1 12 30 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/b4fde958d5f720e0ff58a3b00d2d7ede.pdf 7f1bc431fade99c998bcc8862ee70ce1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4, No. 1 (16-17).pdf PDF Text Text 1 The Confederation of Indian Nations of Ecuador (CONAIE) and the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC) denounce Latin America's proposed celebrations of the "Discovery of America.'' They are initiating the development of a stronger network of Indian nations to protest all official government celebrations· and are asking international supporters to do the same. -1 As the year 1992 approaches, the government (3) That the campaign of "500 Years of Indian of Spain, the Vatican, and certain Latin American countries will be planning spectacular fiestas to Resistance" draw political strength among the commemorate what they entitle, "The Meeting of Indian people of Ecuador and Latin America to Two Worlds," a term recen~lN'J~tS~~I;!t~P. in an address the 500 years of exploitation, oppression, attempt to win over the ~:E .~~~ -<{J~~ticipa- colonialism and ethno-cultural domination by tion of Indian peoplri;f;ii~_; ;'611 :emment- Western European civilization. sponsored celebratio~~~;;,;>' _g(4) To declare 1992 as the year of SelfIn response to the'go'Vern D~f:~~fllination of all Indian peoples and the right ities, CONAIE will be staging a t~ 2 ~~ access of their land and territories. ~"~\:';,]I-~gJ That the counter-celebration mobilization entitled, "500 Years of I CONAIE is one of Ecuador'~i S$#Paign. become one of the highest forms of _g~ptical expression for Indian people of Ecuador, organizations which include both the Amazonian and Col~mbic:J,,.and all of Latin America. Ecuador. CONAIE is calling upo •;,;.: . ~J~~ci8fs < (tQ:'.-:.r'o,:;develop the political consciousness of of Ecuador to demand dignity a~p }~1P~~~f?.i~95:all I,t¢~!iin1 g~bple and strengthen their organizations Indian cVcltures and to denounce the;ip0tl·~-Y,]9fs9f ~SJ:Je ~bl~ !?construct and function with~ a new .r . -· colonial ~nct.peo-colonial subjugat~pr,;~· s}~yery_~~ soci~tl;'· _, / unciviliz~.d btu,tality of Indian peop~~~-the qp-+~.7,•(·Z:J To ,.;~ns?urage solidarity a~~ni.g a¥:' social American'''\fontihept. . _ _ _ ,)"' ····" s'~s.tors~-- -ins!~tut~QllS, and alli~d grouFs, both ONIC fi~s alrea~~--ox:ganizedvarious work~g.- J,ctati~pallx;.t"' aiJ:d iritemation,~U:y, whic~} support committees,;,~{V~i,S~fi'include academics, culturU In_<:liil.~.--Peo.J?Ies' efforts to or.g_~·n.i~···e····-·)imd become _ - >- • workers, educatq;us; popular organizations, and alJ.!gnomgfis. networking and*-~inancial committees. ONIC has -- (8~_]'o develop an extensiv:,program of sodadistributed interilaJionally an eight-page docu- eco_p.omic studies of the In~~~ people of Ecuador, ment, inviting the get\tral public to actively and Colombia and of Latin A.Jnerica as a whole. decisively participate iit."l~J~~ Campaign of -~~Jf· · '''·(,~~-I? ~all up()~--~~~;~pristian churches to avoid Discovery of Our Amenca. @WlC. . ~~£lar.es fl'lat conft_~~t-~fj_pJ;i -~~:idis~!j;mination in their work ;cf:® Jif~; and to commit themthe day of October 12, 1492 was a sad day fo~all with xne~ · Indian people. From that day on began the vioh~nt selves • · ,,,,:;fu_g religious and cultural conquest and forced religious conversion whose diff~}"~~ . . . . . .·. '"' .•.,-e'r·to strengthen these bonds impact is still felt today. an~.{~~7~~;~~~ centuries-old cycle of subjugation. According to CONAIE and ONIC, the main .._·;,:~+W~r;;[(_):~prganize a campaign of historic recurobjectives are: Z:.f~tiPJ:lf recognition of the values and the auto(1) To organize a massive counter-campaign nomy of all popular sectors. led by various Indian Nations to denounce tl1~; ·:~j CONAIE and ONIC have both established government-endorsed celebrations of ''The Meet.:. commissions which will coordinate the activities ing of Two Worlds" and the "Discovery of and research necessary to accomplish these goals America." of such unprecedented magnitude. For those (2) To provide an avenue for debate and public interested in actively participating in this historiopinion regarding the real significance of 500 cal campaign, please contact the SAIIC office for years of European conquest in Latin America. more information. NATIONAL MOBIUZATION Confedemtlon of lndla~n Nationalities of Ecuador CONAlIE The 12th of October-the day of the colonial Invasion 1492 began the destruction of the Indian Peoples No to the celebration of 500 yams of crime against humanity 1992 the year of Self-determlnatJon for Indian Nations 500 years of resistance and struggle! 500 Aimos de Resistenda We Stand in Honor Red Nations of Women Warriors Children A Continent of War Cries Echo in Hollow Caverns Chaco, Kollasuyo, Ouro Preto, Potosi Veins of Land in Our Hands Obscure Eyes of Endurance We Speak with the Heart of the Earth Our Drums, Our Songs, Our Words, Our Movement We are Many Indian Nations, One People We Speak in the Spirit of Resistance. Gina Pacaldo � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4 No. 1 (Summer 1988) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 500 Years of Indian Resistance: 1492 - 1992 Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1988 Zotero Title 500 Years of Indian Resistance: 1492 - 1992 Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 4, No. 1 (16-17).pdf Issue 1 Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 4 Pages 16-17 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/e0c548c4efcd06e7085ae669f80a8580.pdf 12a2f789723173ca214a2b57b9e6093a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4, No. 1 (31).pdf PDF Text Text Newsletter To receive the SAIIC newsletter for one