7 12 1190 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/19898d390054772176aac7a9124e4847 1dd929786474bc71c239b8909eea7d3d 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 (4).pdf PDF Text Text EN BREVE Compilado y traducido con la asistencia de Heidi Lange1; Nick Luem, Zack Pitt-Smith y Benicio Silva. Los Territorios de los U'wa Siguen Alto a Las Concesiones Madereras en la Costa Atlántica de Nicaragua La Occidental Petroleum Corporation anunció en mayo 26 que renunciará su contrato para explotar petróleo el bloque entero de Samore, al noreste de Colombia a cambio de nuevos derechos para una porción menor del área, pero bajo términos más favorables. De acuerdo a una rueda de prensa hecha por la Rainforest Action Network (RAN/Red de Acción Forestal) y Project Underground (Proyecto Bajotierra): "Ni Occidental ni el gobierno Colombiano ha consultado a los U'wa, tampoco le han proveído información de cuales tierras serían incluidas en el nuevo plan." El dieciséis de febrero, el Ministerio de Recursos Naturales y del Ambiente de Nicaragua negó el permiso a SOLCARSA, una compañía maderera Koreana. Hace dos años, el gobierno de Violeta Chamorro dió una concesión de 153,000 acres a SOLCARSA, un subsidiario de la compañia transnacional Koreana Kum Kyung (vea Noticias de Abya Yala, volumen lO, número 3, página 34). Estas concesiones violaron leyes que protegen los derechos de las comunidades Indígenas de la Zona Autónoma Atlántico Norte a tener el manejo de sus recursos naturales. Esta reciente declaración viene despues de que la Corte Suprema de Nicaragua haya establecido que dicha concesión sea inconstitucional por la segunda vez. Para los pueblos Miskito y Sumo, el primer paso para conseguir sus títulos de tierra sería la expulsión de SOLCARSA. Armstrong Wiggins, un abogado Miskito del Centro de Leyes y Recursos Indígenas dijo: "Esta fue una importante batalla, luchada fuertemente ... pero para prevenir que esto ocurra otra vez, tenemos que exigir la demarcación de todos los terrenos indígenas en Nicaragua." La Convención 169 de la OIT RATIFICADA EN ECUADOR El Congreso Nacional Ecuatoriano ratificó la Convención 169 Sobre Pueblos Indígenas y Tribales de la Organización Internacional Laboral el 14 de abril, 1998. Los pueblos Indígenas que comprenden cuarenta por ciento de la población Ecuatoriana pueden usar este artículo como un instrumento para obtener ventajas políticas (vea Noticias de Abya Yala, volumen lO, número 4, el cual contiene cinco artículos sobre este tema). La Convención 169 exije reformas hacia la constitución y legislación para que reconozcan los derechos básicos de los pueblos Indígenas. Esto incluye los derechos de participar en la formulación de regulaciones que afectan a los pueblos indígenas, por ejemplo los derechos a su territorio, su cultura, religión y sistemas judiciales. La Convención 169 ha sido ratificada por los gobiernos de Noruega, México, Colombia, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Perú, Honduras, Dinamarca y Guatemala. CITADO HONDURAS Representantes de comunidades y organizaciones Miskitas, Tawahkas, Ladinos Nativos, Gartfuna y Pech de la Moskitia reportan que la Panda Patuca Power Company y autoridades gubernamentales "estan promoviendo el desarrollo del proyecto hidroeléctrico Patuca II a un ritmo acelerado sin la debida transparencia y sin haber realizado las consultas debidas con la población que será afectada directa e indirectamente en caso que el proyecto fuere ejecutado." Protestan que estas acciones están en violación de convenios internacionales y leyes nacionales,entreelloslosarticulos4.l, 7.1, 7.3, 7.4, 13.1, 14.2, 15.1 y 15.2 del Convenio 169 de la OIT, ratificado en Honduras en 1995. Masacres Paramilitares en Pueblos Indígenas Colombianos La Organización Nacional Indígena Colombiana (ONIC) acusó que el día 8 de junio al menos 20 personas fueron asesinados y 18 más desaparecidos por grupos paramilitares y dirigido por el ejército entre el2 7 y 29 de mayo en los pueblos de La Isla, Guaguas, Canal y Bartola, en la selva de Murindo en la región noroeste de Uraba, Colombia. Otras 500 Indígenas AfroColombianos y Embera-Katios han escapado del área por la violencia. El día l l de junio, diez miembros de un grupo paramilitar entraron a la comunidad de El Diaz del Pueblo Indígena Embera Katio, en el departamento de Choco. Mataron a dos jóvenes, y amanezaron a los demas 350 habitantes salir de la comunidad durante 24 horas o morirían. Amnistía Internacional está mandando al gobierno Colombiano investigar todas las matanzas y violaciones de derechos humanos contra los Indígenas, y que cumpla su compromiso de combatir y desbandar los paramilitares que prometió en 1989. Movilización Mapuche El lunes l3 de Abril, las comunidades Mapuche de Pangueco y Soto Cariqueo, de la comuna de Galvarino empezaron la recuperación de tierras que fueron usurpadas por particulares y empresas forestales. Veinte familias de la comunidad permanecían en el predio para reclamar como suyas 444 hectáreas. Otras cincuenta personas .de la comunidad Soto Cariqueo hacían ocupación de 300 hectáreas de la Forestal Mininco, para reclamar derechos históricos sobre esa zona. Segun las comunidades Mapuche, ellos decidieron permanecer en las tierras hasta que autoridades de la Conadi, de Intendencia o Gobernación, se acercaran al terreno a conversar. Estos eventos coincidieron con la visita a Temuco de la primera dama de Estados Unidos, Hillary Clinton. Las comunidades Indígenas aprovecharon esta visita y presionaron al gobierno a dialogar. El dia 18 de Abril, El Consejo de Todas las Tierras solicitó a la Embajada de Estados, reunirse con la Primera Dama para entregarle una carta donde se expone la situación de discriminación en que viven y su desconteno por la presencia estadounidense en la region. El día 20 de abril se ----·--·---------------- 4 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/. Title A name given to the resource Alto a Las Concesiones Madereras en la Costa Atlantica de Nicaragua 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 1998 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Alto a Las Concesiones Madereras en la Costa Atlantica de Nicaragua Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 11, no. 1 (4).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Issue 1 Language Spanish Publication Title Noticias de Abya Yala Volume 11 Abstract Note Logging has stopped on Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast Pages 4 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/71dc5ff8492297d9ecdcf40550a462ea.pdf a0b038b8f836915fbf775b1cdb6079a2 PDF Text Text languages, our medicine, and O\lr systems of community education. But in recent years, along with a general awakening of human consciousness, we as people and as Indians have awakened. In this awakening we look with honor and love to the heritage of our past, and in this spirit we have begun to organize ourselves to be stronger. With steady efforts and much work we are recovering our land, to live there with our own forms of government, to proudly speak our own languages, to seek an educational system which facilitates our cultural and social development. The road we have taken is difficult because the landowners have not hesitated to kill Indians, including women and children, to imprison us, and to militarize our territories. And it is important to acknowledge that a sector of the Church has also worked against us. Because we have struggled for our liberation they have slandered us by calling us subversives and suspended health and educational services. Despite this we maintain our faith in Christ and take refuge in the words you spoke in Mexico, when you said that the Church must be rooted . in the people and committed to an identity in the culture of our communities. There also has been a sector of the Church which has seen in the struggles of Indian people the sufferings of Christ for true liberation and for the right to life that motivates our struggle. Such representatives of Christ on earth who have been with us in our struggle are also persecuted and killed, as in the case of the deaths of Father Pedro Leon Rodriguez and Alvaro Ulcue Chocue, the only Paez Indian priest. With this greeting to Your Holiness, we remember