1 12 24 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/13abb095adb0b8af7f9ef0bacc40e6d1.pdf e2f8c414d8bc55d1ead7c305a178a18a 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. 3, No. 3 (20).pdf PDF Text Text @ B 0 J:: c.. Loyan Red Hawk and Morning Star Cali testing the mics before the SAIIC radio program "South and Central American Indian Update," which is heard the third and fourth Fridays of each month at 8:00p.m. on KPFA-FM, 94.1 in northern California. SAIIC/Intertribal Friendship House 523 E. 14th St. Oakland, CA 94606 � 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource Vol. 3, No. 3 (19).pdf PDF Text Text Special thanks for work on this issue to Bob Aldridge, Janice Irwin; Robin Kirk, Jean Molesky, and David Stoll. For production assistance, we thank the Onaway Trust, American Friends Service Committee, Intertribal Friendship House, Wes Huss, Stephen McNeil, Rodrigo Betancurt, Janeen Antoine, and the SAIIC Committee: Jane Addison, Monti Aguirre, Julio Leon, Peggy Lowry, Maria Massolo, James Muneta, Guillermo Padilla, Judy Schnepp, Maria Souza, Ellen Speiser, Anna Stephenson, and Glen Switkes. Pete Hammer co-edited and typeset this issue. Susan Lobo is SAIIC Publications Editor. Nilo Cayuqueo is SAIIC Coordinator. NEWSLETTER To receive the SAIIC Newsletter for one year (four issues), please send a donation of $8 for addresses in the United States, Mexico, and Canada or $10 for addresses elsewhere. PUBLICATIONS Working Commission Reports: Second Conference of Indian Nations and Organizations of South America. 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ORDER FORM Number Cost Newsletter subscription (see prices above) Working Commission Reports, $3 each Tapes of radio program, $8 each Donations _ _ _ __ Total enclosed _ _ _ __ Name_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Tribe - - - - - - - - - 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. Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987. Published quarterly by SAIIC. © 1987 Page 19 � 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. 3, No. 3 (Summer 1987) Zotero Language English 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 Special Thanks and Order Form 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 1987 Zotero Title Special Thanks and Order Form Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (19).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 19 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/77c0b2e0186c3110cb42bf75e6fd41cb.pdf 826bf52783f24cd29fa07f08c4e1ff9f 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. 3, No. 3 (18).pdf PDF Text Text Announcements The Fifth General Assembly of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples was held July 11-17 in Lima, Peru. Prior to the General Assembly, the WCIP sponsored a series of workshops in Cuzco, Peru, from July 4-10. Workshop topics included political economy and self-determination, development projects, analysis and prognosis, organization and management for development, and Indian policy on development. For further information contact the World Council of Indigenous Peoples, 555 King Edward Ave., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 Canada. Telephone (613) 230-9030. August 3-7, 1987, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, Working Group on Indigenous Populations will meet in Geneva, Switzerland. The Museum of the American Indian seeks submissions for the Fifth Native American Film Festival to be held December 11-13, 1987. Animated, narrative, and experimental works on all topics concerned with Indians of North, Central, and South America will be considered for this non-competitive festival. Formats include 16mm, three-quarter inch video, and one-half inch VHS. Deadline for submitting entries is August 14. Contact the Museum at Broadway and 155th St., New York, NY 10032 for more information. . ' The First Meeting of Caribbean Indians will be held in the Dominican Republic in August, 1988, rather than 1987, as stated in a previous issue of the SAIIC Newsletter. Did You Miss Your Spring Issue? An abundance of springtime activities prevented SAIIC from publishing the Spring issue of the Newsletter. We hope you missed us. Paid subscriptions will be extended an issue to compensate. SAIIC promotes exchange and unity among all Indians of the Americas by making information available and by making increased direct communication possible.SAIIC also makes South and Central American Indian issues and culture known to the general Englishspeaking public. The Newsletter, one of SAIIC's projects, reflects indigenous perspectives of the Americas. Nilo Cayuqueo, SAIIC Coordinator, and Susan Lobo, Publications Editor Page 18 Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 � 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. 3, No. 3 (Summer 1987) Zotero Language English 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 Announcements 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 1987 Zotero Title Announcements Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (18).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 18 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/839ea86f72de0b5706f50de7c725d7e0.pdf af387eb224f58aa049ab860b3981302d 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. 