year (four issues), please send a donation of US$8 for addresses in the United States, Mexico and Canada or US$10 for addresses elsewhere. Publications Working Commission Reports: Second Conference of Indian Nations and Organizations of South America. Tiwanaku, Bolivia, published by SAIIC, 1984. US$2. Radio Show One-hour tapes of SAIIC radio programs can be purchased for US$8 each. Titles include: (1) Evaristo Nugkuag, Amazon Indians' Coordination/ Indigenous Peoples and the World Bank; (2) Sofia Painequeo (Mapuche, Chile); (3) Francisco Mamani (Aymara, Bolivia); (4) Gilberto Macuxi, Brazil; (5) Amalia Dixon (Autonomy Commission of Nicaragua) Juan Salgado and Elasio Holmes (Kisan for Peace) Miskitu, Nicaragua. ACKNO~EDGEMffiNTS SAIIC's newsletter is a quarterly publication. Design and "Taller sin Fronteras" Layout, Rodrigo Betancur, Jairo Monar Typesetting, La Raza Graphics Word Processing, Wayne Payne Coordination, Nilo Cayuqueo Printed at Inkworks Editor, SAIIC's Members SAIIC would like to acknowledge and thank Susan Lobo, Pete Hammer, and Maria Massolo for their contribution to the progress of the organization. Special Thanks to Elizabeth Draper and Tonia Luisa. For production assistance, we thank the American Friends Service Committee, Onaway Trust, Intertribal Friendship House, Wes Huss, Sylvia Ramirez, Maya Miller and SAIIC members: Monti Aguirre, Nilo Cayuqueo, Xihuanel Huerta, Carlos Maibeth, Gina Pacaldo, Maria Amalia Souza, A~na Stephenson, Glenn Switkes, Peggy Lowry, Julm Leon, Ellen Speiser, Lucilene Lira, Ted Whitesell, Nickie Irvine, Tamar Schnepp, Guillermo Padilla, Paola Sesia, and special thanks to Peter Veilleux. The SAIIC radio program "South and Central American Update," is aired the third and fourth Fridays of each month at 8:00p.m. on KPFA-FM, 94.1 in northern California. Donations SAIIC welcomes all contributions! The newsletter, our radio program, and other projects are financed by donations from our supporters. Your generosity is appreciated ORDER FORM Number Cost Newsletter subscription (see prices above) Working Commission Reports, $3 each Tapes of radio program, $8 each Donations _ _ _ __ Total enclosed - - - - Address_____________________________________________________ City, State, Zip_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Please make out all checks, which are tax deductible, to American Friends Service Committee/SAIIC, and mail to SAIIC at P.O. Box 7550, Berkeley, CA 94707 USA. Overseas remittances by International Postal Money Order, please. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4 No. 1 (Summer 1988) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Acknowledgements Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1988 Zotero Title Acknowledgements Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 4, No. 1 (31).pdf Issue 1 Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 4 Pages 31 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/8135595d4c5f151ec5ffa7ba25a24340.pdf 5a8a70701502a0dd5118295ac260578e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4, No. 1 (24).pdf PDF Text Text In reconfirming a spirit of unit~ the following Araucana, Buta Hullimapu. In addition, mem~ers Mapuche organizations are calling upon other of Futa Tranun Kinewan Pu Mapuche (United Indigenous peoples of Chile to prepare one prop- Mapuche Grand Parliament) came ~ut ~ith a osal for the future constitution and for democracy public statement denouncing the manipulation of in Chile: Nehuen Mapu, Centros Culturales Mapuches by the government and by other priMapuches, Lautaro Ni Aylla-Rehue, Ad-Mapu, vate organizations for their own benefit. A.G. Arauco, Choin Foliche, Callfullican, Union The annual meeting of Ad/Mapu took place from the 26th to the 28th of April, 1988, in Temuco. The principle themes were: . (1) Political and Ideological Issues: (a) Autonomy; (b) Historical project; (c) Constitution proposal; (2) Policies regarding alliances; (3) Plebiscite; and (4) Work for women and youth. Under the present military regime in Chile, the Mapuche Resolutions included: people have, since 1973, lost a large portion of their ancestral Whereas: Imperialism and the military regime in Chile land. have implemented a variety of means to ideologically penetrate and divide the Mapuche people. Resolved: Religious sects such as the Summer LinguisTo encourage an ideological policy based on tics Institute have always tried to create divisions the historic interests of the Mapuche people. among the people between believers and nonTo proclaim territorial autonomy and autobelievers and also undermine and negate the nomy in policy making and over natural Mapuche culture. resources. . Whereas: Reject the Plebiscite called by the regime to The laws dictated by the current regime maintain power through acts of fraud. threaten the lives of our people, destroying comTo call the Gathering of Mapuche Youth. munal property, impoverishing the people and To call the First National Meeting of the integrating them into the system of capitalistic Mapuche Women. exploitation. Page 24 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4 No. 1 (Summer 1988) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ad/Mapu Holds 5th Annual Meeting (Chile) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1988 Zotero Title Ad/Mapu Holds 5th Annual Meeting (Chile) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 4, No. 1 (24).pdf Issue 1 Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 4 Pages 24 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/fd4c169174bf7ea40df625277c34e47a.pdf eed1c5126406a6387ea5b2f0282be241 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4, No. 1 (22).pdf PDF Text Text Government