3 12 1190 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/b02dc6bd18c5162804bb9168d72a0af2.pdf b6d2f856db7a53c0b7c61663b17af493 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. 6, No. 3 (26).pdf PDF Text Text nities are depressed. Alaska Natives resisting this process are encouraging members of the tribes to transfer title to the Tribal Councils from the ~ative Corporations, thereby protecting communal ownership. Free trade and privatization will benefit the business community, as is aptly noted in a headline in a Bureau of National Affairs publication called BNA International Trade Daily which states "Agricultural Reforms announced in Mexico should benefit U.S. Firms, specialists say." The Ta:rahuma:ra, Tepehuano, and Rammuri of Chihuahua want the government to recognize the ethnic and cultural diversity of Mexico and allow the Indigenous people to play a role in the national arena. They state: "For the Indians of the state to retain their identity and contribute to the identity and richness of the state, it is necessary to respect the territory that they have been defending for four centuries." H I I . ! 'I i J At midnight on Saturday, Dec. 28, 1991,200 state judicial police bearing sticks and firearms violently evicted 300 Tseltales and Cho'ol Indians from the steps of the MunicipalPalaceinPalenque, Chiapas. They had occupied the square two days before to protest police violence, unjustified arrests, and judicial abuse and corruption, and to demand access to interpreters in the court system. As a result,l02 people were arrested, including Jesuit priest Jeronimo Hernandez, and Cho'ol deacon Sebastian Torres. While being held incommunicado, they were beaten, dispossessed of their belongings, and pressured to sign declarations which they were not allowed to read. The Public Ministry of Palenque denied a request on the part of local government officials that prisoners be medically examined in order to certify physical injuries suffered. On Monday, Dec. 30, Hernandez and 92 Indians were re~~- The remaining nine were held without bail on charges which included disturbing the peace, inciting to riot, and sedition. On Saturday, Jan. 5, while government officials held formal talks with the organizations involved, sentences ranging from 10 to 40 years were handed down for the nine. Non- l I dian Freedom (CDLI), the Union of Indian Communities of the Chiapaneca Jungle (UCISECH), and Tsoblej Yu'un Jwocoltic Union, have since returned to the Plaza at Palenque, where they are holding a vigil to pressure for the resolution of their original demands and for the immediate release of the nine prisoners. governmental human rights organizations took the case to the government's National Commission for Human Rights. The wives of the incarcerated have received support from throughout the state of Chiapas, as well as from other parts of the country. Local merchants have financed paid aids requesting that the authorities respond to the Indians' petitions. Telegrams demanding freedom for the imprisoned have poured into the governor and Chief Justice's offices. Meanwhile, government-controlled farmer and workers' organizations have responded with a counter-campaign. On Wednesday, in Tuxtla Gutirrez, one of the judges in charge declared himself incompetent to continue with the case. The three organizations who sponsored the December sit-in, the Committee for the Defense of In- SAIIC Newsletter � 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. 6, No. 3 (Spring and Summer 1992) 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 300 Tseltales and Cho'ol Indians Violently Evicted (Mexico) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title 300 Tseltales and Cho'ol Indians Violently Evicted (Mexico) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 6, No. 3 (26).pdf https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/b70975e9ee6d4746d096aad9aaecb047.pdf 43bc688d93331913ff0f6377eb2ef672 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. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (17-18).pdf PDF Text Text In Neuquen, we are trying to inform the people in our 35 Mapl!-che communities about the 500 years campaign, We are in the process of making a video. We already have a_radio program called "Quinte Folil" (Searching for our Roots). We use the radio to share our culture, our customs, religion and language. We also use the media to denounce human rights violations against our communities and our people. Participating in the Continental Gathering: 500 Years of Indian Resistance provided an opportunity for me to meet with myindian sisters from North, Central and South America. I participated in the Women's Commission. Before the Continental Gathering, I knew women were organized and struggling for their rights, but I didn't know there were so many of them! It was very encouraging to meet all these women. This meeting has given me yet another issue to discuss with my brothers and sisters - the organizing of Mapuche women. The situation of Mapuche women has not really come to light in Argentina. I observed that Indian women spoke on a variety of subjects, yet they all shared the same perspective, the same feelings. I really enjoyed how the women spoke from their hearts. It seems like many times people struggle using only their intellect. Many errors are made that way. At some point in the future and I don't know when that might be, Indian women will be united into one huge organization extending from the national to the international level. You can contact Nehuen Mapu at: Nehuen Mapu Juan B. Justo 33 8300 Neuquen ARGENTINA ARAUCARIAS r-' #- If you see a Pehuenche under there, ask him how things are going! lies Refuse by In the harshest winters, when it's cold enough to kill our cows, our families depend on the Araucaria trees for survival. These trees are the only guarantee for our future. When they cut them, they are cutting off our future. The Araucaria are stronger than us ... for thousands of years, it's been our source of life. -Don Meliflir of the Quinquen Valley (Chile) The Pehuenche people of the Quinquen Valley have been struggling for years to obtain official land rights. The Chilean government, meanwhile, has sold their lands to the Galletue Lumber company. The lumber company won a court battle by arguing that the Pehuenche do not use their lands to their fullest potential by not harvesting the valuable and endangered Araucaria trees. These ancient and beautiful trees are central to the lives of the Pehuenche, who have a variety of uses for the nuts. The Pehuenche settled in the Quinquen Valley in 1880, after escaping the persecution of the Chilean Pacification Plan. The 400 Pehuenche families in the Quinquen Valley were ordered off their lands by November 4,1990. After this date, the lumber company has the legal right to call in the military to evict them. The lawyer for