Kryýgi, the Aché girl returned to her ancestral land after 120 years
BY MIGUEL H. LÓPEZ FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The Aché people inhabited the vast eastern jungles of Paraguay for centuries. Their
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The journey of Māori and Moriori ancestors
BY TE ARIKIRANGI MAMAKU-IRONSIDE FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Between the 18th and 19th centuries, travelers who arrived on the coasts
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The struggle for the return of Ryukyuan ancestral remains
BY YASAKATSU MATSUSHIMA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
In 1879, the Ryukyu Islands were annexed by Japan. For decades, Japanese anthropologists
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Restitution of Indigenous human remains: the case of Argentine museums
BY MARÍA LUZ ENDERE FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Argentina has one of the most important and sensitive bioanthropological collections in Latin
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Autonomy in the Multi-ethnic Indigenous Territory in Bolivia
MIGUEL VARGAS DELGADO PARA DEBATES INDÍGENAS
In 1990, indigenous peoples of the Lowlands led the March for Territory and Dignity
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Clinging to colonialism: the State of Guatemala and plunder of Indigenous Peoples’ lands
BY SILVEL ELÍAS FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Narratives and actions against Indigenous Peoples are still present in
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Ecuador: Siekopai siege, dispossession and resistance
BY PABLO ORTIZ-T. FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
From the first contact with the Western world, the Siekopai have had to resist and fight for their territories and lives. The Amazonian
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BioClima: the project that threatens Indigenous Peoples of Nicaragua
BY MIGUEL GONZÁLEZ AND PIERRE FRÜHLING FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
A project financed through the United Nations’ Green Climate Fund worth
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The rebellion of the Andean peoples of Peru
BY JAIME BORDA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The socio-political crisis the country is going through is systematic and structural. With this new wave of repression
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Joenia Wapichana: “FUNAI was not defending Indigenous Peoples”
BY MARÍA DE LOURDES BELDI DE ALCANTAR FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
After becoming Brazil’s first Indigenous Federal Deputy (2019-2022), President Lula
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People are pouring into Peru’s capital protesting against institutionalized racism
BY KATHIA CARRILLO FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Since Dina Boluarte took office, violence against the community has not
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Plurinationality and self-determination in Latin America: reimagining the nation, reinventing the State
BY ROGER MERINO FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The International Working Group on Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) published
Windel Bolinget: "We must not allow States to monopolize the Universal Periodic Review"
BY LOLA GARCÍA-ALIX FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
During his first participation in one of the sessions of the Human Rights
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Eliesio Marubo: “Brazilian politics has given no importance to the Indigenous movement’s agenda”
BY MARIA ALCANTARA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
After his involvement in the search for indigenist, Bruno Pereira, and British
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Nemo Andi: "We have been speaking the truth about all that is happening in the Amazon, the jungle and the Ecuadorian coast"
The head of the Women and Health of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENIAE) participated in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva. As a member of a confederation that brings together 11 nationalities and 23 organizations of the Amazon
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Indigenous Peoples, public policies and elections in Brazil
BY MIRIAN POTIGUARA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The country owes a great internal, social and historical debt: the genocide of the
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New Mashuin elected for the Shawi Autonomous Territorial Government
BY MICHAEL WATTS FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
On the 4th and 5th of November more than 500 Shawi leaders gathered in the community of Nueva Vida, on the banks of the
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Eliel Castillo: "We have never depended on anyone outside our culture"
As part of the regional seminar Right to autonomy and indigenous justice, the leader of the Wayúu people
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Legal pluralism in Bolivia: from the Guaraní people’s perspective
BY MÓNICA GUZMÁN AND BRUNO ELÍAS DOMÍNGUEZ FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Indigenous justice recognizes that communities have their own organizational
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Indigenous Justice in Ecuador
BY MARIANA YUMBAY FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The 2008 Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador establishes Ecuador as a plurinational and intercultural country. One of
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Awajún community justice
BY GIL INOACH SHAWIT FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The people of the Peruvian Amazon have the goal of building an autonomous and intercultural justice system that reincorporates
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Like sorcerer's apprentices: the rejection of plurinationality in Chile
BY SALVADOR MILLALEO FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The Constituent Assembly, born of the 2019 protests, spent two years drafting a new constitutional text that
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Climate commitments in Latin America: an opportunity for Indigenous Peoples?