expansioni~t policies continue to threaten Indian lands in the Ecuadorian Amazon~ Land has been expropriated for African. palm cultivation and oil exploration. Areas which have traditionally been Indian territories have been declared "tierras baldias," or vacant lands, thus allowing for colonization and exploitation. The Ecuadorian Institute of Agrarian Reform and Colonization (IERAC) has declared all Amazon land as "vacant" despite the fact that their own representative in the Amazonian Coca region has testified that there are no vacant lands in his jurisdiction. At the same time Siona and Secoya Indians have found that lands for which they were in the process of obtaining legal title have been erased from the maps of the IERAC and preliminary work for the establishment of palm plantations has been undertaken in that same territory. An additional result of the IERAC's declaration that "in the Ecuadorian Oriente (Amazon) there is land for anyone willing to work it" has been a. wave of migration of landless peasants to that region. The situation has aggravated ethnic tensions and has led to land invasions and, at times, armed hostilities. Since 1983 the area of the Ecuadorian Aillazon open to oil exploration and extraction has more than doubled and now includes majorcenters of indigenous settlement. On May 4,1987, the Ecuadorian State Petroleum Corporation·( CEPE) signed a contract with a consortium of oil companies to explore and exploit petroleum in an area greater than 650 square miles in the central Ecuadorian Amazon which is presently inhabited by the Huoarani Indians. CONFENIAE, the Confederation of Amazonian Indian Federations in Ecuador pointed out that the invasion of Huoarani territory by the oil companies is part of a larger pattern in which the present government is delivering Indian land to multinational corporations, colonization, and petroleum interests. CEPE has awarded seven concessions for oil exploration in more than 4,500 square miles of the Ecuadorian Amazon to petroleum companies or consortiums. As a result oil workers have expanded onto Indian territory on a scale not experienced before. They are cutting exploration paths on lands inhabited by Runa and Hwiarani, and building access roads when oil is discovered. Less than half of the Runa communities have land title, and the threat of colonization and land invasion presented by the above-mentioned policy of declaring Amazonian land "vacant' is increased when roads are b11ilt into their territory. In response, Indian organizations have begun a· program of demarcating their own lands using native people trained in surveying and topography. Salasaca Quichua ''Bloodthirsty savages!" 'We have to punish the·savages!n '1ndian idiots!'' ~these and similar attacks, broadcast ··live over local radio stations and through local media, continue to be directed against the Salasaca Quichua, a small Indian commuriity in the central highlands of Ecuador. The Salasacas live near a highway that cuts their valley in half. In 1934, the Salasacas fought against the construction of the highway that violated their chosen isolation from outsiders. Since that time the. Indian people along the highway have been the constant victims of robberies and car accidents, but when they have complained to local police about the robberies and the hit-andrun killings, no investigation or prosecution has ever been carried out. On June 5th an angry faction of the Salasacas reacted to this frustration by killing two men who Page 22 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4 No. 1 (Summer 1988) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amazonian Indian Lands Threatened (Ecuador) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1988 Zotero Title Amazonian Indian Lands Threatened (Ecuador) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 4, No. 1 (22).pdf Issue 1 Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 4 Pages 22 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/15e798f2f67e12409439eb58ab69b2a0.pdf 0a5d86f8a6763db98919607ff2ba95bb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4, No. 1 (10-11).pdf PDF Text Text n Gilberto Macuxi, an Indian from the territory of Roraima in the Brazilian Amazon, came to the U.S. in May. His trip was sponsored by the Lummi Indian Council in Washington State and by SAIIC. Roraima is the scene of an increasing wave of violence affecting Native people. Arbitrary imprisonment of Indians and exploitation by large landowners, or fazendeiros, occur frequently. About 40,000 Indians live in Roraima from the Yanomami, Ingariko, Taurepang, Wapixana, Wai-Wai-, Waimiri-Atoari and Macuxi nations. The following are statements by Gilberto Macuxi regarding the situation in Brazil, and by Tuchaua Luis, the Macuxi chief from the Maloca do Piolho, and by Julia Macuxi, Gilberta's wife, concerning conditions in Roraima: Gilberto Macwd Indigenous Religion: "Indigenous religion still exists in Brazil because the Indians do not surrender, because the Indian is still Indian. The Indian must hold on to his religion and preserve his culture and language. So we are working to encourage this too-to have children who are bilingual. The government has always destroyed the indigenous languages in order to discriminate against the Indian through laws. But, the Indian doesn't know how to live by these laws. We must form alliances among ourselves in order to move forward in our struggle, so that we may survive. Denunciations: I'm the first person who is coming here, putting forth everything to show in the United States that in Brazil they are destroying the life of the Indian, destroying the forests, destroying the waters which are contaminatedin addition, among the