in our history the shedding of Indian blood, blood of native Americans, blood which nourishes the new world which we seek. . We are convinced that such martyrdom will bear abundant fruit. (See Page 8 for the comments of a Bolivian Indian leader on liberation theology.) Amazon Com unities To Stage I PICS The f~llowing story appeared in a recent edition of Unidad Indigena, the publication of the National Organization of Indians of Colombia (ONIC). Centuries ago the Witoto and Muinane people held sports tournaments where they played games called "tops," "ball," "spear," and "athletics." The games were mostly forgotten until about ten years ago when sports lovers began holding tournaments of European games. That reminded people of the traditional Indian games, and some priests organized a tournament called the Regional Indian Olympics of the Amazon. The first competition was held in 197 4 at Chorrera, Amazonas, and since then the games have been expanded to include many Indian groups. Poster at left announces a palin tournament sponsored by the Mapuche organization AD-Mapu in Chile last summer. Palin is an Indian game similar to hockey which is played with bent sticks and a wool ball covered with leather. Page 6 Vol. 3, no. 1. Fall, 1986. �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. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 3, No. 1 (Fall 1986) Zotero Language English Issue 1 Volume 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amazon Communities to Stage Indian Olympics 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 Amazon Communities to Stage Indian Olympics Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, no. 1 (6-7).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 3 Language English Pages 5-6 Abstract Note The National Organization of Indians of Colombia's (ONIC) publication Unidad Indigena, published a story recounting the history of Indians playing various games and that they would begin the games in November 1986. Amazon Indians fall 1986 Indian games Olympics https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/8627462995f0dfc00ca360d0bca4010b.pdf 5ecd4dab62dab270dee4844ad322a119 PDF Text Text Amazon Forum II The future of the Amazon depends on its Indigenous peoples and the state of their environment. The Coalition in Support of Amazonian Peoples and Their Environment held its second international forum in Washington, DC, at the Smithsonian’s Museum American History on May 10-12. The meeting brought together North American non-governmental organizations with representatives from the Amazon Basin to coordinate long-term efforts on behalf of Indigenous and forest-dependent peoples. Secretary-General of the Organization of American States, Cesar Gaviria, and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the US. Department of the Interior, Ada Deer; gave keynote addresses at a reception welcoming participants in the evening of May 9th. For more information on the Amazon Forum, contact: Melina Selverston, Amazon Coalition, 1511 K. Street, NW, # 1044, Washington, DC 20005, Tel: (202) 637- 9718, Fax: (202) 637-9719, e-mail: amazoncoal@igc.apc.org. State Frontiers and Indian Nations Continued from Page 7 bar (page 7) for extracts from the declaration to guarantee the integrity and respect for Indigenous peoples. With all of these declarations, Indigenous leaders reiterate the importance that Indigenous participation should have in peace talks. They rightly point out that a meaningful and lasting peace will not be reached as long as the Indigenous peoples who live in the disputed territories continue to be ignored. Still, the governments of Ecuador and Peru are not listening. The government of Peru, for example, has proposed a plan to strengthen its borders by giving away Indigenous land to colonizers from different areas of the country. But peace will not come through the further colonization of Indigenous people. On the contrary, peace will only be achieved when Indigenous land is rightly and justly protected, and the Indigenous way of life secured. A joint declaration from AIDESEP and CONFENIAE states: "Nowadays, it is in vogue to speak of integration. However; we have lived for thousands of years in peaceful communion with our Indigenous neighbors on both sides of the border. Furthermore, borders that the white people created have divided communities like the Shuar, Quichua and Cofan. But we continue to feel as though we were part of one Indian continental nation: the ancient Abya Yala ." Additional declarations and information from Indigenous organizations on this border conflict are in SAlIC's PeaceNet conference saiic.indio as well as on the Internet at: http://ulwnaix.cc.ulwns.edu/-marc / geography / latinam/ecuador/ border_mnain.html. Chile, Upper Biobio Continued from page 27 However, because of a lack of resources and interest, this law is not always enforced and large companies such as ENDESA can circumvent the law by, for example, buying land and building houses in other areas, trying to persuade native communities to "sell." The purpose of the Environmental Bases Law (No.19,300) is " to regulate all activities that in one way or another affect the environment." However, because the law still lacks specific and definitive legislative language, it is easy for large corporations to act in defiance of the spirit such laws. As of now, it is apparent that the CNE will recommend the construction of the Ralco power plant without objectively re-evaluating its inevitable effects. In December 1994, the CNE recommended the construction of the plant's gas pipelines. Ralco already has utilization rights on the Biobio River's non-drinkable water, the provisional electrical concession, and engineering studies in their final stages of completion. Even though the CNE did not include the Ralco power plant in its latest plan of works, the government is·about to consent to its construction. If the government does give ENDESA the permission to build Ralco, it will close the possibility for a real environmental evaluation to be conducted. Ralco, like Pangue, will become an example of how the Chilean government allows big corporations to undertake socially and environmentally risky ventures despite the existence of laws that prohibit such projects. A similar multi-dam project during the 1970s, Antuco County on the Laja River, did not make good on its promise . Antuco is today one of poorest counties of Chile. Public outcry has been massive. Different environmental organizations like GABB (Action Group in Defense of the Biobio), Indigenous rights groups, student activists and other outraged citizens have joined forces to stop the construction of Ralco. In a public declaration, GABB called for a complete halt to any other project along the Biobio River, the enforcement of the Environmental and Indigenous Laws, respect for the Pehuenche communities, their land and culture, and the creation of an effective energy policy that would prioritize the social and ecological sustainability of the country. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 9, no. 1 (Spring 1995) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amazon Forum II 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, 1995 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Amazon Forum II Item Type Journal Article Volume 9 Issue 1 Pages 38 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring, 1995 Language English Abstract Note The Coalition in Support of Amazonian Peoples and Their Environment met to discuss long-term efforts to support Indigenous and forest-dependent peoples. Attachment Title Amazon_Forum_II.