42 12 1190 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/55ff5a6f3c32c8320d4f73e51fbf2d64.pdf 1bc78a5bf256ced16958afd426af32df PDF Text Text 0RGAHIZATIOH AHD COMMUHICATIOH Forging Unity, Zapatistas Call for Indigenous Forum ith more than 300 delegates, 250 guests. and mtemation· al obst"~rs and reponers. the Natoonal Indigenous Forum took place on Janunry 3·9, 1996. In S.1n Cristobal de Ins<"=. in an area called the Valley of Jove! The event WllS called by the EZLN {Zap:uista Army of Nntlon:•l Libenttion). the Commission for Pacification {COCOPA), and the Plural lnd tgenous Assembly for Autonomous RcgtOI\S {ANIPA). 1\venty four Zapatislll commanders, four of them won>en. participated In the Porum by chatting the Working Conunissions. The orgamznuonal fmme of the Forum revolved around th< objecttvcs of the controversial "Peace wllh Dignhy and Ju.suce· ncgouauons between lhe go,·crnmem of Prestdent Ernesto Zed!llo nnd the EZLN oceurring in San Andrt!.< l.1m!inznr. Chiap.1S. '!'here the parttes reached ngreements on the first theme or lnd•g~nous Culture and Rights on January 18. W Pre,;ou< to the Forum. the EZLN consulted ""h its more than OM<! hun· dred adviSers out of whtch '10 are Indigenous people. The Forum was di.;ded into six Working Commi;slons: I. Community and Autonomy. Indigenous Riglu.s 2. indtgcnous Culture 3. Indigenous Educ:nion 4. Condiuon, RighiS, and Culture of Indigenous Women 5. indtgenous Peoples and Mediums of Commumcuion 6. Political Repre.scmation and PaniC!palion lndtgcnous Peoples It was the n.,.t 11me that the Zapatisto> met ";th Indigenous repre· scmativcs from most or t he 57 indigenous notions m Me.<ico. numbcrmg today appro.umatCI)• 14 mtlhon In the Rcsoluuons, most of the delegates expressed strong support for Autonomous Indigenous Regions as w.:ll ~ the need 10 ha'-e • ptrm:~nent forum to discuss lndtgcnous issues. or Another resol ution that came out of the Forum was to demand that the go\'cm· mcnt a.n d congress rctnSiale ~rttcle 27 of the Consmution •n order lO ensure that communal lands won't be sold to out· stdcrs. Al.so, the Forum proposed 10 change sc,·cml other an1cles of the Consmution wnh aim to cre~tc a pluri· nauonal state adapted 10 the many pueblos that hvc m Mexico today. ~brgarita Guntrrtz. lil>nhu from the Stole of Htdalgo and one of the coor· dmalors of 1\NIPA. spoke I><>Silively of the event. "ThiS is a great Forum bceallSC n has united gr:ISSrOOis Indigenous Reprtsenlllti\'\'5. and engag· ing In dialogue with the F.Z~N com· manders helps 10 have an understand· tng of the cultures nnd problems we are foong. Al.so, the !'ttct that m the EZLN women have full paniclpation is very poshivc. We haw to make an i memnl revoluuon first whtch Is to allow wom<n to paniClpate fully m all dcct· s•on-making procr:sscs. • .... Peace Accord Signed by EZLN and Mexican Government 'The EZLN and the Me>elcan state agreed oo a prebmlnaty I peace agreement oo Februaty 16th ln the Chiapas town of San Andres Larrainzar. It was agreed that lncftgenous rights must be stated in the coostitutlon: lhat Indigenous poltllcal participatioo and representation be V>lide1y b<ood· ened: lhat justo:e be gu~~ranteed to lndtgeoous peoples: that Indigenous cultural expre$$ion be supported: and that Indigenous pe<>ples receive support for the creation of their own educational systems. . The peace agreement ~ afte< the roundtable negotiation from Janua.y I 0· 18 In San Andres Sacamch ·en de los Pobres. where the two factions agreed to re·define the relationship bet...veen the state and Indigenous peoples. or estOOWI p<indples and componeots for the construe. lion of a "new soc181 contract." tn whiCh Indigenous peo· pies participate ss full members of society. all within the context of a "profound reform of the state.· or 34 By far the most slgn!r.cant advance of the negotia· lions are the modtficalions to the Mexican constitution. namely the recognllion of Indigenous peoples' right to self-determination and autonomy. This comes after an lnltJal stance of complete rejection of the even the men· 1100 of the word • self·deterrmnatton. • However. due to pol•lical pressures. the need to re·establlsh M exico's Image of stability as seen from abroad. and a negotiat· ed definition of the nature of autonomy, the government conceded. What is the nature of the ·Autonomy· granted to Indigenous peoples after this Initial round of agree· ments? Autonomy was declared at the • communal" level. which ts a far c.y from the lndtgenous vtsion of dlslincl and proper territonal.lurfdlcal. and political enti· ties. This point will