the Special Commission for Indigenous Peoples (CEPI), Eduardo Astorga, stated that the situation is becoming very dangerous because the Pehuenche have announced that they would only leave their lands in coffins. If there Voi5Nos3&4 17 �is a forced eviction, he fears that it will lead to a battle. On November 21, the Pehuenche residents blocked the, roads to the valley to stop the logging company from taking out truckloads of araucaria trees. Pehuenche leader Ricardo Melifiir stated that they have taken the action because the land and all that is on it, is still in dispute. The previous Wednesday, the Pehuenche saw twelve truckloads ofthe sacred trees being hauled off and have kept a permanent vigil since then. He reports that they are willing to block the roads indefinitely. The assistant to the government on Indigenous Issues of Governorship has accused the Communist Party of provoking false hopes of land recuperation among the Mapuches, inciting them to fight for their rights. (Chile) Since September 28, 1989, the National Commission of Mapuche Communities "500 Years for Our Identity and Autonomy" and the Council of the Lands (Aukin Wallmapu Ngulan) have been carrying out a campaign focusing on the "teachings of Mapuche ideology" in Chile. The Mapuche population in Chile comprises 10% of the nation's total number of inhabitants. Nevertheless, the newly installed government of Patricio Alwyn has demonstrated a blatant lack of sensitivity with regards to this significant sector of the population. Among the most recent affronts to the Mapuche population was the invitation to the King of Spain to visit the southern Chilean city of Valdivia as part of the 500 years "celebration of the discovery of America." Valdivia is located in the heart of Mapuche lands (the provinces of Valdivia, Malleco, Cautin, Osorno, Chiloe, Bio Bio, and Arauco have large Mapuche populations, which constitutes a majority of the province's total population). The invitation of the King of Spain to Valdivia was followed by an offer to make Chile the headquarters for the Ibero-American Conference scheduled for October, 1990, an action denounced by the Mapuche, Rapanui (of Easter Island), and the Aymara people in Chile. Despite these recent affronts by the Alwyn regime, and the democratic and human rights violations committed between 1973 and 1989 by the notorious Pinochet dictatorship, the Mapuches in Chile have both maintained and strengthened their organizations over the past few years, enabling them to successfully carry out many important activities. In November of 1989 the Mapuche people commemorated their Final Uprising, holding meetings with various regional and national government officials. Also, the First National Conference of Authorities and Personalities of Mapuche Origin was held April23-26 of this year. The Council of All the Lands declared this Conference "an important step for our people considering it has been nearly a century since 18 these Mapuche leaders were wrested from their positions following the loss of control over our lands. Now we are meeting once again. In the company of many international guests, including our Indigenous brothers from Argentina, Bolivia, and Canada, we analyzed a variety of issues bringing the event to a close with aNguillatun (Mapuche ceremony) at Cerro Nielol in the city of Temuco. 2,500 brothers and sisters attended the Nguillatun. AMeli Wuitralmapu (Meeting of the Four Corners of the Earth) was held on October 10 and 11 of this year. The objective of the Meli Wuitralmapu was to "promote activities rejecting the 500 years celebrations." According to a document produced by the Council of All the Lands, "aMeli Wuitralmapu is both the procedure for organizing and the form of organization which our ancestors used to analyze situations of importance to us as a people." Approximately 450 people participated in the Meli Wuitralmapu, including our Mapuche, Aymara, and Rapanui brothers, as well as many international guests. The plans for October 10 and 11 reflect the broad perspective held by the Mapuche organizations enabling them to carry out the many activities conducted thus far. The earlier mentioned document by the Council of All the Lands summed up the point of view held by these Mapuche organizations in the following manner: Today, after five centuries of invasion, the Mapuche people, along with many other Native Peoples, continue to exist. We are now emerging as a new movement, fighting for both immediate rights and needs, as well as a far-reaching, comprehensive politic which links our own ideological goals with those of other poor sectors of the population and questions the essence of the nation state concept embodied in the Latin American nations of today. As we approach 1992, a wide range of social and political sectors are coming together to celebrate the so-called "discovery" of America and the alleged "civilizing" process undertaken by Spanish colonialism. By participating in these celebrations and naming the celebration "The Meeting of Two Worlds," these sectors are attempting to deny the existence of the most massive attempt at genocide undertaken in the history of our nations. Following the formation of the nation states, we were forced to endure the process of internal colonization. Embodied in this process was the systematic denial of our existence as nations and the imposition of a different life-style as a result of the policies implemented by the descendents of Spanish colonialism. Nevertheless, Mapuches continue to exist as a people because of the strength and richness of our culture, passed on to us by our ancestors. SAIIC Newsletter � 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. 5, Nos. 3 & 4 (December 1990) 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 400 Pehuenche Families Refuse to be Driven Off Lands by Lumber Company (Southern Cone) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title 400 Pehuenche Families Refuse to be Driven Off Lands by Lumber Company (Southern Cone) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (17-18).pdf https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/fc8278db76efae9518f5894a03549c78 845401c4310337b99c5f6e8a73f96f4d 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. 3&4 (7).pdf PDF Text Text de Larga Huelga 42 Indígenas Fueron Asesinados en Brasil ara los. Pueblos Indígenas de Brasil, 1993 fué el año más violento de la década. 42 Indígenas fueron asesinados, cifra que representa casi el doble del año anterior cuando se registraron 24 casos. En 1991los crímenes reportados fueron 26, mientras en 1990 fueron trece. Estas cifras son parte de una investigación adelantada por el Consejo Indígenista Misionario, CIMI, sobre la violencia en contra de los indígenas en Brasil durante 1993. La investigación aún no ha terminado y otros casos pueden estar por descubrirse. De los 42 asesinatos, 29 fueron cometidos por no indígenas. 