5 12 1190 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/675953a61c3e50878f78268700950f94 f408cf00d86ab28f9581f8398c9bff20 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, no. 4 (27).pdf PDF Text Text 1 Las comunidades indígenas del Parque Nacional Isiboro-Secmé,al surdelBeni,aprobaron un documento que denuncia a los agentes norteamericanos de laDEA de ser "amenaza para el pueblo boliviano" e hicieron pública una demanda para que los agentes de la DEA sean expulsados del país. La exigencia de los pueblos indígenas se anunció el 7 de julio de 1992 en San Lorenzo de Mojos y fue transmitada ese mismo día por una emisora local. El reclamo indígena proviene de la detención de dos dirigentes indígenas en el lapso de 4 días y la incautación de sus equipos de radio, parte de una red instalada con ayuda internacional. Además, personas indígenas dieron testimonio de que constantemente los efectivos antidroga ingresan a sus domicilios sin pedir permiso y destruyen todo lo que ven a su paso. La posición indígena también repudia los abusos cometidos en Trinidad, la capital regional, donde hubo un allanamiento "erróneo" del domicilio de un catedrático universitario. El pronunciamiento indígena señala que la permanencia delos efectivos armados de Estado Unidos "no es sólo con el propósito de luchar contra el narcotráfico, sino de ir apoderándose poco a poco de nuestro país." Exhorta al gobierno boliviano a "no dejarse manipular por los gringos." Mientras tanto, el gobierno boliviano ha asegurado que no se volverán acometer los atropellos denunciados. El Ministro del Interior, Carlos Saavedra, ha dado garantías a la Central de Pueblos Indígenas del Beni (CPffi) al, anunciar que no se volverán a cometer atropellos enlascomunidadescon el pretexto del combate al narcotráfico. El informe fue dado a conocer por el dirigente :Marcial Fabricano, presidente de la Sub Central de CabildosdelParqueNacional Isiboro-Semé,asu retomo de La Paz donde se entrevistó con el Ministro Saavedra. Fabricano indicó que el mismo titular de Transporte y Comunicaciones, Carlos Aponte, había autorizado el pleno funcionamiento de la red radial indígena - de aproximadamente 30 estaciones - que sirve para que el movimiento se vincule y adopte medidas en su favor y defensa. Fuente: Presencia, La Paz, Bolivia. 4 1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, No. 4 (Noviembre 1992) (Spanish) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Academia de Lenguas Nativas "Tawantinsuyo" (Bolivia) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Academia de Lenguas Nativas "Tawantinsuyo" (Bolivia) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 6, no. 4 (27).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/45313ecd04f5959b0ffee6203689a951 592d99983fb7b202f5947361816fbd46 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, no. 4 (23).pdf PDF Text Text I I Bolivia - The indigenous communities of the Isiburo-Secure National Park, south of Beni, ratified a document denouncing the agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as a threat to the Bolivian people and made a public demand for the expulsion of DEA agents from Bolivia The demand was announced on July 7,1992, in San Lorenzo de Mojos, and broadcast at noon of the same day by a local radio station. This indigenous position is in response to the detention of two indigenous leaders within a four-day period, and to the seizure of their radio equipment, which was part of a network installed with international aid. Furthermore, indigenous people testified that the anti-drug agents are constantly entering their homes without permission, and destroying everything in their path. Also condemned were the abuses which have taken place in Trinidad, the regional capital, where the home ofa universityprofessorwas "erroneously"broken into by agents. The indigenous statement declares that the presence of armed agents from the United States is "not only for the purpose of fighting drug trafficking, but also for the purpose of taking over our country, step by step." It asks the Bolivian government to "not allow yourselves to be manipulated by the Gringos". Meanwhile, the Bolivian national government hasgivenassurancesthattherewillbenofurtherinstances of the assaults and abuses for which the DEA has been denounced. Carlos Saavedra, Minister of the Interior, promised the Central Office of Indigenous Peoples of Beni (CPIB) that there would be no further assaults on the communities under the pretext of the "war on drugs". News of these events was taken to La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, by the leader Marcial Fabricano, president of the Sub Central de Cabildos of the IsiboroSeure National Park, who met with Minister Saavedra. As Fabricano pointed out, the indigenous radio network, consisting of approximately 30 stations and dedicated to the purpose of helping the indigenous movement unify, promote, and defend itself, has been fully authorized by Carlos Aponte, the governmental head of Transport and Communications. source: Presencia, Bolivia Vol 6 Num 4 23 J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, No. 4 (Fall 1992) (English) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Academy Founded in Bolivia for the Study of Aymara, Quechua, and Indigenous Culture (Bolivia) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Academy Founded in Bolivia for the Study of Aymara, Quechua, and Indigenous Culture (Bolivia) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 6, no. 4 (23).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/d31a1001a463ff621487a9155bd04045 a1aed6e7e13bc8882b52f8ac805e57d2 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&2 (43).pdf PDF Text Text DERECHOS HUMANOS E Miles de Indígenas arnnificados por errernoto en Colombia e ientos de indígenas Paeces fueron víctimas del terremoto que sacudió al departamento del Cau ca el lunes 6 de junio a las 3:4 7 de la tarde. 18 poblados indígenas desaparecieron bajo toneladas de barro y piedra tras el terremoto de 6.3 grados en la escala de Richter con epicentro en Toribío. Aún no se tiene un dato preciso sobre la cantidad de víctimas y las condiciones de los sobrevivientes. La lista de muertos, desaparecidos y damnificados crece a cada hora. Según informaciones oficiales se calcula en 85 7 el número de muertos. Sin embargo un jefe indígena de la reserva de Vitaco, al noreste del río Paéz por donde se deslizó el alud, aseguró que al menos la mitad de los 4.000 indígenas de esa localidad han muerto sepultados. Es posible que el número de muertes no pueda ser calculado. El Sistema Nacional para la Prevención y Atención de Desastres advirtió que "dada la magnitud de las réplicas se pueden presentar nuevos desprendimientos de roca del N evado del Huila, que pueden causar aumentos en el caudal, especialmente del río Paéz". El 9 de junio el pánico se apoderó nuevamente de los pobladores al registrarse cuatro nuevos temblores con intensidades variables entre 4. Oy 4. 