33 12 1190 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/63e5d492507668aed27459126ebe5de3.pdf d0d1b8e9b5af63bba530ca3edf6d9394 PDF Text Text trialized, non-Indian societies which surround them. But they a means of selfdetermination which Indian communities can reach accommodations with the outside world on Indian terms. In the case of the Kuna, community autonomy also provides a model of participatory democracy which non-Indian communities would do well to heed. '· "' " Hammer MEXICO Alvaro Vasquez, representative of the Assembly of Zapotec and Chinantec Peoples of the Oaxaca Sierra (Asamblea del Pueblo Zapoteca y Chinanteca de las Sierras de Oaxaca), was in the San francisco Bay Area to organize an exposition of Zapotec-Chinantec lithographs and to show videos about his people. For information regarding the Zapotec-Chinantec newspaper write: Topil, c/o Miguel Cabrera, 351-1 C.P., Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico. 0 ..Cl 0 ....J u1 ., 0 +J 0 COLOMBIA ..c: c.. Alvaro Vasquez speaking On June 29th the Colombian army bombed the municipality on SAIIC's radio show. of Caldono, destroying 16 houses and many crops. In other land-based operations the army searched homes, stealing cattle, chickens and household items. Similar violations took place in the Indian community of Pueblo Nuevo on July l. Prior to that, the village of Tacueyo had been bornbarded twice, and the villages of Corinto and Jambalo once each. The army changed its tactics against alleged rural guerrilla forces from bombarding the mountains to directly bombarding the areas occupied by Indian villages, which have suffered constant hostilities due to the militarization of the Cauca region. The worsening situation of Indian communities is also demonstrated by the death of Maximiliano Quiguanas, the president of a local cooperative, who was killed while working. (From Unidad Indigene, Colombia) ECUADOR Ecuador, along with Bolivia and Peru, is one of the countries in South America with the highest Indian population. It is estimated that 50% of Ecuador's 7 million inhabitants are Indian. The thirteen Indian nations in Ecuador are in three distinct regions: the Andean region (Quichua), the Pacific coast region, and the Amazon jungle region. The Vol. 2, no. 1. Fall, 1985. Published quarterly. ®SAIIC Page 8 �4122 Quito, materials caused extensive contamination Indian communities are affected these as their fish, a major food supply are killed. Also new illnesses between the coastal and mountain where the an illness that causes blindness. companies are backed the Ecuadorean such as the Summer Institute of Linbanned a decree written by Roldos. Roldos explosion which some believe was the CIA due to his his death, Roldos' successor did not the SIL was still a contract between SIL and the Ecuadorean conservative Leon Febres Cordero won election. the 's the was sworn in, he established the National Office of Nacional de Poblaciones , DNPI) with the stated and for Indian In response, the Indian Nacional de Coordinacion de las wrote a document on June 5, 1985 intent of also accuse the Indian to create appointing "Indian puppets," and of to effectively deal with any of the problems thus far before the agency by Indian The document continues that while the makes false our natural resources lumber, minerals, " The and Ampam document was signed by Manual Imbaquingo (CONACNIE), Bolivar Karakras (Shuar Federation). the rivers water becomes have been on Chachi Indians Often these government with The SIL Vol. 2, no. l. Fall, 1985. Published quarterly. ®SAIIC Page 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. 2, No. 1 (Fall 1985) 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 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 Fall 1985 Language A language of the resource Zotero Title Ecuador Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 1, no. 2 (8-9).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Abstract Note Ecuador, along with Bolivia and Peru, is one of the countries in South America with the highest Indian population. Issue 1 Pages 8-9 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 2 Language English Chachi Ecuador Jaime Roldos. Quichua https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/41c52f2318e14d6fe40f12d330b67ce0.pdf f3275b4d04a039e7d4eb5636010a6c14 PDF Text Text with the Indian people in Florida through letters to the authorities who are responsible for providing immediate solutions to these problems." The second ONIC press release concerns the murder of Indian activist Luis Antonio Perez Sanchez in the department of Meta, southeast of Bogota: "ONIC condemns before national and international public opinion the assassination of compafiero Luis Antonio Perez Sanchez, who worked since 1972 with UNAMA, the organization of the Sikuani and Piapocos peoples in eastern Colombia. His primary work was developing a program of Indian education which beginning in January, 1986, will include a boarding school run by UNAMA. "Luis' defense of Indian rights created many enemies for him and many difficulties in his life. At 12:45 a.m. on Sept. 25 he was shot in the back while visiting two women who witnessed his death. A member of the House of Representatives stated publicly in the departmental legislature in Villavicencio [capital of the department of Meta] that Luis had traveled to Villavicencio three days earlier solely for the purpose of informing the authorities that he had received a death threat from Luis Calistro Rondon Alvis, the mayor of Puerto Gaitan, who stated, 'I'm not leaving Puerto Gaitan until I've killed someone.' "Luis had also been threatened several times by the parish priest of Puerto Gaitan, who had said to Indian people at various times that he wants to take over the local Indian center. In February of this year the Indian center was burned along with four nearby houses that had been constructed by the Indian community." ECUADOR Survival International (29 Craven Street, London WC2N 5NT, England) has sent the following urgent action bulletin: "The invasion of Indian lands in Ecuadorian Amazonia has accelerated dramatically over recent months. In spite of the serious damage it is causing to the environment, the government is actively promoting oil palm cultivation on a massive scale, with financial backing from Belgium, Britain, and Germany. It has manipulated the use of conservation zones for its own commercial ends, and Indians are now being pushed off the lands they have lived on for centuries. In an attempt to resist this invasion, the Indians recently killed a colonist in a conflict over land." In September the Confederation of Indian Nations in the Ecuadorian Amazon, which represents the Shuar, Quichua, Cofan, Secoya, Siona, and Huaorani Indian nations, published Palma Ajricana y Etnocidio, which gives a detailed account of the effects of the spread of oil palm cultivation. For a copy, send a minimum donation of $5 to CONFENIAE, Av. 6 de Diciembre 159 y Pazmino, Oficina 408, Casilla 4180, Quito, Ecuador. Vol. 2, no. 2. Winter, 1986. Published by SAIIC © 1986. Page 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. 2, No. 2 (Winter 1986) 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 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 Winter 1986 Zotero Title Ecuador Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 2, no. 2 (9).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Language English Issue 2 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 2 Date Winter 1986 Pages 9 Abstract Note Survival International has sent the following urgent action bulletin: CONFENIAE Ecuador Survival International https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/3abfd49474c50b74f7a4bf8efea43334.pdf c7a445d42c2415cb8e5817b3a0c8426f PDF Text Text IN pies arc also <hrca<cned as <he drough< has ruined their crops. The fire:; arc now t:uing their way into the jungle, which is usually far too h\nnid and wet w burn. According to meteorolo· gists. 