Guatemala: The Struggle for Maya Unity
Despite the contradictions that persist within the movement, Maya organizations are coming to realize that pan-Maya unity will strengthen their ...
The World Bank’s Indigenous Policy
In early 1994, the Ecuadorian government announced the seventh round of oil leases to open up ten new areas of ...
Colombia: Confronting the Dilemmas of Political Participation
Indigenous activism in Colombia has been remarkable, despite the small size of the country's indigenous population. The government's response, however, ...
Chile’s Mapuches Organize Against NAFTA
Indigenous organizations in Chile, especially those representing the Mapuche nation, have been mobilizing against government plans to enter into the ...
Taking Note
Lori Berenson in Context The story of Lori Berenson, the 26-year-old New Yorker convicted in January of "trea- son" for ...
The U.S. Military Bases: Will They Stay or Go?
Negotiations over the fate of the bases have sparked a heated debate in Panama about the trade-offs between national sovereignty ...
CONAIE’S Agrarian Law Proposal
The "Integral Agrarian Law," presented by ONAIE, consists of five main points: * Existing demands for land should be processed ...
