25 12 1190 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/132dfe9ea2154505d4654aaf750ba160.pdf 6af5916b66ac1d6e8885eee4ce5b5366 PDF Text Text BOLIV IA The Indian March Continues More than 200 representatives and magistrates of the Islboro-Secure National Indian Park Territory l'IlPNIS) met In their Second Speclal Session In the town of San Bernardo. They resolved to march onTrinidad to demand compllance with Supreme Decree 22610 and to assert the rights ofthe Mojenos. Chlmanes and Yuracares who Uve In that regton. The Bollvlan government ISSued Supreme Decree 22610 folloWing the hlstorlc march "For Territory and DJgnlty" In 1990. but Its provisions have not been Implemented or enforced. In a communique, the Indians of the TIPNIS asserted that thls time. "despite the good Intentions of some members of the government, we have encountered many problemslncludlngopposltionfromseveralgroups and lndlvlduals who do not wiSh to grant us the same rights enjoyed by every other BolivIan citizen. Thts behavior Indicates that there are people who continue to think Uke the Spaniards of 500 years ago.· The representatives assert that Article 2 of Supreme Decree 22610 expands the area of TIPNIS to the lslboro and Secu.r e rivers. InCorporating the communities situated on the banks of the rivers and forming a buffer zone. On October 19. 1992.TIPNIS brought a case before the prefect of the Ben! regarding a wealthy land owner. Sergto Zelada. who was attempting to deny the rights of the community of Lorna Alta. located on the right bank of the Islboro River within TIPNIS. On October 27 the legal counselor of the prefecture of the Ben! viSited Lorna Alta and decided that there was no Infraction. The Prefect then denied the TIPNIS claim. The Indian representatives who attended the second special session In San Bernardo resolved to reject the opinion of the public attorney and the prefectural resolution. because the title that Mr. Zelada has In hiS possession belongs to another person and was obtained after Supreme Decree 22610. The delegates denounced these antiIndian acts and bureaucratic deciSions. They stated that In thiS democratic day and age. there are bad Bollv!ans In government who neither execute nor respect the laws which the government Itself has made. For these reasons. the authorities of TIPNIS marched to Trlnldad to demand a public hearing to force the execution of the decree. If thiS IS not done, the delegates will be obllged to Oght until their territorial rights are respected. Source: AquL Bolwfa Moseten Indians Compete with Loggers for Land Title Approximately stx years ago. the Moseten Indians of Santa Ana de Huachl. Ben! Provence. began proceedIngs to obtain the deeds to the lands that they have Uved on for generations. With the support of the Lay Movement for Latin America (MlAL). they succeeded 1n attaining 8,000 hectares of land. But the land that was granted turned out to be 111-sulted for hunting. Oshlng. and agriculture, the mainStays of the Mosetenes. In addition, the lands have already been exploited by coloniZers. who have cut down the most Important and valuable trees. In November 1992. the community decided to ask the Minister of Campeslnos. Agnculture, and Fishing. the Indigenous Institute ofBoUvta (liB). and the government for land In the Muchane plains as compensation. An 1880 document gtves the Mosetenes sole ownership of the territory. which IS four hours away from Santa Ana. The Vol7 Hum 1 & 2 director of the DB assures the community that their demand will be considered, but there are other people Interested In the land. Juan Torres, National Deputy and former member of the Consctence of the Country (CONDEPA. a ncopopulist organization) claimS to have deeds to the territory. According to the Mosetenes he has been extracting resources from the land. A company named San Loretl7.o also Intends to take advantage of the lumber resources. TlmberexploltaUon ts Intense 1n that region of La Paz. According to a report by the Coordinator of Solidarity with the Indigenous Peoples. approximately 60 trucks. each with Ove logs. leaves the forest along one road each day. ThiS meansthatatleast 108.000treesarecutannually. Much of the wood goes to waste because It IS cut poorly. 17 � 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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Attachment Title Moseten Indians Compete with Loggers for Land Title.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Bolivia Moseten https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/3b9a4e3583281f1e9b060f2d3444aea7.pdf 20b1814590bb29ccacb047c7c76b6acc PDF Text Text BOLIV IA The Indian March Continues More than 200 representatives and magistrates of the Islboro-Secure National Indian Park Territory l'IlPNIS) met In their Second Speclal Session In the town of San Bernardo. They resolved to march onTrinidad to demand compllance with Supreme Decree 22610 and to assert the rights ofthe Mojenos. Chlmanes and Yuracares who Uve In that regton. The Bollvlan government ISSued Supreme Decree 22610 folloWing the hlstorlc march "For Territory and DJgnlty" In 1990. but Its provisions have not been Implemented or enforced. In a communique, the Indians of the TIPNIS asserted that thls time. "despite the good Intentions of some members of the government, we have encountered many problemslncludlngopposltionfromseveralgroups and lndlvlduals who do not wiSh to grant us the same rights enjoyed by every other BolivIan citizen. Thts behavior Indicates that there are people who continue to think Uke the Spaniards of 500 years ago.· The representatives assert that Article 2 of Supreme Decree 22610 expands the area of TIPNIS to the lslboro and Secu.r e rivers. InCorporating the communities situated on the banks of the rivers and forming a buffer zone. On October 19. 1992.TIPNIS brought a case before the prefect of the Ben! regarding a wealthy land owner. Sergto Zelada. who was attempting to deny the rights of the community of Lorna Alta. located on the right bank of the Islboro River within TIPNIS. On October 27 the legal counselor of the prefecture of the Ben! viSited Lorna Alta and decided that there was no Infraction. The Prefect then denied the TIPNIS claim. The Indian representatives who attended the second special session In San Bernardo resolved to reject the opinion of the public attorney and the prefectural resolution. because the title that Mr. Zelada has In hiS possession belongs to another person and was obtained after Supreme Decree 22610. The delegates denounced these antiIndian acts and bureaucratic deciSions. They stated that In thiS democratic day and age. there are bad Bollv!ans In government who neither execute nor respect the laws which the government Itself has made. For these reasons. the authorities of TIPNIS marched to Trlnldad to demand a public hearing to force the execution of the decree. If thiS IS not done, the delegates will be obllged to Oght until their territorial rights are respected. Source: AquL Bolwfa Moseten Indians Compete with Loggers for Land Title Approximately stx years ago. the Moseten Indians of Santa Ana de Huachl. Ben! Provence. began proceedIngs to obtain the deeds to the lands that they have Uved on for generations. With the support of the Lay Movement for Latin America (MlAL). they succeeded 1n attaining 8,000 hectares of land. But the land that was granted turned out to be 111-sulted for hunting. Oshlng. and agriculture, the mainStays of the Mosetenes. In addition, the lands have already been exploited by coloniZers. who have cut down the most Important and valuable trees. In November 1992. the community decided to ask the Minister of Campeslnos. Agnculture, and Fishing. the Indigenous Institute ofBoUvta (liB). and the government for land In the Muchane plains as compensation. An 1880 document gtves the Mosetenes sole ownership of the territory. which IS four hours away from Santa Ana. The Vol7 Hum 1 & 2 director of the DB assures the community that their demand will be considered, but there are other people Interested In the land. Juan Torres, National Deputy and former member of the Consctence of the Country (CONDEPA. a ncopopulist organization) claimS to have deeds to the territory. According to the Mosetenes he has been extracting resources from the land. A company named San Loretl7.o also Intends to take advantage of the lumber resources. TlmberexploltaUon ts Intense 1n that region of La Paz. According to a report by the Coordinator of Solidarity with the Indigenous Peoples. approximately 60 trucks. each with Ove logs. leaves the forest along one road each day. ThiS meansthatatleast 108.000treesarecutannually. Much of the wood goes to waste because It IS cut poorly. 