1:1 Nil)o may be affecting the bizarre weather, which has caused Oooding in 6raz1l's south and drought in the Amazon region to the Nonh. Romima has not seen rail'\ for five months. .and the winds push lhc names quickly lhrough !he foreSl aided by lhe exuemel)• low levels of the rivers and creeks, natural firebreaks. At this writing. the Orcs had already entered seven miles into the Yanont."mi's vast ttrritory along, the 8ra:ii-Vcnczuela border. The rivers in the :li'Ca ha\'C dried up to such an extent that heahh care providers-arc unable to reach Yanomami villages affected by 1nalaria. 1'he fires come at a time when the. garimpenos, poor gold miners who swanned into Yanoma.m1 lands by the tens of 1hous.1nds in <he 1970s and 80s. have finally been rc,novc by the gov~mmem this j3J\\I3_y. Yanomami leader Oavi Kopcnawa t Yanomami has -appealed for help to stop the f'ires from encroaching fun her into the jungle and desnoying any villages. He expressed concern <hal <he fires will open <he way for gold miners and landless farmers who would normally be slopped by <he dense jungle. The Consdho lndlgena de Rornima (CIR) has appealed 10 the imcrn::nional community for dis.'1Ster aid to help fight the severe eondi<ions created by the fires ond drough<. As pan of <heir solidari<y campaign. CIR is trying <<> drill wells, build water c.xmals and provide food for the Jndigenous t>eoples in Roraima. where the f'ircs ha\'e alr~ad)• consumed 25% of the state's forests. Pft<lS€ tonwa CIR at: cir@technec.com.br BRIEF d:.uncotal, a.nd rtj>rtscms the first time that the multiculturalism of the nation has been legally recognized. To comply with the Convention, the government must con· suit '''lth the Indigenous communities before nlSlituting any projccl <ha< could ~ffect <he communi<ies directly. The S<a<c is atso obliged to establish the means through which the commu. nities can panicip:ne freely in decision-making with govem.. ment authoritu~.s. In the Constituent Asstmbl)·. whlch was seated in late December and is charged with rtwriting the Ecuadoran ConStitution. members of the 1~chakutik mo\'emem , cemer.Jeft panics and former Presidem Osvaldo Hunado ( 1981·84). head of <he Peoples Democracy pany and speaker of the assembly. have promised to defend the ILO conventiOI\. In tts debates Ol\ plurinatiOilttlhy. the assembly is considering the issues addressed in Convention 169 including such topics as: juridical pluralit)', which would pcnnil Indigenous communities to have their own laws. legal t-ode.s and s.t~nctions, and provide legal recognition of some decisions made under traditional juStice systems. nlthotlgh many aspects of these decisions would be subordinate lO t:cuadorian law; making the official govcmmcm rcprcscmative in a locality an elected post in Indigenous tcrrito· ries, rather than a political appoimcc or I he provincial govemor; m<'tking Quich\13 n nauonal langunge, on the same level as Sp~nish. while less·"~dely spoken Indigenous <ongues would be recognized as official languages i1\ the areas where they are SJ>okcn: allowing 1ndigcnous communities to organize themselves according to their own traditions. Even if Ecuador joins the eight other Uuil\ Amcrican coun· . tries that have. ratified Convcmion 169. signing this interna- tional agreemem is not a guaramee of compliance Lluco ciles the example of Mexico. who ratified the accord in 1990 but is Ecuador- Indigenous People Push for Ratification now persecuting the ln<ligenous commtmitie-s in Chiapas. Many of ILO Convention 169 Indigenous leaders think that it is necessary lO incOrJ>arate the Convention into the national constitUtion. According to Lluco " Congressional recognition is fundamental , but it is only the f'irst in Ecuador, Indigenous people kicked off the momh of step ... February with demonstrntiOJ\S and marches tO pressure 1he govemmtnt tO ratify the International labor Org;,lnization's The recent discussions In Congress surrourlding: the ILO Convention 169 ~hat rtcognizcs the rights of Indigenous and Convention 169. have sp.·u kcd nationwide debmcs about mul· Tribal People. Their rcccm efforts include the massive march of ticuhuralism and what il mC'ans to be a muhi·ethnic state. "Our more than 1,500 Indian that arn"ed in Quito on the 4th or nonns are pan of a survhral system that hM- nothing to do wilh Fcbruaf)\ On Feb. 5th interim President Fabi~n Alarc6n sent western laws. ·nU\t is why it is imperative for Indigenous com· Congress his report on the issues addressed in the convention. mur~ities to be give'' the J>Ower to re-solve their own internal Congress is now deb~Uil\g the ratification or the international conOicLS. For this reason. it is indispensable that the constitu· tion include judicial pluralhy. Obviously there is a need to ere· accord. ate a l.aw to harmonize gtncral legislation with that of the Since it was ratified by the lntemationa] Labor Org~t.nization Lndigenous communities. where matters of justice are ::tlso in Geneva in 1989. the dose 10 3.5 million Indigenous people decided collectively and where the entire commun1ty panid· in Ec.ttador have been fighting for hs ratification. lndigcnoll$ pates.. Lluco concluded . leader Miguel Lluco. congressional representative of the P<tchakmik Plurinational Movement. has conti0\.100 to raise the Information from: Nolicias Ali(ldas. Pc:n• issue of rmineation or the convention tn Congress. Lluco says that there ,..,.~ "nn unjustified delay on the. part or 1he executive bmnch" in handing over the convcmion to Congress for mtifi· cation. 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Title A name given to the resource Ecuador - Indigenous People Push for Ratification of ILO Convention 169 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 1998 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Ecuador - Indigenous People Push for Ratification of ILO Convention 169 Item Type Journal Article Volume 11 Issue 1 Pages 5 Publication Title Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring 1998 Language English Abstract Note The Indigenous people of Ecuador held demonstrations and marches to push for the ratification of International Labor Organization's Convention 196. This would legally recognize the multiculturalism of the nation for the first time. Attachment Title Ecuador_Indigenous_People_Push_for_Ratification_of_ILO_Convention_169.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Autonomy Ecuador ILO Convention 169 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/3338349bd8ea288a647e3fba4a20af4d.pdf 9016d9c46a53bed370182554b3aacd78 PDF Text Text Ecuador Allows Use Of Pesticides Banned In Most Of The World According to a bulletin called Veneno para el desayuno (Poison for Breakfast) from the coordinator of community health teams and Abya-yala Editions of Quito, Ecuador uses 23 pesticides, including ten that are banned in most ofthe world. Almost all of these products are imported from the United States and West Germany with the Ecuadorian government's consent. Many campesinos have died from eating fish contaminated by pesticide used for the cultivation of rice. There are more and more people with liver and lung cancer who die after long suffering. Also, cases of blindness, deafness, paralysis, rheumatism, and severe headaches have increased. The number of children born paralyzed, deaf, mute, or with bone malformations which keep them from walking is increasing. The bulletin adds that faced by all these facts, the government only increases vaccination teams, as if shots could save people who are victims of pesticides. These pesticides have also killed millions of microorganisms from the soil which are friends of plants and people. PERU Report Of Indian Chapi • Ayacucho e assacre In Ayacucho • Quillabamba • Cuzco PERU CISA, the South American Indian Council whose office is in Lima, has sent SAIIC news of allegations of a massacre involving an Indian community of 3,000 people in a remote area of northern Ayacucho province. The massacre is said to have occurred in June and July of 1984 but is just now coming to light, according to reports in the Lima daily newspaper La Republica. Survivors have testified that the community of Chapi was virtually wiped from the face of the earth during repeated attacks by helicopters whose description corresponds to government military aircraft that are fighting the Sendero Luminoso guerrilla movement in Peru. The survivors, who have taken refuge in Quillabamba, capital of the neighboring province of La Concepcion, said that the massacre can be verified by the damage inflicted on buildings and the unburied bodies which still lie scattered in the area. Members of the national congress of Peru in the ruling APRA party, which came to power after the massacre is alleged to have occurred, have announced that a delegation will travel to Chapi to personally investigate the charges. (Reproduced from Peru Briefing. Amnesty International. 