8 en la escala de Richter. El apoyo de los colombianos y de las Vol. 8 No. l & 2 organizaciones internacionales en la provisión de alimentos y medicinas ha sido fundamental para salvar a los cientos de indígenas desprotegidos, pero es importante tener en cuenta, no sólo la situación inmediata, sino las alternativas para el futuro. Algunos medios informativos están realizando campañas de adopción de niños indígenas huérfanos, lo que constituye un atropello a la autonomía por la que han luchado las comunidades durante años. En cuanto a la tierra, esta no es solamente un elemento material, sino también la esencia de sus culturas. Su recuperación ha costado muchas vidas, dolor y sufrimiento, por ello preocupa cómo se resolverá esta situación que vuelve a quedar en primer plano. Es importante sugerir a los gobiernos que están prestando apoyo, que los fondos sean canalizados a través de las organizaciones indígenas, de manera que se establezca una red de solidaridad y respeto frente a las comunidades afectadas. ~ El Comité Ejecutivo de la Organización de Naciones Indígenas de Colombia (ONIC) y el Consejo Regional Indígena del Cauca (CRIC) solicitan el apoyo y solidaridad internacional de manera urgente. Para enviarnos información sobre las posibilidades de aporte en esta etapa de emergencia comuníquese con el CRIC al FAX: 928-233893 Sus donaciones pueden ser enviadas a las siguientes cuentas: En Colombia: BANCO DE BOGOTA Cuenta No. 051-06327-9 DAMNIFICADOS INDIGENAS DEL CAUCA-ONIC En Estados Unidos: Tídes Foundation ABYA YALA FUND DAMNIFICADOS INDIGENAS DEL CAUCA-Colombia 1388 Sutter St. 1OJloor San Francisco CA 94109 43 � 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&2 (Julio-Septiembre 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 Accion Urgente: Miles de Indigenas Damnificados por Terremoto en Colombia 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-September 1994 Language A language of the resource Spanish English Zotero Title Accion Urgente: Miles de Indigenas Damnificados por Terremoto en Colombia Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 8, nos. 1&2 (43).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Issue 1 and 2 Volume 8 Publication Title Noticias de Abya Yala Abstract Note A 6.3 earthquake destroyed communities in northern Colombia killing hundreds and injuring thousands. Government aid to survivors is slow, SAIIC is asking for aid to send to those in need while thinking not only of the immediate need but those of the communities' future. Language Spanish Pages 43 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/e0138f5471f1e57ef098a31b56ac9200 1c61a14b2f35a0ac7b3501b5a093a2d5 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. 11, no. 1 (36).pdf PDF Text Text RECURSOS i los medios políticos y jurídicos para garantizar la sobrevivencia del Pueblo Kolla y se haga respetar sus derechos ciudadanos argentinos e Indígenas. Presidente de la República Dr. Carlos Saúl Menem, Casa de Gobierno, Balcarce, 50 Buenos Aires - Argentina Fax: 07/54-1-3315123 Cara fea en Argentina Ochocientas familias Kollas de las comunidades de San Andrés, Los Naranjos, Rio Blanquito y El Angosto de Paraná, están sosteniendo una dura y desigual lucha frente a la Seaboard Corporation de Estados Unidos que pretende ir apoderándose de las últimas tierras en las que los Kollas sobreviven. Con el pretexto de instalar un complejo turístico, la multinacional norteamericana a través de su delegado, el guatemateco Miguel Montalbán, se ha venido adueñando impunemente de campos, casas y corrales de cultivo, destruyendo incluso un antiguo molino de piedra que garantizaba el alimento de estas comunidades. Envíen sus protestas al Presidente de la República y al Gobernador de la provincia de Salta, solicitando que se arbitree de manera impostergable todos i Se forma alianza histótica La Coalición Amazónica sostuvo su conferencia anual en Caracas, Venezuela del 16 al 20 de junio, ocasión en la cual se propuso una alianza histórica entre los ambientalistas y los pueblos indígenas para la protección de La Amazonía y sus habitantes ante el embate de la exploración petrolera, minera y otras amenazas. COICA y otras organizaciones Indígenas insistieron en una alianza equitativa. Este es un raro ejemplo de unión de fuerzas por parte de los dos momivientos en una forma balanceada, 50150, y se tiéne la esperanza de que la misma llevará a una mayor participación de los Indígenas en otras organizaciones del medio ambiente. --- 36 cordillera Perija, cerca de la frontera colombiana en el estado de Zulia. Como símbolo de su desesperación en la lucha contra las compañías mineras e inversionistas extranjeros, los habitantes de San Francisco recientemente tomaron y vaciaron un camión cargado de carbón como parte de la confrontación con la compañía Transcoal. La Coordinadora de Organizaciones Indígenas de la Cuenca Amazónica, COICA, está urgiendo a toda la comunidad internacional que mandemos cartas y mensajes al gobierno de Venezuela, en apoyo a la ratificación del Convenio 169 del OIT en ese país sudamericano. Gobernador Provincial Lic. Juan Carlos Romero Fax: 07/54-87-360559 Empujando Convenio 169 en Venezuela Favor de enviar sus mensajes a: Después de mucha preswn, El Comité del Senado de Política Exterior Venezolano ha recomendado la ratificación de la Convenio 169 Sobre Pueblos Indígenas y Tribales de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo, (OIT). Si la ratificaran, veintiocho grupos étnicos Venezolanos (400,000 personas) podrian usarlo para defender sus derechos. Dr. Rafael Caldera, Presidente de la República Palacio de Gobierno Caracas, Venezuela Incluidas en estos grupos están las cominudades Bari e Yukpa de la Los delegados-representantes de Estados Unidos (incluyendo Laura Soriano Morales, Directora Ejecutiva de SAIIC), Venezuela, Ecuador, Perú, Colombia, Brazil, y las Guayanas-participaron en una demonstración frente al Congreso de la República para demandar la ratificación del Convenio 169 de la OIT. Así mismo, los participantes hicieron un viaje al parque nacional de Imataca, en Venezuela, sitio que ha sido el foco de intensa devastación a manos de corporaciones transnacionales. Trabajadores Migratorios Se Organizan El Primer Encuentro de Comunidades Indígenas Migratorias de Baja California, se llevó a cabo en Tijuana, México, del l3 al 14 de junio. La conferencia, auspiciada por Cultura ~---~--~--~--~--~------- Popular Unidad Regional Tijuana, produjo estrategias concretas para enfrentar los problemas de los pueblos Indígenas migrantorios en California y Baja California, que llegan de otras partes de México, de Centro América y Sudamérica. El Frente Indígena Oaxaqueño Binacional (FIOB)-una organización sin fines de lucro del Valle Central de California que provee servicios de interpretación en Oaxaqueño y Zapoteca (ver contraportada)-apoyó la conferencia mediante coordinar la participación de organizaciones de California, y participó en un taller titulado "Lenguas y Literatura." Entre otras cosas, )a conferencia convino sobre la importancia de la educación bilingüe en la mantención de la integridad cultural y éxito social de los trabajadores Indígenas migratorios. La conferencia fue clausurada con la formación de un comité que dará seguimiento al evento, reuniendose en septiembre próximo. ---- Noticias de Abya Ya la � 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. 