16 casos corresponden a los Y anomami, asesinados por mineros en territorio venezolano. Este caso fue induído dentro de la investigación pues, aunque las muertes ocuerrieron fuera del brasil, es parte de la serie de actos violentos cometidos en contra de los Y anomami por los mineros. que operan en el estado de Roraima. La mayoría de los crímenes fueron registrados en los estados de Amazonas y Maranhao, cinco en cada uno. Cuatro en Mato Grosso do Sul, tres en Pernambuco, dos en Roraima y dos en Mato Grosso. Los cinco restantes ocurrieron en Bahía, Pará, Paraiba, Río Grande do Sul y Sao Paulo. 26 indígenas fueron asesinados por mineros, campesinos, colonos, madereros o traficantes de drogas que invadieron sus tierras. Estas cifras indican que además de requerir la demarcación de sus territorios, los indígenas necesitan asegurar que estos no volverán a ser invadidos. Aunque muchos casos fueron investigados oficialmente, aún no se han encontrado responsables. 7 No. 3 & 4 urante casi dos meses, el Centro Cultural Tinkunaku en Buenos Aires, Argentina, fué la casa habitada por 150 de los 200 indígenas Kollas que viajaron de Salta hacia la capital para exigir diariamente, frente al Congreso Nacional, la devolución de sus tierras. Finalmente, a finales de Octubre de 1993, elPoderEjecutivopromulgólaley que dispuso la expropiación de 15.000 hectáreas de tierra de la Finca San Andrés, en el departamento salteño de Orán, para restituírla al pueblo Kolla, habitante ancestral de la región. La peregrinación se inició el 16 de septiembre de 1993, cuando una delegación encabezada por Octorina Zamora, presidenta de la Cooperativa Wichi Ka Puce Hi, inició una huelga de hambre frente al Congreso, en la capital Argentina, como protesta por su exclusión en la comisión gubernamental que se encargaría de repartir las tierras en el área Wichí. El territorio en cuestión, que comprende 15.000 hectáreas fértiles, pertenecía al Ingenio San Martín de Tabacal y por ellas habían luchado los indígenas desde 1946, cuando viajaron por primera vez a la capital. D 7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 7, Nos. 3&4 (Spanish) 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 42 Indigenas Fueron Asesinados en Brasil Durante 1993 Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title 42 Indigenas Fueron Asesinados en Brasil Durante 1993 Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 7, nos. 3&4 (7).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Issue 3 and 4 Language Spanish Publication Title Noticias de Abya Yala Volume 7 Abstract Note Indigenous communities face violence at the hands of mining companies. Murders under investigation by the Indigenous Advisory Mission. Pages 7 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/47f6cb3f01914e7c0f141c8b0782511f d7c95729e35b5884bed65b9c9d970204 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. 6, no. 4 (5).pdf PDF Text Text 1 tuvieron mv:ru>lCln de su continente, pese a la política de exterminio de los actuales colonizadores que oretenden eliminar culturalmente y físicamente a poblaciones motge1nas. En tal en más de 5 mil desfilaron por las calles de la ciudad para demostrar su repudio a la política del gobierno, exigiendo las demarcaciones físicas de las comarcas indígenas; leyes nacionales que garanticen los títulos de propiedad colectiva de las tierras; el reconocimiento de un Estado plurinacional, pluricultural y plurilingüe en la Constitución Nacional; el desalojo inmediato de los colonos dentro de las comarcas y tierras de las propiedades colectivas indígenas; la implementación de programas para la protección del medio ambiente. Lo más de este acontecimiento es la reafirmación de la identidad indigena, por lo cual los gobiernos hispanohablantes no pudieron celebrar con júbilo la llegada de sus antepasados. Con el mismo espíritu, el gobierno de Endarn quizo someter al voto de Asamblea Legislativa que ell2 de octubre se declarara Fiesta Nacional, la presencia de las nacionalidades indígenas en el territorio panameflo. Por su parte, los pueblos indígenas conmemoraron militantemente y con resistencia los 500 años en todo el continente. Estamos seguros de que el pliego de peticiones que presentó la Comisión de los 500 años de Resistencia Indígena de Panamá no será acatado por el gobierno deEndarn, ya que este gobierno no representa los intereses nacionales sino los intereses del gobierno de Estados Unidos. En eso la dirigencia indígena de Panamá salió convencida del recinto del palacio de las Garzas de que todavía le espera un largo trayecto de lucha por tanto esos 500 años son una reaflrrnación de lucha y resistencia. También estamos concientes de que tenemos que duplicar nuestros esfuerzos para consolidar nuestras organizaciones después de los 500 años. Fuente: Asociación Kuna unidos por Nabguana 1 El 8 y el 9 de octubre, recibimos las siguientes noticias por fax del Consejo Regional Indígena del Cauca. En la madrugada del día 8 de octubre, en la zona de Rio Blanco, grupos de manifestantes indígenas y campesinos acababan de dialogar con el Gobierno Departamental y esperaban que la Alcaldía Municipal fijara el sitio de concentración para su marcha, una de las manifestaciones continentales en tomo a los 500 al'los de Resistencia. Sin embargo, los manifestantes fueron brutalmente atropellados por unidades del ejército y la policía nacional que de esta manera flagrante violaron los pactos finnados. Los manifestantes estaban inarmes y protestaban pacfficamente contra los 500 años de invasión al continente Americano; con una lista de exigencias especfficas que abarcaban la vida y derechos humanos, la defensa de los derechos naturales y la identidad cultural, además del bienestar social (educación, salud y vivienda). En un intento de desmoralización e intimidación, se disparó en contra de ellos y se les arrolló con vehículos pesados, lo que causó muchos contusos y heridos. En la madrugada del día 9, hubo otro intento de desalojo de los manifestantes con disparos y el uso de gases lacrimógenos. Hubo muchos heridos, quince de ellos tan graves que fueron llevados al hospital. Los manifestantes continuaron resistiendo pacfficamente, reclamando que el gobierno cesara sus hostilidades y solicitando la vía del diálogo. Mientras el gobierno justifica su agresión diciendo que los manifestantes no querían negociar, tres dirigentes ind1genas , Jesús Avirama, Jesúes Pinacue y Daniel Pinacue, que habían sido nominados para negociar una solución pacífica al conflicto, fueron detenidos, golpeados y desaparecidos por la fuerza pública, que niega conocer sus paraderos. Al principio el gobierno había reconocido que las manifestaciones de protesta eran legales y consagradas en la Constitución Nacional. Pero después cambió y respaldó una órden de desalojo de la Carretera Panamericana y otras vías. Para este propósito, acusó falsamente que las acciones de protesta habían sido promovidas por los grupos guerrilleros. .:::¡{:: \ ( ..:!