no•doubt be contested in negotiat· lng sessions to come. Attya Yaia News � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 10, no. 1 (Spring 1996) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Forging Unity, Zapatistas Call for Indigenous Forum Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring 1996 Spring 1996 Language A language of the resource English, Spanish English Zotero Title Forging Unity, Zapatistas Call for Indigenous Forum Item Type Journal Article Volume 10 10 Issue 1 1 Pages 34 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring 1996 Language English, Spanish English Abstract Note The Zapatistas group held a massive gathering where the Forum revolved around the objectives of the controversial "'Peace with Dignity and Justice" negotiations between the government o£ President Ernesto Zedilio and the EZLN ocuring in San Andres Larrainzar, Chiapas. Attachment Title abyayala_v10_n1_p34.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Chiapas Zapatistas Zedillo Ernesto https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/69850d744431b4bd4a71f8818d03f5b2 6f87be772060c07a746421a5713b38a6 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, no. 3 (34).pdf PDF Text Text M u J E R Miembros del Comité durante el Segundo Encuentro. Fortaleciendo la El 8 F omunacac1on: 11 Encuentro de Mujeres Indígenas de Centro y Sudamérica El Comité Ejecutivo de la Coordinadora de Mujeres Indígenas Meso y Suramérica se reunió en La Paz, Bolivia, del 4 al 6 de julio 1994 para preparar la Asamblea General que se llevará a cabo México, en agosto de 1995, y la Cuarta Conferencia Mundial Mujeres promovida por las Naciones Unidas, en Beijing en 1995. n agosto de 1990, las organizaciones de mujeres Sabmi de N oruega organizaron la Conferencia Internacional de Mujeres Indígenas a la que asistieron representantes de todos los países de América. En esta conferencia se decidió convocar a una reunión para formar una red de mujeres indígenas de Meso y Sudamérica. El Primer Encuentro, en el cual se formó el Comité Coordinador, se llevó a cabo en Lima, Perú, en marzo de 1991. El Segundo Encuentro fue organizado por el Centro de Discusión Ideológica de la Mujer Aymara (CDIMA) y participaron en el delegadas de Guatemala, Panamá, México, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Perú, Argentina y una representante de la 34 de de en de Coordinadora de Mujeres Indígenas de Bolivia (CMIB) Este Encuentro se inició con una ceremonia Quechua-Aymara, la Waxt'a, ofrecida a la Pachamama (Madre tierra). En el se ratificaron los siguientes objetivos: 1) Promover una comunicación permanente con las organizaciones de mujeres indígenas existentes para desarrollar una red de solidaridad a nivel nacional e internacional. 2) Promover el intercambio de experiencias culturales y organizativas entre las organizaciones de mujeres indígenas. 3) Establecer relaciones con organizaciones nacionales e internacionales y participar activamente para articular, promover y proyectar las demandas de mujeres y pueblos indígenas. Con el propósito de alcanzar estos objetivos se aprobaron las siguientes resoluciones: 1) Impulsar la Red de Comunicación de Mujeres Indígenas de Meso y Sudamérica a nivel internacional y en cada país. 2) La difusión, comunicación e información se realizará por regiones. Las sedes de la Red de Información regional serán: El Taller de Mujeres Kunas Asociación Napguana (Panamá); el Consejo de Organizaciones Mayas de Guatemala y la Fundación de Desarrollo Educativo, Social y Económico FUNDASE (Guatemala); la Coordinadora de Mujeres Indígenas de Bolivia y el Centro por los Derechos de los Pueblos Indios de Meso y Sudamérica (SAIIC -USA). La CIMI afirmó que aunque ha habido progresos en relación a la comunicación y participación de las mujeres a nivel de las organizaciones, aún sus derechos continúan siendo violados. Afirmaron además que "... las políticas neo-liberales son una amenazan para los Pueblos Indígenas. Nuestros territorios y ecosistemas están siendo más explotados y contaminados ... ". Miembros de la Coordinadora de Mujeres Indígenas del Continente participarán en la Conferencia Mundial de Mujeres en Beijin para organizar un taller sobre violencia doméstica. ~ Para mayor información comuníquese con: María Riquiac Morales Consejo de Organizaciones Mayas de Guatemala (FUNDASE) 10 Calle 5-21 Zona 1 CHICHICAS Chimaltenango, Guatemala Fany Avila Eleta -Taller de Mujeres Kuna Apartado 536. Panamá. Rep. de Panamá Tel: 507-696525 • Fax: 507-693514 Puede además recibir información en SAIIC Noticias de Abya Yala � 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, No. 3 (Otono 1994) (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 Fortaleciendo la Comunicacion: II Encuentro de Mujeres Indigenas de Centro y Sudamerica 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 1994 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Fortaleciendo la Comunicacion: II Encuentro de Mujeres Indigenas de Centro y Sudamerica Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 8, no. 3 (34).