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Amazon Coalition in Support of Amazonian Peoples and Their Environment Gaviria Cesar https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/03f89e631862c0abb99062c871aafe46 0cec33170c5e4dab0e18d0c9b417c7d1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 5, nos. 2&3 (2-3).pdf PDF Text Text Amazon Indian Delegation Forges New U.S. Alliances Representatives of Native organizations of the Amazon basin have told environmentalists and funders of development projects that they insist upon playing a greater role in shaping policies for the future of the Amazon. In a series of historic meetings in Washington D.C. and San Franciscio in October, delegates of the Coordinating Body for the Indigenous Peoples' Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA), which is made up of indigen0'1S organizations of five Amazon nations, ~d a new agenda for "a permanent 2 dialogue" with these groups without intermediaries. Evaristo Nugkuag (Aguaruna, Peru), President of COICA told environmentalists from 18 major conservatim, organizations in Washington, "The Amazon thal is burning right now is our life ... the time has come for the indigenous peoples of the .M.mazon - the people who have always lived there ... to defend our lives." A principal concern of the Indian delegation was that environmentalists "have left us, the Indigenous peoples, out of your vision of the Amazonian biosphere." As a result, they say, environmental groups have promoted as alternatives to the destruction of Amazonia, programs such as debt-for-nature �I I i "there can be no development projects in indigenous areas without the informed consent of the Indigenous Peoples affected," and were promised regular meetings with field representatives of the international agencies. swaps and the creation of national parks, which have been used by the governments of the Amazon countries to undermine Native land claims. The COICA delegation which, besides Nugkuag consisted of Luis Angel Chaurra (Chami, Colombia), Wilfrido Aragon (Quichua, Ecuador), and Santos Adan Atsua (Aguaruna, Peru) urged environmentalists to develop a closer working relationship with indigenous organizations, and proposed "debt for indigenous stewardship" swaps as a means of returning areas of the Amazonian rainforest to the care and control of Native people. They invited the environmentalists to continue their discussion of common goals at a meeting to be convened by COICA in Iquitos, Peru in May, 1990. The COICA delegation also met with officials of the World Bank, the Interamerican Development Bank, and USAID, three development banks responsible for funding projects which have had a serious impact on indigenous communities. They told the funders COICA told the banks "We have used and cared for the resources [of the Amazon] with a great deal of respect, because it is our home, and because we know that our survival and that of our future generations depends on it. Our accumulated knowledge about the ecology of our home, our models for living with the peculiarities of the Amazon biosphere, our reverence and respect for the tropical forest and its other inhabitants, both plant and animal, are the keys to guaranteeing the future of the Amazon Basin, not only for our peoples, but also for all of humanity." COICA, which was formed in response to an attempt by the governments of the Amazon Basin to control policies affecting indigenous peoples through the Amazon Cooperation Treaty, includes the participation of AIDESEP (Peru), CIDOB (Bolivia), CONFENIAE (Ecuador), ONIC (Colombia), and UNI (Brazil). COICA can be contacted by mail, telephone or Fax: COICA Jiron Almagro 614 Lima 11, Peru Telephone: 631983 Fax:51-14-423572 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 5, Nos. 2&amp;3 (Fall 1989 &amp; Winter 1990) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall 1989 & Winter 1990 Zotero Issue 2 & 3 Language English Publication Title SAIIC Volume 5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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They forged an alliance with the United States and set a new agenda for a permanent dialogue without intermediaries. https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/108101827fb1324244e822d14e2facd9.pdf 75a7fe705b50cf121e7531c803ec1c6c PDF Text Text AMAZON Amazon Indigenous Coordinating Body Elects New Officers The Coordinating Body for the Indigenous Peoples" Organl?.atlons of the Amazon Basin (COICA) held Its annual meeting 1n November. 1992 In Manaus. and elected Valei10 Grefa ofCONFENIAEtn Ecuador as Its new General Coordinator. The delegates also approved a new. more hor!.zontal structure. abollshtng the posltlonofPresldent.Inits place. they created a Board of DireCtors to preside over the General ASsembly. a Coordinating Committee compriSed of the leaders of each of the ntne national afllllates or their delegates. and an Executive Committee compriSed of four thematic coordinators. Antonio Jacanamljoy (ONlC. Colombia) w1ll be the coordinator for Territorial Defense. Jose Luis GonzAles (CONlVE. Venezuela) w1ll be the coordinator for Environment and Natural Resources. Evartsto Nugkuag (AIDESEP. Peru) w1ll be the coordinator for Economy and Development. Orlando Melguetro da SUva (COIAB. Brazil) w1ll be the coordinator for Human. Political and Social Rights. COICA also expanded Its membership to Include the national Amazonian federations from Venezuela (CONlVE). Surinam (O!S). Guyana (OIG). and French Guyana (FOAG). COlAB was selected the representative from Brazil. COICA"s headquarters w111 move from Lima to QuJto. A working meeting between COJCA"s Coordinators and U.S. environmental and h uman rights oxgaruzatlons w1ll be held tn Washington DC on May 11-12. COICA has also moved Its offices from uma. Peru to Quito. Ecuador and can be now contacted at: Colle Alemonio No. 832 y Av. Mariano de Jesus Casillo Postal 17-21-753 1 Quito, Ecuador Telephone and Fox: 553-297 Vol7 Num 1 & 2 Si6 Kaxinawd and Paulo Cipass~ Xauante from Brazil visit New York Amazon Initiative: A working conference to protect Indigenous rights The Amazon Initiative conferencew111 beheld on May 11 and 12. 1993tnWashlngton. DCwtth the purpose offormtng a permanent coalltlon of NGOs wtth Interests In the Ama7..on Basin. The conference w1ll brtng together northern NGOs and Indigenous representatives from the Amazon to develop concrete strategies for protecting the nghts of Indigenous peoples and safeguarding their environment. The conference w1ll also focus on the logtstlcs of creattng a permanent coalition based In Washington. DC. Co-<:oerdinators and participants Include: Cultural Survival. Environmental Defense Fund. Friends of the Earth. Global Exchange. OxfamAmertca. Rainforest Action Network. Rainforest Foundation International. Sierra Club . SAIIC. 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Title A name given to the resource Amazon Initiative: A working conference to protect Indigenous rights Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Amazon Initiative: A working conference to protect Indigenous rights Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1,2 Pages 15 Publication Title Abya Yala News: Journal of the South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC) ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring/Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note A conference scheduled for May 11-12, 1993 in Washington, D.C. will unite a coalition of NGOs interested in the Amazon Basin, with the goal in mind to protect the Amazonian Indigenous peoples and their environment. Attachment Title Amazon Initiative-A working conference to protect Indigneous rights.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/7c6dfa65dd90341013fb8ccd90e9a67e.pdf f74fcc870bbd54ec91374cdf81b4b244 PDF Text Text Organizing to Save the Amazon An Interview with Valerio Grefa, new Coordinator of COICA Valerio Grefa was elected General Ccordlnalor Q[ the Coordlnattng Body Q[ Indigenous Peoples' OrganiZatiOns Q[theAma· zon Basin (COICA) in Manaus, BrazU. in November 1992. He is a member of the Qulchua nation, from the commWllly of San Pablo, Napo Province, Ecuador. 17le commu· nlty is part of FECUNAE, the Federation of NatiJJe CommunUies Q{the EcuadorlanAma· zon. which is part of CONFENlAE, the Con· federatfJ)nofindtgenousNatiDnsoftheEcua· dor!an Amazon. which in tum is aj]lltated wah COICA. In the Amazon basin there ate more than one and a half mill ton Iru:Ugenous inhabuants.jrom more than 400 natJDns. SAJIC: How long have you been active In the Indlgenous movement? VG: I have been acUve In the Indigenous movement since 1976. I am one ofthe first leaders that had the honor of estabUshtng the UnJon of NaUves of the Ecuador1an Amazon IUNAEI. SAIIC: What are the chief problems you had at that Ume In the Napo area? VG: The first problems were to end the slavery that the ertolloland owners maintained along the shore of the Napo River. especially between Coca and Nuevo Rocafuerte. They owned large haciendas. and made people work for meager wages. They used debts that were passed from generation to generation. which were unpayable debts. as an excuse to make the people work. The organiZation ended this abuse bythecrtolloland owners once and for all. The lands for the most part passed Into the communJty's hands. SAIIC: YourcommunJty. San Pedro. IS part of FECUNAE. Who does FECUNAE represent? VG: FECUNAE represents In particular the Quichua peoples of the lower Napo In Ecuador. There are 53 organiZations now that make up FECUNAE. 