17 � 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 Bolivia: The Indian March Continues Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Bolivia: The Indian March Continues Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1,2 Pages 17 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring/Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note Representatives of the Isibon-Secure National Indian Park Territory (TIPNIS) met in San Bernardo and resolved to march on Trinidad to demand compliance with Supreme Decree 22610. Attachment Title The Indian March Continues.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Chimanes Mojenos TIPNIS Trinidad Yuracares https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/f23e668fe719cf3a9f2c7cff00afd0d9.pdf a0d6953facb1343098db30bdf312c600 PDF Text Text ECUADOR President of CONFENAIE Speaks to Maxus Shareholders On.Aprll27. AngelZWnarenda (Shull/'}, President q[ the Cc<)federatton qf Ind(genous Nationalities of the E<:uadortan Amazon (CONFENIAE} addressed the annual shareholders' meeting qf Maxus Energy Corp. tn Amartllo. Texns. HI$ speech was part of a protest againSt Maxus' 8loclc 16 oa prqJect. orga.ntzed by Rntnforest AcltDn Networlc and theCampanaAmazon/aporia VIda. aooalUion qf'Ecuadorlanenvb"orlmee1laand hwnanrtJhl$ groups. Maxus Is buadtng a road tniD the Huncranl.lndian Reserve and YaswllNatfOrlal Pwktoextractheavyaudeoll. Thefollcwtngls an excerpt.from hi$ stalement. Greeungs to the press and the American public. I represent Six lndlgenous peoples of the Ecuadorian Amw.on - the Shuar. Aohuar. QuJchua. HuaoranJ. Cofan and SlonaSecoya nations- conslsUng of300.000 lndlan people. organiZed as CONFENIAE, whiCh tn turn Is part of the Confederation of Indlg· enous Nationalltles of Ecuador. CONAIE. With thispoUUcalforce. we have come to tell the on companies. lumber companies. agribusineSS companies. and mtntng companies of the U.S. that their actMUes tn our terrttoryrepresent a massacre. Th.lsmisuseof technology threatens the Ufe of more than 300.000 Incllgenous people, as well as farmers and city dwellers of the Arn.a7.on region. These companies are responsible for the destructJon of the wlldllfe in OUT tern tory. the destruction of our sacred sites, lakes and rtvers. OUT fish and game. and the water and air. vital elements for all living things. CONFENIAE h as presented a negotiation plan to the Ecuadorian gove.r nment. Petroecuador and Maxus. and CONAIE has made repeated e!forts to negotiate, but all thiS has been rejected. The Indigenous people of the Ecuadorian arna?.on are not saytng "No" to oUextracUon, but rather are seeking an alternatiVe. Th.ls ahernatlve Is not d.llllcult to understand nor to apply with curren1 technology. But, Maxus IS blind to thiS rea!Jty. Maxus cleverly gave money to government oJilc1als. and ISolated the Hua.orants from CONFENIAE and CONAJE. For the second time Maxus signed a document that has no legal value; It tricked a few natve HuaoranJ representatives by ofl'erlng them things whtch mean nothing to Maxus and convinCed them to sign the agreement. Now MaxusiS moving forward with Its destruction. Maxus IS responsible forspUUng 15 tons of toxic chemicals tnto the nputlnl River this month, for spUUng crude oU along the road. for pressurtng the Cofan people in Dureno to leave their vtllage to work transporting road construction materials, for the tndl.sc:rtmlnate felling oftrees. for the tncreaslng dlstntegratlon of the Huaorant people and for the proUferaUon ol contagious diseases. such as cholera, dengue. yellow fever and parasites. I have come to say. 'Enough of this runntng over of our people, enough of this M4Xu.s r()(J(JMod in lluoorani ttrrilOty 16 genocide'. We demand U1at the representatives ofMaxus dlscuss wllh CONFENIAE and CONAIE the proposals that we have already presented. Ifthey do not. we will do everything that rematns possible to defend our exiStence. WedemandarnoratortumtooUdevelopment and road construction in HuaoranJ temtory untU a complete investigation oftheir envirOnmental and human nghts tmpact can be completed. An envirOnmental management plan must be presented which meets the requirements of the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon. Only tn this way can oU actMty continue! Abya Yala News � 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. 7, nos. 1 &amp; 2, (Winter/Spring 1993) 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 Ecuador: President of CONFENAIE Speaks to Maxus Shareholders Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Ecuador: President of CONFENAIE Speaks to Maxus Shareholders Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1,2 Pages 16 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring/Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note Angel Zamarenda (Shuar), President of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENAIE), addressed the annual shareholders' meeting of Maxus Energy Corporation. Zamarenda denounces the activities of US corporations in indigenous lands. Attachment Title President of CONFENAIE Speaks to Maxus Shareholders.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] CONFENAIE Maxus Energy Corp Shuar https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/1f31333cd8de2717b9f987716ad39d90.pdf e171b804b498ea4f64b6d4ab22408289 PDF Text Text AMAZON Amazon Indigenous Coordinating Body Elects New Officers The Coordinating Body for the Indigenous Peoples" Organl?.atlons of the Amazon Basin (COICA) held Its annual meeting 1n November. 1992 In Manaus. and elected Valei10 Grefa ofCONFENIAEtn Ecuador as Its new General Coordinator. The delegates also approved a new. more hor!.zontal structure. abollshtng the posltlonofPresldent.Inits place. they created a Board of DireCtors to preside over the General ASsembly. a Coordinating Committee compriSed of the leaders of each of the ntne national afllllates or their delegates. and an Executive Committee compriSed of four thematic coordinators. Antonio Jacanamljoy (ONlC. Colombia) w1ll be the coordinator for Territorial Defense. Jose Luis GonzAles (CONlVE. Venezuela) w1ll be the coordinator for Environment and Natural Resources. Evartsto Nugkuag (AIDESEP. Peru) w1ll be the coordinator for Economy and Development. Orlando Melguetro da SUva (COIAB. Brazil) w1ll be the coordinator for Human. Political and Social Rights. COICA also expanded Its membership to Include the national Amazonian federations from Venezuela (CONlVE). Surinam (O!S). Guyana (OIG). and French Guyana (FOAG). COlAB was selected the representative from Brazil. COICA"s headquarters w111 move from Lima to QuJto. A working meeting between COJCA"s Coordinators and U.S. environmental and h uman rights oxgaruzatlons w1ll be held tn Washington DC on May 11-12. COICA has also moved Its offices from uma. Peru to Quito. Ecuador and can be now contacted at: Colle Alemonio No. 832 y Av. Mariano de Jesus Casillo Postal 17-21-753 1 Quito, Ecuador Telephone and Fox: 553-297 Vol7 Num 1 & 2 Si6 Kaxinawd and Paulo Cipass~ Xauante from Brazil visit New York Amazon Initiative: A working conference to protect Indigenous rights The Amazon Initiative conferencew111 beheld on May 11 and 12. 1993tnWashlngton. DCwtth the purpose offormtng a permanent coalltlon of NGOs wtth Interests In the Ama7..on Basin. The conference w1ll brtng together northern NGOs and Indigenous representatives from the Amazon to develop concrete strategies for protecting the nghts of Indigenous peoples and safeguarding their environment. The conference w1ll also focus on the logtstlcs of creattng a permanent coalition based In Washington. DC. Co-<:oerdinators and participants Include: Cultural Survival. Environmental Defense Fund. Friends of the Earth. Global Exchange. OxfamAmertca. Rainforest Action Network. Rainforest Foundation International. Sierra Club . SAIIC. World Resources Institute and World Wildlife Fund. For more Information contact SAn C. 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. 7, nos. 1 &amp; 2, (Winter/Spring 1993) 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 Amazon: Amazon Indigenous Coordinating Body Elects New Officers Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Amazon: Amazon Indigenous Coordinating Body Elects New Officers Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1&2 Pages 15 Publication Title Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring/Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note The Coordinating Body for the Indigenous Peoples' Organization of the Amazon Basin (COICA) held its annual meeting in Manuas in November, 1992. Delegates approved a new structuring to the organization that was more horizontal in nature. Attachment Title Amazon Indigenous Coordinating Body Elects New Officers.