304 West 58th St., N.Y,N.Y 10019,Jan.1985.) Vol. 2, no. 3. Spring, 1986. 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Title A name given to the resource Ecuador Allows Use of Pesticides Banned in Most of the World 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 Spring 1986 Zotero Title Ecuador Allows Use of Pesticides Banned in Most of the World Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 2, no. 3 (10).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Abstract Note According to a bulletin called Veneno para el desayuno (Poison for Breakfast) from the coordinator of community health teams and Abya-yala Editions of Quito, Ecuador uses 23 pesticides, including ten that are banned in most of the world. Issue 3 Language English Pages 10 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 2 Abya-yala bulletin Ecuador Quito https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/ddd1b673798ce819eaec45cb9c8aa1d7 cdfef4408a44e178d4de4bc3b3f22e74 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 Volume 9 No. 1 & 2 (24-25).pdf PDF Text Text M E D 1 o AMBIENTE ¿Nos puedes decir qué es AMAZANGA? ien, hemos venido trabajando en procesos organizativos desde la década de los 70, tanto de la OP1P, la COFENIAE, y también hemos estado involucrados en la organización nacional que es la CONA1E. En el caso de los pueblos indígenas del Ecuador, hemos tenido un avance bastante amplio organizativo político, y hemos avanzado en pasos muy importantes. Sin embargo, pues, los pueblos indígenas hemos descuidado un área muy importante que es el trabajo técnico y el trabajo investigativo que permita realmente consolidar y fortalecer las capacidades de negociación, de planificación del futuro, de desarrollo económico, de protección territorial, educación, salud, y en todo lo que significa realmente un desarrollo autónomo propio. En ese sentido, en la OP1P hemos podido legalizar un 52% de los 2.5 millones de hectáreas del territorio indígena en 1992. Eso ha dado mayor seguridad a las comunidades indígenas de lograr una vida más armónica, y también pues se asegura su futuro. Al mismo tiempo, también han quedado el48% de territorios indígenas que están por legalizarse, y en esto también estamos haciendo esfuerzo para continuar que las tierras indígenas sean reconocidas y legalizadas por el gobierno. El tener el territorio legalizado ha hecho de que tengamos muchos mas compromisos y retos como pueblos indígenas. Los problemas indígenas no se resuelven nomás con tener el territorio, porque hay que manejarlo, protegerlo, y manejar los recursos naturales. En ese contexto, la OP1P en 1992 decide crear una entidad de carácter científico-técnico, que es el Instituto Amazónica de Ciencia y Tecnología (AMAZAN GA). Los pilares fundamentales que guían el trabajo de este instituto es en primer término los conocimientos indígenas desarrollados a través del tiempo y también de valorar y emplear conocimientos desarrollados por otros pueblos. En ese contexto, al instituto se le ha encargado el 24 trabajo de la planificación ambiental de todos los territorios tradicionales, y el uso de los conocimientos indígenas para su fortalecimiento, aplicación y desarrollo. Queremos preparar el futuro de nuestros pueblos, asegurar una vida digna y autónoma mas allá de este siglo. En los últimos treinta años, hemos estado perdiendo nuestra autonomía, y es lo que queremos recuperar y fortalecer en la practica, y a partir de ello, proyectarnos ante el país y el concierto internacional con nuestras propuestas, con nuestro aporte a la sociedad, y con nuestras tecnologías y nuestros descubrimientos y conocimientos. A propósito de tecnología, ¿Cuales son los conocimientos básicos quichua que les han permitido mantener por miles de años a la Amazonía en armonía? Los pueblos indígenas tenemos una serie de conocimientos, los cuales nos han permitido vivir hasta la actualidad. En primer termino, la importancia del territorio, de la tenencia del territorio es fundamental y sobre esta base identificar exactamente qué tenemos como pueblo dentro de ese territorio. El territorio es considerado como la base material que permite mantener la unidad entre pueblos, fortalecer la identidad cultural, y lograr la autonomía. El territorio nos garantiza la vigencia como pueblo indígena dentro de este planeta. La biodiversidad existente en nuestro territorio es tan grande que solamente los conocimientos que hemos alcanzado hasta aquí permite manejarlo con equidad, con sabiduría. Por lo menos el 80% de abastecimiento que tienen las comunidades indígenas de Pastaza es de la selva y de los ríos. El manejo de las cuencas hidrográficas tanto a nivel de los peces, de mantenimiento ecológico, a nivel de regulación de las zonas de pesca, el uso de los instrumentos de la casería, es fundamental. El trabajo de normalizar el uso de las cuencas hidrográficas es también fundamental. El manejo de las Abya Yala News �M E D 1o AMBIENTE " ... se trata de detener grupos plantas les, [y] tecnologías .... " Dos mil quichuas participaron en una marcha hacia Quito en1990 para reafirmar su derecho sobre sus territorios y recursos naturales. especies en riesgo de extinción ya es una política establecida en nuestro trabajo, y en base a la identificación de una serie de especies, orientada a actividades de protección, de recuperación, y de conservación también. Estamos también frente a las continuas presiones por parte de intereses económicos, compañías petroleras, madereras, y turísticas. Nosotros los pueblos indígenas debemos también tener nuestros planes de contingencia para la recuperación de áreas deterioradas o para desastres, inundaciones, contaminación, enfermedades. ¿Uds. han hecho una investigación para saber los diferentes recursos que existen, por ejemplo, la biodiversidad en la región de Uds.? Sí, estamos empezando actividades, especialmente, inventario de recursos en estos territorios. Actualmente, en la parte baja de la provincia de Pastaza ya se ha empezado un trabajo de inventario de la fauna y de la flora, de peces, de los bosques, las diferentes especies de madera, plantas medicinales, también las especies que habitan las lagunas. Todo eso se está inventariando y ubicando en mapas temáticos, lo que permite manejar adecuadamente esos recursos. En todos estos planes, ¿hay participación de las comunidades? Sin la participación comunitaria no hay investigación. Aunque los técnicos del AMAZANGA están sistematizando esa información, no pueden inventarse todos esos conocimientos. La participación comunitaria es la parte medular del proyecto y por otra las normas que se establezcan conjuntamente con las comunidades, los planes de Vol. 9 No. 1 manejo de los recursos naturales justamente los tienen que manejar las comunidades. Toda la información es transferida, sale de ahí mismo, de la comunidad, y regresa sistematizada a la comunidad para ser aplicada. Todas estas actividades de manejo tienen que ser prácticos. Hay unos proyectos en este momento de colectar genes humanos, sobre todo indígenas con fines científicos. Cuál es la posición, por ejemplo, de AMAZANGA sobre esto? En el caso nuestro, la creación del instituto AMAZANGA justamente responde a la necesidad de prevenir a cualquier tipo de proyecto ya sea nacional o internacional que vaya a vulnerar o controlar los recursos de la biodiversidad, los recursos genéticos, y cualquier forma de agresión o de apropiación de los conocimientos y la integridad de los pueblos indígenas. Con esto pues, se trata de detener la proliferación de grupos que en los últimos tiempos se han metido en comunidades indígenas a robar conocimiento sobre plantas medicinales, tecnologías sobre uso y manejo del bosque, de los suelos, del río, de los cultivos, entonces actúa como un filtro para que no haya ese tipo de inferencias clandestinas y vayan robando nuestros conocimientos. En los últimos tiempos hemos escuchado proyectos mucho mas complejos como ese proyecto de la diversidad de los genes humanos que en definitiva para nosotros no deja de ser un proyecto inhumano, un proyecto descabellado que altera, que vulnera la dignidad de nuestros pueblos, el orden natural y que va en contra también de las creencias y la religiosidad de nuestros pueblos. En este sentido, pues, estamos atento a cualquier tipo de inferencia y justamente nuestro trabajo esta orientado para detener ese tipo de proyecto.fll 25 � 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. 