Tikuna, 14 Indians were killed and 27 were wounded by loggers-Oscar Castelo Branco sent 20 people, all armed, and killed the Indians. Besides this, in the indigenous area of the Pataxo, in Bahia, a rancher killed an Indian leader. Calha Norte: I have already made various denunciations against the authorities of Brazil, principally the militar:Yt because the military wants to include in their project the border zone of 150 kilometers in width and 6,000 kilometers in length, where Indians exist and have lived for a long time, preserving nature-the forest-for their subsistence. So, the military wants to take everything saying it is an area of national security. They want to create an Indian colony as part of this, instead of demarcating the lands. They also want to create mining colonies, and the forest would become a National Forest. But, it is my feeling that Calha Norte is the destruction of our culture, the destruction of our life. And Calha Norte will provide protection to mining companies, because the mining companies want to enter the area. The prospectors within the area are being used by the mining companies. President Jos Altino Machado of the gold miners' union is linked with these ~~~..,..,...,, . . . ~,,~ Gilberta Macuxi from Roraima State, Brazil, speaking in the San Francisco Bay Area, May 1988. Page 10 �Nature and the Amazon: We want support. We are sad because the natural world in Brazil, especially in Amazonia, is going to be destroyed. In Amazonia, there are many indigenous medicines which could save many lives in the whole world. The Indians must be pres~rved, in order to provide this future, to improve human life for all of us-Brazilians, Indians. This could save the lives of millions in many countries. The Future: We would like to form alliances with all the Indians of. the Americas, including here in the United States. We want that alliance because it is a way to protect our peoplethrough such an international alliance, between Brazil, America, Canada, and other countries. Here, I met with the Lummi and Canadian Indians. The Canadian Indians gave me a lot of support in my struggle. We want to live .as Indians. Always the Indian will be a good example for whites, because he is a person who is not after private gain; he is a person who speaks the truth in this world. Amazonian Indian leaders address the Coordinadora meeting, May 1988. Sixty delegates from Indian organizations of seven Amazonian countries-ONIC, Colombia; CONFENIAE, Ecuador; AIDESEP, Peru; UNI, Brazil; CIDOB, Bolivia; ACIPX Venezuela; and TUNASARAPA, Surinam met in May in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia to hold the third meeting of La Coordinadora-the Coordinating Committee of Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon Basin. The Coordinadora was originally formed in 1981, after Indian organizations of the Amazon region rejected a proposal by the Interamerican Indigenist Institute and the eigbt countries that had signed the Treaty of Amazon Cooperation. According to Evaristo Nugkuag, Aguaruna from P~ru and President of the Coordinadora, 'We realized that the most serious threat might be from the eight countries that signed the Amazon Pact-who resolve to exploit the resources of the rainforest without taking into account the existence of Indigenous people who live there. Page 11 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4 No. 1 (Summer 1988) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amazonian Indian Visits the United States (Brazil) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1988 Zotero Title Amazonian Indian Visits the United States (Brazil) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 4, No. 1 (10-11).pdf Issue 1 Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 4 Pages 10-11 Abstract Note Gilberto Macuxi, an Indian from Brazil, gives a testimonial about what is happening to his tribe during a trip to the United States. Brazil Gilberto Macuxi Macuxi Macuxi Indians Summer 1988 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/65f67b4aa3eece58a9a49d3e9ac8747a.pdf 92c75b5045b1242ea771e2f23a65329f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4, No. 1 (14-15).pdf PDF Text Text The outraged community claimed that they do not now, nor have they ever, burned their dead. On the other hand, bodies of those who have been tortured and killed are sometimes burned by landowners. ONIC has said that these acts "reaffirm our decision to continue reclaiming our rights and our firm desire for unity with popular sectors, and with those who, just as we do, repudiate the terror and violence and wish profound change for Colombia." In addition to political assassinations, many human rights violations suffered by Indians occur over land disputes, or during the military's counter-insurgency operations. Indians have been killed when would-be landowners decided to evict them from land they have farmed for centuries. Some have even been imprisoned on charges of '1and invasion." More recently, the army has been abducting Indian men to use as porters or guides during their counter-insurgency operations. Some are later released; many more are executed or "disappeared." Authorities tell families that these men are helping voluntarily, or deny having seized them. On July 1st, approximately 100 armed soldiers from the Cuartel Atonal Army Garrison entered the Indian community of Canton Las Cruces (near Santa Elena in Usulutan Province), disrupting the crucial com harvest. The soldiers arrested five members of that community who are also members of A.N.I.S. (the National Association of Salvadorean Indians), which unites 45,000 Lenca, Maya and Nahuat people. (See SAIIC ''Urgent Action Bulletin" of July 7, 