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Amazon COICA CONFENIAE https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/7c6dfa65dd90341013fb8ccd90e9a67e.pdf f74fcc870bbd54ec91374cdf81b4b244 PDF Text Text Organizing to Save the Amazon An Interview with Valerio Grefa, new Coordinator of COICA Valerio Grefa was elected General Ccordlnalor Q[ the Coordlnattng Body Q[ Indigenous Peoples' OrganiZatiOns Q[theAma· zon Basin (COICA) in Manaus, BrazU. in November 1992. He is a member of the Qulchua nation, from the commWllly of San Pablo, Napo Province, Ecuador. 17le commu· nlty is part of FECUNAE, the Federation of NatiJJe CommunUies Q{the EcuadorlanAma· zon. which is part of CONFENlAE, the Con· federatfJ)nofindtgenousNatiDnsoftheEcua· dor!an Amazon. which in tum is aj]lltated wah COICA. In the Amazon basin there ate more than one and a half mill ton Iru:Ugenous inhabuants.jrom more than 400 natJDns. SAJIC: How long have you been active In the Indlgenous movement? VG: I have been acUve In the Indigenous movement since 1976. I am one ofthe first leaders that had the honor of estabUshtng the UnJon of NaUves of the Ecuador1an Amazon IUNAEI. SAIIC: What are the chief problems you had at that Ume In the Napo area? VG: The first problems were to end the slavery that the ertolloland owners maintained along the shore of the Napo River. especially between Coca and Nuevo Rocafuerte. They owned large haciendas. and made people work for meager wages. They used debts that were passed from generation to generation. which were unpayable debts. as an excuse to make the people work. The organiZation ended this abuse bythecrtolloland owners once and for all. The lands for the most part passed Into the communJty's hands. SAIIC: YourcommunJty. San Pedro. IS part of FECUNAE. Who does FECUNAE represent? VG: FECUNAE represents In particular the Quichua peoples of the lower Napo In Ecuador. There are 53 organiZations now that make up FECUNAE. 12 SAIIC: You have represented both FECUNAE and CONFENlAE? VG: Yes. twice I was president of FECUNAE, and then I was honored With representing CONFENIAE In 1989. 1990. and 199l.AndnowlamrcpresentingCOICA as General Coordinator. SAIIC: So you resigned from your position as president of CONFENIAE to as· sume the post In COICA VG: Yes. when I was elected Coordlnator of COlCA. I Immediately called a meetIng. - an amp1JJled assembly. as we call Itof CONFENIAE to formally resign the presidency. On the 17th of December this cer· emonytookplace, ln whlchAngeiSamarcnda became the new president of CONFENIAE. SAIIC: Who carrted out the meeting In BrazU? Which local organJ7Altlon hosted It? VG: The organiZer was COICA The host organiZationwas the Coordinating Body oflndlgenous OrganiZations ofthe BrazU!an Amazon(COIAB).COIABISanewmemberof COICA. SAIIC: And I understand that In this meeting of COICA there was Increased participation. What other countries participated. and what other lndlgenous organiZations? VG: In this case Venezuela. Guyana, Surtnam, and French Guyana became new members. So COICA now has nine members. SAIIC: Can you tell us what the structure of COJCA IS like. the governing board, the coordinating board, or the coordinators? VG: There have been two levels of organization In COICA since our last assembly. Ftrst there Is the coordinating councU, which IS made up of all the presidents ofthe member organiZations of COICA that IS. nine members now. Then on a more operaAbya Yala News �AMAZON Uve level we have establlshed the govemJng coordinating board. as we call It, whlch IS made up of five coordinators. InCluding four area coordinators and the General Coord!nator. SAHC: Whatcontactsdoyouhaveon a regional and International level. llke In Europe and the United States? VG: Well, COICA has put a lot of effort Into establlsh!ng International contacts. But It IS our objecUve to respond In a coordinated way to the proposals ofour base communities. That IS h ow It was possible to sign an environmental agreement between the NGOs of the north and COICA. In the same way It was possible to sign the cllmate agreement. as It's called. between European clUes and COICA. We began wtth seventeen clUes. and now there are more than 200 cttles. In the same way. there are other proposals In the World Bank. proposals In the United Nations, In the OrganiZation of AmertcanStates(OAS). and to organiZations thathavetodowlth thertghtsoflndlgenous peoples. We have as our work agenda the International Labor OrganiZation's (IW) Agreement 169. and we are In dialogue with governments to get them to pass thls agreement. We support It because It IS an International or legal tool that takes Indigenous demands Into account In a more concrete way. SAHC: What IS COICA's proposal to the environmental groups ofEurope and the United States? Is It only economic support or IS It something more profound? VG: We have establlshed as one of our basic objecUves that the Ama7..on basin be considered a uniVersal unit, a global unit. which calls on Its protagoniSts - the Indlgenous people - to ra1se our voice of attention. our voice of protest to the world, because the Ama7..on basin Is the last frontier Vol 7 Hum 1 & 2 oftropical forest and of biodiversity In which the basic rtghts of the first nations are Involved . That IS the basic objective. The second objecttve Is. proposing to International development organl7-ations development alternatives proposed by the Indigenous peoples. what we call a utonomous development. which permits the peoples' self-determination. Because we cannot ISOlate the development of the Indlgenous peoples from the preservation of nature and the environment. we seek sustaJnable development. a harmonic development between man and nature. SAHC: When do you plan to begin COICA's actual work? VG: Among the fundamental resolutions that were made In BrazU IS the approval of the statute. and In Its approval COICA's deflnlttve seat was establlshed In Quito. Ec· uador. So our llrst actiVIties correspond to that. to the transference of belongings that we have In Lima and to establlsh a perma· nent office In Quito. Our aspiration IS to establlsh a basic Infrastructure which w1ll allow us to work with satisfaction and attend to the demands of our Indlgcnous organiZations. SAHC: Inaddltton toCOICA's work In the Amazon. do you plan to make contact with other Indigenous peoples In the highlands. the p lains. and throughout the continent? 13 �AMAZON "I believe that we have to redaim the power of our Pacha Mama, the wisdom of our Pachacama, and all the spirituality of our earth, of our territory, of our power. Only when we respond to this material struggle spiritually, will we have a complete struggle.• Valerie Grefa continued "If we are protecting the Amazon basin, its floral life, It is obvious that we need to sign agreements with other forests that stlli exist on the planet.• 14 VG: If we are protecting the Amazon basin. Its floral life. It IS obvious that we need to sign agreements with other forests that still exist on the planet. That IS the reason that In 1992 In the month of Februaty we held a world conference of the Indigenous and tribal peoples of tropical forests In Malaysia. The second meeting IS expected to take place In May. possibly In Peru. SAIIC: We also understand that on a continental level there IS coordination. a network among Indigenous peoples from all geographical areas. and there IS an otgantzation called CONIC. Do you have contact with these brothers and siSters? VG: Our Intention IS to coordinate all the actiOns that other groups. other Indigenous otgantzations are taking on a continental or world level. to demand the rights that belong to us. So the doors are open. we are very wi.lllng to coordinate and have solidarity with all those organiZations that are fighting In a sincere way for the rights of Indigenous peoples. We cannot remain ISolated. we cannot keep our diStance from the leaders of otgantzations that have slm.llar goals. SAIIC: The U.N. declared 1993 the Year of Indigenous Peoples. What do you think about that? VG: Actually, I have my doubts about thiS declaration. I th.lnk that maybe the United Nationswantstouse 1993tocoverupthe500 Years of genOCide. of barbartsm. since the amval of Columbus to America. Indigenous peoples have to unJte to ratse that voiCe of protest as soon as someone