BY ROSARIO CARMONA, FRANCISCA CARRIL Y ROCÍO YON FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Over the last decade, States have built their climate governance around
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Ethnic peoples and communities caught between the legislative and executive branches
BY DIANA MENDOZA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Norman Bañol Álvarez is a congressman for the special Indigenous constituency
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Mama Luz Dary Aranda Morales: “Don’t let this moment pass us by”
BY MAURICIO MARTÍNES FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Colombia's new government faces enormous challenges, but the Indigenous movement must "not let the
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In the construction of autonomy, education and peace
By Diana Mendoza for Debates Indígenas
Asdrúbal Plaza Calvo is a Yanacona teacher who has been involved with the Colombian
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Leonor Zalabata Torres: “In Colombia, we wish to live in peace”
BY ALEJANDRO PARELLADA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The leader of the Arhuaco people will be the first Indigenous woman to hold the post
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A new Government to Vivir sabroso in Colombia
BY DIANA ALEXANDRA MENDOZA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The election of Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez marks a milestone in Colombian
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Indigenous Summit in Colombia: unity is built from the kitchen
BY MAURICIO MARTÍNEZ FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The summit took place on July 27-30 and was attended by seven national Indigenous
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Mexico: training interpreters in Indigenous languages
BY ELISA CRUZ RUEDA & ARTEMIA FABRE ZARANDONA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The civil association Diálogo y Movimiento (DIMO) created the
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Ecuador: National Mobilization suspended and an uncertain dialogue is established
BY ALFREDO VITERY GUALINGA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The Act for Peace marked a truce between the Government and the Indigenous organizations that promoted the National Strike that paralyzed the whole country. However, the political environment has not calmed down and society is
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The destruction of the Cenepa River in Peru
BY GIL INOACH SHAWIT FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
In the middle of the Awajún territory, the permanent dredging activity and the use of mercury in gold mining
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Vivir sabroso or to live well or joyfully in Colombia: an alternative to the collective trauma experienced by ethno-territorial peoples
BY MARCELA VELASCO FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The lengthy armed conflict has left most Colombians with psychological, physical and community scars.
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Lesle Jansen: “In today’s South Africa Indigenous women are invisible”
BY NIKITA BULANIN FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Lesle Jansen, an environmental lawyer and Indigenous Peoples rights activist from South Africa is a member of
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Chiapas: Indigenous women weaving territories of life
BY DELMY TANIA CRUZ HERNÁNDEZ FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The Zapatista journey has marked the lives of Indigenous peoples and peasant communities with
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Indigenous women of Peru demand repeal of the law that arms civilians
BY ONAMIAP FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Under the pretext of fighting against terrorism and drug trafficking, Congress approved, by insistence, Law
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Violence against Indigenous women: a global challenge
BY SIGNE LETH FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Indigenous Women around the world face disproportional levels of violence and harassment due to past and present
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La fuerza de un pueblo no depende de su número: la resiliencia de los izhora en Rusia
POR DMITRII HARAKKA-ZAITSEV PARA DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Hace un siglo, la población izhora alcanzaba unas 30.000 personas, pero la represión durante el
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The ruling on the Napalpí Massacre in Argentina: justice for the past and inspiration for the present
BY CARLOS SALAMANCA VILLAMIZAR FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The Truth Trial for the Napalpí Massacre that took place in 1924 recognised the State’s responsibility in
