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Indian communities are now faced with the task of defending their cultural and intellectual property rights in the areas of agriculture, language, genetics, etc.

SAIIC welcomes its newest member.

"until the Indian majority takes power and forms a government that represents the people, there can be no justice in Kollasuya, Bolivia."

"Bolvian President H. Siles Suazo has indicated that national elections will be called during the coming year.

Women from all over the world participated in the First International Women and Mining Conference, bringing their struggles and hardships forward in an area where they are largely invisible and underrepresented.

Indian organizations in South America mourn the death of Zenobia Ayala, who was a founding member and active participant in MITKA-1.

Bolivia will host the Women and Mining Conference, an international meeting that seeks to address the negative effects of mining on communities, in 2000.

The Aymaras of San Andrés de Machaca in Bolivia, frustrated with politcal parties' manipulation of their leaders, dissolved the campesino union and replaced it with a traditonal Ayllu Federation.

Indigenous leaders assemble to try to restore the power of Indigenous authorities.

Indigenous communities, non-governmental agencies, and native leaders unite to confront the Bolivian logging company Berna.

SAIIC interviews Genaro Oliver, member of the Confederation of Campesino Unions of Bolivia (CSUTCB). Genaro Oliver believes the organization must consider the reality of ethnic identity.

The Indigenous communities of the Pilon Lajas Indigenous Territory and Biosphere Reserve have challenged a large logging company, asking for their overthrow. They claim that logging causes negative environmental, health, ad social effects.