12 SAIIC: You have represented both FECUNAE and CONFENlAE? VG: Yes. twice I was president of FECUNAE, and then I was honored With representing CONFENIAE In 1989. 1990. and 199l.AndnowlamrcpresentingCOICA as General Coordinator. SAIIC: So you resigned from your position as president of CONFENIAE to as· sume the post In COICA VG: Yes. when I was elected Coordlnator of COlCA. I Immediately called a meetIng. - an amp1JJled assembly. as we call Itof CONFENIAE to formally resign the presidency. On the 17th of December this cer· emonytookplace, ln whlchAngeiSamarcnda became the new president of CONFENIAE. SAIIC: Who carrted out the meeting In BrazU? Which local organJ7Altlon hosted It? VG: The organiZer was COICA The host organiZationwas the Coordinating Body oflndlgenous OrganiZations ofthe BrazU!an Amazon(COIAB).COIABISanewmemberof COICA. SAIIC: And I understand that In this meeting of COICA there was Increased participation. What other countries participated. and what other lndlgenous organiZations? VG: In this case Venezuela. Guyana, Surtnam, and French Guyana became new members. So COICA now has nine members. SAIIC: Can you tell us what the structure of COJCA IS like. the governing board, the coordinating board, or the coordinators? VG: There have been two levels of organization In COICA since our last assembly. Ftrst there Is the coordinating councU, which IS made up of all the presidents ofthe member organiZations of COICA that IS. nine members now. Then on a more operaAbya Yala News �AMAZON Uve level we have establlshed the govemJng coordinating board. as we call It, whlch IS made up of five coordinators. InCluding four area coordinators and the General Coord!nator. SAHC: Whatcontactsdoyouhaveon a regional and International level. llke In Europe and the United States? VG: Well, COICA has put a lot of effort Into establlsh!ng International contacts. But It IS our objecUve to respond In a coordinated way to the proposals ofour base communities. That IS h ow It was possible to sign an environmental agreement between the NGOs of the north and COICA. In the same way It was possible to sign the cllmate agreement. as It's called. between European clUes and COICA. We began wtth seventeen clUes. and now there are more than 200 cttles. In the same way. there are other proposals In the World Bank. proposals In the United Nations, In the OrganiZation of AmertcanStates(OAS). and to organiZations thathavetodowlth thertghtsoflndlgenous peoples. We have as our work agenda the International Labor OrganiZation's (IW) Agreement 169. and we are In dialogue with governments to get them to pass thls agreement. We support It because It IS an International or legal tool that takes Indigenous demands Into account In a more concrete way. SAHC: What IS COICA's proposal to the environmental groups ofEurope and the United States? Is It only economic support or IS It something more profound? VG: We have establlshed as one of our basic objecUves that the Ama7..on basin be considered a uniVersal unit, a global unit. which calls on Its protagoniSts - the Indlgenous people - to ra1se our voice of attention. our voice of protest to the world, because the Ama7..on basin Is the last frontier Vol 7 Hum 1 & 2 oftropical forest and of biodiversity In which the basic rtghts of the first nations are Involved . That IS the basic objective. The second objecttve Is. proposing to International development organl7-ations development alternatives proposed by the Indigenous peoples. what we call a utonomous development. which permits the peoples' self-determination. Because we cannot ISOlate the development of the Indlgenous peoples from the preservation of nature and the environment. we seek sustaJnable development. a harmonic development between man and nature. SAHC: When do you plan to begin COICA's actual work? VG: Among the fundamental resolutions that were made In BrazU IS the approval of the statute. and In Its approval COICA's deflnlttve seat was establlshed In Quito. Ec· uador. So our llrst actiVIties correspond to that. to the transference of belongings that we have In Lima and to establlsh a perma· nent office In Quito. Our aspiration IS to establlsh a basic Infrastructure which w1ll allow us to work with satisfaction and attend to the demands of our Indlgcnous organiZations. SAHC: Inaddltton toCOICA's work In the Amazon. do you plan to make contact with other Indigenous peoples In the highlands. the p lains. and throughout the continent? 13 �AMAZON "I believe that we have to redaim the power of our Pacha Mama, the wisdom of our Pachacama, and all the spirituality of our earth, of our territory, of our power. Only when we respond to this material struggle spiritually, will we have a complete struggle.• Valerie Grefa continued "If we are protecting the Amazon basin, its floral life, It is obvious that we need to sign agreements with other forests that stlli exist on the planet.• 14 VG: If we are protecting the Amazon basin. Its floral life. It IS obvious that we need to sign agreements with other forests that still exist on the planet. That IS the reason that In 1992 In the month of Februaty we held a world conference of the Indigenous and tribal peoples of tropical forests In Malaysia. The second meeting IS expected to take place In May. possibly In Peru. SAIIC: We also understand that on a continental level there IS coordination. a network among Indigenous peoples from all geographical areas. and there IS an otgantzation called CONIC. Do you have contact with these brothers and siSters? VG: Our Intention IS to coordinate all the actiOns that other groups. other Indigenous otgantzations are taking on a continental or world level. to demand the rights that belong to us. So the doors are open. we are very wi.lllng to coordinate and have solidarity with all those organiZations that are fighting In a sincere way for the rights of Indigenous peoples. We cannot remain ISolated. we cannot keep our diStance from the leaders of otgantzations that have slm.llar goals. SAIIC: The U.N. declared 1993 the Year of Indigenous Peoples. What do you think about that? VG: Actually, I have my doubts about thiS declaration. I th.lnk that maybe the United Nationswantstouse 1993tocoverupthe500 Years of genOCide. of barbartsm. since the amval of Columbus to America. Indigenous peoples have to unJte to ratse that voiCe of protest as soon as someone tries to make It a folkloric year. I understand that lf there are good Intentions on the United Nations· part. It should be a year of reflection. a year of decision-making. a year of recognition of the fundamental rights of Indigenous peoples. recognition of the otgantzatlons that are representative of the Indigenous peoples of America and the world. It should be a year of passing laws, International norms that benefit Indigenous peoples. Otherwise It will be a world maneuver to control. to separate us. lin not very optimiStic, but rather hopeful. SAIIC: Is there a movement among the Indigenous peoples In Ecuador to reclaim Indigenous sp!rttuallty? VG: I think that when we talk of splrttuallty.In an Indirect way we are talking of the phUosophy of the Indigenous peoples. I understand that we. theIndigenous peoples. must recover the splrtt- the splrtt that has led our peoples for millenniums. and which has been seiZed by the sp!rtts brought by Columbus. so many saints. so many VIrgins. that we are practically ldolatrlzlng 1n churches. monuments. and that In thiS way we have abandoned our own splrtts which have guided us - the splrtt of the lakes. the splrtt of the waterfalls. the splrtt of the