¡.¡¡; Internacional y SAIIC difundiendo llamados se escriban cartas de gobierno Colombiano. las cartas se pueden dirigir Señor Presidente César Gaviria Trujillo Presidente la República Palado de Nariño Santa de Bogotá, Colombia 5 � 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. 6, No. 4 (Noviembre 1992) (Spanish) 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 5,000 Indigenas Manifestan en Panama (500 Anos de Lucha) 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 November 1992 Zotero Title 5,000 Indigenas Manifestan en Panama (500 Anos de Lucha) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 6, no. 4 (5).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Issue 4 Language Spanish Pages 5 Publication Title Noticias de Abya Yala Volume 6 500 Anos de Lucha las Indigenas Panama https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/76ad8cf3245263e908c70c88b1613419.pdf b99e381a8d45ba332789b32f04b51350 PDF Text Text Page 2 ,.., 500 ANOS DE RESISTENCIA INDIA Esta edicion del Boletfn Inforrnativo del Centro de Informacion Indfgena de America del Sur y Meso-America esta dedicado a los 500 aii.os de resistencia indfgena en su lucha por los territorios, la cultura, y por proteger La Madre Tierra. Las comunidades y organizaciones indfgenas se preparan para el Quinto Centenario de la invasion Europea al continente americana, y el SAIIC urge a todos a reexaminar la historia de 500 anos de colonialismo, y ver de que manera el neocolonialismo sigue negando nuestros derechos ancestrales .. Esta es una oportunidad para el auto-descubrimiento, para intercambiar experiencias y expresiones. Mientras que los gobiemos europeos planean celebrar el "descu· brimiento de America" reencamando la talllamada "conquista" de las naciones indfgenas, los 500 Aii.os seran conmernorados de varias formas por los Indfgenas-a traves de la participacion de los niii.os, las rnujeres, y los hombres, a traves de la tradicion oral, contando las antiguas, ceremonias de curacion, musica, danzai cantos, artesenato, reinterpretacion de los hechos, a traves de la investigacion sobre la situacion actual de las comunidades indfgenas, a traves de la auto-dernarcacion de los territorios ancestrales, a traves de libros, programas de radio, peliculas, hacienda llamados a los noindfgenas a un nivel nacional e intemacional para que nos unamos en la campaii.a de auto-descubrimiento. El SAIIC esta trabajando .con organizaciones indfgenas de las Americas sobre la campaii.a de 'los 500 Aii.os, y planea ayudar a organizar una conferencia intemacional para discutir estrategias para las actividades sobre los 500 Aii.os. Invitamos a cada uno de Ustedes, a unirse con nosotros en el "redescubrimiento de nuestra America," y a tomar accion inmediata dando apoyo al trabajo de las organizaciones indfgenas en su mira hacia la construccion de la sociedad del future. En esta edicion, tambiem queremos expresar nuestro senti· miento de pena por el asesinato de muchos indfgenas cuyas vidas han sido cegadas por su lucha por la tierra y por defender los derechos humanos. No es con tristeza pero con una fuerza que aumenta cada vez mas que guardamos su memoria con nosotros mientras seguimos adelante. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4, Nos. 2&amp;3 (Fall 1988 &amp; Winter 1989) Zotero Volume 4 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 500 Anos de Resistencia India Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal 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 Fall 1988 & Winter 1989 Zotero Title 500 Anos de Resistencia India Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 4, nos. 2 &3 (2).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Issue 2 & 3 Language Spanish Volume 4 Pages 2 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter 500 Anos de Resistencia India Fall 1988 Resistencia Winter 1989 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/b5204d617df70e7830865c40a52a3b32 2b82405e223ca7f6a86f1b11bb8360a2 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. 6, nos. 1&2 (26).pdf PDF Text Text Cjuatemala 5 Ñ S ESISTE Cl 1 1E La reunión de "La Campaña Continental: 500 Años de Resistencia Indígena y Popular" se llevó a cabo en Quetzaltenango, Guatemala del 7 -12 de Octubre de 1991. Más de 400 delegados participaron, de los cuales la mayoría eran representantes de los movimientos populares y 37 eran delegados Indígenas del Sur, Centro y Nortearnérica. Entre los temas más importantes de la agenda se discutieron: democraCia, derechos humanos, derechos Indígenas, derecho a la tierra, a la vida, neocolonialismo, autodeterminación, mujeres y juventud. Una de las resoluciones mas importantes fué la de incorporar a los Afroamericanos en la campaña. Para más información, contactar: Secretaría Operativa· Apdo Postal 7B ·Sucursal El Trebol, 01903 • Guatemala • Tel: 28-932. Costa Rica í 1 , IN 1 S NAS El presidente Rafael Angel Calderón firmó la ley que permitirá otorgar documentos de ciudadanía a un millón de Indígenas a quienes hasta el momento se les habían negado los derechos de ciudadanos. Muchos Indígenas han nacido en áreas remotas, lejos de los lugares donde existe registro civil, y nunca habían obtenido los certificados de nacimiento necesarios para adquirir ciudadanía Una vez que sus documentos sean otorgados, los indígenas podran beneficiarse con atención medica gratuita y también podran recibir préstamos de los bancos, lo que anteriormente se les negaba. "Luego de 500 años, se nos reconoce como costarricenses", dijo Pablo Sibar de Terraba. La Compañía multinacional Pindeco, está cultivando papaya en tierras pertenecientes a la reserva Indígena, al sur de las montañas de Talamanco, al Este de Costa Rica. Estas tierras fueron arrendadas a la compañía frutícola, por gente no Indígena. La mayor parte del territorio Indígena de Costa Rica está siendo explotada por gente no Indígena o ya ha sido vendido. Fuente: The Tico Times por Eduardo Ortebar México O'OD A~ DE~AN N RECONOCI lEN Los O'odham de Sonora México, y la Nación Tohono O'odham del Sur de Arizona son todos un solo pueblo, pero aún tienen que ser reconocidos y respetados como una nación soberana por los Estados Unidos y México. Los líderes tradicionales O' odham de México están gestionando reconocimiento como parte de la Nación O'odham de Arizona y que las tierras ancestrales de México sean reconocidas como parte de las tierras ancestrales de la Nación Tohono. Los O'odham tradicionales de México están desarrollando el "programa O'odham ~n México," que consiste en trabajos de desarrollo comunitario, de tierras e intervención legal. Ellos también han presentado peticiones al Grupo de Trabajo sobre las Poblaciones Indígenas de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. Para inás informaciÓn sobre cómo puede apoyar al programa O'odham México, favor comunicarse con: George Ignacio, ó Frank Mariano en Arizona, té!: 602-383-2249. 