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Indigenous Peoples at risk of extinction in Colombia
BY DIANA MENDOZA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Although the demographic and sociocultural vulnerability of Colombia's Indigenous population is often attributed to
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Bolsonaro's strategy to make Indigenous Peoples disappear in Brazil
BY RICARDO VERDUM FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The National Indian Foundation is an active agent of a political strategy to expose peoples in voluntary isolation to
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Myanmar: The drug epidemic in Rakhine State
BY KYAW LIN FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
In recent decades, the country has become a major producer of yaba, a synthetic drug distributed in pills easily
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The industrialisation of lithium and citizen participation in Bolivia
BY JOSÉ CARLOS SOLÓN FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Over the past 10 years, society has had little to no control over the exploitation of
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Peru: the spiral of a never-ending crisis
BY ANA MARÍA VIDAL CARRASCO FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The crisis we are experiencing is not new. It would seem that we had already hit rock bottom and that we
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Historic mobilization of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil
BY INDIANARA RAMIRES MACHADO FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
As never before, leaders from all over the country came together for a show of force
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Mexico's War on Drugs as a Policy of Social Reorganization
BY ANA ESTHER CECEÑA AND DAVID BARRIOS FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Despite its biodiversity, cultural richness and strategic geographic location, the "war on drugs" has
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Drug trafficking in Colombia undermines the foundations of Indigenous autonomy
BY MARCELA VELASCO FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Drug trafficking penetrates Indigenous communities, persecuting their leaders, and co-opting the youngest members.
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The tourism industry and drug trafficking in Mexico: from the perspective of the Mayan Peoples
BY ANGEL SULUB FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Before the advance of the presence of the State, the Maya Máasewáal nation lived in times of abundance.
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Indigenous Peoples of Latin America in the Light of Drug Trafficking
BY GILBERTO LÓPEZ Y RIVAS FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Organized crime pressures communities to grow poppy and marijuana. The strategy
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Plurinationality and the Chilean constituent process: container and content for a space in dispute
BY JUAN CARLOS CAYO RIVERA AND CONSTANZA MONTECINOS PANIAGUA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The new Constitution will establish the guidelines
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Constituent process in Chile: the challenge of communicating to Indigenous Peoples
BY LEYLA NORIEGA ZEGARRA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
In Chile, communication from an Indigenous perspective is absent in the mass media. In the face of racist
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The Rapa Nui People and the constituent process
BY TIARE AGUILERA HEY FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
After 130 years of systematic breaches with the Agreement of Wills, the Constitutional Convention has opened
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Indigenous Peoples in the Chilean constituent process
BY HERNANDO SILVA AND JOSÉ AYLWIN FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The election of the Mapuche constituent member Elisa Loncón as President was a
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Possibilities of dialogue between the Chilean state and the Mapuche people
BY JOSÉ AYLWIN AND PABLO POLICZER FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
After Gabriel Boric's call for a peaceful solution to the conflict in
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The Pathalgari Movement for Adivasi autonomy: a revolution of India’s Indigenous Peoples
BY GLADSON DUNGDUNG FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The Adivasis of India have been fighting for the protection of their collective right to
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Indigenous autonomies in Latin America
BY ASIER MARTÍNEZ DE BRINGAS FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The struggles for the processes of autonomy building have gained prominence in Latin America.
