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Introduction to the first issue of the newsletter.

More than 300 indigenous communities have been affected by military conflict taking place along the Peruvian-Ecuadorian border.

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…

If indigenous peoples and others harmed by irresponsibly discarded hazardous waste from Texaco can prove the decisions regarding that discarding were made in their New York headquarters, the case will be heard by the US federal court in New York. The…

Jose Maria Cabascango was detained and tortured by the military. The local community went on a 48 hour strike.

The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) and other organizations protest new laws by the Ecuadorian putting agroindustry and livestock grazing above small farmers making a living off the land. Fifteen have been killed by…

400 armed militants attack and kill local Indians.

This article details the accounts of the United States based oil company, Occidental, attempting to persuade indigenous peoples to allow them to use the land for monetary gain.

Conoco Oil withdraws from Huarorani territory, in part from a letter explaining why oil exploitation must be prevented.

The Indigenous people of Ecuador held demonstrations and marches to push for the ratification of International Labor Organization's Convention 196. This would legally recognize the multiculturalism of the nation for the first time.

Solidarity Alliance of Latin Americans(ALAS) is program designed to encourage education, communication and leadership among indigenous youth.

A copy of a calendar of international events related to indigenous populations from November 29, 1993 to March 1994.