26 Boletín SAIIC � 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. 6, Nos. 1&2 (Spring & Summer 1992) (Spanish) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 500 Anos de Resistencia Indigena y Movimiento Popular (Guatemala) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title 500 Anos de Resistencia Indigena y Movimiento Popular (Guatemala) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 6, nos. 1&2 (26).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/b31aa3b638b5f0c6cce5ba5886238228.pdf ad78bce6d1f1406edbd43bea4e609ed1 PDF Text Text Page 3 This edition of the SAIIC Newsletter is dedicated to 500 years of organized Native resistance, in the fight for land, culture, and to protect the Mother Earth. As Indian communities and their organizations throughout the Americas prepare to observe the SOOth anniversary of the European invasion of the American continent, SAIIC urges everyone to reexamine the historical record of colonialism , and to take note of the ways in which policies of the "new colonialism" are still denying our ancestral rights. While European governments plan to celebrate the "Discovery" of America by reenacting the "conquest" of Indian nations, there are diverse ways in which Native people will commemorate the 500 Years-through the participati9n of children, women, and men; through oral tradition, storytelling, collective memory, healing ceremonies, music, dance, song, handicrafts, reinterpretation of events; through the investigation of the current situation in Native communities, through the self-demarcation of ancestral territories, through books, radio programs, and films, reaching out to nonIndian people at a national and international level to join forces in our campaign of self-discovery. SAIIC is working with Native organizations from throughout the Americas on the 500 Years campaign, and plans to help organize an international conference to discuss strategies for the 500 Years activities. We invite everybody to join with us in "rediscovering our America," and to take immediate action in support of the work of Indigenous organizations as they look toward the future. In this issue, we also mourn the assassination of many Native people whose lives have been taken for defending their land and basic human rights. It is not with sadness but with ever-increasing strength that we keep their memory with us as we go forward. © 1989 Aguirre/Switkes/ AMAZONIA � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4, Nos. 2&amp;3 (Fall 1988 &amp; Winter 1989) Zotero Volume 4 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 500 Years of Indian Resistance Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal 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 Fall 1988 & Winter 1989 Zotero Title 500 Years of Indian Resistance Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 4, nos. 2 &3 (3).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Issue 2 & 3 Language English Volume 4 Abstract Note This issue is specifically dedicated to the 500 years of fighting for land, culture, and to protect the Earth by the Natives. It asks that we reconsider what days like Columbus Day mean for Natives, not for oppressors. Pages 3 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter 500 years of fighting Fall 1988 Native Resistance Winter 1989 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/e2627cef94a964bad8125067388e20d1.pdf 1392f6fd86b9f1d42c4b1c8f38986440 PDF Text Text 500 Years of Indian Resistance and the Popular Movement (Guatemala) The "Continental Campaign: 500 Years of Indian Resistance and the Popular Movement" took place in Quetzaltcnango, Guatemala from October 7-12, 1991. More than 200 delegates partidpated of whom about 130 were non-Indian representatives from popular movements and about 70 were Indian delegates from South, Central and North America. Some of the main topics of the agenda were: dcrnocracy, human rights, Indian rights, land and life, nroc:olonialism and self.<fetcnnination, and women and youth. For more infonnotion, contod: Secretoria Opetativa, Apdo Postol·7·8 Sucursol el Trebol, 01903 Guatemala, GUATEMAlA C.A. Phone:28932 TRADITIONAL O'ODHAM OF MEXICO DEMAND RECOGNITION (Mexico) The O'Odham of Sonora, Mexico and the Tohono O'Odham Nation of southern Arizona are all one people, however they have yet to be fully terogllized and respected as one sovereign nation by both the United Statesa.n d Mexico. The Traditional O'Odham Leaders of Mexico are petitioning to the O'Odham Nation of Arizona, to terogllizc the O'Odham of Mexico as part of their nation, and the lands in Mexico as part of the ancestral lands of the Tohono O'Odham Nation. The Traditional O'Odham Leaders of Mexico are prc$CI'Itly eXA!rting a major effort to recover or reclaim ancestral lands for the O'Odham during this six-year term of President Salinas de Gortari in Mexico. They arc petitioning the Federal and State government agencies of Sonora and the Tohono O'Odham Council in Sells, Arizona that any dealings with the O'Odham of Mexico be presented to the Traditional O'Odham of Mexico first for their review and action on it. In this way, the traditions, culture, language and sacred sites can be protected. For the past 100 years, the O'Odham of Mexico have protested the conditions in which they live under the Mexican government, the violation of their human rights and the invasion of their ancestral land rights. The National tndigenist Institute ONO has collaborated more likely than not with the ranchers and drug traffickers who continue to usurp even more lands from the O'Odham of Mexico. The Traditional O'Odham Leaders of Mexico were organized to face the problem of INI appointing hand-picked O'Odham and non-O'Odham to serve in official positions. There are inherent problems with this select few who have maintained an absolute control over the internal govema.n ce and over funds designated to benefit the O'Odham of Mexico's small economic development projects. These people have been dedicated to their own interests and those of the lNl offidals and not to the needs of the Traditional O'Odham. The Traditional O'Odham of Mexico are now developing the "O'Odham in Mexico Program" which focuses on different areas such as community development assessment, land development assessment and legal intervention. They have entered the international arena with two petitions to the United Nation's Working Group for Indigenous Populations in Geneva. For more infonnotion and how you can be supportive ol the O'Odham in Mexico Progrom, you may conlad: George Ignacio or Fronk Mariana in Arizona at (602) 383-2249. 34 SAIIC Newsletter � 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. 