9, No. 1&2 (Noviembre 1995) (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 Ecuador: Amazanga, Un Instituto Indigena de Investigacion en la Amazonia: Entrevista con Leonardo Viteri 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 November, 1995 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Ecuador: Amazanga, Un Instituto Indigena de Investigacion en la Amazonia: Entrevista con Leonardo Viteri Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Volume 9 No. 1 & 2 (24-25).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Issue 1 and 2 Language Spanish Publication Title Noticias de Abya Yala Volume 9 Abstract Note An interview with Leonardo Viteri about a response to negotiations with oil companies attempting to expand their operations into the Pastaza region, the AMAZANGA institute was formed. Since then, it has been on the forefront of new attempts to incorporate and protect indigenous knowledge of the environment. Pages 24-25 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/59aafc35ee4bfe12edf97b23a3c6a454 d41261384fff462398b0e14711d65a30 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. 3 (5).pdf PDF Text Text armed security guards and the police just like the people of Nieuw Koffiekamp. They are also afraid that Brazilian gold diggers will invade their land when they discover that Golden Star is working there and that their environment will be destroyed by the garimpeiros or the company The people say that Golden Star has already polluted the water where they were working and they have seen desert where forests used to stand in Brazil and they do not want this to happen to their land. The VIDS supports the people of Kwamalasemutu in demanding that Golden Star leaves their territory and that their land rights, as defined by international law, be recognized and respected by the Government. The same applies to all other Indigenous and Maroon peoples in Suriname, especially those that find themselves in concessions held by Golden Star, NaNa Resources or any other of the multinationals that are presently invading their ancestral lands. This is especially the case for the Indigenous community of Kawemhakan, also located in a concession held by Golden Star and NaN a Resources, where Golden Star recently announced drilling results at a site called Antino that indicates that there may be commercial quantities of gold in the area. Like the people of Nieuw Koffiekamp, the people of Kawemhakan were not consulted or even informed about the granting of a concession on their land. We urge the Government, as did the Gran Krutu held in Galibi, not to give any further concession until their land and other human rights are fully recognized in the Constitution and other laws of Suriname. For further information please contact the Forest Peoples Programme, 1c Fosseway Business Centre, Stratford Road, Moreton in Marsh, GL56 9NQ, U.K. Tel: 44 1608 652893 Fax: 44 1608 652878 E-mail: wrm®gn.apc.org Youths Indigenous CapitaiBrasilia, Brasil Visiting hile visiting the capital, our brother Galdino Jesus dos Santos of the Pataxo tribe was the victim of a vicious crime in Brasilia, Brasil. On the evening of April 20th, 44 year old Galdino was returning to his pension after attending a FUNDAl meeting. When he arrived, it was after 9:00 PM, the hour at which the hostel locked its doors. Unable to enter, Galdino was forced to spend the night outside, sleeping about 20 meters from the hostel at a bus stop. It was here, late at night, when five youths came upon the sleeping visitor and doused his body with a flammable liquid and lit him on fire. The flames quickly spread, engulfing Galdino's entire body as he fell to the ground, trying to roll and screaming for help. By the time Galdino arrived at the hospital, 95% of his body was covered with third degree burns. By dawn he was dead. The perpetrators responsible for this hate-crime were five upper class youths, the sons of a judge and an ex-minister of justice. All five have been incarcerated. The minister of the interior of justice, Milton Seligman, has called this incident a crime of extreme perversity In a letter from Rio de Janeiro, Felicitas Barreto has said that Galdino's death "demonstrates the depth of the hatred and scorn that the colonizers have for their victims, the indigenous inhabitants of the Americas." Vol. 10 No.3 For more information regarding the death of Galdino jesus dos Santos contact: Marcos Terena, Dirigente del Comite Intertribal-ITC, Brasilia, DF Phone: (55 61) 273 9897 or 321 8751 Fax: (55 61) 347 1337 Ecuador: are the last hope women feel that they ransnational corporations are tightening their squeeze, but the women of the Amazanga community of Pastaza refuse to succumb to temptation or threats and demand that their ancient voice be heard and their traditional wisdom not be forgotten. As the men fall into the trap of corporate deceit, they close all means of expression and communication to these visionary women. While their husbands and fathers refuse to listen, the women of Amazonia clearly stated that they are committed to the preservation of our "continent of life." Since the First Congress of Women of the Amazon last Sept., 2427 1996, in Union Base Pastaza, Ecuador, a bad situation has deteriorated into near hopelessness. Through the Panshpanshu Biological Reserve, Atlantic Richfield Oil Co. has begun construction of a pipeline. Not only does this endanger the reserve, but the Villano river valley and the entire watershed of the Curaray river as well. If this is allowed to continue the natural indigenous ways of life of these traditional Shuar peoples, a small community of Quichua, and their vital ecosystem will surely face eminent destruction. Once happy and free in their beloved rain-forests, these women are faced with the grim choice of trying to raise their children on petroleum contaminated, clear cut 'dead zones' or migrating to the cities. While the Shuar peoples search for legal assistance to help protect the Pashpanshu Biological Reserve, they also begin the process of caring for the sacred lagoons of LLushino and recovering stolen lands from colonial encroachment. Against insurmountable odds, these brave women are organizing. Providing bi-cultural and bi-lingual education, the Jeri-Juri Indigenous Children's Boarding School is actively teaching and preserving traditional knowledge and natural ways of life for future generations. They have also created a Natural Indigenous University, Univeridad Natural Indigena. Here, foreign students are allowed to explore direct experience natural living and health restoration traditions. T Information from: Christina Gualinga, Coordinadora Regional de Mujeres, Casilla 10-16-704 Puyo, Pastaza, Ecuador or 3330 North Shore Circle Tallahassee, Florida 32312 tel: 904-997-6042 email:amozonwomen@applicom.com 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. 10, No. 3 (Summer 1997) 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: Amazonian women feel that they are the last hope 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 Summer 1997 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Ecuador: Amazonian women feel that they are the last hope Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 10, no. 3 (5).