1 12 1 https://www.abyayalanews.org/files/original/936f91ea9b3f0f61ba1d6786edc8dbce.pdf bd74fa19a7cdd7b80f8f1f304c117918 PDF Text Text COLOMBIA Leader Killed, Comm ity Expelled A leader of the Indian community of San Andres de Sotavento in Sucre was kidnapped, tortured, and killed and the entire community was expelled from its ancestral land in early November. According to Amnesty International, the community was invaded October 30, 1986 by about 20 local police led by a mestizo landowner who is making a claim on the Indian land. All community crops and houses were destroyed and 11 people were arrested. The next day Pedro Hernandez, a member of the community council, was seized by four policemen and the same mestizo landowner. His body was found with signs of burning and torture on November 2. On November 7 the entire community was evicted from its land, which was held communally. ECUADOR First Congress of Indian Nations Meets The First Congress of Indian Nations, organized by the Confederation of Indian Nations of Ecuador (CONACNIE, Confederaci6n de Nacionalidades Indigenas del Ecuador), was held November 13-16, 1986. Over 600 delegates representing the Siona, Quichua, Huaorani, Shuar, Cofan, Chachi, Tsachila, Secoya, Achuara, and Awa nations attended the congress. The opening session was held in the Senate chambers of the national legislature in Quito "in recognition by the national congress that the majority of the population of Ecuador is Indian." Later sessions were held at the Campamento Nueva Vida in Pichincha province. The main topics discussed at the congress were Indian rights to land, self-determination, education, and a distinct culture. Manuel Imbaquingo, president of CONACNIE, stated at the opening of the event that, "This congress is being held at a historic moment when Indian people are facing anti-Indian policies by a government which neglects the most basicrights of our people, including land and life." He said, "The people of Ecuador must decide between freedom and oppression, between life and death, as a result of the dictatorial and anti-popular policies of President Leon Febres Cordero." When I get old I'll die. All of us old people will die. But I want my son's child, with the Creator's help, to also make canoes like this and pull them like we are today. These trees will all be gone if this company they call Plywood comes. We can't allow that to happen. If some people sign away our rights, then we will be thrown out like others down the river, and it will be the beginning of the end. We want the right to live now like we lived before. -Runa hunter in Ecuadorian rainforest PageS Vol. 3, no. 2.Winter, 1987. � 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 First Congress of Indian Nations Meets (Ecuador) 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 First Congress of Indian Nations Meets (Ecuador) Item Type Journal Article Attachment Title Vol. 3, no. 2 (8).pdf Attachment URL [No URL] Issue 2 Language English Pages 8 Publication Title SAIIC Newsletter Volume 3 Abstract Note The First Congress of Indian Nations was held November 13-16th, 1986. Achuara Indians Awa Indians Chachi Indians Cofan Indians First Congress of Indian Nations Huaorani Indians November 1986 Quichua Indians Secoya Indians Shuar Indians Siona Indians Tsachila Indians Winter 1987