11, No. 1 (1998) (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 Vol. 4, No. 1 (31).pdf PDF Text Text Newsletter To receive the SAIIC newsletter for one year (four issues), please send a donation of US$8 for addresses in the United States, Mexico and Canada or US$10 for addresses elsewhere. Publications Working Commission Reports: Second Conference of Indian Nations and Organizations of South America. Tiwanaku, Bolivia, published by SAIIC, 1984. US$2. Radio Show One-hour tapes of SAIIC radio programs can be purchased for US$8 each. Titles include: (1) Evaristo Nugkuag, Amazon Indians' Coordination/ Indigenous Peoples and the World Bank; (2) Sofia Painequeo (Mapuche, Chile); (3) Francisco Mamani (Aymara, Bolivia); (4) Gilberto Macuxi, Brazil; (5) Amalia Dixon (Autonomy Commission of Nicaragua) Juan Salgado and Elasio Holmes (Kisan for Peace) Miskitu, Nicaragua. ACKNO~EDGEMffiNTS SAIIC's newsletter is a quarterly publication. Design and "Taller sin Fronteras" Layout, Rodrigo Betancur, Jairo Monar Typesetting, La Raza Graphics Word Processing, Wayne Payne Coordination, Nilo Cayuqueo Printed at Inkworks Editor, SAIIC's Members SAIIC would like to acknowledge and thank Susan Lobo, Pete Hammer, and Maria Massolo for their contribution to the progress of the organization. Special Thanks to Elizabeth Draper and Tonia Luisa. For production assistance, we thank the American Friends Service Committee, Onaway Trust, Intertribal Friendship House, Wes Huss, Sylvia Ramirez, Maya Miller and SAIIC members: Monti Aguirre, Nilo Cayuqueo, Xihuanel Huerta, Carlos Maibeth, Gina Pacaldo, Maria Amalia Souza, A~na Stephenson, Glenn Switkes, Peggy Lowry, Julm Leon, Ellen Speiser, Lucilene Lira, Ted Whitesell, Nickie Irvine, Tamar Schnepp, Guillermo Padilla, Paola Sesia, and special thanks to Peter Veilleux. The SAIIC radio program "South and Central American Update," is aired the third and fourth Fridays of each month at 8:00p.m. on KPFA-FM, 94.1 in northern California. Donations SAIIC welcomes all contributions! The newsletter, our radio program, and other projects are financed by donations from our supporters. Your generosity is appreciated ORDER FORM Number Cost Newsletter subscription (see prices above) Working Commission Reports, $3 each Tapes of radio program, $8 each Donations _ _ _ __ Total enclosed - - - - Address_____________________________________________________ City, State, Zip_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Please make out all checks, which are tax deductible, to American Friends Service Committee/SAIIC, and mail to SAIIC at P.O. Box 7550, Berkeley, CA 94707 USA. Overseas remittances by International Postal Money Order, please. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4 No. 1 (Summer 1988) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Acknowledgements Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1988 Zotero Title Acknowledgements Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 4, No. 1 (31).pdf Issue 1 Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 4 Pages 31 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/8a505d0ce6d104afefc8303e2ae7d9c1.pdf b89bc7fbd01f7694b6649bae95cf0731 PDF Text Text Page 23 ACRE PROTECTION PLA 1'" INADEQUATE :--.., 1111 In 1985, the Interamerican Development Bank, yielding to protests that their plan to pave the BR364 road from Porto Velho, Rondonia to Rio Branco, Acre would adversely impact Indigenous people, rubber tappers, and other people of Acre, created a "Plan for the Protection of the Environment and Indigenous Communities (PMACI)," to be designed and implemented before the road project was approved. The latest version of PMACI, however, shows that the "national security" considerations of the Brazilian military have been placed above the concerns of the populations struggling for survival in Acre. In particular, the plan calls for the creation of '1ndigenous Colonies," which UNIAcre, the regional council of the Brazilian Indian movement, has flatly rejected, saying that it will continue to press for the complete, legal demarcation of Indian lands. The Brazilian military has ruled out recognition of large extensions of Indian lands in the border regions as a threat to "national security." (See Yanomami article above.) WHAT YOU CAN DO: Send letters or telegrams to Enrique V. Iglesias, President, The Interamerican Development Bank, 808 17th St. NW, Washington, DC 20006, protesting the failure to incorporate the concerns of Native people into the PMACI. £NfYUANTO 1550 8M WASII!Nt]TON. . . /i~z~(~~­ 'Acre will get money only after you demarcate Indian lands." 'Who would think-Gringos with a heavy consc1ence. • II MACUXIINDIAN KILLED IN JAIL Velario Damasio Macuxi, 17, was found dead in his cell at the civil police station in the town of Normandia, Roraim~ on October 23rd. Other youths held in the police station allege that they had been severely beaten by members of the police. . The Macuxi, of the savannah reg1on of the northern Amazon, have suffered encroachment on their ancestral lands by cattle ranchers. Recently, the Macuxi have become more assertive of their land rights, and in 1988, SAIIC sponsored the visit of Gilberto Macux~ one of the tribe's spokesmen, to the U.S. (See Summer 1988 newsletter.) Amnesty International, which has launc~ed a year-long campaign to denounce human n?ht_s violations in Brazil, says that a number of meldents have been reported where Macuxi Indians engaged in non-violent activities aimed at protecting their land were detained and abused by the police and army. 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Title A name given to the resource Acre Protection Plan Still Inadequate (Brazil) Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall 1988 & Winter 1989 Zotero Title Acre Protection Plan Still Inadequate (Brazil) Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 4, nos. 2 &3 (23).