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Issue 3 Language English Publication Title Abya Yala News Volume 10 Abstract Note Amazonian leaders are at the forefront of resisting threats and bribes from corporate entities in Ecuador. Pages 5 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/71eefac6d88b44413d2263ab4c3aa27e.pdf 4a2707a8da82d46e554f89e8326c73c7 PDF Text Text ENVIRONMENT & D EVELOPMENT Increased Oil Development Rejected in the Amazon Indigenous people throughout the Amazon ore increasingly discovering oil extraction to be om: of the greatest threats to their fond, health ond culture. In Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru. central governments ore pushing increased oil ond gos development os o solution to their economic problems. Maxus oil company constructs now pipeline into the forests of the Ecuodori.an Oriente E.CUADOR: Indigenous Federations Take Strong Stand Against Seventh Round of Oil Leasing 0 or flooded forests and rainforest. That 53 me day. llcuadonan lndogenous peoples and euvoronmcmalists responded with a peaceful takeover of the ~1imstT)' of Energy and Mines. As a result. MiniSter Fmnc~o Acosta agreed to a me<ung with the Confederation of lndlgenou:. Nationalities of llcuador. CONAIE. opening the way n Janto 24, Ecuador's presi and vast ar~as nry dent fOm•~lly opened a new round of oil leases, which will open fh·e million ncrcsohhe rainforest (an grea the so of New jersey) to ze mtemnuonal oil comp.•mes. Included m tht lands affected are the territories ortheHuaoranl,Quiehu.1,Cofan.Shuar and Ashuar peoples, the planMd Sumaco and Galems National Parl<s. Voi. 8No. 1 & 2 for discussions on the fom1atlon of a commission to design and omplcmcm oil monitoring policoe$. In March. CONAIE and the Amazon regtonallndigcnous org.•ni;rnuon. CONFENAlE both Issued suongstatements no11f}ing the Ecuadorian government and tmnsn;uoonal ool compames that the Indigenous peoples in Ecuadorwould not allow the new round 31 �ENVIRONMENT & D EV ELOPMEN T "...the 150.000 Indigenous people who make up the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecua. dorian Amazon cannot guarantee...that oil exploration or exploitation projects in our territories will be able to proceed." of licensing to proceed. In an open letter to the Ecuadorian president, Edmundo Vargas President of CONFENAIE declared. ' The Ecuadorian government's lack of sensitivity round of licensing, "during which time the country can evaluate the environmental and social impacts of oil <levelopment. and Ecuador can implant policies for oil development which include defenseoftheenvironmem,respect for the ways of life of lndigenous peoples. and an integrated orientation of the countrywhichwillbenefitall Ecuador- the 150.000 Indigenous people who make up the Confederation of lndigenous Nation. lities of the Ecuadorian a Amazon cannot guarantee, neitherto the Ecuadorian State. nor to national or foreign investors paTiicipating in the Sev· emh Oil Licencing Round, thaLOil cxploration or exploitation projects in our territories will be able 10 proceed.~ regarding the position of the lndigncous peoples and evironmentalislS of the region; the lack of a serious natural resource managmem policy which addresses the present and future needs of ians." our country and particularly those of Vargas stated. "TheOirectiveCoun- lnformcuion Sll/1/)lied by CONAIE, the Indigenous nationalities of the re- cil of CONFENAIE, together with its CONFENAIE and the Rairiforcsr Action gion: the absence of adequate laws to member federations. has resolved that Networ·ll. • control national and foreign companies; the carrying out of economic projects within Indigenous territories b}' the government and privaLe comapanies without prior consultation; al1d the lack of indigenous participation in the decisons and benefits n April. Federal Judge Vincent L zation of Indigenous People of of these projects, clearly demonstrate Broderick ruled that iflndigenous Pastaza (OPIP) and support organithat the conditions and guarantees necpeople and others suing Texaco zations. the transnational oil comessary to extend the scope of petrofor irresponsibly discarding hazard- pany ARCOagreed to negotiate their leum activities in the Ecuadorian Amaous waste in the Ecuadoriann~in(orest plans foroilcxploration in the provice :zon do nol ex.ist. 11 CONAII; supported this position can prove that decisions regarding ofPastaza in Ecuador'sOrieme. OPIP COonjune9. Asecond adding. that they hold . 'the Ecuador- these operations were made at Texaco met,vithAR heaclquaners in New York, then it meeting should be occurring in Ecian St:He and pelroleum companies participating in the Seventh Oil Li- would be appropriate for the case to uador as this magazine goes to press. censing Round responsible for the prob- be heard by the US federal court in ARCO officially Slates that it bas not lems we have and for damages both to New York. The case was brought b)• yet made the decision to pursue exthose people who have lived in the Siona, Secoya. Cofan, and Quichua ploration in the Oriente's 'Block I0'. Amazon for thousands of years and to peoples and mestizo colonists who it has nevertheless, reached seven~! live in the zone affected by Texaco's preliminary agreements \vith OPIP. their environment.• operations. Indigenous groups point out that OPIP and ARCO agreed to establish Texaco's lawyers have asked the a techical commission which ,v;u the drilling areas up for relicensing are located in the headwaters of the Ama- judge to reconsider. If the case pro· include three represematives from ceedsin NewYorkcourt, it will set an ARCO and from Petroecuador and zonian river system on the Eastern slope of the Andes. Therefore an)•spills important precedent regardingrighlS six from Indigenous organizations of foreigners to bring US based multi- in the region. Thiscomol.iSsion ,v;u and toxic dumping--which have been nationals to trial within the US. ubiquitouscompanionsof previous oil CSiablish the guidelines for an Evaluactivities in Ecuador--could potemiltlly ation of Environmental Impact for Pastaza Organizations negoaffecttheentireAmazon region through the Exploratory Period, as well as its waterways. tiate with ARCO select which company will complete. !3oth organizations called for a fif. Under pressure from the Organi· the sllldy. teen )'tar moratorium for the seventh Case against Tex aco m ay be heard in New York Courts I 32 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. 8, nos. 1 &amp; 2 (Summer 1994) 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: Indigenous Federations Take Strong Stand Against Seventh Round of Oil Leasing Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CONAIE CONFENAIE Rainforest Action Network SAIIC Board of Directors Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1994 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Ecuador: Indigenous Federations Take Strong Stand Against Seventh Round of Oil Leasing Item Type Journal Article Author CONAIE CONFENAIE Rainforest Action Network SAIIC Board of Directors Volume 8 Issue 1,2 Pages 31-32 Publication Title Abya Yala News Date Summer 1994 Language English Abstract Note In the face of further threats of environmental destruction at the hands of oil companies, Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) and Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENIAE) occupied the ministry of Energy and Mines until Minister Francisco Acosta agreed to meet with them. The groups insisted that indigenous people be included in the decisions about what would be done with their lands taking into consideration indigenous needs as well as environmentalist concerns. Attachment Title abya yala p31-32.