6, nos. 1&amp;2 (spring/summer 1991) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 500 Years of Indian Resistance and the Popular Movement 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 Summer 1991 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title 500 Years of Indian Resistance and the Popular Movemenet Item Type Journal Article Volume 6 Issue 1,2 Pages 34 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Summer 1991 Language English Abstract Note Notes on the "Continental Campaign." Attachment Title abyayala_v06n01_02_p034.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Guatemala https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/b4fde958d5f720e0ff58a3b00d2d7ede.pdf 7f1bc431fade99c998bcc8862ee70ce1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4, No. 1 (16-17).pdf PDF Text Text 1 The Confederation of Indian Nations of Ecuador (CONAIE) and the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC) denounce Latin America's proposed celebrations of the "Discovery of America.'' They are initiating the development of a stronger network of Indian nations to protest all official government celebrations· and are asking international supporters to do the same. -1 As the year 1992 approaches, the government (3) That the campaign of "500 Years of Indian of Spain, the Vatican, and certain Latin American countries will be planning spectacular fiestas to Resistance" draw political strength among the commemorate what they entitle, "The Meeting of Indian people of Ecuador and Latin America to Two Worlds," a term recen~lN'J~tS~~I;!t~P. in an address the 500 years of exploitation, oppression, attempt to win over the ~:E .~~~ -<{J~~ticipa- colonialism and ethno-cultural domination by tion of Indian peoplri;f;ii~_; ;'611 :emment- Western European civilization. sponsored celebratio~~~;;,;>' _g(4) To declare 1992 as the year of SelfIn response to the'go'Vern D~f:~~fllination of all Indian peoples and the right ities, CONAIE will be staging a t~ 2 ~~ access of their land and territories. ~"~\:';,]I-~gJ That the counter-celebration mobilization entitled, "500 Years of I CONAIE is one of Ecuador'~i S$#Paign. become one of the highest forms of _g~ptical expression for Indian people of Ecuador, organizations which include both the Amazonian and Col~mbic:J,,.and all of Latin America. Ecuador. CONAIE is calling upo •;,;.: . ~J~~ci8fs < (tQ:'.-:.r'o,:;develop the political consciousness of of Ecuador to demand dignity a~p }~1P~~~f?.i~95:all I,t¢~!iin1 g~bple and strengthen their organizations Indian cVcltures and to denounce the;ip0tl·~-Y,]9fs9f ~SJ:Je ~bl~ !?construct and function with~ a new .r . -· colonial ~nct.peo-colonial subjugat~pr,;~· s}~yery_~~ soci~tl;'· _, / unciviliz~.d btu,tality of Indian peop~~~-the qp-+~.7,•(·Z:J To ,.;~ns?urage solidarity a~~ni.g a¥:' social American'''\fontihept. . _ _ _ ,)"' ····" s'~s.tors~-- -ins!~tut~QllS, and alli~d grouFs, both ONIC fi~s alrea~~--ox:ganizedvarious work~g.- J,ctati~pallx;.t"' aiJ:d iritemation,~U:y, whic~} support committees,;,~{V~i,S~fi'include academics, culturU In_<:liil.~.--Peo.J?Ies' efforts to or.g_~·n.i~···e····-·)imd become _ - >- • workers, educatq;us; popular organizations, and alJ.!gnomgfis. networking and*-~inancial committees. ONIC has -- (8~_]'o develop an extensiv:,program of sodadistributed interilaJionally an eight-page docu- eco_p.omic studies of the In~~~ people of Ecuador, ment, inviting the get\tral public to actively and Colombia and of Latin A.Jnerica as a whole. decisively participate iit."l~J~~ Campaign of -~~Jf· · '''·(,~~-I? ~all up()~--~~~;~pristian churches to avoid Discovery of Our Amenca. @WlC. . ~~£lar.es fl'lat conft_~~t-~fj_pJ;i -~~:idis~!j;mination in their work ;cf:® Jif~; and to commit themthe day of October 12, 1492 was a sad day fo~all with xne~ · Indian people. From that day on began the vioh~nt selves • · ,,,,:;fu_g religious and cultural conquest and forced religious conversion whose diff~}"~~ . . . . . .·. '"' .•.,-e'r·to strengthen these bonds impact is still felt today. an~.{~~7~~;~~~ centuries-old cycle of subjugation. According to CONAIE and ONIC, the main .._·;,:~+W~r;;[(_):~prganize a campaign of historic recurobjectives are: Z:.f~tiPJ:lf recognition of the values and the auto(1) To organize a massive counter-campaign nomy of all popular sectors. led by various Indian Nations to denounce tl1~; ·:~j CONAIE and ONIC have both established government-endorsed celebrations of ''The Meet.:. commissions which will coordinate the activities ing of Two Worlds" and the "Discovery of and research necessary to accomplish these goals America." of such unprecedented magnitude. For those (2) To provide an avenue for debate and public interested in actively participating in this historiopinion regarding the real significance of 500 cal campaign, please contact the SAIIC office for years of European conquest in Latin America. more information. NATIONAL MOBIUZATION Confedemtlon of lndla~n Nationalities of Ecuador CONAlIE The 12th of October-the day of the colonial Invasion 1492 began the destruction of the Indian Peoples No to the celebration of 500 yams of crime against humanity 1992 the year of Self-determlnatJon for Indian Nations 500 years of resistance and struggle! 500 Aimos de Resistenda We Stand in Honor Red Nations of Women Warriors Children A Continent of War Cries Echo in Hollow Caverns Chaco, Kollasuyo, Ouro Preto, Potosi Veins of Land in Our Hands Obscure Eyes of Endurance We Speak with the Heart of the Earth Our Drums, Our Songs, Our Words, Our Movement We are Many Indian Nations, One People We Speak in the Spirit of Resistance. Gina Pacaldo � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4 No. 1 (Summer 1988) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 500 Years of Indian Resistance: 1492 - 1992 Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1988 Zotero Title 500 Years of Indian Resistance: 1492 - 1992 Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 4, No. 1 (16-17).pdf Issue 1 Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 4 Pages 16-17 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/32f2ce165650b2a403b64c0fe007aa06 62d1b808a038ad5f83a8ecddc72e8e93 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. 