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Issue 3 Language Spanish Publication Title Noticias de Abya Yala Volume 8 Abstract Note The Coordinating Body of Indigenous Women of South and Central America met in La Paz to affirm its objectives, which included the communication between indigenous women's organizations and the promotion of cultural exchanges. Pages 34 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/3fafc23a95d77c61014daaef911cafea.pdf 779aa412e9f076b6e288fb14cf371e8d PDF Text Text I~TEH N A TIONAL . AJ,rerican Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), "Indigenous people are displaced and become environmtnlal and economic refugees in their own land... Tom Coldtooth, lndigtnOUS Environmental Network cspcctcrofNAFTAnolongerbovcrs The resource-rich Native homelands will for ln<ligenous lands in Mexico. Even lbe overAmerica,it hasmaterializcd.Thc be targeted by corporntions as bot spots for free-flow spirit of the trnde agreement does high-OyingrhctoricoflbeCiintonAd- development Without doub~ all Mexican not extend to communities split by national minislrntion will now translate into very real trnditional lands will be up for grabs. Spccu- borders. The border communities of tbc an frightening environmen"\! destruction lators in Cbiapas already forced some Mayas Mohawk, Salish-Kootenai, Colvilleand labor injustice. Despite tb~aution off lands in anticipation of NAFTA's ap- Okas_agan, Abcnaki, Cocopa, Kamia, these issues received in thc<poJel!u tumult proval! o·odlia1> ~Kickapoo will not be reunited NAFTA inspired, one important story went The future of Canadian and U.S. lndig- dcspite}cmassivemeldingofthethrcecoununrcported in the mainstream media: cnousgroups is also uncertain. With NAFTA tries' economic agendas. NAFTA's ambush on Indigeno~ rights. approved by <j~~ws that protect !he vMious Indigenous organizations have NAFTA 's central premise tbat govern- rights of Native 1\nieticans to live on and deoo.b;ccd thetrnde agreement The Contiment regulations interfere witl(frc;c trade utilize their lands may~longer protcctany:.___S" CommL&sion of Indigenous Nations, allows dcmocrntically created laws to be one'f[Omcorj)Ornte"aVidltT COmJl'\nies wili--c> iganizations and Peoples (CONIC), reprcoonsidcrcd trnde barriers, and thus made inop- a~ the best~~~ sources, and natu- scoring 26 various organizations that reprccrntivc. NAFfA sets up an independent rnlrcsourccs. lftbe ~ t.A tribu naldeemsa scotover2,500oommunitics,and1bcAmeritribunal dosed to public participation. The legal protoction ofancicntland righrfa barrier can Indian Movcmen~ havebothdccriedsueb tribunal decides if a native, state, or federal to trndc, the law may be struck dowo: Tribal an auack on Native land claims. lawoffendsfrcetrndewitbout any criteria for governments rna/no longer be able to reguThe ripples of NAFfA will exten<l far evaluating whether lbe trnde would offend late the sale o lands and, as a result, beyond North and MesoAmerica. The treaty ; the public. Such unaccountability in a tribu- privatization of land will likely proceed on a has established the largest free-trade.zone in nal has broad implications for the Native ma:t-•scale. thewo~d,scllingancxamplewbicbthrcatens Peoples of North and Meso America. Privat.ization ~ill hasten theoonversion of to presage a global elimination of democratic In the United States and Canada, Native oommons into oom~iti.cs. For example, laws that protcctthe land and its ponplcs. The Americans live on traditional lands endowed water will be bought aoosold, trnnsfenedand Genernl Agreement on Tariffs and Trndc withfortypercentofaUknownenergysourccs trnded, without rc~~ativc claims to (GAT!), the international trnde decision for each oountry, acoording to the Indian sucb an essential resource. NAFfA enootU- making body, is scheduled to soon resume its Treaty RightsCommiuccof Chicago. These ages projects similar to the James Bay Hydro; eighth roun<loftradetalks. Manyoftbeissues trnditionallaods fall into two categories, res- electric Project wbieh will send Canadian on the table, like investment and service