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Issue 2 & 3 Language Spanish Volume 4 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/24bcf55babf7d588e5e0f2d7b5b42483 208f8045055a6364b093a74070878d7c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, nos. 1&2 (36).pdf PDF Text Text Desde la Conferencia de 1990 sobre los Quinientos Años de Resistencia Indígena en Quito, Ecuador, SAIIC ha continuado participando en las actividades para apoyar el derecho a la autodeterminación de los pueblos indígenas, por la justicia y la protección de sus derechos. CENTRO DE INFORMACIÓN Además de imprimir el boletín, SAIIC colabora y contribuye con publicaciones de otras organizaciones. En la biblioteca de la oficina SAIIC tiene libros, artículos, periódicos, y otras informaciones sobre conferencias, encuentros y eventos a nivel nacional e internacional. Recibimos periódicos indígenas de muchos paises del continente. Todas las informaciones en la biblioteca están disponibles al público. Además de esto SAIIC ha compilado una Guía de Recursos tiene información sobre organizaciones Indígenas y no-Indígenas que trabajan en las actividades para este año. PROVECTO DE MUJERES Este proyecto busca proveer asistencia técnica y apoyo a los grupos de mujeres Indígenas. SAIIC ha participado en varios Encuentros Internacionales de Mujeres Indígenas y además ayudó a organizar la Primera Conferencia de Mujeres de Centro y Sur AméricaenLima,Perú. Las resoluciones de dicha conferencia las tenemos disponibles para el publico en SAIIC. SAIICenvió2mujeresdel Comité Directivo a la "Conferencia Curando la Tierra" patrocinada por la Asociación de la Naciones Unidas en Vancouver, Canada. En noviembre de 1991, SAIIC participó en la Conferencia Mundial ddas Mujeres para un 36 Planeta Saludable, en Miami, Florida. Esteproyectodemujeresplaneatraermujeres de Centro y Sur América en 1992 para que así ellas puedan participar en los encuentros de mujeres. SAIIC también organizará sesiones de capacitación técnica para las mujeres sobre financiamiento, para la red de información internacional y otros temas. PROGRAMA DE RADIO Parte del servicio de información de SAIIC, es producir programas de radio en español para emisoras en Centro y Sur América. ENCUENTROS S AIIC facilita la participación de indígenas de Centro y Sur América en Conferencias, encuentros y eventos que se llevan a cabo en Norteamérica; así como también la participación de indígenas de Norteamérica eneventosenSuryMesoAmérica. En 1991 SAIIC patrocinó varias reuniones en las cuales participaron activistas y estuvieron abiertas al publico. Activistas Indígenas de Sur y Centro América contactan a SAIIC frecuentemente en sus visitas aquí a EUA. Con ellos coordinamos reuniones, entrevistas, y eventos públicos además darnos apoyo en general como acomodaciones para su estadía. RED DE COMPUTACIÓN S AIIC está trabajando para expendir su red de comunicación e información entre los indígenas. Aquellas organizaciones que tengan computadoras y estén interesadas sobre cómo participar en el sistema de red de computación favor contactar SAIIC. En este momento SAIIC esta participando y facilitando un conferencia a través de Peacenet llamada 1492. Estamos buscando consultantes de organizaciones indígenas para que nos ayuden a desarrollar esta conferencia. 500 AÑOS RESISTENCIA INDÍGE DE S AIIC continúa enviando información, incluyendo artículos de los periódicos, declaraciones de grupos indígenas y otra información importante sobre 1992. SAIIC ha preparado una guía de información y recursos sobre el quincentenario para los activistas y organizadores de comunidades y personas interesadas. SAIIC participado en muchos encuentros locales y nacionales sobre el quincentenario, entre ellos la conferencia que se llevó a cabo en la Escuela de Periodismo de la Universidad de Columbia. En marzo de 1991, SAIIC ayudó a organizar varias conferencias en el área de la Bahía. La primera fue Bay Area '92 Indian Alliance que se llevo a cabo en la Universidad India D-Q. La conferencia reunió indígenas de Estados Unidos, Canada y México para continuar la red de trabajo que se comenzó en la Conferencia en Quito. La segunda conferencia fue la "1992 All Peoples Network Conference", que se llevó a cabo en Laney College. Entre los participantes estaban activistas, educadores, periodistas, artistas y oficiales públicos. La Conferencia estableció la organización local Resistencia 500 en varias ciudades que continúan trabajando con los gobiernos municipales, educación, oficiales y oficinas políticas sobre racismo, ecología, colonialismo y justicia. Boletín SAIIC � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, Nos. 1&2 (Spring & Summer 1992) (Spanish) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Actividades de SAIIC Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Actividades de SAIIC Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 6, nos. 1&2 (36).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/5ccc52725b9279d86481bb4eab61eda4.pdf 126bf7830b2f3016a3c4f6f8cc2f459d PDF Text Text This year the games will be held from November 20 to 30 at Araracuara. The tournament will include two types of competition. Western-style games will include soccer, basketball, volleyball, and track and field. Traditional Indian games will include some that are modified to make them more competitive and others which are primarily recreational. "Tops" is played with two teams which have five to ten people each. Two kinds of tops are used, one classified as male and the other as female. Each team has a fixed number of tops. A large circle is drawn on the ground where one side must launch a female top. The other side uses male tops to try to remove the female top from the circle. "Ball" is played with a rubber ball about the size of a small soccer ball while dancing in the maloca (the traditional communal house). CHILE SAIIC has received several reports from the Mapuche organization AD-Mapu concerning continued repression of Indian people by the military government of General Augusto Pinochet. Jose Santos Millao, the president of AD-Mapu, spent several weeks in prison after being accused along with four other Indian leaders and community workers from the Universidad de la Frontera in Temuco of participating in subversive activities. Jose was released in August. Members of the AD-Mapu Cultural Theater Group, whose reOn August 26 local police hearsal was raided by police in August. raided the building where the AD-Mapu Cultural Theater Group (see SAIIC Newsletter, Spring, 1986, pp. 11-12) was rehearsing and forced everyone to lie on the floor while the director of the company and his wife were severely beaten. The group was attacked as "communist." The unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Pinochet several days before the thirteenth anniversary of the coup which brought him to power was followed by numerous instances of government-sponsored repression throughout Chile. On September 11, the day of the anniversary, the Mapuche communities of Loncoyan Grande and Hueico Chico were invaded by ten vehicles filled with military police, local police, and civilians whose faces were painted black. Three houses were destroyed and three people were wounded, includin$ Fresia Curin Chicahual, 12 years old, who was wounded in the arm; Francisca Maria Reuca, who was wounded in the leg; and Carlos Huenticona Curin, who was gravely wounded by various shots in the stomach . Other people were detained, including Juan Curin Melin, Alfonso Loncomilla, Francisco Loncomilla, Vicente Loncomilla, Jose Evaristo Huenticona, and Gabriel Chicohuel, a member of AD-Mapu. Police deny any knowledge of their whereabouts and they have not yet returned to their communities. Vol. 3, no. 1. Fall, 1986. Page 7 � 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 AD-Mapu Reports Assaults by Government (Chile) Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall 1986 Zotero Title AD-Mapu Reports Assaults by Government (Chile) Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, no. 1 (7).