6, no. 4 (36).pdf PDF Text Text I I INTERNATIONAL TRmUNALS OF THE WoRLD's INDIGENous PEoPLES EcUADOR On. CAMPAIGN MEETING The meeting entitled "Popular Strategy and Alliance for the Oil Exploitation in the Ecuadorian Amazon" will be held in Coca, Ecuador from September2628,1992. The Ecuadorian indigenous organizations: CONAIE,CONFENIAE,andFCUNAE; the Oil Workers Union (FETRAPEC); the environmental coalition "Campana: Amazonia por la Vida", and Observatorio Socio-Ambiental de la Amazonia are organizing a working meeting to develop a unified strategy between indigenous people, workers, «eologists and international organizations to campaign against the oil exploitation in the Ecuadorian Amazon. This meeting is a unique occasion where all the parties affected by the oil industry will meet to develop a united platform. .. For more information contact Observatorio SocioAmbiental de la Amazonia, Tel: 593-2-506-617 or 5932-550-658 or Accion Ecologica, Tel: 593-2-547-516. P.O. Box 17-15-246C, Quito, Ecuador. SECOND KUNA WoMEN's CoNFERENCE The Second Kuna Women's Conference will be held in the Kuna community of Dad Nakue Dupbir in Kuna Yala, Panama from September 25 to 27. . For more information contact Fanny AvilaEleta, Taller de Mujeres Kunas, Apartado Postal 536, Panama 1, Panama. Tel: (507) 63-40-27, Fax: (507) 69-35-14 HONEYBEE An informal quarterly newsletter to document innovations produced by farmers, artisans and farm workers; generate debate around sustainable alternatives based on people's knowledge systems among farmers, scientists, political leaders and social activists and lobby for protecting intellectual property rights of grassroots innovators. Honey Bee asks farmers to contribute specific innovations in the field of sustainable technologies and institutions with the name and address of the innovating individuals and/or community. .. You can receive a four issue subscription to Honey Bee by sending $30 to Honey Bee, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Vastrapura- 380015,India 36 The International Tribunals of the World's Indigenous Peoples will be held from December 12-16, 1992 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Indigenous Peoples' Alliance and the Continental Indigenous Coordinating Committee (CONIC) endorsed the proposal to host regional tribunals on a continental level on issues of Indigenous sovereignty and rights, and to deliver a report of the findings to the United Nations in 1993. A council of 12 Indigenous Listeners will be formed to hear the testimony of the Indian Nations and prepare the report. Indigenous Nations, organizations and community groups who are interested in giving testimony should contact the Indigenous Peoples Alliance, P.O. Box 40192, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87196 The North American Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations THE NORTH AMERICAN TRmUNAL Willbeheldfrom0ctober2to4, 1992inSanFrancisco, CA, led by the American Indian Movement. This gathering will hear testimony and hold discussions about the massive, systematic violations of human rights and international law against people of color within the US and the right to self-determination for these peoples and the release of political prisoners and prisoners of war in the US. . For more information contact the American Indian Movement, 2940-16th Street, #104, San Francisco, CA 94103; Phone (415) 552-1992; Fax (415) 431-1492 REBUIWINGOURCOMMUMTIES: A VlSIONFORTHEFUTURE Program willbe aired on Deep Dish Cable TV on December 15 and 17, 1992. Six indigenous leaders from Central and South American discuss the 500 Years Campaign, which began as an Indian response to the Quincentenary celebration and has developed as an ongoing dialogue among indigenous activists. Produced by the South and Meso American Indian Information Center. For more information contact Deep dish TV Network, 339 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012; Phone (212) 273-8933; Fax (212) 420-8223 SAIIC Newsletter � 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. 6, No. 4 (Fall 1992) (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 500 Years of Indian Resistance: Events Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title 500 Years of Indian Resistance: Events Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 6, no. 4 (36).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/ae42f87ef6525145fd33247e95b2fcf6.pdf 9a3f154974b993dbcca3294e1354ee1c 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. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (4).pdf PDF Text Text I "We Indian people have walked so that everyone in Bolivia and throughout the world will know that we exist and that we have our rights. We want our ancestral lands which have been stolen by ranchers and logging companies, returned to us. We are perfectly capable of managing these lands on our own!" -Marcial Fabricano (Bolivia) On August 15th 1990,300 Indian people left the Beni Region of the Bolivian Amazon on a march to the Bolivian capitol of La Paz, high in the Andes. The march grew in strength as they passed through Indian village after Indian village on the long, uphill trek. The marchers mobilized almost one-quarter million lowland Indian people along the way. In La Paz, they publicized the many abuses against their peoples being perpetrated by timber companies and ranchers. Among others, the following communities participated in the march: Chimanes, Yuracares, Matacos, Movimas, Sirionos, Waranis, Mosetenes, Cobendo, Chipayas, Sancalixto, San Lorenzo de Mojos, Chiriwanos. The marchers primary demands are the inmemorial right Indian people have to the lands where they have lived for thousands of years, and that timber companies and ranchers respect these rights. They demanded the return and the restoration of the once pristine forests which the Bolivian government leased to seven lumber companies. In 1978, 1.47 million hectares of the Chimanes Rainforest (located at the entrance to the Bolivian Amazon) was declared a "Forest Reserve." In 1982,135,000 hectares of the same land was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. Then in 1986, the Bolivian government arbitrarily changed the legal status of the Chimanes Forest to "Forest of Permanent Production." The government then began to sell logging concessions within the preserve to lumber companies. Over 11,700 cubic meters of fine hardwood have been cut and no reforestation measures have been taken. The 700 delegates marched for 33 days, experiencing radical temperature changes as they made the Andean climb. In the Highlands, they were greeted by powerful Aymara and Quechua organizations which welcomed their lowland brothers with ancient rituals, where offerings were made to the sacred Achachila Mountains of La Cumbre. Part of the huge success of this historical march is due to the very personal expression of grievances, Indian nation to Indian nation. The idea for the March for Land and Dignity grew out of the Second Encounter for Unity among the Indigenous People of the Beni Region and was led by CPIB (Indigenous Peoples' Central Office of Beni Province). 4 Please write and express your solidarity with the Central de Pueblos lndigenas del Beni CPIB Casilla 58 Trinidad, Beni BOLIVIA Tel: 011-591-46-21525 SAIIC Newsletter � 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. 