barervation lands and private property. In both wate.rs down the MissL&sippi to consumers in Viers and Intellectual Property Rights, were cases, government laws have served tosome- he U.S. and Mcxioo. The dam has flooded the i'csolved under NAFfA. If NAFfA becomes what protect Native American decisions r~ Cree nation's traditional hunting grounds, GAIT's model, we face ble.11< profaning of garding the usc or sale of t.raditional lao<ls. decimating caribou populations and forciyg the Earth's environmental and culturnltreaHowever, in Mexico, lod.igenousponplesalso relocations and cultural upheavaL sures. Our aching and wearied land can not living on coonomically valuable land enjoy NAFfA, crnfted by Bush and 2000 of ihe support such assaults on its Native American signifocandy less legal protection. President largest American oorporntions, incorporn\ed caretakers. Salinas recently abolished even the meager no Indigenous pooples in the drafting of ihe Mexicanlawssafeguaroingancientlandrights. agreement. NAFfA includes no provision Sources: The Circle; Honors Digest T: .It a r VOl. 7 NO. 3 &4 I S � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Free Trade's Assault on Indigenous Rights Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kristina Egan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall and Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Free Trade's Assault on Indigenous Rights Item Type Journal Article Author Kristina Egan Volume 7 Issue 3,4 Pages 15 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Fall and Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note NAFTA could endanger national laws that protect Indigenous land rights if the the NAFTA tribunal decides the legal protection of ancient land rights is a barrier to trade. Indigenous peoples could be removed from their land to make way for trade development. Attachment Title Free_Trade's_Assault_on_Indigenous_Rights.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] CONIC Indigenous Rights land rights NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement Trade Barriers https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/5e4bfa92a1d45d2eba6f35ce47858f9a.pdf 9da88db5d6c711b92795f4f09fb9a0c9 PDF Text Text INTERNAT I ONAL Free-determination and the States: Commentary on Barbados Ill by A ucan H uilcaman read with interest the "Declaration of Barbados Ill" reprinted in the last issue o f Abya Y News (Voi:S no.3). ala Considering the breadth of material included in the declaration. I will only comment on the portion of that docu· I ment which begins with suggestions to the governing l.1tin America.n states, the United Nations and its various specific bodies such as the OIT, UNESCO. UNDP. and FMI. Second. I also want 10 comment on the declarationS final sec· The promises which L'ltin America:S governing states have made through documents in summits such as those held in Mexico and Spain respond 10 Indigenous peoples· undeniable reality, but these resolutions are very far from being implemented in practice. In the meeting in Spain, the governments promised to establish a Development Fund for Indigenous Peoples of latin America and the Caribbean. Now, when \ Ve are in agreement in relation to Indigenous peoples petition the fund for economic assis1ance. they are told that the fund has no resources and that it is only a negotiating table between some international organizations and the identification and historical analysis of factors wh ich have made the political and cultural oppression of Indigenous peoples possible. as well as the ' "e'vs on ideological, political. religious. and eco- legitimize their actions, they have established an an oversight council with Indigenous representation. However, Indigenous delegates have to be ac redit~ tion related to the self.detemlination of Indigenous peoples and the nationally constituted states. nomic colonialism and neocolonialism. However. the declarations call to the Latin American governing states seems misplaced. The Slates are fully aware of the reality in which we Indigenous peo· pies live. Th ey know that this reality has been constructed by force and violence. The denial of our physical and cultural existence produced by the political constitutions and legal systems responds to the homogenizing nature of the govem- ing states, and is the resuh of organized political decisions. not of coincidence or circumstance. Aucan fhiilcaman is \Verken. or spohc..sperson, for the Mapuehe organitation Auhin \Vallmapu Ngulam-C<>uncll of All the Lands rn S<>ulhcm Chile. Vol. 8 No.4 Indigenous