1 12 1 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/8a3b1ac67234cfb8bf4d0009721f9cbb.pdf ca0f043c64a2a65dcdec15664261693c PDF Text Text CENTRAL AMERICA Learn a Mayan Language in Guatemala lximche Language Center The lldmche Language Center (CLO IS a p~ectofCojb'lylnRlq'utn Catlnamlt. which tn Caqch!quel means "we walk with our people". We are an association of Maya CaqchJquel Indian professionals. workers. farmers and craftspeople who are taking up the chaDenge of conserving and promoting our culture and our Identity. We have created the language school as part of an Integrated program of sustain· able development. At CU. we offer proven language Instruction techniques. as well as the opportunity to share our Mayan splrttual traditions and our way of Uvtng. The school IS located In the town of Chtmaltenango. tnthecentral-westemreg!on oftheh!ghlands. UnUkethelargercttieswhere tourists congregate. Chlmaltenango presents the opportunity to witness the true life of an Indian town. The program offers the student a cho!ceof!nstructlontntheSpantshlanguage. ortnoneoftwoMayanlanguages: Caqch!quel and Quiche. It features tndlv!dual. one-on· one classes with teachers who are carefully trained and dedicated to sharing the cultural values of our community. WhUe studylng at CU. students are encouraged to stay with a Maya-CaqchJquel family to practice their language sldlls. A portion of the proceeds of the Linguistic Centerl.ldmchetsdedlcatedtothedevelopmentof an educational and cultural center for Caqch!quel Maya children. For more lnfonnatlon please contact: GrupoMaya Quj Semej Junan P.O. Box 40892 San Francisco, CA 94140 Centro Linguistico lximche 4a. Avenida 4·53 Zona 3 Tel: (415)824·2534 Tel: (502) (9)39·2331 Chimaltenongo Guatemala Kunas Protest Land Invasions OnApr!IIS. I993colon!7.ersdestroyed a house within Kuna territory which had just been constructed by members of the !bed! Kuna community tn collaboration with the Association of Kunas United for Nabguana. Thehouse.tntheKunadiStrtctofMadungandl (Alto Bayano). was to be used by Kuna villagers who were planning to begtn work on demarcating thiS part of Kuna territory. Because the law whJch establishes the Kuna DIStrict ofMadungandlts languiSh· tng tn the National Assembly and the government claims It does not have the money to demarcate the land, the community members decided to do the job themselves. There has been poachtng of endan· gered animals, tnd!scrtmtnate loggtng and the Vol 1 Num 1 & 2 pollution of the rtvers tn the Alto Bayano region. The Kunas feel that demarcation of the land ts the first step toward gatntng re· spect for the boundrtes of their terrttory. The followtng ts an excerpt from a statement made by the Association ofKunas United for Nabguana responding to the destruction of the house: 'We condemn thts hostile act by the coloniZers who want to sabotage any actiVity whJch mJght brtngabout a real solution to the problems the Kuna people face tnAito Bayano due to Ulegal Invasions of our territories by people who care little about conserving na· ture and who are trytng to provoke our people so they can later accuse us of betng the Instigators." For more informo· lion conloct: Asociaci6n Nabguona, Apdo. Postol 536, Panol1)6 1, Panom6 31 � 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 & 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 Central America: Kunas Protest Land Invasions 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 Central America: Kunas Protest Land Invasions Item Type Journal Article Volume 7 Issue 1,2 Pages 31 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 The Kuna have demarcated their territory. Colonizers recently destroyed a house within Kuna territory. Attachment Title Kunas Protest Land Invasions.pdf Attachment URL [No URL] AKUN Ibedi Kuna Indigenous reserves land rights