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 3 Language English Pages 7 Abstract Note The Mapuche people of Chile sent multiple cries for help to the SAIIC to make people aware that they were being significantly repressed by the government under Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet. A prominient AD-Mapu leader, among others, had been beaten by Pinochet's military for being "communists". AD-Mapu Augusto Pinochet Chile fall 1986 Mapuche https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/8135595d4c5f151ec5ffa7ba25a24340.pdf 5a8a70701502a0dd5118295ac260578e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 4, No. 1 (24).pdf PDF Text Text In reconfirming a spirit of unit~ the following Araucana, Buta Hullimapu. In addition, mem~ers Mapuche organizations are calling upon other of Futa Tranun Kinewan Pu Mapuche (United Indigenous peoples of Chile to prepare one prop- Mapuche Grand Parliament) came ~ut ~ith a osal for the future constitution and for democracy public statement denouncing the manipulation of in Chile: Nehuen Mapu, Centros Culturales Mapuches by the government and by other priMapuches, Lautaro Ni Aylla-Rehue, Ad-Mapu, vate organizations for their own benefit. A.G. Arauco, Choin Foliche, Callfullican, Union The annual meeting of Ad/Mapu took place from the 26th to the 28th of April, 1988, in Temuco. The principle themes were: . (1) Political and Ideological Issues: (a) Autonomy; (b) Historical project; (c) Constitution proposal; (2) Policies regarding alliances; (3) Plebiscite; and (4) Work for women and youth. Under the present military regime in Chile, the Mapuche Resolutions included: people have, since 1973, lost a large portion of their ancestral Whereas: Imperialism and the military regime in Chile land. have implemented a variety of means to ideologically penetrate and divide the Mapuche people. Resolved: Religious sects such as the Summer LinguisTo encourage an ideological policy based on tics Institute have always tried to create divisions the historic interests of the Mapuche people. among the people between believers and nonTo proclaim territorial autonomy and autobelievers and also undermine and negate the nomy in policy making and over natural Mapuche culture. resources. . Whereas: Reject the Plebiscite called by the regime to The laws dictated by the current regime maintain power through acts of fraud. threaten the lives of our people, destroying comTo call the Gathering of Mapuche Youth. munal property, impoverishing the people and To call the First National Meeting of the integrating them into the system of capitalistic Mapuche Women. exploitation. Page 24 � 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 Ad/Mapu Holds 5th Annual Meeting (Chile) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Summer 1988 Zotero Title Ad/Mapu Holds 5th Annual Meeting (Chile) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 4, No. 1 (24).pdf Issue 1 Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 4 Pages 24 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/132c2be483a89c73ee5914676bd0d956.pdf 9c60fda3483c965c4b5e9796df60a20a PDF Text Text ECUADOR frican Palm nd Indian Ethnocide SAIIC recently received the following press releases from the Confederation of Indian Nations in the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENIAE). ~ CONFENIAE is a regional (Reproduced from Palma Africana y Etnocidio. CEDIS, Quito, Sept., 1985.) organization that unites the Shuar, Qui chua, Co fan, Secoy a, Siona, and Huaorani Indian nations. We use the term nations because it encompasses territory, culture, history, and self-government. CONFENIAE began in 1980 to answer our needs and aspirations. The different federations carry out programs and projects in bi-lingual education, health, agriculture, land tenancy, and similar concerns. The main objectives of CONFENIAE are to defend Indian land, cultural values, the right to self-determination, and the right to organize freely. At present, Indian peoples of Ecuador and .especially of the Amazon region, are facing very hard times. The policies of past and present governments are accelerating the destruction of natural resources and the indiscriminate and violent occupation of Amazon lands. They ignore the existence of Indian peoples who for centuries have held the land as our only and true historical heritage. The land is the guarantee of our survival. The policies of the current government include giving priority to the process of colonization, halting Indian access to land adjacent to Indian communities, and opening the land to foreign investment. Lack of control of transnational corporations, such as lumber, mining, agribusiness, and oil companies, results in ethnocide of Indian peoples .... The cultivation of African palms, which produce oil that is sold at a high price in the international market, is a good example of the assault on our people. Large areas of land are being given to palm-growing companies, ignoring the traditional and historical rights of Indian peoples of the Amazon region. The transnational companies have complete control of the cultivation of the palm and all proceeds are sent outside the country.... We want the situation faced by Indian peoples of the Amazon to be known at a national and international level and seek solidarity with our struggle for unity, land, justice, and freedom. Cristobal Tapuy P. President of CONFENIAE (Reproduced from Indian Designs from Ancient Ecuador, Dover, N.Y. 1979.) VoL 2, no. 3. Spring, 1986. Published quarterly by SAIIC © 1986 Page9 J � 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. 3 (Spring 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 African Palm and Indian Ethnocide (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 Spring 1986 Zotero Title African Palm and Indian Ethnocide (Ecuador) Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 2, no. 3 (9).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Abstract Note SAIIC recently received the following press releases from the Confederation of Indian Nations in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Issue 3 Language English Pages 9 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 2 Cofan CONFENIAE Huaorani Secoya Shuar Siona https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/b7c10c6648bcd70c6dc36c93109fb89b.pdf ed2c4baa2435a4b6b98efd097b3fd92a PDF Text Text SELF DETERMI N ATION AND TERRITORY After the Constitution: Indigenous Proposals for Territorial Demarcation in Colombia The Colombian constitution granted all indigenous territories /ego/ status os "Territorial Entities" within the republic. The Indigenous movement's triumph during the constitutional convention is porticulorly important since it makes Colombia the first country to hove recognized all Indigenous communities territorial rights, rather than selectively granting rights to certain peoples. by Ana Cecma Betancourt and Heman Rodriguez .th82differentethnicgroups W: iving within its national boundaries. Colombia is second only to Brazil in terms of ethnic diversity in South America. As a result. we in Colombia have learned to respect differences. while working together to defend our ancient cultures. ancestral tenitories. and autonomy. This history explains. to a certain extent, why the Organization ofColombian Indigenous Nations (ON IC>. and the Colombian Indigenous Authorities (AICO), representing 40 different local and regional organizations. were the only nonpartisan groups represented in the Constitutional Assen1bly of 199 I. Acting as spokespeople, Lorenzo Muclasof AICO. Francisco Rojas Biny of ON IC. and Alfonso Pena Chepe of the now demobilized anned indigenous rnovement, Manuel Quimfn Lame, ensured that the Magna Carta protect the rights and aspirations of the various ethnic groups in Columbia, including the natives of San Andr~s Archipelago. and African-American communities. Ana Cecilia Betancoun <md Heman Rodriguez ate members of ONIC's press de(Jattment. 