communities. In order to ted by each countrys chancellor. They this ·democratic panicipation." but il is nothing more than state colonialism under the guise of recognition and democracy. Similarly, the governing states came to a set of agreements at the Eanh Summit in Rio de janeiro in 1992. If we try to verify compliance with these agreements. we do n ot find any concrete means in the legal. political or eco· nomic arenas to ensure better adminis· tration of natural resources. It is easier to identify the thousands of hectares of land. mountains. rivers. and lakes which have been destroyed and contaminated. Un doubtedly. as it has become impossible 10 evade the Indigenous reality. the governing s.tates will make a declaration C.."lll regarding Indigenous peoples whenever they hold a continental meeting. but in no case does this imply compliance with their promises. I belie,·e that any demands or exhor· tations require precision. We Indigenous peoples are fighting for the recognition of our rights, rooted in our historical and political condition as a people. with all powers in the areas of rights, ideology. politics. and culture which this implies. such as the restilu· tion of fundamental rights and freedoms such as free·determination and the resti· nuion of ancestral lands. These condi· tions are precede any fonn of recognition. otherwise. the states will continue lO determine the framework for recogni· tion and relations between Indigenous peoples and the governing states. 1 consider out of context the cttll to the United Nations and its various spe· cial bodies. as if these were something separate from the constitution. control. and intervention of the governing states. ll is time to state what the United Nations is and what it truly represents. The United Nations does not exist; what truly exists are "Concerted States.. which are simply institutional structures whh a legal. political and ideological base and with defined interests. Taking into account that the ideological base and sustenance o£ a nation is fundamentally cultural. It is no longer possible to con· tend lhal the "states are polilically·orga· nized nations." States in America (Wallmapu in the Mapuche language) have no corresponding socio-<:ultural reality. Therefore. the United Nations 23 �t< T E R t< AT I 0 t< A L arc the s.-~mt govemmg states that have been COI\SIIUCicd wnhou1 uking into account the cultur.ll d"·ersny of the con- unent The I LO (lnternouonal Labor Orgamzauon). UN Oe\'elopment Program ond UNICEF are not independent of the United Nations or of the governing s1mcs. Thus. their actions are not :lU10ttomous. All of their plans. progmms. nnd projects require govern· mental approval. It is sufficiem that an lndagcnous organization comes into confltct wtth the stotc in the process of then struggle, for these org:mizations to hmtt the help chey gwe. Relaung to 1he declarauonS State· ment, '"\Vt btheve u necessary to appro\'e the Chaner of Indigenous Peoples Raglns promoted by the UN: it 1S wonh menuontng that af1er thineen ye01rs of dtscussaon lxtween members of the UN Workeng Group and Indigenous reprcscnt:tllv<:s. the governments are not willing to recognize fundament:tl rights such ns frec-deurminacion and the restitution of nnccstml territories. Frcedctcrmmmlon is a right prior to. or condicional for. enJoynlCnt of the ocher rights. Before demanding prompc racificauon or thiS feg.1l instrument, it is esscnual to be sufficaently informed of the fundamental nghts chac lndagenous peoples are defendmg m che '"'rious spaces 3.\"31lablt to us, as well as posi· uons t3kcn by thr states in relation to chcsc nghts. Wuhouc mcorporacing these COnditiOnS, new ronns or dominaliOn could spnng from international law, even ash IS rr:1med as the recognition of Indigenous peoples and cheir righcs. Dunng che Working Groups' fino( session (July 25-29, 1994), they did not permit rc,•lsion of the declaration. and merely received Indigenous represencatives ·comments." chereby pre,·cnung full recogmuon of che confltcl becwcen lndtgcnous righcs and che states The nghc co free-<ltcerminacion, formulated by the Indigenous peoples. shows che d"•de between the historical 24 legacimocy of lndtgenous peoples" inahenable nghts and che legaluy that sustatns che staces The lnd1genous people ma1ntam wuh all our comiction that 1hc states, do not ha,•e more nghts than we do. nor have we au1horized them to 1m·oke our exclusi"c rights, nor intervene II' OUr I)COpltS' rulUre. Since the dcclarat•on olso calls on the lntcrnmionnl Lnbor Organiza1ion (ILO) and refers to its Covcnanc 