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Amazon CONAIE CONFENIAE Ecuador Oil Extraction https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/a6fa8bc20cafbdd7bd0637eeb8d6fdb8 85473a7407387c814c7e97afdbd20486 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 (37).pdf PDF Text Text --------------------------------.., r: n la el15 al18 de diciembre de 1993, la Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador (CONAIE), celebró su IV Congreso Nacional en Unión Base, Puyo, en la Región Amazónica. Durante dicho Congreso se aprobó el "Proyecto Político", concebido como el instrumento teórico de los Pueblos y Nacionalidades Indígenas. Según Luis Macas, Presidente de la CONAIE, este proyecto "será la guía para la construción de un Estado más justo, plurinacional y pluricultural y para el reconocimiento de los Pueblos Indígenas y de los sectores sociales más pobres del pais". Este proyecto propugna además por la solución de los aplazados problemas de tierra, industrialización, desempleo, vivienda, educación, salud y los agudos conflictos causados por la segregación y discriminación racial. La meta de este proyecto político, no es buscar soluciones aisladas, sino la profunda transformación del D Estado uninacional hegemónico, que impide la autodeterminación y la independencia económica y política de los pueblos y nacionalidades indígenas y de los demás sectores sociales. Los principios ideológicos sobre los cuales se busca construír este nuevo estado son los principios fundamentales de los pueblos indígenas. El Humanismo Integral, donde hombre y naturaleza en estrecha interrelación garantizan la vida; elcomunitarismo, basado en la reciprocidad, solidaridad e igualdad; la democracia plurinacional comunitaria que garantice la plena participación de todos los sectores de la sociedad en la toma de desiciones; el plurinacionalismo, sustentado en la real e innegable existencia de pueblos y nacionalidades con entidades políticas, económicas y culturales diferenciadas. Según la CONAIE, reconocer estos principios es reconocer la autodeterminación de los Pueblos Indígenas, su soberanía y su independencia. l8 de marzo de 1994 en la población de Huajuapán, Oaxaca, México, se reunieron representantes del Frente Mixteco-Zapoteco Binacional FMZB y representantes de más de 22 comunidades indígenas de la Mixteca con Armando Labra, Jefe de Asesores del Gobernador Diodoro Carrasco Altamirano; Alicia Hernández García, Jefe del Departamento de Concertación de la Procuradoría para la Defensa del Indígena; representantes del INI; y un representante de la Comisión para la Coordinación de Justicia de Indígenas, dependiente del Gobierno Federal, para discutir el pliego petitorio entregado por los dirigentes indígenas Mixteco-Zapotecos al gobernador de Oaxaca en diciembre de 1993. Este pliego petitorio contiene más de 65 demandas de 33 comunidades de la región Mixteca y Zapoteca. En el que se incluye además del respeto a su auntonomía una larga lista de servicios básicos de los cuales carecen. A pesar de la urgencia por resolver esta situación, Armando Labra, Jefe de Asesores del Gobernador se negó a aceptar las demandas, después de 6 horas de negociaciones infructuosas. E 7 No. 3 &4 Los representantes indígenas decidieron entonces, como forma de presión, retener a los representantes del gobierno bajo custodia y obligar a la firma de un convenio. Después de tres horas fué aprobada la totalidad del pliego petitorio Según el FMZB, este caso ilustra, una vez más, la actitud intransigente de las autoridades estatales y federales de México a las demandas presentadas por organizaciones indígenas y que solamente por medio de firmes y drásticas acciones--como el alzamiento del Ejército Zapatista en Chiapas--se puede llamar la atención del gobierno. Estas 33 comunidades representan aproximadamente a unas 18 mil personas. Los dirigentes del FMZB están a la espera de las respuestas estatales y del gobierno federal, de no obtener respuestas satisfactorias, movilizarán a las poblaciones afectadas para continuar la presión. Para más información: En Oaxaca, contactar a Sergio lVlena~~z (Fax: 955-401-82) 37 � 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 Ecuador: IV Congreso de la CONAIE 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 Ecuador: IV Congreso de la CONAIE Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 7, nos. 3&4 (37).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Issue 3 and 4 Language Spanish Publication Title Noticias de Abya Yala Volume 7 Abstract Note CONAIE met for the fourth time in Unione Base to reaffirm its aim of establishing indigenous autonomy and rights. Pages 37 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/2a4c391a0f0fa931935a70b8163c898b.pdf 4ba6dc78b143c2fcd4672657c592651c PDF Text Text H BRIEF Ecuador: Occidental Signs Unconscionable and Fraudulent Agreements in the Amazon S-based transnational OCCIDENTAL is currently negoti· ating with Indigenous communities in Ecuadorian Amazonia, offering linle more than twentieth century trinkets--<:hainsaws, medicine chests, and rain-coats-in exchange for undefined access to Indigenous territOry for "petroleum activities.• OCCIDENTAL is one of the worlds largest oil companies, currently operating in over eleven different countries outside the US, and extracting over 200,000 barrels of crude per day. Indigenous communities have been pressured ro sign completely inadequate agreements, in the presence of the military- agreements which oblige the communities to allow the companies to carry our undefined petroleum exploration and extraction activities for undefined periods of time. Occidental has used various fonns of coercion 10 secure agreements \vith the leaders of the Indigenous communities. Leaders of the Secoya report that prior to negotiations, the legal representative of Occidental threatened to bring the military to the community. Occidental's legal representative also told Secoya communi!)' leaders that "they did not want to see anyone else at the discussions.• Such statements amount to coercion and directly violate the Secoya people's right tO independent consultation. In one instance, Occidental brought a draft agreement to the negotiations and was very reluctant to include any of the proposals made b)• the community. In the end, only a vague reference to the possibility of temporary employment was included . In previous discussions, Occidental had wid the community that the company onl)• ' vamed pem1ission to do seismic testing. However, the agreement signed permits Occidental to carry our any form of "petroleum activity." A Secoya leader later realized that the granting of pem1ission for "petroleum activities" was a mistake, and asked Occidental to change the agreement. Occidental also reportedly told Secoya leaders that the company could not pay in advance because they didn\ have the money. To explain this situation, the company used the analogy that "a farmer cannot pay the rent for the land until he's harvested all the com.• The company also told the Secoya leaders that if they did not gram permission, the Ecuadorian government could expropriate the land and the community could lose its territory. Occidental operates in an area of over 200,000 hectares called Block 15. This block includes a pan of the Limoncocha Biological Reserve, a protected area, and pan of the Secoya, Siona, and Quichua Indigenous territory. Occidental signed an agreement with the Ecuadorian government that grams the company extraction rights for 20 years. Using Occidentals own estimates of the existing reserves, the entire production of Block 15 will supply the equivalent of US oil consumption for just 12.7 days. U lnfomwlion from: Carlos Sergio Flguein:do Tawz 4 Write lerrers 10 the directors of occidental corporation denouncing the immoral and illegal way in which they are carryi11g out negoliatio11s. demand that they suspend negotiations and conduct all future negoti· ations ethiwlly <md legally: Ray R. Irani, Preside11t and Chief Executive Officer, Occiderual Petroleum, 10889 Wilshi~ Boulevard, Los Angtles, CA, 9002'1-'1201; Mastorm Cum1ingham, Occidental Exploration and Production Co.. A>< Amazonas 3837 y Corea, Casilla J 7-15-0095-C, Quito, Ecuador Chile: South and North American Indigenous Peoples to Protest Chilean Dam Project A n historic meeting of Indigenous peoples from North and South America has been scheduled to