3, No. 3 (17).pdf PDF Text Text BALAU Pacific Islanders efend Nuclear-Free Constitution Can the people of Balau (also known as Palau) continue to withstand efforts by the United States to impose nuclear-equipped military bases in their islands? The Balau Islands, the most western cluster of the Caroline Group, are located 500 miles east of the Philippines. In 1979, 92 per cent of the voters in Balau approved history's first nuclear-free constitution. Since then the United States has used its United Nations Trusteeship powers over Balau to force seven more elections on the nuclear-free issue. In the most recent vote, held at the end of June, the people of Balau again rejected changes in their nuclearfree constitution. The United States government opposes the anti-nuclear provision because it stands in the way of the development on U.S. military bases in the islands. The United States has promoted a Compact of Free Association between itself and Balau which would provide millions of dollars of economic aid in exchange for the right to develop a naval base, store conventional and nuclear weapons, create a jungle warfare training reserve, and use the islands' airstrips. In May, Ivedual Yutaka Gibbons, the traditional High Chief of Balau, came to the United States to testify before the United Nations Trusteeship Council and to request assistance to uphold his country's constitution and resist military development. He told SAIIC: "How many times must we say no? I am speaking on behalf of the traditional chiefs of Balau. We prefer to live in peace. During World War II, which was between two other nations, we were the victims. We can't forget that terrible war between the world powers. "Today we are under a great deal of pressure to push for this plebiscite. The government has cut off all basic needs of the people of Balau. Our water and electricity have been cut Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 off. Our only radio station, which is owned by the government, has been shut down. There is a lot of threatening going on in Balau now pressing to approve this Compact. "We are very concerned because the military will have the power to take land. In the Compact, the government would only have to give 60 days notice to take land. "All these years we have been in a trust relationship with the United States. During this time, we have looked forward to the United States assisting us in developing our economy. But today, the only economy we have is based on government jobs. We have been learning about democracy and in addition we have our own system of traditional government. We thought that blending the two together we would be able to develop our economy, but we realize today that the United States is more interested in what it gets in its own self-interest. "It is our request that the United States carry out its responsibility under the trusteeship agreement to make Balau economically, politically, and socially strong. The United States must also respect our constitution and our traditions. We want the entire world to know we are supporting world peace, and we are demonstrating it by maintaining the nuclear-free provision in our constitution." Accompanying Chief Gibbons was Tosiwo Nakamura, the author of the nuclear-free clause in Balau's constitution. He said, "Being one of the smallest nations on earth, the people of Balau would like to start a movement and a legacy of peace in the Pacific region." "We would like to send a message of solidarity to your people and ask your help to spread word of our struggle throughout your continent. We are a very small nation, and we don't want to be forced into something we don't want to be part of," another speaker from Balau said. 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Title A name given to the resource Pacific Islanders Defend Nuclear-Free Constitution (Balau) 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 1987 Zotero Title Pacific Islanders Defend Nuclear-Free Constitution (Balau) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (17).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 17 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/6241f33d2976af601443cf9ecab8d238.pdf 6fd92fd78651baab5f452aea32211aeb 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. 3, No. 3 (16).pdf PDF Text Text MEXICO Zapotec Community uilds ew Water Pipelin In the Sierra Juarez of Oaxaca, over seven hours by bus into the mountains north of the city of Oaxaca, there are many Zapotec Indian communities. There, in April, Solomon Lopez, director of the municipal council of San Miguel Cajonos, spoke with SAIIC about community work. We have started a project to get good drinking water. We've had piped water, but because of the drought it arrives irregularly at the village. For example, there was no water in the morning today, but in the afternoon it returned. This month the entire town is working, even the women and the old people. We are united together, the entire community. The only way we will get it done is to do it ourselves. We bought the pipe, which costs about 2 million pesos, practically without any help from the government, which doesn't provide much of this kind of service. It's the people of the community who have had to deal with all the details, including the labor. We know we need water, so we're doing what we have to do to get it. The water that we're bringing to the community comes from five kilometers away. So far we've completed two kilometers of the project, which leaves three to go. This is our largest community project, and it means we'll have more water in the future. Everyone has to work two days a week, except the old people and the women, who work one day a week. Some of the old people find a relative to do their