1988). The five are accused of being supporters of the FMLN (Farabundo Marti Liberation Front) which has been waging an armed struggle during nine years of civil war in El Salvador. In the Rio Pato region of the Choco, new development projects have been undertaken without consulting the communities affected. These include new roads and a: hydroelectric plant. The government has turned a deaf ear to requests by OREW.A, the regional Indian organization, to discuss problems these projects will present for Indian communities. Among these, according to OREWA, are an increase in colonization of Indian territories and reservations, the defiling of sacred sites such as cemeteries, damage to the ecology of the region, and the loss to Indians of land and resources. OREWA is asking for a guarantee of protection from colonization on reservations adjacent to new roads, reimbursement for damage to land and crops caused by construction, and that the government consult with Indian communities about these projects, and that it respect Indian cultural values and autonomy. On July 7th they were released from custody and, according to ANIS members in Sonsonate Province, the five had been tortured. Two of them, including Jesus Mondragon, a very active member of ANIS, returned in serious condition and are currently undergoing medical treatment. On the week of July 23rd, another two members of ANIS were taken by the army from their homes at night and murdered. This signals a worsening of conditions for Indian people in El Salvador who have continually suffered harassment, repression, and disappearance. In addition, the Supreme Court in El Salvador again dismissed charges under the Amnesty Law against the military officers and informers Page 14 �responsible for the 74 Indian people assassinated in Las Hojas agricultural cooperative on February 22, 1983. ANIS maintains that "there is no justice for Indian people in El Salvagor while these unpardonable crimes go unpunished." ANIS continues protesting such brutality, nationally and internationally, even after a State of Emergency law (prohibiting protest) went into effect recently. Regarding the frequent accusations levelled at ANIS members as a pretext for their arrest detainment and murder, an ANIS board member responded, '1\.ccusing us of belonging to the guerrilla or being subversive is part of a psychology that is used to arrest people. The struggle of ANIS is to know our rights and defend them. With the help of Human Rights organizations, international journalists, supporters, ambassadors and friends within the military we are able to get people freed." "Both the Reagan and the Salvadorean government want to .'finish off' ANIS and sister organizations like us because, organized, the Indian is able to defend himself and others against a lot of injustice and suffering.'' Community members and leaders of the Maya, Nahuat and Lenca people are protesting continued violations of human rights and are demanding justice and People who wish to support ANIS may contact SAIIC about future actions which will be taken. DOCUMENTARY Currently, a 1/2-hour bi-lingual video documentary about the life of the Lenca, Maya and Nahuat people of El Salvador is in progress. It aims to disseminate more adequate information about the existence of the Indian people of El Salvador and help people reach a more complete understanding of regional conditions in order to eliminate the constant menace to these seriously threatened people. The program will portray aspects of the history, development and achievements of ANIS, maintaining their identity and culture in the midst of war. It will include brief story-telling through animation and testimonies of living elders (112 years-old!) who lived through the uprising and massacre of 1932. Members of SAIIC and Mas Media, a San Francisco-based women's media collective, are working together with the ANIS media project to bring this program to completion. Volunteer work and contributions are needed. Contact can be made by writing to A Luisa c/o Mas Media, 2940 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 or by calling 415-626-1875. prosecution of the military personnel responsible for the massacre of Las Rojas Cooperative. photo: A. Luisa/Mas Media Page 15 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4 No. 1 (Summer 1988) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource ANIS: There is No Justice for Indian People in El Salvador (El Salvador) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1988 Zotero Title ANIS: There is No Justice for Indian People in El Salvador (El Salvador) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 4, No. 1 (14-15).pdf Issue 1 Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 4 Pages 14-15 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/2f6f1bd11c12a389741b706da635f870.pdf 37e7ddb902ec8bbbe1b80cfd4eca391d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4, No. 1 (6-7).pdf PDF Text Text Chanting keeps spirits high. Amazonia Brazil's indigenous people, turning back several strong challenges from the country's National Security Council, won a significant victory on June 1st with the passing of the chapter of Brazil's new Constitution dealing with Indian lands and rights. According to Allton Krenak, national coordinator of the Union of Indigenous Nations (UNI), "the participation of the Indian movement in the Constitutional assembly was a success not because of what is written in the la~ but because Indians invaded a political space normally held by the elite, fought with the government, and showed what they are thinking, in a country where the voices of Native people normally aren't heard.'' In the weeks before the final voting, more