coincide with the annual meeting of the worlds largest association of dam construction and hydroelectric technology companies. At issue is the planned construction by ENDESA, Chiles largest private company, of Ralco Dam, the second in a series of six dams planned for the Biobfo River, ancestral Andean homeland of the Pehuenche Indians The Indigenous delegation will begin its activities in Chile on October 9 in Santiago, culminating in a demonstration at the annual meeting of the International Consonium on Large Dams (!COLD) in Santiago on October 16. Despite the fact that 100 Pehuenche Indian families, Chile's most traditional Indigenous group would have their villages flooded by the project, no relocation plan was included in ENDESAS em~ronmental impact statement, which was submiued in April to Chilean environmental authorities. The Pehuenche say they are determined to exercise their rights guaranteed under Chilean law ro remain on their ancestral lands, and have called for support from North American Indigenous people, many of whom have personall)• experienced the impacts of large dams. Nine native peoples from the Nonh will be making the trip to meet the Pehuenche, and ro participate in political discussions, spiritual ceremonies. and public demonstrations. The delegation includes prominent leaders from diverse Indigenous communities and nationally-based Native American organizations. Ralco would be a 155 meter-high dam with a 3,400 hectare reservoir. The dam would generate 570 Mega,vatts of electricity at a cost of $500 million . The dam would also Oood over 70 km of the river valley, inundating the richly diverse forest and its \vildlife, and leaving downstream portions of the river dry for months at a rime, devastating fish stocks. The first dam on the Biobfo, called Pangue, was constructed after the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank assured investors that it would be the only dam built on the river. In response to a complaint by the Pehuenche and Chilean environmentalists, the World Bank has now initiated a formal inquiry into irregularities in the Pangue loan. Environmenral groups and Chilean Energy Commi.ssion officials have questioned the need for construction of Ralco, 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource Ecuador: Occidental Signs Unconscionable and Fraudulent Agreements in the Amazon Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Carlos Sergio Figueiredo Tautz Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1996 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Ecuador: Occidental Signs Unconscionable and Fraudulent Agreements in the Amazon Item Type Journal Article Contributor Carlos Sergio Figueiredo Tautz Volume 10 Issue 2 Pages 4 Publication Title Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Summer 1996 Language English Abstract Note This article details the accounts of the United States based oil company, Occidental, attempting to persuade indigenous peoples to allow them to use the land for monetary gain. Attachment Title Ecuador.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Amazon Ecuador 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/cb84b001fc2f1a52f8a5f7dbd53819c3 8043f84c9bd437eb94ae86b6884adc53 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 Volume 9 No. 1 & 2 (7).pdf PDF Text Text describe los impactos sociales y económicos de la guerra. De acuerdo con el reportaje, 180 comunidades indígenas y aproximadamente 3,000 familias "están enfrentados por una crisis social, económica, y sicológica porque sus cosechas y animales han desaparecido, y su entendimiento de su propio territorio ha cambiado" desde el inicio de la violencia. "La vida nos es la misma. La tranquilidad no ha vuelto al Oriente desde el cese del fuego," afirmó Luis Yampís, un líder de la comunidad Shuar. "Muchas comunidades no pueden volver a sus tierras porque están minadas. Esto fue una estrategia del ejército ecuatoriano, pero somos los más afectados." cal-firmada entre miembros de CONFENIAE CONAIE y (Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas de la Amazonía Ecuatoriana), hace la demanda (entre otras) que el Ecuador sea reconocido como país "multinacional, multicultural y multilingüe" para garantizar la integridad y el respeto para los Pueblos Indígenas. Con todas estas declaraciones, los líderes indígenas reiteran la importancia que debe tener la participación indígena en las negociaciones de paz. Destacan correctamente que jamás se podrá lograr una paz duradera y positiva mientras se ignore los pueblos indígenas que habitan los territorios disputados. Sin embargo, las negociaciones de paz otra vez no han En el Perü, 120 comunidades Aguarunas se han visto afectadas. Niños, mujeres y ancianos fueron desplazados durante el conflicto y se dieron varias bajas de soldados indígenas. Dirigentes Huambisas del lado peruano notificaron que 28 personas locales habían fallecido, pero que no habían sido incluidas en la lista de bajas, y que sus familias no recibirían compensación alguna. Se debe añadir a esto la destrucción que a causado el bombardeo a la ecología del sector. Cada bomba ha dejado cráteres de más de ocho metros de diámetro y que ha espantado a los animales de caza del sector. La Coordinadora de Organizaciones Indígenas de la Cuenca Amazónica (COICA) -organismo que representa a organizaciones indígenas en los ocho países de la Cuenca Amazónica - propuso la creación de un parque binacional desmilitarizado a lo largo del sector del conflicto como una alternativa de paz para los dos países. La propuesta se funda en la busqueda de la protección ecológica y la reintegración cultural de los pueblos Shuar y Achuar en el Ecuador y Aguaruna y Huambiza en el Peru. Otra declaración-tal vez más radi- incluido a representantes indígenas. Por ejemplo, se habla en el Perú de fortalecer la frontera viva entregando tierras a colonos de otros sectores del país. No se logrará la paz través de más colonización de los pueblos indígenas. Al contrario, habrá paz cuando los territorios indígenas sean protegidos y respetados, asegurando así la forma de vida indígena. Una declaración conjunta de AIDESEP y CONFENIAE sobre los incidentes fronterizos entre Ecuador y Perú señala: "Ahora está de moda hablar de la integración. Sin embargo nosotros hemos vivido miles de años en pacífica comunidad con nuestros vecinos indígenas de ambos lados de la frontera. Más aún, pueblos como los Shuar, Quichuas, y Cofanes han sido divididos por las fronteras que crearon los blancos. Pero nosotros seguimos sintiéndonos parte de una sola nación continental India: el milenario Abya Yala ... " 'O Vol. 9 No. 1 Nótese: Se pueden consultar declaraciones adicionales e información de organizaciones indígenas sobre el conflicto fronterizo en la conferencia PeaceNet de SAIIC <Saííc. indio> así que la red de intemet en la dirección siguiente: http: 1 lukanaix. ce. ukans. edu!-marc/geography!latinam/ecuador!border_main. html. � 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. 9, No. 1&2 (Noviembre 1995) (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 Ecuador/Peru: Indigenas se Movilizan Frente a la Crisis 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 November, 1995 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Ecuador/Peru: Indigenas se Movilizan Frente a la Crisis Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Volume 9 No. 1 & 2 (7).