tries to make It a folkloric year. I understand that lf there are good Intentions on the United Nations· part. It should be a year of reflection. a year of decision-making. a year of recognition of the fundamental rights of Indigenous peoples. recognition of the otgantzatlons that are representative of the Indigenous peoples of America and the world. It should be a year of passing laws, International norms that benefit Indigenous peoples. Otherwise It will be a world maneuver to control. to separate us. lin not very optimiStic, but rather hopeful. SAIIC: Is there a movement among the Indigenous peoples In Ecuador to reclaim Indigenous sp!rttuallty? VG: I think that when we talk of splrttuallty.In an Indirect way we are talking of the phUosophy of the Indigenous peoples. I understand that we. theIndigenous peoples. must recover the splrtt- the splrtt that has led our peoples for millenniums. and which has been seiZed by the sp!rtts brought by Columbus. so many saints. so many VIrgins. that we are practically ldolatrlzlng 1n churches. monuments. and that In thiS way we have abandoned our own splrtts which have guided us - the splrtt of the lakes. the splrtt of the waterfalls. the splrtt of the mountains. the splrtt of the whole world viSion of the peoples. I believe that we have to reclaim the power ofourPacha Mama. the wisdom ofour Pachacama. and all the sp!rttuallty of our earth, of our territory. of our power. Only when we respond to thts material struggle splrttually will we have a complete struggle. I think that not only In Ecuador but also In Central America. In South America, In all of the places where Indigenous peoples are. we are reclaiming our true splrttuallty. SAIIC: Some last message for the peoples of Norlh America? VG: Truly. a call to solidarity. to the unity of Indigenous peoples within the diverSity of cultures that we have. so that In the lmmedlate future we have a unlfied voiCe. a monolithic voice. and that we can be heard by the governments In the International arena. I understand that now we have to make an effort to Ond ourselves and that. setting aside any resentment. any lndMdual Interest. we search for a consensual Interest. we seek a way sought by all the Indigenous Initiatives. Only In that way will we be able to obtain In an organlzed manner the rtghts whiCh we proclaim. Abya Yala News � 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. 7, nos. 1 &amp; 2, (Winter/Spring 1993) 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 Amazon Organizing to Save the Amazon: An Interview with Valerio Grefa, new Coordinator of COICA Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Amazon Organizing to Save the Amazon: An Interview with Valerio Grefa, new Coordinator of COICA Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1&2 Pages 12-14 Publication Title Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring/Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note SAIIC interviews Valerio Grefa, who became the new Coordinator of the Coordinating Body of Indigenous Peoples' Organization of the Amazon Basin (COICA). Attachment Title Organizing to Save the Amazon-An Interview with Valerio Grefa, new Coordinator of COICA.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Amazon Brazil COICA Grefa Valerio saiic https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/18659f14403d01c92d8c74e96be6d99c.pdf 82b8ccc28cb02a36458a5261e564a57a PDF Text Text --R I GHTS HUMAN Cocaleras Take to La Paz! A 350-mile March to Demand Human Rights in Bolivia bolll five hundred QuechuaAymara women organized a 350-mile march from the Chap.1re (a coca (Erychroxylum coca) producing area) to La Paz. Bolivias cap· ita!. The women marchers entered the capital on january 18, 1996, thirty days after having left from the upper reaches of the Amazon basin. Their main purpose was to demand that the Bolivian governmenl of Presidem Sllnchez de Lozada respect and enforce human rights in their home region, since abus- A es against the women and their families. also known as cocaleros. have increased recently. It was the first time organized 1ndigeoous·peas.·ml women From lhe coca areas marched to La Paz to discuss coca-related policies that affect them and their comm1.1nitics. Coca: Spiritual, yet Demonized Coca, the raw material for the production of cocaine, is a native crop to the area. It was first made illegal by the Vienna Convention of 1961. However, due to strong Indigenous resistance (coca holds ancient spiritual and cultur· al value for the Indigenous peoples who cultivate it), Bolivian officials agreed on a depenalized status. Ritual consumption and cultivation or coca has been allowed since that time by the Vienna Convention of 1988. However, due to the uncontrollable status of cocaine exports and consumption abroad. gov- ernments have demonized coca leaves. condemning the product and pressing for eradication. Surprisingly. here in the US, the well known writer 'A~IIiam F. Buckley Jr. recently reactivated the debate over legalization or dntgs in the jou.rrt.•l National Review. The fact is that consumption or dntgs in general, and not only or cocaine. has been steadily rising in the US and Europe. A possible answer, Buckley stresses. lies in legalization. (William F. Buckley Jr.• "The War Vol. 10 No.1 on Drugs is Lost" National Review, Vol XLVIU No.2, February 12. 1996: 34-48). War on Drugs or People? In the same way that the War on Drugs is perceived by policy makers as a failure, above all in the US, Indigenous peasants are not convinced by the long line of ~hemtuives to coca cultivation. Chapare Indigenous peas.•nts indirectly answer to foreign demand-the "consumption side," in rhe US and Europe. whic-h is almost never discussed. From the point or view of states, coca harvests must be condemned as the main regarding the implementation or alternative development projects in the area. The Women'S Cocalera March received massive suppon from: the pub· lie. A)o11ara leader Cristina M:\rquez. who represented the COS (Bolivian Workers Union) during the march. said the "women are clearly struggling against the neoliberal model" led by President Sanchez. Ximena lturralde and Lidia Katari, first L"ld)' and vice President CArdenas' wife. respo::ctively, agreed tO analyze the demands of the cocaleras in order to better understand their situation. providers of raw material for cocaine UMOPAR: Spreading Terror in the Coca Regions US embassy in La Paz has cominuall)' processed outside their domains. The pressured the Bolivian govemment for complete eradication or coca fields. However, there has been a general fail· ure to demonstrate the economic viabil· ity or altemative development projectS, or alternative agriculture. Ox:altros are trapped in a never-ending profit cycle A sharp condemnation or UMOPAR, a specialized anti-dn•g anned "nit. was voiced by Quechua leader Silvia 1.azarte. "For us [cocalerasl there is no life,justice. peace nor tranquillity in the coca fields... we continue to suffer sys· based on coca harvests that continue to about this. • she stated. This coincides with a recent Human Rights Wacch Americas report which analyzes the human impacts of the War on Dmgs: "The resources possessed by Bolivian tematic abuses. v~l e want you to think guarantee their income. and thus their survival. As part or the march. the cocaleras clearly addressed the fact that crimina.lization or coca has spelled disaster for antinarcotics forces are too few: too few the Indigenous peasants of Chapar:e. men too poorly equipped are being The state militarized the area. which asked. on the one hand, to battle wellthey denounced as a violation of their entrenched drug traffickers funded by human rights. In addition. the women immense profits. On the other hand, ma.rchers demanded the cessation or they are being asked to control the eradication of coca fields. compensation thousa.n ds or poor po::ople who labor at for Indigenous po::asants who were killed the lowest end of the drug production or have been physically disabled due to pyramid ... This law enforcement effon. police bnuality in the area, government moreover. is conducted in the absence support for initiatives seeking viable of institutions and traditions that hold altematlvc development, lcg.1.l protec- public agents accountable for their own tion for union leaders who represent adherence to laws protecting civilians Indigenous peasants in the coca areas, from abuse." (July 1995. Vol. 7. No.8. page 38). ~ the decriminalization and commercial· ization of coca leaf nationally and internationally~ and government account· ability for agreements signed in 1994 (Compiled with information from the &>livian National Newspaper; Presencia) 31 � 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. 