day, and some do it themselves. There are about 70 people active in the project, not including the elders, who are about 30 more. Plus there are some other people who live elsewhere who help sometimes. Now we are digging the trenches, and then we put in the plastic pipe and cover the trenches back up. We asked for technical advise from the government, and some engineers came to plot the route, but they didn't follow through, so we went to another office to find some other people to help. Now they come for two or three days every couple of weeks to advise us about how we should dig the trenches. We started the job on February 16. In May the rains will come and we won't be able to work for a while. But we'll start again as soon as we can so that we'll have water as soon as possible. If we don't get it finished now, we'll work in stages, working every dry season. We really want to get the project finished. Photo: Assembly of Zapotec and Chinantec Peoples of the Oaxaca Sierra Page 16 Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 � 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource Zapotec Community Builds New Water Pipeline (Mexico) 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 1987 Zotero Title Zapotec Community Builds New Water Pipeline (Mexico) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (16).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 16 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/8abed873b2536b8a679d3734537175bb.pdf 0b9547785bc2b93e720878837387c239 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. 3, No. 3 (14-15).pdf PDF Text Text EL SALVADOR "An Indian With Land Is An Indian With Title" Adrian Esquino (Nahuat) from El Salvador was interviewed by SAIIC during a recent visit to Washington, D.C. SAIIC: What region in El Salvador are you from? Adrian: The Nahuat are located in the western part of the country. The Lencas live towards the east, and the Mayas occupy a part of Chalatenango, in the north. SAIIC: So there are three Indian groups in El Salvador? Adrian: Yes. Thirty-six per cent of the Salvadorean people are Indian. SAIIC: What is the general situation presently? Adrian: Well, brother, the current situation in El Salvador has deteriorated, especially for us Indian people. Violence has come again. Well, why not say it. Since 1932 [when 35,000 people were killed] until the 80's, even up to today, the population that has been repressed the most, that has been massacred the most, has been Indian. On February 22 [1983], 74 Indians from a single cooperative in Las Hojas were assassinated [see $AIIC Newsletter, Spring, 1985, pp. 4-5]. In 1982 in another community, 36 people were killed. Generally speaking, it is the Indian people who are in the worst situation. SAIIC: Who are the assassins? Adrian: Generally our brothers are killed by members of the armed forces. SAIIC: Is the government involved in this? Adrian: Yes, and that's why we have come to Washington. During the electoral campaign, Duarte [the president of El Salvador] promised to prosecute Col. Elmer Gonzalez Araujo, who was responsible for the Las Hojas massacre. SAIIC: And what happened to the colonel? Has he been prosecuted? Adrian: No, the opposite has occurred. As a reward, he has been appointed chief of logistics of the armed forces. SAIIC: What are the claims of Indian people? Adrian: The principal claim is to the land. Most of us do not have professions. We live off the land. We say that an Indian with land is an Indian with title, and an Indian without land is an Indian without title. So our main objective is to keep our land. We also have other claims. Most of us do not have houses. There is no education, no schools, no medicine or clinics for us, no work. We have many problems in El Salvador. SAIIC: How do you feel that your people will overcome Page 14 Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 �this situation? Are you in contact with nonIndian people who can assist you? Adrian: Yes, the National Association of Indigenous Salvadoreans (ANIS), as we call our organization, has joined the Salvadorean National Workers Unity (UNTS). UNTS is a coalition of all grassroots organizations, including unions, cooperatives, farmer organizations, Indians, and other. We are convinced that the only way to face this situation is to unite. UNTS is the strongest organization in the nation. SAIIC: You talked earlier about your land claims. Do you function as cooperatives? Adrian: We have about 28 or 29 cooperatives throughout the country. Some of our cooperatives already have their own land. In other cases we have negotiated with individuals who have gradually given us some land. But we are not benefiting from the famous agrarian reform, since in our country it is an arbitrary one, and eventually the land will be returned to the large landowners. SAIIC: What crops do you grow? Adrian: We grow rice, beans, maize, choca, camote, and Jicama. We also make crafts. We make clothes, hats, baskets, and other things. As you know, we Indians can live anywhere on earth. If we do not do one thing, we do another. SAIIC: Are you in contact with other Indian organizations internationally? Adrian: Yes, we are in touch with non-governmental organizations in Canada, the United States, and with the World Council of Indigenous Peoples. Here I have had meetings with Indian organizations, Apache and others, and yesterday they sent telegrams to the Duarte government and to the armed forces. SAIIC: Do you have contacts with Indian people in Mexico, Guatemala, or