22 Although the Constitution has established legal norms for establishing territories, pressure to speed up the secondary legislative procedures has led to continued exclusion of indigenous communities from the political process. Agreements reached at the Constitutional Assembly are thus being disregarded. Constitutional History The political constitution of 1991 defines Indigenous Lands under Art ide 286 as Territorial Entities with the s.1me political and administrative jurisdiction as depanments and municipalities. This pem1its indigenous communities autonomy to define their own development strategies and be governed by their own authorities who will have authority to administer public resources including local and national taxes. The Constitution left the actual distribution ofterritorial entities as well as definition of their responsibilities to a piece of follow-up legislation called the Organic Law for Territorial Demarcation. This law would also regulate the settlement of disputes between the National Government and the Territorial Entities. lnd igenousorganizations published their proposals for the Organic Law two years after the Constitution was ratified. This proposal was developed through consensus and focused on three general considerations: a) As products of the·nationa.l constillltion the i_ digc,nous territories n shall not be subject to decisions made at the congressional level. b) Indigenous Territories will be those areas currently held by indigenous communities with boundaries defined by traditionalsocial. economic, and cultural activities, regardless of whelher lhe communities have re· ceived prior legal title. c) The Organic Law should be designed with a certain margin for change as the territories' actual boundariesaredra,,, by future legislation. Delimiting Territories As a result of 500 years of colonial domination and genocide, many communities have been fragmented. or severely reduced in size. To allow for the variation among communities. there should be no minimum size limitations either for populations or areas in establishing territories. Problems ma)'• however, arise if many smaHterritories Abya Yala News �SELF D E TERMI NATION AN D T ERRITORY wh1chdo n()l unlfycommuniueswithin brood adrmmstrauvc reg•ons arc ere· ated. In part1culnr. divisions between communlt.es could Increase. lnd•gcnousorgt~nl:!:\tionshavemade a series of proposnls addressing these issues. First, the cs1 ablishment of terriwries should be bnstd on n1leastoncof two cri1 enon: a) a geogmphic unit consis1ing of a cominuous region in which com· munilics conduct their social, eco· nomic, and cultuml activi1ics; b)nrl ethnic unh belong•ng to a cuitum! complex In which the majority oftht population is indigenous, in a region that Is no1 geographically conunuous. &-condl)•.the lndigcnousorgt~nizations suggest thnt ICrntorics link then ad· minlstr:ui\·e structures to those of the departments. Admintstmtive decentmhzm•on should be enhanced when combined whh links 10 governmental bodies. such as departments, capable of pro,oidinginstitutionalsuppon. with· out threatening their amonom)'· We propose the following steps when establishing n territory: a) lntcrdcp:mmemal Territorial Enti· ties should be formed; b) Negouations to establish a direct relanonshtp \vith one ofthc depanmems or the centro! go,·cmment should begm after n period, not to exceed rtve )'Cal'S. '" which new administmtive structures are con· solidated. c) Indigenous communi! ics should begin the pr<X'Css of establishing terri tomI bounclanes and adminis· trm i\·e functions by submuting an application nnd a preliminary proposal. d)The propos~! should he evaluated through an in-depth study carried out by an nucrdlsctplinaf)•task force includingindigcnousorganizations. e) Thr infornUIIIon collected will be 11S('d 10 submit n formal proposal to the Territort:ll Regubtory Agency. ac<:ordtng to Arude 329 of the New Constituuon. 0 The rtn31 dooslon ,y;IJ be made by the national government and rcpreVol.BNO. I &2 sentativcs of the mdigenous lndi9fi!OU$ GfOIIIIS of Colombia organtznt1ons, asoutltncd un· denheConstl· tution. Government Response The Colo mbian tulministr:t· tion prese nted congress with a proposal for the new Organic l..:tw for territorial de· marcation In 1992. Thepropo· sition however. ,·iolated guide· lines established under the New Consmmion by failing to consider Ind ige nou s - organization's proposals. Addi· tionally, it neglected many ter· ritorial entitles. Asaresult.thead· n1i.mst ration ''''lS forced to retract itS propos:ll. ' In September .:>f 199). the administrntion presented congress w11h a nr:w pro· posal. but Lhls one also failed to address the lndigenoU$ proposal. .---·-- · .-.. --J--- The Future of the Territories In addition to the difficulties of reaching an agrcemcm \vith the gov· emmcnt on the proposed Organic Law. this law which should be organic (pro· viding original and basic structure to legislation), Is not. Instead. the government proposed Instead a step by step process. i\ series of legislation which would sh:1pe the territories func· tions has already been approved or is being considered. A law defining distribution of rcsponslbihties and re· sources in rclauon to the mumctpali· tiesw:JSapproved tn 1993. At the same time, the Nauonal Fc:es Fund, National EnvuonmtnUt1 System nnd projects regulanng tht national planmng sys· tern and Departmental regulation are all aw:~iting appro,-al. All of these will define the role of theS!nlt's:Kiministm· th·estructurcsdifferently. In thls"-ay, the government t>roposes that the territories Organic Law should conform to prce..xisling laws, when the opposite should occur. We hope that the proposals made by the indigenous people will stimulate a more open dcbot e and promote more democratic {lnd rcprescntntivc forms of governmcm. This new government should rcfttct the InterestS of its diverse poplllauon nnd pcm1it the introduction of alternative models of de,•elopment. Nonetheless, we have a long way to go before this becomes a reality. Indigenous orgt~niz.