10, no. 1 (Spring 1996) 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 Cocaleras Take to La Paz! Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring 1996 Spring 1996 Language A language of the resource English, Spanish English Zotero Title Cocaleras Take to La Paz! Item Type Journal Article Volume 10 10 Issue 1 1 Pages 31 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring 1996 Language English, Spanish English Abstract Note Five hundred Quechua Aymara women march 350 miles to La Paz, Bolivia to demand that Bolivian president, President Sllnchez, enforce human rights in their home region. Attachment Title abyayala_v10_n1_p31.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Bolivia Human Rights Quechua Aymara women Sanchez de Lozada Gonzalo https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/60b9961f033bed8dd275bfbb1c191f90.pdf e932fef58402a2a03a27d26c7a206e8b PDF Text Text 1993 Y EAR OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Pan American Health O rganization Conference on Indigenous Health The fust conference ever sponsored by the Pan American Health Organl7.atlon that focused exclusively on Indigenous peoples health ISSues was held from April 13 - 18 In Villa Marta. Wlnnlpeg Canada. Forty Indigenous delegates from South, Meso and North America as well as Canadian government and non-governmental representatives attended the Indigenous Peoples & Health Workshop '93 "In hopes of launching a dialogue on the health status of Indigenous peoples.· Presentations. seminars and dlseusslons addressed the gravity ofthe health crtsts In Native communities. covertng topiCS rangIng from the dearth of health services and faclllt!esln Native communities. to the slgnlficant role of traditional Indigenous medicine. to the ominous Human Genome Development Project. Poverty, oppression and lack of self-determination were seen to be the prtGenome continued nationally. or In consultation with Indigenous people. Thts type of research wlll have a negative Impact on future health programs and projects In Indigenous communities. by un dermining Indigenous peoples' trust In the medical and health professions. Source: Rural Advancement Founcia· ttcn International For more infonna~on contact SAIIC or: Rural Advancement Founda~on lnterna~onal 71 Bonk Street, Suite 504 Ottawa, Ontario K1 P 5N2 Conado Tel: 613-567-6880 Fax: 613-567-6884 Vol7 Num 1 & 2 mary culprits of the alarming health situation confronting Indigenous peoples. In light of the crtsts. a recommendation to declare a state of emergency In s peclflc communities and populations was p ut forth. Systematic community participation In definIng and Implementing health poUcles was regarded as crucial for achieving positive results. The necessity of pursuing ongotng efforts to defend Indigenous lands. Improve nutrition and housing. prevent environmen tal pollution, and legalize Indigenous m edicine and practices was diScussed at length. As a result of thJs conference. a com mtssJon of Indigenous delegates. working In conjunction with PAHO to promote Indigenous health Issues on local. national and International levels ts being established. In addition. an Int ernational task force dedicated to ensurtng that Indigenous health tssues find a place on the agendas of any meetingS pertaining to Native peoplests planned . as well as an Information network to educate and update Native com- Deleg(JleS to the PAHO confertnce from left to right: Rosa munities on rel- Baldiz6n, Maya (Gu(Jlemola): Rosa .Garcfa. Purepecha evant ISSues and (Mbcico): Carmen Pereira. Mojeiia (Bolivia); Yoltvula n ew developments Nahuelcheo, Mapuche (Chile): and Gilberta 8(Jlz, Maya ' concerning health. (Guatemala) 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. 7, nos. 1 &amp; 2, (Winter/Spring 1993) 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 Pan American Health Organization Conference on Indigenous Health Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter/Spring 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Pan American Health Organization Conference on Indigenous Health Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1&2 Pages 11 Publication Title Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Winter/Spring 1993 Language English Abstract Note The first Pan American Health Orgnaization Conference was held April 13-18, 1993, focusing on indigenous health issues. The meeting discussed a range of Indigenous health conserns ranging from the gravity of helath crisis in Native communities to the Human Genome Development Project. Attachment Title Pan American Health Organization Conference on Indigenous Health.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Human Genome Development Project Indigenous Health Pan American Health Organization Winnepeg Canada https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/55ff5a6f3c32c8320d4f73e51fbf2d64.pdf 1bc78a5bf256ced16958afd426af32df PDF Text Text 0RGAHIZATIOH AHD COMMUHICATIOH Forging Unity, Zapatistas Call for Indigenous Forum ith more than 300 delegates, 250 guests. and mtemation· al obst"~rs and reponers. the Natoonal Indigenous Forum took place on Janunry 3·9, 1996. In S.1n Cristobal de Ins<"=. in an area called the Valley of Jove! The event WllS called by the EZLN {Zap:uista Army of Nntlon:•l Libenttion). the Commission for Pacification {COCOPA), and the Plural lnd tgenous Assembly for Autonomous RcgtOI\S {ANIPA). 1\venty four Zapatislll commanders, four of them won>en. participated In the Porum by chatting the Working Conunissions. The orgamznuonal fmme of the Forum revolved around th< objecttvcs of the controversial "Peace wllh Dignhy and Ju.suce· ncgouauons between lhe go,·crnmem of Prestdent Ernesto Zed!llo nnd the EZLN oceurring in San Andrt!.< l.1m!inznr. Chiap.1S. '!'here the parttes reached ngreements on the first theme or lnd•g~nous Culture and Rights on January 18. W Pre,;ou< to the Forum. the EZLN consulted ""h its more than OM<! hun· dred adviSers out of whtch '10 are Indigenous people. The Forum was di.;ded into six Working Commi;slons: I. Community and Autonomy. Indigenous Riglu.s 2. indtgcnous Culture 3. Indigenous Educ:nion 4. Condiuon, RighiS, and Culture of Indigenous Women 5. indtgenous Peoples and Mediums of Commumcuion 6. Political Repre.scmation and PaniC!palion lndtgcnous Peoples It was the n.,.t 11me that the Zapatisto> met ";th Indigenous repre· scmativcs from most or t he 57 indigenous notions m Me.<ico. numbcrmg today appro.umatCI)• 14 mtlhon In the Rcsoluuons, most of the delegates expressed strong support for Autonomous Indigenous Regions as w.:ll ~ the need 10 ha'-e • ptrm:~nent forum to discuss lndtgcnous issues. or Another resol ution that came out of the Forum was to demand that the go\'cm· mcnt a.n d congress rctnSiale ~rttcle 27 of the Consmution •n order lO ensure that communal lands won't be sold to out· stdcrs. Al.so, the Forum proposed 10 change sc,·cml other an1cles of the Consmution wnh aim to cre~tc a pluri· nauonal state adapted 10 the many pueblos that hvc m Mexico today. ~brgarita Guntrrtz. lil>nhu from the Stole of Htdalgo and one of the coor· dmalors of 1\NIPA. spoke I><>Silively of the event. "ThiS is a great Forum bceallSC n has united gr:ISSrOOis Indigenous Reprtsenlllti\'\'5. and engag· ing In dialogue with the F.Z~N com· manders helps 10 have an understand· tng of the cultures nnd problems we are foong. Al.so, the !'ttct that m the EZLN women have full paniclpation is very poshivc. We haw to make an i memnl revoluuon first whtch Is to allow wom<n to paniClpate fully m all dcct· s•on-making procr:sscs. • .... Peace Accord Signed by EZLN and Mexican Government 'The EZLN and the Me>elcan state agreed oo a prebmlnaty I peace agreement oo Februaty 16th ln the Chiapas town of San Andres Larrainzar. It was agreed that lncftgenous rights must be stated in the coostitutlon: lhat Indigenous poltllcal participatioo and representation be V>lide1y b<ood· ened: lhat justo:e be gu~~ranteed to lndtgeoous peoples: that Indigenous cultural expre$$ion be supported: and that Indigenous pe<>ples receive support for the creation of their own educational systems. . The peace agreement ~ afte< the roundtable negotiation from Janua.y I 0· 18 In San Andres Sacamch ·en de los Pobres. where the two factions agreed to re·define the relationship bet...veen the state and Indigenous peoples. or estOOWI p<indples and componeots for the construe. lion of a "new soc181 contract." tn whiCh Indigenous peo· pies participate ss full members of society. all within the context of a "profound reform of the state.