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Issue 1 and 2 Language Spanish Publication Title Noticias de Abya Yala Volume 9 Author Fernando Rivera Abstract Note Abstract Note Conflict between the Ecuadorian and Peruvian border forced indigenous peoples within the disputed territory to fight for opposing sides. Pages 6-7 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/246ac66b02c4daa7ff5a6fd8f2c19a15 8bb075c68d26a075152d5a55c5801c52 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 Volume 9 No. 1 & 2 (6-7).pdf PDF Text Text f RO HT ERA S E 1 por Fernando Rivera os pueblos indígenas que viven en la zona disputada entre Ecuador y Perú han enfrentado peligro extremo y duras dificultades durante el último estallido del conflicto fronterizo en enero pasado. Forzados a pelear en una guerra que no era de ellos, las comunidades indígenas de ambos lados de la frontera han sufrido muertes, la amenaza de hambruna masiva, y la destrucción de su ambiente. Este conflicto armado es una triste continuación del problema limítrofe que separa los dos países desde los tiempos de la independencia y otro ejemplo del colonialismo interno en el que viven los pueblos indígenas. Cada país se ha basado en diferentes tratados y conceptos legales internacionales para validar su posición. Sin embargo, cada argumento usado, cada conflicto, y cada acuerdo alcanzado ha ignorado la realidad de la población que habita esa región desde antes que existiera la noción de estado nación y mucho antes que se formara ninguna división política moderna. Con cada disputa, y con cada tratado el mayor perdedor no ha sido el Ecuador ni el Perú, sino las naciones indígenas que se han visto divididas a lo largo de una frontera impuesta por políticos y tratados de guerra firmados sin su participación. La disputa territorial entre los dos países es una de las más largas y complicadas del continente. Las provincias L Fernando Rivera es ambientalísta ecuatoriano que estudió en Estados Unidos. Ahora trabaja en asuntos de medio ambiente en Ecuador. 6 amazónicas fueron administradas por el Virreinato del Peru y, por un breve periodo, por el virreinato de Gran Colombia. En 1829 se firmó un acuerdo entre el Perú y Gran Colombia en el que no se especificó las fronteras pero se afirmó que se respetaran las antiguas fronteras de los virreinatos. No importa cual sea el motivo de la guerra, son las comunidades indígenas de la zona limítrofe que han sido las más afectadas por la guerra. Ambos países han utilizado a indígenas del sector en las campañas militares, obligando a miembros de comunidades binacionales (divididas por la frontera) y pueblos vecindarios a pelear entre sí. Mucho se ha hablado ultimamente de los conflictos étnicos en el mundo de hoy, pero muy poca atención ha sido prestada al hecho de que pueblos Indios en Ecuador y Perú han sido forzados a matarse. Muy a menudo, pertenecen al mismo grupo cultural, como es el caso de los Shuar, Achuar, Aguaruna, Huambiza, y Quichua. La guerra tuvo su mayor impacto en las comunidades indígenas fronterizas. Allí, cientos de familias fueron desplazadas por la destrucción de sus casas, cosechas, ganado, y propiedades. Los bombardeos ocurrían regularmente, y ahora se propagan las enfermedades. "Los pueblos indígenas nunca hemos tenido fronteras. Lo que pasa es que hay intereses conflictivos entre dos grupos políticos luchando por el control . económico. A nosotros nunca nos consultaron cuando establecieron la frontera, pero quienes son los que pelean cuando hay un conflicto de este tipo? Quienes son los afectados por proteger la frontera? A quienes reclutan para pelear en primera linea? Quienes proveen la comida? ¡Son los pueblos indígenas!" afirma Mino Eusebio Castro, Vicepresidente de AIDESEP (Asociación Interétnica por el Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana). Luis Macas, Presidente de la CONAIE (Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador), ha reportado que 2l de los 400 centros Shuar fueron afectados por la guerra debido a su cercanía a la frontera. De los 30 centros Achuar, los 11 más próximos a la frontera fueron sufrieron graves daños. Además, en las 25 comunidades Quichuas fronterizas (lO en Ecuador y 15 en el Perú), la guerra afectó a más de 800 familias. Finalmente, otras comunidades fronterizas más pequeñas tal como los Siona, Secoya, Cofán, y Shiwiar, sufren por la guerra. Solo en el Ecuador, la totalidad de indígenas afectados por esta guerra es de 20,000. Macas anuncia más muertes, desplazados, y destrucción de culturas indígenas si sigue el conflicto. Un artículo que salió recientemente en el diario Quiteño El Comercio Abya Yala News �describe los impactos sociales y económicos de la guerra. De acuerdo con el reportaje, 180 comunidades indígenas y aproximadamente 3,000 familias "están enfrentados por una crisis social, económica, y sicológica porque sus cosechas y animales han desaparecido, y su entendimiento de su propio territorio ha cambiado" desde el inicio de la violencia. "La vida nos es la misma. La tranquilidad no ha vuelto al Oriente desde el cese del fuego," afirmó Luis Yampís, un líder de la comunidad Shuar. "Muchas comunidades no pueden volver a sus tierras porque están minadas. Esto fue una estrategia del ejército ecuatoriano, pero somos los más afectados." cal-firmada entre miembros de CONFENIAE CONAIE y (Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas de la Amazonía Ecuatoriana), hace la demanda (entre otras) que el Ecuador sea reconocido como país "multinacional, multicultural y multilingüe" para garantizar la integridad y el respeto para los Pueblos Indígenas. Con todas estas declaraciones, los líderes indígenas reiteran la importancia que debe tener la participación indígena en las negociaciones de paz. Destacan correctamente que jamás se podrá lograr una paz duradera y positiva mientras se ignore los pueblos indígenas que habitan los territorios disputados. Sin embargo, las negociaciones de paz otra vez no han En el Perü, 120 comunidades Aguarunas se han visto afectadas. Niños, mujeres y ancianos fueron desplazados durante el conflicto y se dieron varias bajas de soldados indígenas. Dirigentes Huambisas del lado peruano notificaron que 28 personas locales habían fallecido, pero que no habían sido incluidas en la lista de bajas, y que sus familias no recibirían compensación alguna. Se debe añadir a esto la destrucción que a causado el bombardeo a la ecología del sector. Cada bomba ha dejado cráteres de más de ocho metros de diámetro y que ha espantado a los animales de caza del sector. La Coordinadora de Organizaciones Indígenas de la Cuenca Amazónica (COICA) -organismo que representa a organizaciones indígenas en los ocho países de la Cuenca Amazónica - propuso la creación de un parque binacional desmilitarizado a lo largo del sector del conflicto como una alternativa de paz para los dos países. La propuesta se funda en la busqueda de la protección ecológica y la reintegración cultural de los pueblos Shuar y Achuar en el Ecuador y Aguaruna y Huambiza en el Peru. Otra declaración-tal vez más radi- incluido a representantes indígenas. Por ejemplo, se habla en el Perú de fortalecer la frontera viva entregando tierras a colonos de otros sectores del país. No se logrará la paz través de más colonización de los pueblos indígenas. Al contrario, habrá paz cuando los territorios indígenas sean protegidos y respetados, asegurando así la forma de vida indígena. Una declaración conjunta de AIDESEP y CONFENIAE sobre los incidentes fronterizos entre Ecuador y Perú señala: "Ahora está de moda hablar de la integración. Sin embargo nosotros hemos vivido miles de años en pacífica comunidad con nuestros vecinos indígenas de ambos lados de la frontera. Más aún, pueblos como los Shuar, Quichuas, y Cofanes han sido divididos por las fronteras que crearon los blancos. Pero nosotros seguimos sintiéndonos parte de una sola nación continental India: el milenario Abya Yala ... " 'O Vol. 9 No. 1 Nótese: Se pueden consultar declaraciones adicionales e información de organizaciones indígenas sobre el conflicto fronterizo en la conferencia PeaceNet de SAIIC <Saííc. indio> así que la red de intemet en la dirección siguiente: http: 1 lukanaix. ce. ukans. edu!-marc/geography!latinam/ecuador!border_main. html. � 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. 9, No. 1&2 (Noviembre 1995) (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 Ecuador/Peru: Una Guerra del Siglo XIX en la Amazonia 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 November, 1995 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Ecuador/Peru: Una Guerra del Siglo XIX en la Amazonia Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Volume 9 No. 1 & 2 (6-7).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Issue 1 and 2 Language Spanish Publication Title Noticias de Abya Yala Volume 9