•uons effons to construct sohd poliucnl struc· tures will determine the future of our earlier achl(~vemcms. '9 23 � 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 After the Constitution: Indigenous Proposals for Territorial Demarcation in Colombia Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ana Cecilia Betancourt Hernán Rodríguez 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 After the Constitution: Indigenous Proposals for Territorial Demarcation in Colombia Item Type Journal Article Author Ana Cecilia Betancourt Hernán Rodríguez Volume 8 Issue 1,2 Pages 22-23 Publication Title Abya Yala News Date Summer 1994 Language English Abstract Note The Colombian constitution granted all indigenous territories legal status as “Territorial Entities" within the republic. The Indigenous movement's triumph during the constitutional convention is particularly important since it makes Colombia the first country to have recognized all indigenous communities territorial rights, rather than selectively granting rights to certain peoples. Attachment Title abya yala p22-23.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Autonomy Ethnic diversity Indigenous Territories Organic Law for Territorial Demarcation https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/5af300bba6a574a0494bd6c85665561f.pdf 5a35de2c16ed8a855dd4014db39c1440 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource vol. 6, No. 3 (25-26).pdf PDF Text Text ciples and guidelines will continue to be discussed within each organization and in the Regional Workshops. This Coordinating Body calls upon all the progressive, honest and committed to join against the contra-celebration ofthe colonialist plans. In the same form, we call upon the popular sectors and the racially discriminated to form an alliance to struggle against the oppression, respecting, among ourselves our diversity. ""~-'' ..."'" Sector" In 1986, the Indigenous Movement initiated a campaign to disseminate information about the state of oppression underwhichour peoples live. The movement has taken the opportunity of t h e Quincentenazy asawaytolet El Salvador I I OnThursday,Feb.27,1500policeraided the Corte Azul Cooperative, arresting 60 Indian men, womenandchildrenanddestroying crops and supplies. The community members had peacefully occupied the unused government land to plant their crops. The police arrived at 7 am accompanied by three representatives of the United Nations Observation Team, reporters from a local television station and a group of local landowners. The police ordered the 250 workers from the Indian community of Costa Azul to leave their fields immediately, and when asked for a warrant ordering the displacement, they replied that they did not have one, but President Cristiani had instructed them to proceed as quickly as possible. The workers responded that their crops were already planted and that they could not leave them unattended. 24 the world know about the situation of repression under which Indigenous Peoples live; and to show our rejection of the celebration of the so called "V Quincentenary of the Discovery of America or the Encounter of the Two Worlds," led by the Spanish government and the Vatican and supported by the governments of the colonial states of the continent. Among the initiatives ofthenativepeoples of ABYA YALA have been to invite the different sectors of the society to organize a common front, based in mutual respect of the differences and characteristics among sectors. This indigenous proposal has been distorted, and usurped by sectors which have always carried out discriminatory practices. Their policy has failed in our region and in other parts of the world, because their project are far from the reality of Native Peoples, because they tried to impose a system of a homogenous society which is based in centralized and bureaucratic power which ignores the right of Indigenous Peoples to Selfdetermination. In conclusion, the Indigenous, Black and Popular Sector Campaign, does not respond to the demands of Native Peoples of the continent. In addition, the form in which it is structured does not guarantee that Indigenous proposals will be respected in the future, nor does it allow for an honest alliance based on the right of each people to decide their own destiny, no matter how small the group is. Therefore, this Coordinating Body calls upon all the progressive, honest and committed people to join us in the struggle of the I I At 2:15 p.m., in the presence of the ONUSAL officials, along with a captain, a second lieutenant, and the director of the National Police of Sonsonate, the police proceeded to intimidate the Indians with their weapons and then arrest 60 Indigenous workers and physically remove them to a nearby command station. The Indians were then taken to the nearby haciendaofDr. Guillermo Garcia Guerra, where the police officers were received with a special luncheon. During this time, the arrested men, women and children were made to stand and listen to the police say things like, "We should just machine gun these sons of bitches down to solve our problems." Hours later, they were transported to the Sonsonate police station and imprisoned and not allowed to speak with family members or lawyers until Saturday, Feb. 29, when they oppressed peoples, to join in contra-celebration of the colonialist plans. In the same form, we call upon the popular sectors and the racially discriminated to form an alliance to st:ruggleagainstoppression,respectingamong ourselves our diversity. Given in New York (Indigenous Land occupied by the United States), 5!5192. I were released. The following local landowners were with the arresting police officers: Andres Garcia Corona, Rafael Flores, Elsa Gutierrez Candel, Julia Leiva, Juan Martinez, and the three brothers, Carlos Chacon Moreno, Armando Candel Calderon, and Guillermo Garcia Guerra The Corte Azul and nearby Monzon cooperative members have received numerous threats in the past from these men, especially the three brothers, who flaunt their close ties to President Alfredo Cristiani. The crops, hammocks, blankets, beans, com, crates, day frying pans and comales, and a food storage hut were destroyed in the raid. Source: ANIS (National Association of Indigenous Peoples of El Salvador) I As Mexico works out the details of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the government is in the process of restructuring the country's agrarian laws to, among other things, allow the privatization of ejido lands. Though in principle the new laws respect the territorial integrity of Indigenous peoples, the Indians have reason to be skeptical. Their lands are coveted for tourist and agribusiness expansion. "We do not want hotels and other things that do not belong to us on our land," they stated. "We do not want to worldorothers who come to own the land." In principle, free trade is contrary to Indigenous beliefs, "We do not negotiate the land, or the forest, or the animals; we the Raramuri do not work in order to make business of our land" Fundamentally different philosophies about human relationships to the earth arise when passing privatization policies. "The