mountains. the splrtt of the whole world viSion of the peoples. I believe that we have to reclaim the power ofourPacha Mama. the wisdom ofour Pachacama. and all the sp!rttuallty of our earth, of our territory. of our power. Only when we respond to thts material struggle splrttually will we have a complete struggle. I think that not only In Ecuador but also In Central America. In South America, In all of the places where Indigenous peoples are. we are reclaiming our true splrttuallty. SAIIC: Some last message for the peoples of Norlh America? VG: Truly. a call to solidarity. to the unity of Indigenous peoples within the diverSity of cultures that we have. so that In the lmmedlate future we have a unlfied voiCe. a monolithic voice. and that we can be heard by the governments In the International arena. I understand that now we have to make an effort to Ond ourselves and that. setting aside any resentment. any lndMdual Interest. we search for a consensual Interest. we seek a way sought by all the Indigenous Initiatives. Only In that way will we be able to obtain In an organlzed manner the rtghts whiCh we proclaim. Abya Yala News � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 7, nos. 1 &amp; 2, (Winter/Spring 1993) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amazon Organizing to Save the Amazon: An Interview with Valerio Grefa, new Coordinator of COICA Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Amazon Organizing to Save the Amazon: An Interview with Valerio Grefa, new Coordinator of COICA Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1&2 Pages 12-14 Publication Title Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring/Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note SAIIC interviews Valerio Grefa, who became the new Coordinator of the Coordinating Body of Indigenous Peoples' Organization of the Amazon Basin (COICA). Attachment Title Organizing to Save the Amazon-An Interview with Valerio Grefa, new Coordinator of COICA.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Amazon Brazil COICA Grefa Valerio saiic https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/1f31333cd8de2717b9f987716ad39d90.pdf e171b804b498ea4f64b6d4ab22408289 PDF Text Text AMAZON Amazon Indigenous Coordinating Body Elects New Officers The Coordinating Body for the Indigenous Peoples" Organl?.atlons of the Amazon Basin (COICA) held Its annual meeting 1n November. 1992 In Manaus. and elected Valei10 Grefa ofCONFENIAEtn Ecuador as Its new General Coordinator. The delegates also approved a new. more hor!.zontal structure. abollshtng the posltlonofPresldent.Inits place. they created a Board of DireCtors to preside over the General ASsembly. a Coordinating Committee compriSed of the leaders of each of the ntne national afllllates or their delegates. and an Executive Committee compriSed of four thematic coordinators. Antonio Jacanamljoy (ONlC. Colombia) w1ll be the coordinator for Territorial Defense. Jose Luis GonzAles (CONlVE. Venezuela) w1ll be the coordinator for Environment and Natural Resources. Evartsto Nugkuag (AIDESEP. Peru) w1ll be the coordinator for Economy and Development. Orlando Melguetro da SUva (COIAB. Brazil) w1ll be the coordinator for Human. Political and Social Rights. COICA also expanded Its membership to Include the national Amazonian federations from Venezuela (CONlVE). Surinam (O!S). Guyana (OIG). and French Guyana (FOAG). COlAB was selected the representative from Brazil. COICA"s headquarters w111 move from Lima to QuJto. A working meeting between COJCA"s Coordinators and U.S. environmental and h uman rights oxgaruzatlons w1ll be held tn Washington DC on May 11-12. COICA has also moved Its offices from uma. Peru to Quito. Ecuador and can be now contacted at: Colle Alemonio No. 832 y Av. Mariano de Jesus Casillo Postal 17-21-753 1 Quito, Ecuador Telephone and Fox: 553-297 Vol7 Num 1 & 2 Si6 Kaxinawd and Paulo Cipass~ Xauante from Brazil visit New York Amazon Initiative: A working conference to protect Indigenous rights The Amazon Initiative conferencew111 beheld on May 11 and 12. 1993tnWashlngton. DCwtth the purpose offormtng a permanent coalltlon of NGOs wtth Interests In the Ama7..on Basin. The conference w1ll brtng together northern NGOs and Indigenous representatives from the Amazon to develop concrete strategies for protecting the nghts of Indigenous peoples and safeguarding their environment. The conference w1ll also focus on the logtstlcs of creattng a permanent coalition based In Washington. DC. Co-<:oerdinators and participants Include: Cultural Survival. Environmental Defense Fund. Friends of the Earth. Global Exchange. OxfamAmertca. Rainforest Action Network. Rainforest Foundation International. Sierra Club . SAIIC. World Resources Institute and World Wildlife Fund. For more Information contact SAn C. 15 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 7, nos. 1 &amp; 2, (Winter/Spring 1993) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amazon: Amazon Indigenous Coordinating Body Elects New Officers Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring/Winter 1993 Language A language of the resource English English Zotero Title Amazon: Amazon Indigenous Coordinating Body Elects New Officers Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1&2 Pages 15 Publication Title Abya Yala News ISSN 1071-3182 Date Spring/Winter 1993 Language English Abstract Note The Coordinating Body for the Indigenous Peoples' Organization of the Amazon Basin (COICA) held its annual meeting in Manuas in November, 1992. Delegates approved a new structuring to the organization that was more horizontal in nature. Attachment Title Amazon Indigenous Coordinating Body Elects New Officers.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Amazon COICA CONFENIAE https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/34781de87bc27842651fcae670ca246d 8d40173b90fb3a190e908b7e564e2805 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 (38).pdf PDF Text Text MEDIOAMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO 1 Se Inicia Séptima Ronda de Licitaciones l 24 de enero, el Presidente del Ecuador abrió formalmente una nueva ronda de licitaciones para explotación petrolera, la cual entrega 5 millones de acres de selva a compañías internacionales. Las tierras incluidas afectan los territorios de los Huaorani, Quichua, Shuar, Cofán, Shiwiar y Ashuar, los planeados Parque Nacionales de Sumaco y Galeras y extensas áreas de selva virgen. El mismo día, indígenas del Ecuador y medioambientalistas, respondieron con una toma pacífica al ministerio de minas y energía. Como resultado, el ministro Francisco Acosta acordó una reunión con la Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador (CONAIE), abriendo el camino a la discusión sobre la formación de una comisión para diseñar e implementar políticas de monitoreo para la explotación petrolera. En marzo, CONAIE y la Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas de la Amazonía Ecuatoriana (CONFENAIE) manifestaron públicamente su oposición a la nueva ronda de licitaciones y afirmaron que no permitirán su desarrollo. En una carta abierta al presidente del Ecuador, el presidente de la CONFENAIE, Edmundo Vargas, declaró: "El gobierno ecuatoriano no tiene interés en la posición de los indígenas y medioambientalistas de la región y carece de una política sobre el manejo de los recursos naturales que dirija las necesidades presentes y futuras de nuestro país y en particular las de las Naciones Indígenas de la región. La ausencia de leyes adecuadas para controlar a las compañías nacionales y extranjeras y la realización de proyectos económicos en territorios indígenas por dichas compañías, sin la participación de los indígenas en la toma de decisiones ni en los beneficios de dichos proyectos, E 38 demuestra claramente, que las condiciones y garantías necesarias para extender el margen de las actividades petroleras en Ecuador no existen". CONAIE apoyó esta posición adicionando que ellos esperan "que el Estado ecuatoriano y las compañías petroleras participantes en la Séptima Ronda de Licitaciones se responsabilicen por los problemas que causan al medio ambiente y a quienes hemos vivido en la selva por cientos de años". fluvial del río Amazonas al oriente de los Andes. Por