than 200 Indians, including the Kayap6 and other tribes from the Amazon region, came to Brasilia and "lobbied" legislators for a favorable text. Many wore brightly colored feather headdresses and traditional body painting of genipapo and urucum, and held d~ily assemblies in the capital to debate proposals, chant, and conduct spiritual ceremonies to favorably influence the politicians. On the day of the final negotiations, Prepori, a Kayabi paje from Mato Grosso, circulated about the chambers in his sloth-skin hat, chanting prayers and blowing sacred smoke in the direction of all present. Among the guarantees approved in the new constitution: "original rights" for recognition of traditional land rights that pre-date the national state; "exclusive use of riches of the soil and waters'' for Natives, as well as their right to permanently remain on their traditional lands; Page 6 �© 1988 Aguirre/Swilkes/Amazonia Indians cannot be removed from their land, unless a catastrophe or epidemic occurs, in which case they must be allowed to return to their land as soon as possible; that any hydroelectric or mining project that affects Indian lands can only proceed with authorization of Congress, in consultation with the impacted communities, and that a share of the benefits go to Indian people; and the right to bilingual education in a Native language. UNI and pro-Indian lawyers defeated a lastminute attempt to insert language that would differentiate between the rights of "acculturated" and "non-acculturated'' Indians. This could have opened the doors to a series of laws terminating the land rights of those who wear clothes, speak Portuguese, or use manufactured items. Now, UNI hopes to challenge a government policy of demarcating Indian lands as col6onias, where mining and agricultural development projects would be encouraged. Indian leaders also view as significant the fact that FUNAI, the Brazilian government's Indian agency, is nowhere mentioned in the text of the Constitution. This may lead to a rediscussion of FUNAI's role as an adversary of the Indian movement, and a push to establish an organ of the government to deal with Indian affairs that is less developmentalist and authoritarian in nature, and which admits a broader participation of Indian people in determining their own future. In July, the constitutional draft was revised by relator Bernardo Cabral, who edits the text for presentation to Congress. Several measures were subtly changed; omitted were the rights of Indians to "permanently remain" on their lands. ProIndian legal advisors have taken steps to ensure that this article and others are corrected in the draft that will be voted on. Page 7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4 No. 1 (Summer 1988) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brazilian Indians Win Victory in Constitution (Brazil) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1988 Zotero Title Brazilian Indians Win Victory in Constitution (Brazil) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 4, No. 1 (6-7).pdf Issue 1 Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 4 Pages 6-7 Abstract Note Indians in Brazil won significant land rights after they were written in Brazil's new Constitution. https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/ab1e689cf6d00633c7b37d1dfdcf2581.pdf b22039567587da49eb35b99a5c80ac2e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4, No. 1 (23).pdf PDF Text Text had robbed the house of Rudicindo Masaquiza, shooting at him and stabbing him in the process.The local media presented many versions of what happened, all with various falsehoods mixed in, slandering the entire Salasaca community and heightening racist feelings. On June 8th an unmarked police car came and took Rudicindo Masaquiza away. His condition is unknown and many fear that he has been tortured. Soon after, officials presented a list with names of those suspected in the killing of the two men, including several Salasacas. The Salasacas quickly gathered in the central plaza and for many days refused to let the police enter to take away the accused. Community leaders are working with the national Indian organization, CONAIE, to coordinate a legal defense. Formal charges and trial have not been set, and the situation remains dangerous for the Salasacas. For more information write to: Marina Mas aquiza or Tony Moss, 702 K Eagle Heights, Madison, WI 53705. From the Mapuche residents of Osomo Province we have received notification of forced sales and seizures of their farm lands due to unpaid taxes. The properties seized by the State number nearly 600 farms and estates which have been occupied by about 1,500 Mapuche families, Q.OOO people for many generations. These families, mainly in the coastal region of the Osomo province, have been exempt from payment of land taxes until recently. It is public knowledge that the Mapuche communities live on land inherited by their forefathers. However, most of this land is presently registered in the names of non-Mapuche private individuals. ''At this time of conflict, we call on all our Mapuche and peasant brothers to unite. Only by organizing can we defend ourselves. At the same time we ask for the support of Human Rights organizations, the Church, political parties, trade unions, and so on, to help us through this serious problem," say the Mapuche communities. A Mapuche traditional spiritual leader, known as a Machi prays and sings with a sacred cultrum hand-drum. Page 23 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4 No. 1 (Summer 1988) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chilean Government Demands Tax Payment for Mapuche Ancestral Lands (Chile) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1988 Zotero Title Chilean Government Demands Tax Payment for Mapuche Ancestral Lands (Chile) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 4, No. 1 (23).pdf Issue 1 Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 4 Pages 23 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/8c497f9c1f65e8d8165fb24855cfca9e.pdf a7d68f48ccf0a24bf35c844030e4dd26 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4, No. 1 (28).pdf PDF Text Text A Mbya family experiences the frustration of being evicted from their native homeland, in Estancia Las Golondrinas. On June 13-17, 1988, the Centro de Estudios Humanitarios (CEDUL), the Universidad Catolica, both in Paraguay and the Centro Ecumenico de Documentac;ao (CEDI), and the Centro de Trabalho Indigenista from Brazil, organized a conference in Asuncion. The purpose was to analyze the consequences of major development projects in Par~guay and Brazil. Several Indigenous Representatives attended the conference. They discussed four fundamental points: (1) In Brazil and Paraguay, the socio-cultural rights and language of the Indigenous people are not recognized nor do they have a right to be different. (2) The governments treat Indigenous land as "no man's land" and make it available for development projects, such as roads, hydroelectric plants, colonization or exploitation of the natural resources. (3) The people who are affected by these development projects are neither consulted nor photo: AINDIP incorporated in the planning process, even though such measures have drastic effects such as loss of lands, forced migrations, a deterioration of health care and social disorganization. (4) Frequently, these projects respond to national or international interests which are alien to the reality of Indigenous peoples as well as to the regional communities that are being affected by these plans. There were eleven important recommendations passed at this conference which are available upon request. In summary, the recommendations define the rights of Indigenous people to determine their destiny, including direct participation and consultation in any development projects, their right to define the criteria for land demarcations, and that any development projects consider the concepts of self-sufficiency and renovation of natural resources. 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Title A name given to the resource Conference in Asuncioon (Paraguay) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1988 Zotero Title Conference in Asuncioon (Paraguay) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 4, No. 1 (28).pdf Issue 1 Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 4 Pages 28 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/7288ecd467bbcded1a925a260d5339a7.pdf aaa53b440dea7d6512cf5a20cbe84da7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4, No. 1 (1).pdf PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4, No. 1 (15).pdf PDF Text Text responsible for the 74 Indian people assassinated in Las Hojas agricultural cooperative on February 22, 1983. ANIS maintains that "there is no justice for Indian people in El Salvagor while these unpardonable crimes go unpunished." ANIS continues protesting such brutality, nationally and internationally, even after a State of Emergency law (prohibiting protest) went into effect recently. Regarding the frequent accusations levelled at ANIS members as a pretext for their arrest detainment and murder, an ANIS board member responded, '1\.ccusing us of belonging to the guerrilla or being subversive is part of a psychology that is used to arrest people. The struggle of ANIS is to know our rights and defend them. With the help of Human Rights organizations, international journalists, supporters, ambassadors and friends within the military we are able to get people freed." "Both the Reagan and the Salvadorean government want to .'finish off' ANIS and sister organizations like us because, organized, the Indian is able to defend himself and others against a lot of injustice and suffering.'' Community members and leaders of the Maya, Nahuat and Lenca people are protesting continued violations of human rights and are demanding justice and People who wish to support ANIS may contact SAIIC about future actions which will be taken. DOCUMENTARY Currently, a 1/2-hour bi-lingual video documentary about the life of the Lenca, Maya and Nahuat people of El Salvador is in progress. It aims to disseminate more adequate information about the existence of the Indian people of El Salvador and help people reach a more complete understanding of regional conditions in order to eliminate the constant menace to these seriously threatened people. The program will portray aspects of the history, development and achievements of ANIS, maintaining their identity and culture in the midst of war. It will include brief story-telling through animation and testimonies of living elders (112 years-old!) who lived through the uprising and massacre of 1932. Members of SAIIC and Mas Media, a San Francisco-based women's media collective, are working together with the ANIS media project to bring this program to completion. Volunteer work and contributions are needed. Contact can be made by writing to A Luisa c/o Mas Media, 2940 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 or by calling 415-626-1875. prosecution of the military personnel responsible for the massacre of Las Rojas Cooperative. photo: A. Luisa/Mas Media Page 15 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4 No. 1 (Summer 1988) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Documentary (El Salvador) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1988 Zotero Title