5, Nos. 3 & 4 (December 1990) 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 700 Amazonian Indians March for Land and Dignity! (Amazon) 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 December 1990 Zotero Title 700 Amazonian Indians March for Land and Dignity! (Amazon) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (4).pdf Vol. 5, Nos. 3 _ 4 (4).pdf Abstract Note On August 15th, 1990, hundreds of Indian people left the Bolivian Amazon and marched to the Bolivian capital of La Paz. Picking up more participants along the way, they reached almost a quarter of a million people by the time they arrived. These people wanted to draw attention to the damages done to their land by logging companies and ranchers. The final two paragraphs are on the left column of page five. Issue 3 and 4 Language English Pages 4-5 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 5 Amazonian March Bolivia Bolivian Amazon Chimanes Rainforest La Paz March for Land and Dignity https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/17bf27e435a45c97cf759a7cd049e42a.pdf 83adf2fd52026d82c7e3171181e82040 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. 6, No. 3 (20-21).pdf PDF Text Text INDIGENOUS EOPL. MBIA ELP RAFT THE CONSTITUTION ~·~~~~~~-·~···~······· 0 ® <It <It @ @ @I <It @ @ €II €II • • Ill • • <II e <II The following infonnation was given to SAIIC by Alfonso Pahnas,Presidentofthe National Organization of Indigenous Peoples of Colombia (ONIC), while visiting in February 1992. •e o e e 20 111 • e e e e e e e e e e e e o e e At the demand of students, activists and the genernl population, the Colombian * government was obliged to call for elections to a National Constitutional Assembly * (NCA) on Dec. 9, 1991. Aside from a few minor reforms introduced by Colombia's two e * political parties, the liberals and the conservatives, the Colombian Constitution bad not Ill o been modified since 1886. Indigenous people bad never participated in constitutional : reforms, but this time the indigenous movement introduced two candidates, Francisco @I Rojas Birry of ONIC and Lorenzo Muelas of the Indigenous Authority of Colombia : (AICO). The indigenous candidates were elected despite lack ofexperience and funds and • the fact that a large portion of the indigenous population was not registered to vote and <II 111 did not even have the official identification required to register. The indigenous 111 movement was concerned with natural resources and regional development, and wanted e to change the constitution to declare Colombia a multiculturnl country. But they also • stressed the more general issues of democratic participation, human rights and resolution <II e of regional conflicts, and the candidates were elected with a large percentage ofnon- • SAl Newsletter j �Indian 'I'OteS. Once in the assembly they had to broaden their proposals to benefit'not only indigenous peoples but also the general population of Cololl)bia, especially those who like the indigenous peoples, live under oppression, discrimination, exploitation and misery and who struggle to build a better society. The indigenous movement achieved the following points in the new constitution: I. Right to Culture: Colombia is recognized as a multi-ethnic and pluri-cultural country. The great diversity and coexistence of cultural identities made up of values, customs, community practices, rites, religions and languages which differentiate one group from another are recognized. II. The languages of indigenous peoples will be official languages in their respective territories; and education will be bilingual and bi-cultural in those territories. III. Dual nationality is recognized for the indigenous groups who live on the borders With other countries, such as Brazil, Venezuela, Panama, and Ecuador. IV .Indigenous reservations are recognized as territories of collective ownership which cannot be sold, rented, or owned by other peoples because they are the communal property ofindigenous communities. These territories will be administrated together with the state. Indigenous Councils will be formed and a governor will be named for each department according to the practices and traditions of the indigenous communities. These councils can develop and design plans and programs for economic and social development; in addition they will watch over the conservation of natural resources, promote public investment and coordinate programs together with the community. V. Jurisdiction: In the indigenous communities there exists customary law which dictates how the members of the community act and how they are punished. This law is recognized but it varies greatly between communities and will be coordinated with the judicial system of the country. Nevertheless it will be indigenous peoples' authorities themselves who will judge and sanction penalties in indigenous communities, in accordance with their practices and traditions. VI.Permanent participation of two indigenous peoples in the Senate of the Republic, which is formed by 100 members, is guaranteed. Despite these gains the new constitution was a mixed victory. There was no change in the structure of the armed forces which have committed many human rights abuses against Indians. The constitution mentions indigenous communities and reservations but does not give Indians rights to their traditional territories. The government also retains subsoil rights. In December 1991 three indigenous people were elected to the Senate: Gabriel Muyay of ONIC, Anatolio Quira of the Indigenous Social Alliance (ASI), and Floro A Tufiu Gala of AICO. They face a great challenge because the Senate is dominated by the traditional parties, and groups working for change have less influence than they 6 Num 3 did in theNCA. The indigenous movement will have to mobilize the communities and get them involved in the law making process. They will also have to look for national and international solidarity to support their proposals in the Senate and they will have to fight to make sure the new laws protecting indigenous rights are enforced. It is clear to us that laws alone will not solve our problems. In fact we recognize that we need organization, autonomy, decision making power, permanent community work and active participation. In addition we acknowledge the need for changes within the political, economic, cultural, territorial structure of the Colombian state, changes which correspond to who we are as true Colombians and not to models which do not fit our needs. In conclusion, there were already laws in Colombia which protected indigenous peoples, but they were neither enforced nor respected. Even though the killings, massacres and persecution of our leaders continue, we will continue struggling to strengthen our unity, to attain autonomy, to preserve our culture and to promote and protect our right to work for change so that we can live in a just society with opportunity and dignity for all. 21 � 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. 6, No. 3 (Spring and Summer 1992) 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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