169, I have to comment that this Covenant renects the st:ue-govcmments' politics of juridiClll colonialism as well as chat of the UN'$ agenc•es. Although che Co\'eMnt rccogmzes us as peoples. it samultaneously r<J<CIS che righcs chac stem rrom thiS r«OgJ'IIliOO, SO that it remams purely symbolic. The Co"enants most SlgntfiCllnc element lies in pro'"dmg lndagenous people che right to '"consultauon and panicipauon: Howe,·er. th1s ng.ht becomes ind· recuve when we remain polhica11y o ppressed by the scates. Indigenous consent In 1his context is rel:uive. At the UN World Conference on ~Iuman Rights in june of 1993 where I served as spokesperson for che Indigenous represemauvcs. we Slated "\Vc call on the States to mufy Co"enant 169 of the ILO pro,1dtd chat the Indigenous peoples are 1n agrt-c:ment \Ve understand this 1nstrumcnc as che first step co establish new and better relauons between the stales and chc lndtgenous peoples: In rdercnce to the international development and rinnndal organizations such ns the World llMk, IMF. lnteramer•can Oe,·elopmem Bank, it should be noccd chat che developmenc chey hove imposed is unilateral, and has assaulted Indigenous cuhuml identities and the economics of reciprocity. These are the snl'nc orgnnizntions that appro"ed projeccs for conscntccion of hydroeleccrac dams and ocher such endea,·ors wuhm lndtgenous territories. for example, chc hydroeltctric dams on the Rt\'er B1o-Bao \\ithm Pehuenche Mapuche lands. Any '"''ilation to change pohcaes made co chest institu- tions is \'Cry for from bemg mec, especially stnce chey respond co che tntere.sts of the gcn·emmencs ond are not independenc bod1es. The dedarauon ends refemng to che democmtizauon or Lattn America. of geopolhacal reorganizouon, and che rccogni1ion or the Indigenous territories. I reiterate that we arc in agreement on this: it continues. however, whh a call for recognition o f Indigenous righcs "'in a rramcwork or n sclr-dctermination compotible wlch, and complememary 10 the 50\'CI'Cigmy or national Slates.. 1am not sure af I should conclude chac in chis passage the dcdar.auon presencs a sec of contradacuons oorely compouble with the prev1ous am'llysas. or whether it is the poliucal onentauon of che Signatory Org.1111%3UOn. \VhaCe\'Cr the case, I \VIIl emphastze che 1mphcauons thts essen· cialaspecc has for posstble solucions and new rclationshtps between Indigenous peoples and states. It is incongruent co propose che compatlbilhy Indigenous sclf-dccermination and the sovereignty of the nationally constituted states. ItS worth reicerating 1ha1 Indigenous people are fighcing for fru dcl<rrninatlon and not self-determanauon. These concepcs ha,·e different meantngs and amphcations tn the legal, poltucal, 1deologacal, hisconcal. and culturol fields. lndagenous peoples h•,-e yet co determine whether we want to develop our· seh-es '"tthm or outstde of the SU\ICtures of che so-called nnuon-states. Funhcrmore. ns I poinced out above. nation-states don 1t extst. \\'hat exists are state-governments. The homogenizing and unilateral n:uure or the St:Ue•gOv· cmments is what maintains the lnck of cuhural understanding ond social incolerance. Complen>cncarhy wilh che Scaces as they are is imposstble. 11 will only be passable when both instiluuons recognize each other reciprocally under the baste pnnc1ple th:u neuher is more valid chan the othtr, and th3t eoch system of orgamzauon 1S the most adequace for ats own culture. ~aYalaN<M � 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, no. 4 (Winter 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 Free-determination and the States: Commentary on Barbados III Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Aucan Huilcaman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter 1994 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Free-determination and the States: Commentary on Barbados III Item Type Journal Article Author Aucan Huilcaman Volume 8 Issue 4 Pages 23-24 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter ISSN 1071-3182 Date Winter 1994 Language English Abstract Note A spokesperson for the Mapuche organization Aukin Wallmapu Ngulam-Council of All the Lands comments of the "Declaration of Barbados III," especially the sections relating to the self-determination of Indigenous peoples and the nationally constituted states. Attachment Title Free_determination_and_the_states.