lo tanto, cualquier derrame o desecho tóxico podría afectar la totalidad de la Región Amazónica. Las dos organizaciones pidieron una moratoria de 15 años para la séptima ronda de licitaciones. ~ Para mayor información comuníquese con: Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador (CONAIE) Los Granados 2553 y 6 de diciembre Los grupos indígenas señalaron que Quito, Ecuador las áreas de explotación petrolera están Tel: 593-2-55 32 97 localizadas en la cabecera del sistema Fax: 593-2-44 22 71 El Caso ContraTEXACO puede llegar a las Cortes de Nueva York En abril, el juez federal Vicent L. Broderick determinó que si los indígenas acusan a Texaco por irresponsabilidad al abandonar desechos tóxicos en la Selva Ecuatoriana se puede probar que estas decisiones fueron tomadas en las sedes de Texaco de Nueva York. De esta manera, el caso podría ser expuesto en la Corte Federal en Nueva York, estableciendo un importante precedente sobre los derechos de los extranjeros en relación a las acciones de las multinacionales norteamericanas. Organizaciones de Pastaza Negocian con ARCO Debido a la presión de la Organización de Pueblos Indígenas de Pastaza ( OPIP) y el apoyo de otras organizaciones, la compañía transnacional ARCO acordó negociar sus planes para la exploración petrolera en la provincia de Pastaza en el oriente ecuatoriano. Miembros de OPIP se reunieron con miembros de ARCO el9 de junio y acordaron una segunda reunión durante el mismo mes. ARCO confirmó oficialmente que aún no ha tomado ninguna decisión para llevar a cabo la exploración en el Bloque 10 en el oriente, sin embargo, varios acuerdos preliminares se han adelantado con OPIP. OPIP y ARCO acordaron establecer una comisión técnica conformada por tres representantes de ARCO y de Petroecuador y seis de las organizaciones indígenas de la región. Esta comisión establecerá los lineamientos para una evaluación del impacto ambiental durante el período exploratorio también como la selección de la compañía que completará el estudio. 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, 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 Amazonia Ecuatoriana: Se Inicia Septima Ronda de Licitaciones 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 Amazonia Ecuatoriana: Se Inicia Septima Ronda de Licitaciones Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 8, nos. 1&2 (38).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Issue 1 and 2 Volume 8 Publication Title Noticias de Abya Yala Abstract Note In the face of further threats of environmental destruction at the hands of oil companies, Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) and Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENIAE) occupied the ministry of Energy and Mines until Minister Francisco Acosta agreed to meet with them. The groups insisted that indigenous people be included in the decisions about what would be done with their lands taking into consideration indigenous needs as well as environmentalist concerns. Language Spanish Pages 38 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/77903536abe6a0d58dcfcec09d5185d2 4a72a3478fafaa0c6326a04d83c38e5c 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 (39).pdf PDF Text Text • MEDIOAMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO Ocho Muertes y Devastación Ecologica en el Marañon gas de Aguaytia y aumentará la producción de petróleo en los antiguos campos de Maquía y Agua Caliente ubicados en la región selvática de Ucayalí donde habitan Cacataibos, Shipibos y Conibos. Esta compañía se hará cargo también de la refinería de petróleo de Pucallpa. En abril, solamente tres semanas después de la ruptura del oleoducto cerca del río Marañón, el Presidente de Petroperú, Miguel Celi Rivera anunció en el pozo recientemente abierto de Payacacu en el Amazonas, que la producción de petróleo sería incrementada de 132.000 barriles diarios a unos 300.000 barriles en los próximos dos años, como resultado del incremento de la inversión extranjera. Tal incremento igualará la producción de petróleo en el Perú con la del Ecuador. Aproximadamente el SO% de las nuevas extracciones se realizarán en la Región Amazónica. El gobierno peruano anunció además que otorgará concesiones a otras tres empresas para que operen en la selva además de la Compañía petrolera Móbil que está operando en la zona de Purús, región de Ucayalí. AIDESEP advierte la destrucción masiva del medio ambiente y de los Pueblos Indígenas de la Selva Amazónica Peruana si los actuales programas de desarrollo del gobierno continúan. Hasta el momento el gobierno ha rehusado la participación de los indígenas en los procesos de decisión. AIDESEP planea una reunión de emergencia del 23 al 2 7 de mayo para movilizar un frente indígena en oposición a las nuevas explotaciones. Esta movilización busca que los indígenas del Perú logren evitar una catástrofe ambiental, resultado de las políticas de desarrollo adelantadas en Ecuador ..... 130 de marzo se reportó la ruptura debido a las presiones de gentes y de un oleoducto que transportaba organismos interesados en asegurar la petróleo de Occidental y inversión extranjera. Petroperú. Esto ha provocado, según los técnicos de Petroperú, el derrame de Gobierno propone un "10.000 barriles de petróleo diariamente incremento masivo en la sobre las aguas del río Marañon, cantidad explotación y extracción que puede aumentar a 30.000 ". El25 de marzo el gobierno peruano, El río Marañón y sus tributarios son la a través de Petroperú, firmó un convenio base económica de los pueblos indígenas con la compañía petrolera Shell Internadel área. Miqueas Mishari, Presidente de tional-Royal Dutch Shell, empresa anglola Asociación holandesa, para la Interétnica de realización de un Desarrollo de la estudio de Selva Peruana factibilidad por (AIDESEP), afirmó espacio de 14 meses que " el gobierno no para la explotación de los yacimientos de está preocupado por los efectos de los gas de Camisea, derrames de petróprovincia de leo en territorios Concepción, indígenas" e hizo departamento de un llamado al Cuzco, en un área de 213 mil hectáreas. Si presidente Fujimori para "que nos es encontrado escuche, tenga en petróleo se firmará un convenio por 30 cuenta que exisaños y por 40 si es timos y hable con gas. Esta región está nosotros". "En este mohabitada por los mento, el río Los derrames de petróleo se dispersan pueblos Yine, Matsirapidamente contaminando los ríos e guenga y Ashaninka. Marañon y el río innundando la selva amazónica. El30 de marNapo están totalzo, el Presidente de la República Alberto mente cubiertos de petróleo y en los próximos días el derrame alcanzará al río Fujimori, presenció la firma del contrato Para Mayor informaciór¡: Amazonas" afirmó una agencia noticiosa. de explotación de hidrocarburos entre la Además se reportó que ocho personas empresa Petroperú y Maple Gas Corpo- Eusebio Armando Castro han muerto debido al derrame y se urge ration de Perú, subsidiaria de Maple Coordinador Programa de EmergenciaAshaninkainvestigar sus causas . AIDESEP además Resourse Corporation, con sede en Dal- AIDESEP denunció que la prensa nacional y local las, Texas. La empresa estadounidense Ave. San Eugenio 981 URB Sta. Catalina no ha cubierto la noticia del derrame iniciará la explotación del yacimiento de La Victoria, Lima (13) Perú E Vol. 8 No. 1 & 2 39 � 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 Amazonia Peruana: Ocho Muertes y Devastacion Ecologica en el Maranon Type The nature or genre of the resource Magazine 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 Amazonia Peruana: Ocho Muertes y Devastacion Ecologica en el Maranon Item Type Magazine Article Attachment Title Vol. 8, nos. 1&2 (39).