Documentary (El Salvador) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 4, No. 1 (15).pdf Issue 1 Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 4 Pages 15 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/c1644e092862d8d54229af8f97e37a66.pdf f1009a5b8b90c1f51652c06d9c560dd9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4, No. 1 (13-14).pdf PDF Text Text 'There is convincing evidence that the Colombian anned forces have adopted a policy of terror, designed to intimidate and eliminate opponents without recourse to law. .. Whole sectors of society are at risk of being considered 'subversive/ and in Colombia, that is tantamount to a death sentence." Amnesty International Indians protest against violations of human rights in the Cauca region, organized by the Regional Indian Council, Corinto, late 1987. Incidents of human rights violations, including political assassinations and "disappearances,'' have increased dramatically in Colombia over the last year. Most killings have been attributed to police and military per sonnet or to "death squads" which are an integral part of the Colombian security forces (often military personnel in civilian clothes). No one has been convicted for any of these crimes. The National Organization of Colombian Indians (ONIC) has called the new government's reign of terror "genocide for the Indian people, who continue to struggle for justice and social reform." photo: Joe Fish-Amnesty International In less than three months in 1988, two important Indian leaders were killed-Gilberto Motato an Embera Katio Indian from Caldas, and Osw~ldo Teheran, a Zenu Indian from Cordoba. Motato was a mayoral candidate in the March, 1988 elections. He had a broad base of support which included Indians, peasants, and urban laborers. More than 20,000 people attended his funeral. Teheran was a leader in his community, and worked with ONIC as well. After his burial, his body was secretly exhumed and then burned. This act was then publicized by the press as a traditional Zenu ceremony. Page 13 �The outraged community claimed that they do not now, nor have they ever, burned their dead. On the other hand, bodies of those who have been tortured and killed are sometimes burned by landowners. ONIC has said that these acts "reaffirm our decision to continue reclaiming our rights and our firm desire for unity with popular sectors, and with those who, just as we do, repudiate the terror and violence and wish profound change for Colombia." In addition to political assassinations, many human rights violations suffered by Indians occur over land disputes, or during the military's counter-insurgency operations. Indians have been killed when would-be landowners decided to evict them from land they have farmed for centuries. Some have even been imprisoned on charges of '1and invasion." More recently, the army has been abducting Indian men to use as porters or guides during their counter-insurgency operations. Some are later released; many more are executed or "disappeared." Authorities tell families that these men are helping voluntarily, or deny having seized them. On July 1st, approximately 100 armed soldiers from the Cuartel Atonal Army Garrison entered the Indian community of Canton Las Cruces (near Santa Elena in Usulutan Province), disrupting the crucial com harvest. The soldiers arrested five members of that community who are also members of A.N.I.S. (the National Association of Salvadorean Indians), which unites 45,000 Lenca, Maya and Nahuat people. (See SAIIC ''Urgent Action Bulletin" of July 7, 1988). The five are accused of being supporters of the FMLN (Farabundo Marti Liberation Front) which has been waging an armed struggle during nine years of civil war in El Salvador. In the Rio Pato region of the Choco, new development projects have been undertaken without consulting the communities affected. These include new roads and a: hydroelectric plant. The government has turned a deaf ear to requests by OREW.A, the regional Indian organization, to discuss problems these projects will present for Indian communities. Among these, according to OREWA, are an increase in colonization of Indian territories and reservations, the defiling of sacred sites such as cemeteries, damage to the ecology of the region, and the loss to Indians of land and resources. OREWA is asking for a guarantee of protection from colonization on reservations adjacent to new roads, reimbursement for damage to land and crops caused by construction, and that the government consult with Indian communities about these projects, and that it respect Indian cultural values and autonomy. On July 7th they were released from custody and, according to ANIS members in Sonsonate Province, the five had been tortured. Two of them, including Jesus Mondragon, a very active member of ANIS, returned in serious condition and are currently undergoing medical treatment. On the week of July 23rd, another two members of ANIS were taken by the army from their homes at night and murdered. This signals a worsening of conditions for Indian people in El Salvador who have continually suffered harassment, repression, and disappearance. In addition, the Supreme Court in El Salvador again dismissed charges under the Amnesty Law against the military officers and informers Page 14 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4 No. 1 (Summer 1988) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Genocide in Colombia (Amazonia) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1988 Zotero Title Genocide in Colombia (Amazonia) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 4, No. 1 (13-14).pdf Issue 1 Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 4 Pages 13-14