Nicaragua? Adrian: Yes. Today, especially, we know that international Indian solidarity will help us find a way out, and to get recognition of the rights of Indian people. SAIIC: What can we do here to help Indian people in El Salvador? Adrian: Indians and non-Indians are sending telegrams and letters in response to our appeal, asking that respect be given to the Indian people, and also that Gonzalez Araujo be prosecuted. After the massacre we insisted that he should be brought to trial. Because of our demands, we have been robbed of our land, and even of our offices, so we have come to Washington to be heard. SAIIC: Would you like to send a message to Indian people in the United States? Adrian: I urge you to unite in solidarity with the Nahuat, Lenca, and Maya people of El Salvador during this war situation. We believe that your support, moral or financial, will help us solve our problems and ultimately achieve peace. I would like to invite all brothers and sisters to visit us in Sonsonate on December 21 and 22, when we have our traditional celebration. We Indians need to be strongly united and to help each other. We especially need your support with the difficult situation in El Salvador. Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 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. 3, No. 3 (Summer 1987) Zotero Language English 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 "An Indian With Land Is An Indian With Title" (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 1987 Zotero Title "An Indian With Land Is An Indian With Title" (El Salvador) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (14-15).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 14-15 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/24b06d659b4e3acf7be8885eca0ee450.pdf a0665366fcb16f92ffc6d276f1754d89 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. 3, No. 3 (13).pdf PDF Text Text COLOMBIA Indian Struggle For Land In Cauca Intensifies The Colombian government has declared the department of Cauca a "zone of national rehabilitation," a term used to designate areas where special measures must be taken as a result of human actions or natural events. In Cauca, the "disaster" that has occurred is increasing social tension caused by the old problem of land. The Cauca is the only department in Colombia where the majority of the population is Indian, but the region has long been controlled politically and economically by a coalition of landlords and a conservative Roman Catholic church. The power elite was shocked in the early 1970's by the creation of the Cauca Regional Indian Council (CRIC), which is among the most successful grassroots political organizations in Colombia in recent years. CRIC has been central to the struggle of Indian people throughout Colombia. It was a key contributor to the creation of the National Indian Organization of Colombia (ONIC) in 1980, which includes 18 regional federations representing 75 per cent of the Indian population of the country. Each organization publishes its own newspaper, and the 10-year-old Unidad Ind{gena, formerly published by CRIC, is now the official publication of ONIC. Unidad Alvaro Ulcue, CRIC's current newspaper, is named in honor of the only Indian to become a priest in Colombia. He was killed two years ago as a result of his participation in the Indian struggle. Although Indian people have been expelled from their land and forced to integrate into non-Indian society for centuries, the formation of regional and national Indian organizations has meant that the "Indian conflict" has been forced onto the government's agenda of major problems. The situation is complicated by the armed struggled being waged between government forces and non-Indian guerrillas. Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 An editorial in the CRIC newspaper in November, 1986, states that "the guerrilla groups have declared war from Indian territory on the current government." CRIC condemns this development because of its negative social and political consequences for Indian people. Indian organizations reject the militaristic solution which has been proposed by, among others, former president Carlos Lleras Restrepo, who recently called for the organization of patrols by military veterans in the countryside. This would result in the institutionalization of para-military organizations which have been responsible for murder and destruction in the area. Faced by two armies, ONIC adopted a neutral position at its national congress last year, but from an editorial in a fall, 1986, issue of Unidad Alvaro Ulcue, it seems that CRIC is more inclined to support the government initiative as the best way to maintain the autonomy of Indian organizations and to defend Indian land. 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Title A name given to the resource Indian Struggle For land In Cauca Intensifies (Colombia) 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 1987 Zotero Title Indian Struggle For land In Cauca Intensifies (Colombia) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (13).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 13 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/94a1c3fce583d6611b5f3f6a90609058.pdf 6a88222ab71fc33322ce4755505a1dcc 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. 3, No. 3 (12).pdf PDF Text Text ECUADOR Earthquake Disrupts Many Indian Communities On the night of March 5, an earthquake measuring between 6.8 and 7.2 on the Richter scale struck southeastern Ecuador. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the Amazonian province of Napo. The tremors caused mudslides and avalanches which dammed rivers with debris. When rising waters burst through the dams, floods devastated downstream areas. Entire communities disappeared as mudslides swept away houses, livestock, agricultural land, and people. Reports indicate that between 2,000 and 3,500 Indian people are missing and presumed dead from the earthquake and its aftermath. In the mountains the worst damage occurred in the densely populated Indian regions of Imbabura and Pichincha. Although crops and roads remain intact, between 10,000 and 12,000 homes were destroyed, leaving at least 25,000 people homeless. People are now living in improvised shelters made of sticks, plastic sheeting, and cut grass. Immediately after the earthquake, CONAIE, the Confederation of Indian Nations of Ecuador, which includes organizations from both the Amazonian and mountain regions, went into action. Indian leaders from all over Ecuador gathered in Quito to work through CONAIE to assess damage in isolated areas, handle public relations, and formulate proposals for relief and reconstruction. In Amazonia CONAIE is concentrating relief efforts to help Indians rebuild canoes, most of which were lost during the initial flooding, so people will be ready to navigate the rivers when the waters have subsided. In the mountain regions, CONAIE is working with local cooperative work teams called mingas to rebuild destroyed houses. According to Cristobal Naikiai, general secretary of CONFENIAE, the organization of Amazonian Indians which forms part of CONAIE, "virtually none of the aid sent by the United States government is reaching Indian people. The North American and Ecuadoran governments are targeting their efforts at rebuilding roads for oil corporations and African palm plantations, while ignoring the needs of the people in the region. The attitude of the North American army reserve units which are doing relief work is to discredit the Indian confederation, thus causing more confusion and conflict." At the request of CONFENIAE, SAIIC is soliciting funds for earthquake relief which will go directly to Indian communities through CONFENIAE. If you are interested in helping, please contact SAIIC at (415) 452-1235 or by mail. Checks for financial contributions should be made payable to Capp Street Foundation and sent to SAIIC at P.O. Box 7550, Berkeley, CA 94707. Oxfam America and Catholic Relief Services are also raising money in the United States to be sent directly to CONFENIAE in Ecuador. Page 12 Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 � 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. 3, No. 3 (Summer 1987) Zotero Language English 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 Earthquake Disrupts Many Indian Communities (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 1987 Zotero Title Earthquake Disrupts Many Indian Communities (Ecuador) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (12).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 12 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/ce468c8e0416545545f8e7f144bfbe7e.pdf 16f55805e89e3bf66040de4059fb8aaf 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. 3, No. 3 (11).pdf PDF Text Text Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 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. 3, No. 3 (Summer 1987) Zotero Language English 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 Indianismo! (Peru) 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 1987 Zotero Title Indianismo! (Peru) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (11).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 11 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/004279fe34ded00324ffbd742f47ef6c.pdf 16f55805e89e3bf66040de4059fb8aaf 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. 3, No. 3 (11).pdf PDF Text Text Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 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. 3, No. 3 (Summer 1987) Zotero Language English 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 Massacre Of Prisoners Documented (Peru) 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 1987 Zotero Title Massacre Of Prisoners Documented (Peru) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (11).pdf Issue 3 Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 Pages 11 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/2ef56644621609f40fc3eddce60b478f.pdf b6f397c9e19514ad7089eb250d063d3c 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. 3, No. 3 (10).pdf PDF Text Text PERU Women's Voices "You must understand that, in the countryside, things are really different. The campesina is like a slave to her husband. Her life is the kitchen, the animals, the fields. She gets up at 4 a.m. to cook, carry water, make the chicha [fermented com drink] and work on the farm. Even if it's pouring rain she has to cover up with plastic and go out to bring in the sheep. Many nights we don't get in from the fields before 8 or 9 p.m. and then we begin supper for our children." -Marta, 36, married and the mother of 7 children, the only woman leader in the Agrarian Federation of Apurimac in the Andean highlands. 