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Issue 1 and 2 Volume 8 Publication Title Noticias de Abya Yala Abstract Note The trans-Amazon pipeline carrying Occidental and Petroperu crude oil burst spilling between 10,000 and 30,000 barrels of oil a day into the Marañon river, the main water source for many indigenous communities in the area. The Peruvian government has signed more natural gas explorations contracts for other areas in the Amazon. The Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Amazon (AIDEPSEP) raised concerns about the safety of such projects. Language Spanish Pages 39 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/fd4c169174bf7ea40df625277c34e47a.pdf eed1c5126406a6387ea5b2f0282be241 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 (22).pdf PDF Text Text Government expansioni~t policies continue to threaten Indian lands in the Ecuadorian Amazon~ Land has been expropriated for African. palm cultivation and oil exploration. Areas which have traditionally been Indian territories have been declared "tierras baldias," or vacant lands, thus allowing for colonization and exploitation. The Ecuadorian Institute of Agrarian Reform and Colonization (IERAC) has declared all Amazon land as "vacant" despite the fact that their own representative in the Amazonian Coca region has testified that there are no vacant lands in his jurisdiction. At the same time Siona and Secoya Indians have found that lands for which they were in the process of obtaining legal title have been erased from the maps of the IERAC and preliminary work for the establishment of palm plantations has been undertaken in that same territory. An additional result of the IERAC's declaration that "in the Ecuadorian Oriente (Amazon) there is land for anyone willing to work it" has been a. wave of migration of landless peasants to that region. The situation has aggravated ethnic tensions and has led to land invasions and, at times, armed hostilities. Since 1983 the area of the Ecuadorian Aillazon open to oil exploration and extraction has more than doubled and now includes majorcenters of indigenous settlement. On May 4,1987, the Ecuadorian State Petroleum Corporation·( CEPE) signed a contract with a consortium of oil companies to explore and exploit petroleum in an area greater than 650 square miles in the central Ecuadorian Amazon which is presently inhabited by the Huoarani Indians. CONFENIAE, the Confederation of Amazonian Indian Federations in Ecuador pointed out that the invasion of Huoarani territory by the oil companies is part of a larger pattern in which the present government is delivering Indian land to multinational corporations, colonization, and petroleum interests. CEPE has awarded seven concessions for oil exploration in more than 4,500 square miles of the Ecuadorian Amazon to petroleum companies or consortiums. As a result oil workers have expanded onto Indian territory on a scale not experienced before. They are cutting exploration paths on lands inhabited by Runa and Hwiarani, and building access roads when oil is discovered. Less than half of the Runa communities have land title, and the threat of colonization and land invasion presented by the above-mentioned policy of declaring Amazonian land "vacant' is increased when roads are b11ilt into their territory. In response, Indian organizations have begun a· program of demarcating their own lands using native people trained in surveying and topography. Salasaca Quichua ''Bloodthirsty savages!" 'We have to punish the·savages!n '1ndian idiots!'' ~these and similar attacks, broadcast ··live over local radio stations and through local media, continue to be directed against the Salasaca Quichua, a small Indian commuriity in the central highlands of Ecuador. The Salasacas live near a highway that cuts their valley in half. In 1934, the Salasacas fought against the construction of the highway that violated their chosen isolation from outsiders. Since that time the. Indian people along the highway have been the constant victims of robberies and car accidents, but when they have complained to local police about the robberies and the hit-andrun killings, no investigation or prosecution has ever been carried out. On June 5th an angry faction of the Salasacas reacted to this frustration by killing two men who Page 22 � 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 Amazonian Indian Lands Threatened (Ecuador) 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 Amazonian Indian Lands Threatened (Ecuador) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 4, No. 1 (22).pdf Issue 1 Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 4 Pages 22 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/15e798f2f67e12409439eb58ab69b2a0.pdf 0a5d86f8a6763db98919607ff2ba95bb 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 (10-11).pdf PDF Text Text n Gilberto Macuxi, an Indian from the territory of Roraima in the Brazilian Amazon, came to the U.S. in May. His trip was sponsored by the Lummi Indian Council in Washington State and by SAIIC. Roraima is the scene of an increasing wave of violence affecting Native people. Arbitrary imprisonment of Indians and exploitation by large landowners, or fazendeiros, occur frequently. About 40,000 Indians live in Roraima from the Yanomami, Ingariko, Taurepang, Wapixana, Wai-Wai-, Waimiri-Atoari and Macuxi nations. The following are statements by Gilberto Macuxi regarding the situation in Brazil, and by Tuchaua Luis, the Macuxi chief from the Maloca do Piolho, and by Julia Macuxi, Gilberta's wife, concerning conditions in Roraima: Gilberto Macwd Indigenous Religion: "Indigenous religion still exists in Brazil because the Indians do not surrender, because the Indian is still Indian. The Indian must hold on to his religion and preserve his culture and language. So we are working to encourage this too-to have children who are bilingual. The government has always destroyed the indigenous languages in order to discriminate against the Indian through laws. But, the Indian doesn't know how to live by these laws. We must form alliances among ourselves in order to move forward in our struggle, so that we may survive. Denunciations: I'm the first person who is coming here, putting forth everything to show in the United States that in Brazil they are destroying the life of the Indian, destroying the forests, destroying the waters which are contaminatedin addition, among the Tikuna, 14 Indians were killed and 27 were wounded by loggers-Oscar Castelo Branco sent 20 people, all armed, and killed the Indians. Besides this, in the indigenous area of the Pataxo, in Bahia, a rancher killed an Indian leader. Calha Norte: I have already made various denunciations against the authorities of Brazil, principally the militar:Yt because the military wants to include in their project the border zone of 150 kilometers in width and 6,000 kilometers in length, where Indians exist and have lived for a long time, preserving nature-the forest-for their subsistence. So, the military wants to take everything saying it is an area of national security. They want to create an Indian colony as part of this, instead of demarcating the lands. They also want to create mining colonies, and the forest would become a National Forest. But, it is my feeling that Calha Norte is the destruction of our culture, the destruction of our life. And Calha Norte will provide protection to mining companies, because the mining companies want to enter the area. The prospectors within the area are being used by the mining companies. President Jos Altino Machado of the gold miners' union is linked with these ~~~..,..,...,, . . . ~,,~ Gilberta Macuxi from Roraima State, Brazil, speaking in the San Francisco Bay Area, May 1988. Page 10 �Nature and the Amazon: We want support. We are sad because the natural world in Brazil, especially in Amazonia, is going to be destroyed. In Amazonia, there are many indigenous medicines which could save many lives in the whole world. The Indians must be pres~rved, in order to provide this future, to improve human life for all of us-Brazilians, Indians. This could save the lives of millions in many countries. The Future: We would like to form alliances with all the Indians of. the Americas, including here in the United States. We want that alliance because it is a way to protect our peoplethrough such an international alliance, between Brazil, America, Canada, and other countries. Here, I met with the Lummi and Canadian Indians. The Canadian Indians gave me a lot of support in my struggle. We want to live .as Indians. Always the Indian will be a good example for whites, because he is a person who is not after private gain; he is a person who speaks the truth in this world. Amazonian Indian leaders address the Coordinadora meeting, May 1988. Sixty delegates from Indian organizations of seven Amazonian countries-ONIC, Colombia; CONFENIAE, Ecuador; AIDESEP, Peru; UNI, Brazil; CIDOB, Bolivia; ACIPX Venezuela; and TUNASARAPA, Surinam met in May in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia to hold the third meeting of La Coordinadora-the Coordinating Committee of Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon Basin. The Coordinadora was originally formed in 1981, after Indian organizations of the Amazon region rejected a proposal by the Interamerican Indigenist Institute and the eigbt countries that had signed the Treaty of Amazon Cooperation. According to Evaristo Nugkuag, Aguaruna from P~ru and President of the Coordinadora, 'We realized that the most serious threat might be from the eight countries that signed the Amazon Pact-who resolve to exploit the resources of the rainforest without taking into account the existence of Indigenous people who live there. Page 11 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vol. 