land is the one who sees that we grow, she is like our Mother who gives us nourishment, the one who takes care of us, she is all we have." One of the significant victories of the Mexican Revolution was the 1917 Agrarian Reform Law which established communal land ownership in the ejidos. The ejidos are communal farms formed from expropriated large estates on which farmworkers are given free access to small plots. Ejido tenure is nontransferable. However, under constitutional changes proposed in November by President Carlos 6 Num 3 SAIIC Newsletter present reforms to [article] 27 of the constitution will give new impulse to the invasion of indigenous territory, against the justice that the spirit of the law seeks." The Indians say that, asitis written, "Thisreformisonlyforthe benfitoftherich,itisnotinfavorofthepoor.... The ejido should stay as it is." The Indians therefore proposed the inclusion of the following sentence to article 27: "the law protects the territorial integrity of Indigenous peoples." Salinas de Gortari, communal ownership and land distribution under the agrarian reform law would end. The amendment to Article 27 of the Constitution, was promulgated on Jan. 6, the final stage of its approval. Article 27 as amended, will abolish restrictions on corporate ownership of land (including ejido land), and farmers on ejidos (ejidarios) would be allowed to own their land outright and to rent or sell it to non-ejidarios. The law provides for the abolishment of constitutional obligations for land distribution and Indian ancestral claims, insitutional reforms, and relaxation of the limits to property size. The COSYDDHAC proposal sent to Fernando Baiza Melendez focused specifically on Article 27, section VII of the Mexican Constitution, which refers to lands of Indigenous communities. The statements by the Indians challenged the government's very right to legislate their lives and lands: "The government did not plant the grass, this was planted by God. The government did not give us the grass, God gave it to us. The trees are not government property, nor does the grass belong to the government; therefore the government cannot take our land" The legal process was criticized: "We are called only when we are needed to sign, and we are not givenexplantionsaboutwhatwearesigning." The COSYDDHAC proposal states "The In the proposal to the State of Chihuahua, Indigenous groups expressed concern over the uncertain future of their lands. The statements from the people included: "What is going to happen to our children? They will have nowhere to go, nowhere to live because all that once was ours will pass to others' hands." Elders areconcernedfortheirdescendants, "We the older ones will die, however what will our youth live from if they are not to inherit even the land, which is ours and which gives us what we· eat" History has confirmed their concerns. The privatization of lands held communally by Indigenous nations is a common strategy to weaken their self sufficiency. In the late 1800's the United States Dawes Act allotted acreage to male heads of households, and males over 18 years of age. This created a fictitious surplus of lands that were then sold to settlers. The Indian landholders then split up their land to give to their children, who had the power to sell. Within three generations, 90 percent of the lands allotted under the Dawes Act were expropriated by settlers. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of1971 allows Native shareholders to sell shares of their lands to non-Indians beginning inl991. Thustheirlandsaremorevulnerable to takeovers by private corporations, especially when the economies ofindian commu- 25 �nities are depressed. Alaska Natives resisting this process are encouraging members of the tribes to transfer title to the Tribal Councils from the ~ative Corporations, thereby protecting communal ownership. Free trade and privatization will benefit the business community, as is aptly noted in a headline in a Bureau of National Affairs publication called BNA International Trade Daily which states "Agricultural Reforms announced in Mexico should benefit U.S. Firms, specialists say." The Ta:rahuma:ra, Tepehuano, and Rammuri of Chihuahua want the government to recognize the ethnic and cultural diversity of Mexico and allow the Indigenous people to play a role in the national arena. They state: "For the Indians of the state to retain their identity and contribute to the identity and richness of the state, it is necessary to respect the territory that they have been defending for four centuries." H I I . ! 'I i J At midnight on Saturday, Dec. 28, 1991,200 state judicial police bearing sticks and firearms violently evicted 300 Tseltales and Cho'ol Indians from the steps of the MunicipalPalaceinPalenque, Chiapas. They had occupied the square two days before to protest police violence, unjustified arrests, and judicial abuse and corruption, and to demand access to interpreters in the court system. As a result,l02 people were arrested, including Jesuit priest Jeronimo Hernandez, and Cho'ol deacon Sebastian Torres. While being held incommunicado, they were beaten, dispossessed of their belongings, and pressured to sign declarations which they were not allowed to read. The Public Ministry of Palenque denied a request on the part of local government officials that prisoners be medically examined in order to certify physical injuries suffered. On Monday, Dec. 30, Hernandez and 92 Indians were re~~- The remaining nine were held without bail on charges which included disturbing the peace, inciting to riot, and sedition. On Saturday, Jan. 5, while government officials held formal talks with the organizations involved, sentences ranging from 10 to 40 years were handed down for the nine. Non- l I dian Freedom (CDLI), the Union of Indian Communities of the Chiapaneca Jungle (UCISECH), and Tsoblej Yu'un Jwocoltic Union, have since returned to the Plaza at Palenque, where they are holding a vigil to pressure for the resolution of their original demands and for the immediate release of the nine prisoners. governmental human rights organizations took the case to the government's National Commission for Human Rights. The wives of the incarcerated have received support from throughout the state of Chiapas, as well as from other parts of the country. Local merchants have financed paid aids requesting that the authorities respond to the Indians' petitions. Telegrams demanding freedom for the imprisoned have poured into the governor and Chief Justice's offices. Meanwhile, government-controlled farmer and workers' organizations have responded with a counter-campaign. On Wednesday, in Tuxtla Gutirrez, one of the judges in charge declared himself incompetent to continue with the case. The three organizations who sponsored the December sit-in, the Committee for the Defense of In- SAIIC Newsletter � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 6, No. 3 (Spring and Summer 1992) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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