions within these cities.

The Panara in Brazil have organized to sue for the protection of the land from private interests and have made steady gains in the government to do so.

Increasing violence in Mexico has led to an increase in state-sponsored murders and killing by the police, the military, and paramilitary forces in an attempt to re-establish state control across the country.

The U'wa have been told by the Colombian government that the they must be consulted regarding oil concession on their land, a statement that may be void of meaning.

The U'wa leaders who toured the United States have stated that they are continuing to fight oil drilling on their lands.

Guadalupe de la Cruz Rios de la Rallanera talks about the importance of spirituality within her community.

The Sumo have appealed to the Nicaraguan government to prevent Korean logging activities on their land. This has not proved fruitful, which may lead the Sumo to seek demarcation.

Government-sponsored violence against indigenous communities in Sonsonate, El Salvador has increased, an action justified by the statement that the land is under the ownership of UCESISTA members.

Protesters were removed from in front of the Honduran Presidential Palace after days of protesting the state-sponsored assassinations of indigenous leaders.

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