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 Amazonian Indian Visits the United States (Brazil) 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 Amazonian Indian Visits the United States (Brazil) Item Type Newspaper Article Attachment Title Vol. 4, No. 1 (10-11).pdf Issue 1 Language English Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 4 Pages 10-11 Abstract Note Gilberto Macuxi, an Indian from Brazil, gives a testimonial about what is happening to his tribe during a trip to the United States. Brazil Gilberto Macuxi Macuxi Macuxi Indians Summer 1988 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/72251cc551ed7c70523f5e3d52c6cffa.pdf c6776357cd4ceb3e010691781f973b5f PDF Text Text azon Leaders World Ban President Three leaders from the Coordinating Committee of the Indian People of the Amazon Basin (La Coordinadora) met with the president of the World Bank in Washington, D.C., in December to discuss Indian objections to economic development projects financed by the bank. Evaristo Nugkuag (Aguaruna Nation), president of La Coordinadora and of the InterEthnic Development Association of the Peruvian Rainforest (AIDESEP); Jose Narciso Jamijoy (Kamsa Nation), secretary of the National Indian Organization of Colombia (ONIC); and Jose Uranavi (Huarayo Nation), president of the Indian Federation of Eastern Bolivia (CIDOB), also met with officials of the Inter-American Development Bank and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Before arriving in Washington, the group traveled to Sweden, where Evaristo was presented with the Right Livelihood Award, commonly known as the Progressive Alternative Nobel Prize. On accepting the award, Evaristo affirmed that, "This award is not just for me, but for the entire organization and for all my Indian brothers and sisters in the Amazon region." Lobbying major institutions which finance development projects in the Amazon is part of a larger strategy by Indian people to affirm their right to land, self-determination, and life itself. Before the arrival of the first Europeans in the early 1500's, there were at least six million Indian people living in the Amazon basin. Disease, massacres, slave raiding, and the undermining of the environment on which Indian cultures depend have resulted in a drastic reduction in Indian population. In this century alone, 90 groups have disappeared, and today fewer than a million Indian people live in the region. Evaristo said in Washington that La Coordinadora has been formed "to speak out about our situation, to get in touch with the national governments where we are located, and to keep close contact among Indian nations of the different countries in order to get to know specific problems better, and in that way to help find favorable solutions." Although many people from outside South America associate the Amazon primarily with Brazil, significant areas of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia also lie within the Amazon basin. In addition to AIDESEP, ONIC, and CIDOB, the Union of Indian Nations (UNI) of Brazil also participates in La Coordinadora. During the meetings in Washington, the three Indian leaders spoke about the devastating impacts of large-scale economic development projects on Indian land. They specifically identified the PichiPalcazu, Alto Mayo, and Madre de Dios projects in Peru and the Grande Carajas and Polonoroeste projects in Brazil. Evaristo said, "For example, there are projects financed by the World Bank or USAID in which a road is constructed. This road brings very negative consequences for Indians since we ourselves did not request it, and since we know that the Page2 Vol. 3, no. 2. Winter, 1987. �.. - , - ~ road, once constructed, gives tremendous economic benefit to those who are financing it and who have capital. We Indians are not the ones who derive benefit from this road because we have no way to exploit the natural resources or to transport them to urban centers in a way that even remotely benefits us. Those who benefit are the companies that have extensive capital to bring in industrial products via this road to the Indian communities, and, in return, take from our area the natural resources, such as timber. So as they advance into the rainforest with the road, they carry destruction with them. The companies and the individuals that are interested in exploitation only come here for a short time, taking advantage of the timber, or exploiting anything they can. When they are finished, they return to where they live, and all of us Indians are left for the rest of our lives without resources, because for us resources are the animals, the birds, the river and all the other beings that make up the natural world. "These development projects have a profound effect on the ecological equilibrium, and the entire environment is left contaminated. For example, if they begin to drill for oil, the rivers become contaminated and the fish die, and the fish are a source of food that we Indians have always consumed. Right now the animals are scarce, and, of course, people become sick. All of this results from the construction of the road into the area. Those are the worries that we communicated to the Bank." The Indian leaders delivered a letter to the World Bank which requested the Bank's action of the following points: • "That the World Bank recognize the existence of Indian communities in the areas of development projects which the Bank finances. • "That the World Bank establish direct contact with Indian organizations through the organizations' own representatives. • "That the World Bank consider the direct and active participation of Indians elected for that purpose by their organizations in the planning and execution of projects financed by the Bank in areas where there are Indian people. • "That the World Bank keep us informed, through our organizations, regarding the Bank's plans for the financing of new projects and regarding the projects which are in progress in regions where there are Indian people. • "That the World Bank clarify for us its policy regarding Indian people and provide us with a written copy of this policy. Here we refer to the Bank's publication Tribal People and Economic Development and also to the Bank's Operational Manual No. 2.34." The meetings in Washington were arranged by Oxfam America, Survival International, and the Right Livelihood Foundation. Vol. 3, no. 2.Winter, 1987. Page3 � 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. 3, No. 2 (Winter 1987) Zotero Language English Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amazonian Leaders Meet World Bank President Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Language A language of the resource English Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Winter 1987 Zotero Title Amazonian Leaders Meet World Bank President Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, no. 2 (2-3).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Issue 2 Language English Pages 2-3 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 Abstract Note Three leaders from the Coordinating Committee of Indian People of the Amazon Basin met the President of the World Bank in Washington D.C. in December 1987. Meeting President of World bank Washington D.C. Winter 1987