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Autonomy Human Rights Indigenous Rights self-determination United Nations https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/4bb227e260abd32e1a79268c5220a2d9 564f5a3c3d1ffa05628513e08e6b5f5c 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 (4).pdf PDF Text Text N B R I E F french Guiana: Indigenous Peoples legal to Protect Their land Rights he Federation des Organisations Amerindiennes de Guyane (FOAG) held its Second Congress in the Kalina community of Awala, 13-15 December 1996. FOAG is a coordinating body representing more than 20 Indigenous organizations in French Guiana. French Guiana, a French Overseas Department, lies on the North-eastern coast of South America, to the North of Brazil and to the East of Suriname. It is home to a number of Indigenous peoples, some of whom like the Kalina and Lokono live on the coast, while others like the Wayampi live along the main rivers of the rain forest interior. One of the main subjects discussed at the Second Congress was land rights and the position of the French Government with regard to the recognition thereof. On the national level, two legal decrees exist in French Guiana concerning land titling for Indigenous peoples, Maroons and others, but for a number of reasons they are considered to be of limited utility by FOAG. One of the most important reasons is that titles issued under the decrees are subject to taxation. On the international level, the French Government has consistently been one of the most vigorous and outspoken opponents of the recognition of Indigenous people's rights. At the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, which is presently working on a draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the French Government opposes Indigenous rights on the grounds that the French Constitution states that all citizens are equal and, therefore, Indigenous peoples may not enjoy "special rights". In common with other countries it is also opposed to the recognition of collective rights. At its Second Congress, FOAG decided that, although French President Chirac has taken a more conciliatory stance on land rights since a meeting of Indigenous peoples from the Americas in Paris in May of 1996, the French government is not taking Indigenous land rights seriously enough. Consequently, the Second Congress resolved to establish a legal commission to examine the feasibility of enforcing land rights through the French legal system. Given the limitation of French law, it was also decided that option of utilizing the European human rights system must also be examined. Should the FOAG file a case in the European human rights system, it will be the first time that Indigenous peoples have used that system, widely regarded as the best available; to enforce their human right to own and control their ancestral lands and territories. Also discussed in connection with land rights, was the French Government's proposed National Park. This park covers approximately one third of the country and encompasses the traditional territories of the Wayana, Oyapoc and Wayampi peoples. As presently conceived, land rights in the park amount to nothing more than loosely defined "living zones," which are narrow strips along the major waterways, in which the affected people have use rights. Also, it is unclear how future regulations relating to the park will affect the Indigenous peoples living therein and how the extent and impact of increased tourism will be controlled. The position that FOAG has taken is that it will not discuss the park until land rights are fully recognized in accordance with international human rights standards. 4 For further information please contact the Forest Peoples Programme, lc 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; The Forest Peoples Programme is an affiliate of the World Rainforest Movement. Suriname: Kwamalasemutu fight Canadian Mining, Seel< land Rights from the Government delegation from the Association of Indigenous Village Leaders in Suriname went to Kwamalasemutu last week to investigate complaints raised by village leaders concerning the activities of Canadian mining company, Golden Star Resources and Surinamese company, NaNa Resources. They want Golden Star and NaNa to leave their land and they want their land rights to be recognized by the Government so that they and future generations may leave in peace and security. Kwamalasemutu is located in the South of Suriname near the border with Brazil and is one of the largest indigenous villages in Suriname, with approximately 1500-2000 persons from nine tribes. Kwamalasemutu is also located in a gold and diamond concession held by NaNa Resources, that also includes the Sipilawini Nature Reserve. The Nature