· or 34 By far the most slgn!r.cant advance of the negotia· lions are the modtficalions to the Mexican constitution. namely the recognllion of Indigenous peoples' right to self-determination and autonomy. This comes after an lnltJal stance of complete rejection of the even the men· 1100 of the word • self·deterrmnatton. • However. due to pol•lical pressures. the need to re·establlsh M exico's Image of stability as seen from abroad. and a negotiat· ed definition of the nature of autonomy, the government conceded. What is the nature of the ·Autonomy· granted to Indigenous peoples after this Initial round of agree· ments? Autonomy was declared at the • communal" level. which ts a far c.y from the lndtgenous vtsion of dlslincl and proper territonal.lurfdlcal. and political enti· ties. This point will no•doubt be contested in negotiat· lng sessions to come. Attya Yaia News � 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. 10, no. 1 (Spring 1996) 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 Forging Unity, Zapatistas Call for Indigenous Forum Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring 1996 Spring 1996 Language A language of the resource English, Spanish English Zotero Title Forging Unity, Zapatistas Call for Indigenous Forum Item Type Journal Article Volume 10 10 Issue 1 1 Pages 34 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring 1996 Language English, Spanish English Abstract Note The Zapatistas group held a massive gathering where the Forum revolved around the objectives of the controversial "'Peace with Dignity and Justice" negotiations between the government o£ President Ernesto Zedilio and the EZLN ocuring in San Andres Larrainzar, Chiapas. Attachment Title abyayala_v10_n1_p34.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Chiapas Zapatistas Zedillo Ernesto https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/f9f5b820210e1dca86e7e2e2899bf9b9.pdf 36b9caa2be9ad85f5cf18bc8623a5ebf PDF Text Text 1993 YEAR OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Stealing Indigenous Genes Genome Project Places Indigenous Peoples at Risk A band of molecular anthropologiSts are planning to collect samples from the hair roots. cheeks and blood of 722 "endangered" Indigenous peoples scattered throughout the globe to tmmortallze their genetic make-up and possibly tum a profit. AdraftreportfromthesecondHuman Genome diversity Workshop held at Penn State University on October 29-31, 1992 refers to Indigenous people as "Isolates of Htstol1c Interest (!Hrs), because they represent groups that should be sampled before they disappear as Integral units so that their role In human htstory can be preserved.· By recording gene codes the plan's partiCipants hope to find unique genes which can be used to cure diseases. which they wl1l patent and make millions. The plan ts being advanced by the Human Genome Diversity Project. an Informal consortium of universities In North Amertca and Europe backed by the u.s. National Institute of Health (NIH) as part of the Human Genome Organization (HUGO). HUGO ts the mult:Jnatlonal. multl-bJIIlon dollar lnltlative to map the human genetic structure. Part of the plants to leave a duplicate sample of the DNA of each Indigenous community with their national governments or regional inStitutions. Access to an IHrs complete genetic make-up makes It theoretically possible to devtse cheap and targeted biological weapons trained solely on that community. Human rtghts violations againSt Indigenous peoples, by their own governments and/ or other governments within their region, ts a major cause of their "physical exUnction·. Permaneotsamplesofhumangenetic material are invaluable to the Human Genome Project and to medical research. Under 10 U.S. law, any products or processes dertved from the unique collection wl1l be patentable. The commercial profit In Indigenous germplasm was brought home to pharmaceutical companies earlier thts year when th.l rty clti?.ens of Llmone, an ISolated ltaltan community. were dlsoovered to have a unique gene that codes againSt many forms ofcardlo· vascular disease. Swedish and Swiss phar· maceutical companies, as well as the Univers ity of Milan. have since swarmed over the townspeople, taking blood and other samples and applying for patents. If the gene can be turned Into a marketable drug the profits wl1l be tremendous. Will Indigenous peoples have a share In such profits? The members of the Human Genome Diversity Project estimate that an lnltlal five year sweep of relatively accessible populations wl1l cost between $23 million and $35 million and wl1l allow sampling from 10 ,000 to 15,000 human specimens. White blood cells from each person wl1l be "tmmortall?.ed" at the American Type Culture Collection 111 Rockv111e. Maryland. Human blood can only survive 48 hours outside ofstorage so samples collected wl1l have to be air-lifted Immediately. ·one person can bleed 50 people and get to the airport In one day," the report estimates. The Indigenous Peoples and Health Workshop held In Wlnnlpeg. Canada Aprtl 13·18, 1993, wh!ch wasorganl?.edbythe Pan American Health OrganiZation (see article page 11), passed a resolution crtticl?.Ing the Genome project. The resolution states: This Is yet another example of research being done on Indigenous people With· out their consent and Without all relevant Information being provided to them. The consequences of thts research have not been fully explored nationally, interAbya Yala News �1993 Y EAR OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Pan American Health O rganization Conference on Indigenous Health The fust conference ever sponsored by the Pan American Health Organl7.atlon that focused exclusively on Indigenous peoples health ISSues was held from April 13 - 18 In Villa Marta. Wlnnlpeg Canada. Forty Indigenous delegates from South, Meso and North America as well as Canadian government and non-governmental representatives attended the Indigenous Peoples & Health Workshop '93 "In hopes of launching a dialogue on the health status of Indigenous peoples.· Presentations. seminars and dlseusslons addressed the gravity ofthe health crtsts In Native communities. covertng topiCS rangIng from the dearth of health services and faclllt!esln Native communities. to the slgnlficant role of traditional Indigenous medicine. to the ominous Human Genome Development Project. Poverty, oppression and lack of self-determination were seen to be the prtGenome continued nationally. or In consultation with Indigenous people. Thts type of research wlll have a negative Impact on future health programs and projects In Indigenous communities. by un dermining Indigenous peoples' trust In the medical and health professions. Source: Rural Advancement Founcia· ttcn International For more infonna~on contact SAIIC or: Rural Advancement Founda~on lnterna~onal 71 Bonk Street, Suite 504 Ottawa, Ontario K1 P 5N2 Conado Tel: 613-567-6880 Fax: 613-567-6884 Vol7 Num 1 & 2 mary culprits of the alarming health situation confronting Indigenous peoples. In light of the crtsts. a recommendation to declare a state of emergency In s peclflc communities and populations was p ut forth. Systematic community participation In definIng and Implementing health poUcles was regarded as crucial for achieving positive results. The necessity of pursuing ongotng efforts to defend Indigenous lands. Improve nutrition and housing. prevent environmen tal pollution, and legalize Indigenous m edicine and practices was diScussed at length. As a result of thJs conference. a com mtssJon of Indigenous delegates. working In conjunction with PAHO to promote Indigenous health Issues on local. national and International levels ts being established. In addition. an Int ernational task force dedicated to ensurtng that Indigenous health tssues find a place on the agendas of any meetingS pertaining to Native peoplests planned . as well as an Information network to educate and update Native com- Deleg(JleS to the PAHO confertnce from left to right: Rosa munities on rel- Baldiz6n, Maya (Gu(Jlemola): Rosa .Garcfa. Purepecha evant ISSues and (Mbcico): Carmen Pereira. Mojeiia (Bolivia); Yoltvula n ew developments Nahuelcheo, Mapuche (Chile): and Gilberta 8(Jlz, Maya ' concerning health. (Guatemala) 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. 