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An invitation to a dialogue on sovereignty in the Americas
BY MIGUEL GONZÁLEZ FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The processes of indigenous territorial autonomy as an exercise of self-determination are today a
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Colombia–Venezuela: the Wayúu face poverty and violence
BY CARLOS SALAMANCA VILLAMIZAR FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
Marked by trade since colonial times, the Indigenous people of La Guajira live along the
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Leco indigenous people in Bolivia being slowly poisoned with mercury
BY KAREN GIL FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
Over the last few years, mining activities in the Kaka River have intensified and the use of mercury to
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El lento envenenamiento de los indígenas lecos por mercurio en Bolivia
POR KAREN GIL PARA DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
En los últimos años se intensificaron las actividades mineras en el río Kaka y se incrementó el uso
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Gold mining in Khakasia and its impact on the lives of the Shors
BY ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CENTRE MEMORIAL (ADC) FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
In addition to
Brazil's colonial dilemma: gold mining and deforestation in the Amazon
BY MARÍA DE LOURDES ALCANTARA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Encroachment onto Indigenous Lands has increased under Jair Bolsonaro’s government and
Mining activity in the Peruvian Amazon is impoverishing the Arakbut Indigenous People
BY JAIME CORISEPA NERI FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
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Impacts of Gold Mining on Wapichan Wiizi
By IMMACULATA CASIMERO, TONY JAMES AND JUDY WINTER FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
In the name of development gold mining is destroying our environment, affecting
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A nation without ethnicity: the Rwandan reconciliation model
BY ANNA KAMANZI FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
The devastating genocide against the Tutsi claimed the lives of more than 800,000 Tutsi, moderate Hutu, and Twa
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Lessons from the Implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord
BY DEVASISH ROY FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
With almost 24 years passed since the signing of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord, its
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Reconciliation between Germany and Namibia: towards reparation of the first genocide of the 20th century
BY ROBERTO HITCHCOCK AND MELINDA KELLY FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
The
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The growing education gap in post-coup Myanmar
BY KHAI RING FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
On 1st February 2021, the Burmese Military –known as the Tatmadaw– staged a coup d’etat and arrested the elected
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Colombian State failing the wayúu children of La Guajira
BY JOANNA BARNEY FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
Despite this Caribbean region’s natural wealth, Wayuu children in La Guajira are dying of hunger and
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Indigenous youth in detention in México
BY ELENA AZAOLA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
Unable to understand Spanish language, not provided with an opportunity to defend themselves in
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Indigenous Peoples fighting for their rights on the streets of Brasilia
BY RICARDO VERDUM FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
In August, ahead of the Federal Supreme Court’s decision regarding the Ibirama - La Klãnõ indigenous
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Building alliances in pandemic times: the Zapatista journey through Europe
By R. AÍDA HERNÁNDEZ CASTILLO FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
Oil drilling damage, prior consultation and environmental conservation in Peru
BY PUINAMUDT FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Oil exploitation in the region of Loreto has affected the environment, the roles of the ecosystems, health,
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Bolivia: the Multiethnic Indigenous Territory’s struggle for autonomy
BY CATALINA RIVADENEIRA CANEDO FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
While awaiting a referendum to approve their statute and initiate the new
...La odisea detrás de la creación de la reserva indígena Yavarí Tapiche
POR BEATRIZ HUERTAS CASTILLO.
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El 10 de marzo de 2021 se creó la reserva indígena Yavarí
...Threats to indigenous peoples living in isolation in Brazil
BY CONRADO OCTAVIO FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
The Brazilian Amazon has the largest number of peoples living in
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Chile: “The Constitution must recognize Indigenous Peoples by means of a Plurinational State”
BY PAULINA ACEVEDO
Luis Jiménez Cáceres was elected as a Constitutional Assembly Member for the Aymara people. His Aymara roots come from the regions of Arica and Parinacota (Guallatire Community) and Tarapacá (Chiapa Community). A lawyer specializing in the human rights of
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The time of Buen Vivir in Chile: power returns to its legitimate owners
The results of Chile’s elections for the Constitutional Convention marked a breaking point in the country’s history. At the same time as the particracy is demolished and the political class defeated, the epicenter of decision-making finds its way back to the people. Right now, indigenous
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La hora del Buen Vivir en Chile: el poder vuelve a sus legítimos dueños
POR DIEGO ANCALAO GAVILÁN.