Reserve is the only place on Earth where the endangered Oko Pipi frog can be found. The VIDS was asked to investigate by the Head Captain of the village at the Gran Krutu of Indigenous and Maroon peoples held recently in Galibi. Complaints were also raised at the Third Annual Meeting of the VIDS held last year. The VIDS was informed that in November 1995, late Granman Pesife and the Captains of the village had signed a letter to the Ministry of Natural Resources stating that they had no objections to Henk Naarendorp of NaNa Resources obtaining a concession to prospect for gold and diamonds on their land. The leaders had refused to sign the letter, that was written by Naarendorp claiming to represent Golden Star, on more four separate occasions before finally giving in. The village leaders said that Naarendorp had put a lot of pressure on the village leaders to sign; that he had used a translator who had misinformed them about the contents of the letter and that even today , over a year later, they still do not fully understand what the letter means. After obtaining a large prospecting concession, Naarendorp allowed Golden Star to work there. Since then, village leaders have had a number of meetings with Golden Star, Naarendorp and NDP Chairman, Bouterse. Each time they said that they do not want Golden Star on their land, that they did not understand the implications of signing the letter and that they want their land rights recognized. In the last of these meeting, late Granman Pesife was told by Bouterse that Golden Star will work on their land and that there will be no more discussion on the subject. International law states that a lack of understanding of the law on the part of Indigenous and Maroon peoples may not be taken advantage of by government, multinationals or anyone else and that any agreement or understanding concluded in this way are void and unenforceable. Golden Star is not working in the area now, but the people of Kwamalasemutu are afraid that when they return they may be forced to relocate, be denied access to their hunting grounds and agricultural plots and be mistreated and intimidated by 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. 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 French Guiana: Indigenous Peoples Contemplate Legal Action to Protect Their Land Rights 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 French Guiana: Indigenous Peoples Contemplate Legal Action to Protect Their Land Rights Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 10, no. 3 (4).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Issue 3 Language English Publication Title Abya Yala News Volume 10 Abstract Note Indigenous communities in French Guiana face difficulties in protecting their land rights due to legal positions taken by the French government. Pages 4 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/d32292a352e39ce91fadce78932d3358 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource Front Cover 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 Front Cover Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 6, no. 4 (1).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Abstract Note Cover Issue 4 Language Spanish Pages 1 Publication Title Noticias de Abya Yala Volume 6 Amazonia Andes Cono Sur Meso America Mujeres Indigenas Noticias de Abya Yala https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/b809b1bd2242c560e6840d9c921891df.pdf 927a25b1bca0335b7ff134757b867562 PDF Text Text Boletfn del SOUTH AND MESO AMERICAN INDIAN INFORMATION CENTER Volumen 7, Numero 1 & 2, Julio/Agosto 1993 Precio US$3 1993 ANO DE LOS PUEBLOS INDIGENAS DEL MUNDO � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Front Cover 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 July/August 1993 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Front Cover Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 7, Nos. 1&2 (1).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Issue 1 and 2 Language Spanish Publication Title Noticias de Abya Yala Volume 7 Pages 1 Abstract Note Cover https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/8a6399d8888003487a9c1903444d35f6.pdf eb762d59c5bb79c97379a6293236f5a4 PDF Text Text NOTICIAS DE Pueblos Indios de Meso y Sur America (SAlle • Organizaciones Indigenas en Chiapas • Proyecto de Diversidad del Cienoma Humano • Segundo Encuentro Continental Indigena Volumen 7. Numeros 3 & 4 FORJANDO LAZOS ENTRE LOS PUEBLOS INDIGENAS DE AMERICA � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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