7, nos. 1 &amp; 2, (Winter/Spring 1993) 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 Stealing Indigenous Genes: Genome Project Places Indigenous Peoples at Risk Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter/Spring 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Stealing Indigenous Genes: Genome Project Places Indigenous Peoples at Risk Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1&2 Pages 10-11 Publication Title Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Winter/Spring 1993 Language English Abstract Note The controversial topic of researching and "immortalizing" the genetic code of humans is discussed. The Indigenous Peoples and Health Workshop in Winnepeg, Canada criticized the Genome Project on grounds of exploiting Indigenous people. Attachment Title Stealing Indigenous Genes-Genome Project Places Indigenous Peoples at Risk.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Human Genome Diversity Project NIH Pan American Health Organization The Indigneous Peoples and Health Workshop Winnepeg Canada https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/3fb578e4d9fb5a6a748ff61d31d02738.pdf 609184f36d0a8172efa8135024b02776 PDF Text Text HU MAN R IG H T S Nimia Apaza, Kolla Lawyer Challenges Argentinean Health Minister Nimia Apaza, an Indigenous Kolla lawyer in northern Argentina <General Coordinator and L<Jwyer for the Ju}ciy Native Council of Organizations), challenged Argentine social welfare minister Herminio Gomez regarding his explanation of infant mortality In the S usques Province. "Infant mortality IS not a cultural p roblem. • she asserts, "it Is not true that mothers do not care for their children and that they let them die." For Apaza. it Is "the clash of cultures that is killing our people; Western culture comes overwhelmingly. bringing so called 'superior and better ideas· than our traditional culture... • How does Minister G6mez think !ha t infam morulhy rates In Susques. during the first months of 199.5, are linked to the fact that mothers do not mke Lheir d•lldren to the heahh center$? e presented an isolated case, possibly due tO special clreum~•nces In bel. the act\dcmic calendar In Susques. whoch was ontt from summer until May. was ch.111ged from March to December. The previous ca~ndar h.'ld 3 \ogle: on May, gr.uing cycles change. and Lhcrcfore amm:ds need to be token fanhcr awa)' to find fodtkr MOther.< that do not h.wc older children an: forctd to coke younger ehiidccn :dong. If chcy do no11a.ke thdr animali co gr.tze, noc only will one child die. but 1he entire famil)' will sufkr btcause they wdl llOI ha"" food for the next )oear. duces a grc:u imb.1bncc. Susqucs. llmros (mules) ""re used to tr.msport Indeed, is the s.'lt plateau of jujuy. This saltLO the lower ''alleys to trade for com. is io say that it has liule pot:tble water Nowadays. '""'I'OS arc oonsidcrcd dannnd its "egcmtion Is b:>sically " small gerous on che hlghwoys. The police forperennial bush cal~d T'ola (Batcharis bid them on the roods. so then: 1S no To/a). rola proteets chc topso~l •~?•nst bartering, nor com. On che other hand. Slrong " inds and reproduces with hule chert: are less gmzing at\!1\S and bcnsts of mlnfall. whkh once created • st.1ble burden ore dying. Prople ore aware of source of gmz< for IL1mas. The problem thl$ probltm ond thO)' ore ll')11lg 10 Sllv" I> th.11 today. soU erOSlon has decreased che llama and sheep 11\Stcad or toling the :tmO\tnt of T'o/a in !he area. them to Survlve. Ecologic<~l collapse h.'IS caused descr· Before. fomilies 115('<1 to own large tifiCII!Ion or the highlancls. T'ola h.'IS been herds of onnnJls and now they h..-..,~ used as a fuel m the school kitchen fur- 1hnn Oftccn or cwenty heads. In a ~1':1\e­ n\\Ces because there is no money avail· glc droma of survival, our people "blc for other fomu of fuel. Homdo learned I<> ll\'t under-nouriShed Under Mcrcado. an 3grunon>lsl. wamcd us cl><SC strenuous circuii\SlanttS. the lllOSI al>Out the e<»log•cnl Cl)nsequenct.~. but affected arc the children 'vho '"111not wns not hcord by the 1 0011 authot'ltics. wh~nd high altitude weather aild suf1 he rruth is that our people tmdotlonally fer from bronquittS. pneumonia, 1111d ha"= T'ola for domesuc usc. but only whooping cough. mke what~ needed. nvolding the disruption of the no.ural equilibrium. t How has the school system dcv<~.lu cd How chen do you e."pl<tln Lbc growth chc uaditions of your people! of infant monolity rncrs? C:m yo" describe for us the trndhion· Tc"ttchrrs wuh good intcmions teach It is the clash of 1'\lhurcs th~t is nl diet in Susques? our children to cat evctything avail•ble. killing our people. When I speak about Our diet tmdilionally depended on but because or the gen<rJl de\oalu:uion of cultures. I assume that there is not one rom-~d mnls, such as.. Chilean our culture, 11 is undci'Siood chat tom· supcnor culture. nor that ours is tnfen- (breakfast). ulpada, to<1adns (snacks). b.1sed foods belong to poor p•:ople. So e>r. The concept that o ur troditions and ll<dapun;a, hal<~t>i, tultX>. caldQ, majM. and when children return home. they n.o cu>torns art b.1ckward has made this plcant.:s (lunches). an<lu (desert). and longer w.mt to e;u trnduional foods. and dlsh and 011\-asion W CIIUS<' of nL,lnU• chlcha (com hecr). To chtS basic dice we p,1r<.n1S do not have the means 10 purninon and lnfnnt mortaluy. added 'P!Inod, fa••a bc.lns, and potntoes. ch3.<e processed foods. For example, supplemented occasJOilally with ch4/ona noodles arc available, but contain llulc llow has Western culture nffecl<d (llama me.") n111ntion.11 v:duc. The superior ,,.lue put on processed food is whnc is rousing the Susqucs' The p<:oplc of the cit)' don\ under- Can )'OU c..'plain che trad.itional eco- malnutrition of our people. stand that our people live \vithin' nature nomic pancn1s of exchange in tltis ond that no one is superior. Mankind is a.rc:ol (£x<upts oj on mter"'"' by .11oriona oot the king of O'l.'-'IIOn; we arc nil part Our poople obtn.oncd com through Corbctjal, '>illo pcrmJ,<fon from "~<k(r El of II, When nature is destroyed I! pro- Inter-communal barcering systems. Patriota. Ltt Paz Nov 11 -17, 1995) H 32 A'r:lta Yalo N~ � 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 Nimia Apaza, Kolla Lawyer Challenges Argentinean Health Minister Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring 1996 Spring 1996 Language A language of the resource English, Spanish English Zotero Title Nimia Apaza, Kolla Lawyer Challenges Argentinean Health Minister Item Type Journal Article Volume 10 10 Issue 1 1 Pages 32 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring 1996 Language English, Spanish English Abstract Note Nimia Apaza, an Indigenous Kolla lawyer in northern Argentina (General Coordinator and Lawyer for the Jujuy Native Council of Organizations), challenged Argentine social welfare minister Herminio Gomez regarding his explanation of infant mortality In the Susques Province. Attachment Title abyayala_v10_n1_p32.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Argentina Infant Mortality Gomez Herminio Nimia Apaza https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/5f5e5c38b390e557aaa8a4095c0cbf91.pdf 96c231454a73f76c3366ed177cc2c866 PDF Text Text 1993 YEAR OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Latin American Governments Establish Indigenous Peoples' Fund Inspired by an Initiative of the government of Bo!Ma. who met wtth other Latin Amertcan governments and With the government of Spain at the first lbero-Amertcan SummltlnGuadal~aza.MexlcolnJuly,l991. an Indlgenous Peoples' Fund has been established that expects to provide mliJJons of doUars to lndlgenous communities. The process of developing this fund has taken place <:!Ver the last two years. and has Involved representatives from governments of the region. extra-regional governments,Indlgenous peoples' organiZations (lnter-Amertcan Indian Instttute. the presidents of the World Councn of Indigenous Peoples, and COICA-the Coordinating Body oflndlgenous Peoples' OrganJ.zatlons of the Amazon Basin). non-governmental organJ.zatlons. and International agenctes. The decision-making structure of the Fund IS designed to ensure direct partictpatlon of Indlgenous peoples. On the General Assembly and the Board ofDirectors. regional governments. Indigenous peoples of each regional member state. and extra-regional governments WID all be equally represented. The four areas ofprtorttythe Fund WID constder are: 0 Resources for Sustainable Autonomous Development: Securing legal recognltionofland and terrttortes, promoting natural resource management. restoring degraded Vol 7 Hum 1 & 2 areas and ecosystems. and fostering sustainable productive actMtJes. 