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Attempts by Colombian indigenous groups to participate in the electoral process have been met with disinterest and disunity among voters as well as a lack of coordination among candidates.

The following publication contains direct information regarding Indian issues and concerns in South America.

Brazil attempts to create Yanomami National Park.

Sofia Painiqueo, a traditional Mapuche singers says "We, the Mapuche people, are a nation, a nation within the Chilean nation. Speaking
historically about our Mapuche nation..."

In 1978, the government of Venezuela, bypassing the Ye'Kuana peoples, declared Duida-Murahuaca a National Park and Orinoco-Casiquare a "Biospheric Reserve." According to the Ye'Kuana, government bureaucrats have systematically ignored their…

Snow prevents Indian land from being seized long enough for the land to become a national park.

The Indigenous Environmental Conference met from June 19-22 to discuss topics such as territories, protection of natural resources, militarization, the Human Genome Diversity Project, and NAFTA.

Indigenous communities in Mexico have called for a true democracy in Mexico and a multinational state.