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El resultado de la elección de la Constituyente marca un antes y un después en la historia de
...Opening a path to plurinationality: Chile’s Constitutional Convention and native peoples
The election of members to the country’s Constituent Assembly reflected a tremendous turning point in Chile’s political history. In addition to the 17 seats reserved for Indigenous Peoples, four Indigenous members were elected through regular constituencies and there was gender parity among
...Afro-Colombians and the national strike: indignation and resistance to racism and hate crimes
Racial inequality, the legacy of enslavement and colonialism, flourished in the intensity of the armed conflict and has become even more stark with the pandemic. Afro-Colombians who were forced to move from rural areas to large cities suffer discrimination and social ill-treatment. As
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Los afrocolombianos ante el paro nacional
CARLOS ROSERO
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La desigualdad racial, heredada de la esclavización y el colonialismo, creció al calor del
...Ethnicities, bodies and freedoms destroyed in social protest in Southwest Colombia
Peaceful and anonymous protests have broken out simultaneously in hundreds of cities and towns around Colombia. The main protagonists are young people of different origins and backgrounds who have decided to form the mouthpiece for the widespread malaise of a country ravaged by an immutable
...The cost of fighting for Indigenous people and environmental rights in Russia
Coal mining is destroying the forests of Siberia. Contamination of the taiga and rivers is harming the Shor people, who live from hunting, gathering and fishing. Anyone who stands up to the government and companies in defence of the right to nature suffers threats and harassment.
Community Gender Emergency: Indigenous women's response to multiple forms of violence and territorial dispossession in Mexico
For decades, organized Indigenous women have wondered why some deaths in Mexico are more visible than others. Who decides which bodies matter? It’s time to start talking about the violence perpetrated against us, Indigenous women. From within our community organizations, we are working to
...Peru’s elections: a country in search of its identity
Pedro Castillo's first-round victory surprised the country and the region. The rural teacher has an ability to represent the Indigenous and peasant identity while also personifying a discourse of change. As the run-off approaches, Keiko Fujimori has been unable to shake off her father's image
...Indigenous governor murdered in Colombia: the limits of the Nasa People’s resistance
The young Indigenous governor of Cauca was murdered for her decision to expel legal and illegal armed actors from the territory and put an end to illicit crops. After her murder, the “Minga indígena hacia adentro” organized collective action in a demonstration of their autonomy and governance.
...Philippines: false accusations, persecution and imprisonment of Indigenous women
Rachel Mariano and Betty Belén, Indigenous women and human rights advocates share their incarceration stories due to trumped-up charges and evidence. The cause of their persecution is clear: they defend their ancestral lands. Because of their activities, their families and communities also
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Filipinas: acusaciones falsas, persecución y cárcel a mujeres indígenas
POR ABIGAIL BENGWAYAN-ANONGOS
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Rachel Mariano y Betty Belén, dos mujeres indígenas
...Aboriginal people in Australia: the most imprisoned people on Earth
Aboriginal incarceration rates are much higher than the general Australian population. Moreover, Indigenous women represent 34% of the total number of inmates. As if this wasn’t enough, the legal and welfare systems are removing Indigenous children from their families and culture, serving as a
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Aborígenes en Australia: las personas más encarceladas de la Tierra
POR SUZI HUTCHINGS
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La tasa de encarcelamiento de aborígenes se encuentra muy por encima de la población australiana
...Premature deaths and prison violences in Mexico: imprisoned Indigenous women and structural racism
By delving into the lives and premature deaths of four members of the Hermanas en la Sombra Editorial Collective, the author shares her insights on her 12 years long-work with Indigenous women in prison: the racism that exists in prisons, the concealment of ethnic profiles during jail
...Latin America: criminalization of Indigenous and environmental advocates increases
In the middle of a climate crisis, those who advocate for the environment are persecuted for exercising their right to social protest. As guardians of nature, Indigenous people are the most affected. On many occasions, economic groups use the State’s power to take away legitimacy and
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The man-woman among America’s indigenous peoples
BY ÓSCAR GONZÁLEZ GÓMEZ FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The global LGBTTTIQA+ movement’s historical struggle against the criminalization, pathologizing and discrimination of their identities has had a significant impact on different nation states, to the degree of civil rights
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