0 Indlgenous Peoples' Rights: Promoting and protecting the rtghts of lndlgenous people. reforming legiSlation and other regulatory codes. OTra.!nlng for Management and Participation: Strengthening representative orgaruzatlons. establlshlngco-operative mechaniSms for plannlng. consultation and action. 0 Identity and Culture: Protecting the cultural knowledge and technology of Indigenous peoples. promoting recognition of their Identity and awareness oflndlgenous contributions. AtaFundmeetingonAprtll3. 1993 In MexicO, an lntertm commlttee was formed to preside <:!Ver the development process. RodolfoStavenhagen, a weU-knownMexican anthropologiSt. was chosen as the lntertm president of the commlttee which. once the Fund IS formaUy estabUshed. WID serve as the Board of Directors. Not all Latin Amertcan governments have yet ratified thiS proposal. To aJd In thiS effort. please send your letters ofsupport for the Indlgenous Peoples' Fund to: Rodolfo Stovenhogen lnlerim Pre•ident, lndigenou• People'• Fund Stanford lno~tule for lnlemorionol Studie• Stanford, CA 94305 For more infonna· ~on pleo•e con· tact: Diego lturralde Ad-hoc Secretariat Ca•illa 6326 La Paz, Bolivia FAX: (5912)39-1o-89 Phone: (5912) 36-13-37 Environment Protection Division lnler·American Development Bonk Ann Deuryllere 1300 New York Avenue, N.W. Wo•hington, D.C. 2o5n FAX: (202) 623-1315 Pho~e: (202)623-1254 9 � 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. 7, nos. 1 &amp; 2, (Winter/Spring 1993) 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 Latin American Governments Establish Indigenous People's Fund Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter/Spring 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Latin American Governments Establish Indigenous People's Fund Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1&2 Pages 9 Publication Title Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Winter/Spring 1993 Language English Abstract Note A collection of Latin American countries are in the process of trying to ratify a Indigenous Peoples' Fund. The decison-making structure of the Fund ensures direct participation on the part of Inigenous peoples. Attachment Title Latin American Governments Establish Indigenous Peoples' Fund.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] 1993 Year of Indigenous Peoples Bolivia Indigenous Peoples' Fund Latin American initiative https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/728ecbc86cf08efc6c99351cd8614054.pdf ab8763995d3925383bc78cc7a184e4b7 PDF Text Text --------------------------------~~ N DIG EN 0 U ~ S~-~ O M E~ ~~~~ N~~Q R_G A _N I~ I ~~ ~~ ~c ~ Z~ N G Absent Visions: A Commentary on the Women's Conference in Beijing year more than 28.000 women nication hampered the preparatory comi· rom 185 countries met to auend e Founh World Conference of Women, from the 4th to the 15th of September. in the city of Oeijing, China. This conference was organized by the United Nations in order to receive the input of women from all parts of the world to influence the Platform of Action, nental meeting in Ecuador where some 150 women from 24 nationalities and communities met to elabor.:~te their pro* posals to be sent to Beijing. The meeting took place later than planned, and as a result the Indigenous women's' proposals were not received in time to be submitted in the final document or the Platform of a document on womenS rights, which Action. U was on the United Nations' agenda. The limited preparation and panicipation or Indigenous women in the conference is due to many factors beyond the control of the Delegation of Lmin American Indigenous Women. Unfol1llll.1lcly, as other sources have said, the organizational Structure and the agenda of the confer· ence did not offer equal conditions of participation to lndigenous women. From the beginning. there was a lim· ited Oow of information between Indigenous and non-indigenous women. The fonner had liule access to contacts. infom1ation, and financial resources. From the level of the United Nations to the non-governmental organiuuions, space was not granted them as organized people. This was one of the biggest complaints that came out of the Meeting of Indigenous Women of the First Nations of Abya Yala, held from july 31 to August 4. l99.5. in Ecuador. The location of the conference made it hard for Indigenous women to attend. Only 30 Indigenous women arrived, an abysmal number (consider the number of Indigenous nations in the Americas). Getting funds to cover the ~'OSIS of the Oight was a great difficult)<Thus. in spite of the huge interest they expressed to aucnd this event. they were once again not able to panake in decision making processes that will affect their lives. As stated above, the same financial factors and lack of suppon and commuVol. 10 No. 1 ln spile of these lim_ itations. their pro· posals were presented in writing to the conference. Their document presented the vision of Indigenous wonwn or Abya Yala. emphtlsizing the challenges of selfdetennination and the survh'lll as a dis· tinct peoples. Among others. the Declaration of Indigenous Women in lleijing put forward the following propos· als and demands: (1) Recognize and respect our right to sclf-detemlinatton; (2) Recognize and respect our right to our territories and de.vclopm.em, e:du~ cation. and health; (3) Slop h\tma.n rights violations and all forms of violence against Indigenous worn en.: (4) Recognize and respect our cui· tural and intellectual inheritance and our right to control the biological di\oer· sity in our territories; (5) AsS<tre the political panicipation of Indigenous women and amplify their er. emphasized the economic problems that affect women, the globalization of the economy, and international womenS rights-terms and concepts that few Indigenous women h..·we experienced directly. Another issue was the Indigenous \~~men~ Delegations concern over the agreement in Beijing that an investig.uion · occur on Indigenous knowledge of health and management of naturol resources. Indigenous women want to take pan in the study and not only be its objects. They recognize the nece.<Sh)• of their panicipation so that the study include the Indigenous vision. If one analyzes the theme of "human rights· in the Beijing proposal. it becomes clear that Indigenous women envision these ' rights' differently. Indigenous women do nol see them· selves as competing with men. They have a more integral vision of them~ selves-not as individuals. but more as pan of a community. In situations where women work in the formal economy. the resulting rnemality is a competition belween women and men. for most indigenous women, work is something shared in a community. and not a competition. Thus, the right of equality between Indigenous men and women is inseparable rrorn this systen'l of production where the concept of capabilities and their a<:cess to rcsourc.;:s. . dualily predominates, meaning that Essentially. the document stressed ma_ and worn.an complement each n Indigenous tcnitory as a key for the e.xis· other in what they think. do, and say. Jndigcnous womenS lack or particitence of Indigenous peoples. it also touched on intellectual propeny rights, pation was a significant weakness in which the women felt should be respect· lleijing. It illustrates the necessity for us ed. it also called for the ratification of to devise new smucgies so that our International L.1bor Organization (ILO) vision can become an integral compocConvention 169 along \vlth other decla· nenl of lhe broader womenS mo\r rations on the rights of Indigenous peo· ment. a presence to be recognized espe· pies. The Plan of Action of the World dally during watershed encounters like Conference of Women in Beijing. howev- the Beijing conference . .., 13 � 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. 10, no. 1 (Spring 1996) 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 Absent Visions: A Commentary on the Women's Conference in Beijing Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring 1996 Spring 1996 Language A language of the resource English, Spanish English Zotero Title Absent Visions: A Commentary on the Women's Conference in Beijing Item Type Journal Article Volume 10 10 Issue 1 1 Pages 13 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring 1996 Language English, Spanish English Abstract Note 28.000 women from 185 countries met to attend the Fourth World Conference of Women, but there were many factors that caused the imited panicipation of Indigenous women. Attachment Title abyayala_v10_n1_p13.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Beijing Fourth World Conference of Women Indigenous women