'We've formed our women's committee to defend our interests, because we want to defend our rights. As women, we want to be respected by the men; they should at least let us participate freely in different organizations and also let us be leaders too. Don't you think? ... They tell us ... that we have formed our committee because we want to get out of the kitchen. But that's not true. We want to get things done, like real people, just like the men." -Presentaci6n, who participates in a women's committee in her community. "The most conscious women are the ones who participate and fight with their husbands to try to make them understand. To do this they must be fully aware of the need to participate, that they have the right to do so, that they have to fight it out with their husbands, and make them understand that this situation of exploitation, misery and oppression must be confronted by both of them." -Nelly, 43, mother of 11, general secretary of the women's committee of her shantytown. Quotations and photo from Women in Peru: Voices from a Decade, published in English in 1986 by the Ecumenical Committee in the Andes, 198 Broadway, #302, New York, NY 10038. New Federation Forms In Peruvian Amazon On March 28, leaders and representatives from seven organizations of Indian people met to form the Confederation of Amazon Nations of Peru (Confederaci6n de Nacionalidades Amazonicas del Peru, CONAP). The goals of the new group include "representing our people and addressing our fundamental rights" and acting "in the long struggle against all forms of colonialism." Groups comprising the new organization include the Federation of Yanesha Indian Communities (FECONAYA), Federation of Cocama-Cocamilla (FEDECOCA), Federation of Indian Communities of the Ucayali (FECONAYY), Federation of Campa-Ashaninca Indian Communities (FECONACA), Federation of Indian Communities of Madre de Dios (FENAMAD), Federation of Piro Indian Communities (FECONAYA), and the governing council of the Nomatsiguenga Indian communities. Page 10 Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 � 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. 3, No. 3 (Summer 1987) Zotero Language English 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 New Federation Forms In Peruvian Amazon (Peru) 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 1987 Zotero Title New Federation Forms In Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (10).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 10 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/d66a10a6bf57f8e1fca71d044bf88e1b.pdf b6f397c9e19514ad7089eb250d063d3c 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. 3, No. 3 (10).pdf PDF Text Text PERU Women's Voices "You must understand that, in the countryside, things are really different. The campesina is like a slave to her husband. Her life is the kitchen, the animals, the fields. She gets up at 4 a.m. to cook, carry water, make the chicha [fermented com drink] and work on the farm. Even if it's pouring rain she has to cover up with plastic and go out to bring in the sheep. Many nights we don't get in from the fields before 8 or 9 p.m. and then we begin supper for our children." -Marta, 36, married and the mother of 7 children, the only woman leader in the Agrarian Federation of Apurimac in the Andean highlands. 'We've formed our women's committee to defend our interests, because we want to defend our rights. As women, we want to be respected by the men; they should at least let us participate freely in different organizations and also let us be leaders too. Don't you think? ... They tell us ... that we have formed our committee because we want to get out of the kitchen. But that's not true. We want to get things done, like real people, just like the men." -Presentaci6n, who participates in a women's committee in her community. "The most conscious women are the ones who participate and fight with their husbands to try to make them understand. To do this they must be fully aware of the need to participate, that they have the right to do so, that they have to fight it out with their husbands, and make them understand that this situation of exploitation, misery and oppression must be confronted by both of them." -Nelly, 43, mother of 11, general secretary of the women's committee of her shantytown. Quotations and photo from Women in Peru: Voices from a Decade, published in English in 1986 by the Ecumenical Committee in the Andes, 198 Broadway, #302, New York, NY 10038. New Federation Forms In Peruvian Amazon On March 28, leaders and representatives from seven organizations of Indian people met to form the Confederation of Amazon Nations of Peru (Confederaci6n de Nacionalidades Amazonicas del Peru, CONAP). The goals of the new group include "representing our people and addressing our fundamental rights" and acting "in the long struggle against all forms of colonialism." Groups comprising the new organization include the Federation of Yanesha Indian Communities (FECONAYA), Federation of Cocama-Cocamilla (FEDECOCA), Federation of Indian Communities of the Ucayali (FECONAYY), Federation of Campa-Ashaninca Indian Communities (FECONACA), Federation of Indian Communities of Madre de Dios (FENAMAD), Federation of Piro Indian Communities (FECONAYA), and the governing council of the Nomatsiguenga Indian communities. Page 10 Vol. 3, No.3. Summer, 1987 � 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. 3, No. 3 (Summer 1987) Zotero Language English 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 Women's Voices (Peru) 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 1987 Zotero Title Women's Voices (Peru) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, No. 3 (10).pdf Issue 3 Language English Pages 10 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3